Tremendous Method‘s upcoming anime HIGHSPEED Étoile has gained elevated backing from considered one of its high organisations as Crew Mugen is now a technical advisor on the undertaking. Introduced Thursday, the crew will invite the present’s employees into their paddock for this weekend’s season finale at Suzuka Circuit to look at and analyse at-track actions.
Introduced in 2022, HIGHSPEED Étoile is a joint undertaking between Tremendous Method, King Amusement, Good Smile Firm, and Yostar Photos, to have a good time the championship’s golden anniversary. Though these engaged on the present had been already attending Tremendous Method races, Mugen supplied to supply further entry into the storage to make sure realism.
“Till now, Mugen gave undertaking members info on the world of motorsport by offering explanations and supervision of race machines and race methods, automobile upkeep work within the upkeep storage, and through race week, the crew operated by Mugen,” reads a crew assertion. “By watching races from the Mugen pit and experiencing the sensible facial expressions and ambiance of the drivers, engineers, and mechanics, we’ve got labored to replicate extra sensible race scenes in our work.
“As a member of Tremendous Method, Mugen goals to develop the scope of motorsport, convey the enjoyment of motorsport to the following era of youngsters, and introduce HIGHSPEED Étoile to as many individuals as potential. Via our cooperation within the manufacturing of HIGHSPEED Étoile, we are going to proceed to work for the additional improvement of racing.”
The anime is a futuristic tackle motorsport, although some present-day parts are retained. Its first full trailer in addition to a teaser in March each depict the “NEX Race” sequence competing at Fuji Speedway, whereas Mobility Resort Motegi has additionally appeared in key visuals. The automobiles and driver fits additionally characteristic precise sponsors: thirty corporations signed on as HSE companions together with Tremendous Method’s engine suppliers Honda and Toyota Gazoo Racing and even giants like SEGA and Takara Tomy, the latter two indicating the undertaking’s eventual objective of increasing into different types of media.
One in every of HSE‘s first non-anime works is a manga titled L’Entrée de Towa et Kanata, a spin-off that follows supporting characters Towa Komachi and Kanata Asakawa. Written by Chiaki Misono with assist from Suzuka Circuit, it started serialisation on Akita Shoten’s Manga Cross on 23 October. Towa and Kanata’s voice actresses Shiori Izawa and Yoko Hikasa additionally co-host a bimonthly radio programme with Fuka Izumi, who performs protagonist Rin Rindoh, whereas Izumi ran a chat present with Tremendous Method driver Ren Sato on the sequence’ rounds at Suzuka and Fuji in April and July.
The anime is slated to premiere in April 2024. It comes two seasons after a pair of different racing-related exhibits in Overtake! and MF Ghost. Like HSE, Overtake! was produced in collaboration with a real-life championship because the GT Affiliation, which oversees the F4 Japanese Championship and Tremendous GT, is a key associate although its story takes place within the modern-day.
Getting into Suzuka, Mugen’s Liam Lawson and Tomoki Nojiri respectively sit second and third in factors. Lawson, at present in his Tremendous Method rookie season, is a improvement driver for Pink Bull Racing who just lately ran 5 Method One occasions instead at AlphaTauri. Nojiri gained the 2021 and 2022 titles for Mugen.
