Highspeed Etoile
Highspeed Etoile is a Japanese original anime television series animated by Studio A-Cat, directed by Keitaro Motonaga and written by Takamitsu Kōno. The series features original character designs by Takuya Fujima. Originally created as a collaboration with the Japanese Super Formula Championship for its 50th anniversary, it also later collaborated with Formula E's Tokyo ePrix, and Formula One's Japanese Grand Prix. The series aired from April to June 2024. A new anime project has been announced.
Characters
;Rin Rindō;Kanata Asakawa
;Towa Komachi
;Sofia Bryant Tokitō
;Liu Youran
;Alice Summerwood
;Richard Parker
;Lorenzo M. Salvatore
;Hikari Hinata
;Akari Kuzuryū
;Ami
;Chitose Kagura
;Genjirō Hinata
;Narrator
Media
Manga
A spin-off manga series illustrated by Chiaki Misono in cooperation with the Suzuka Circuit, titled Highspeed Etoile: L'Entrée de Towa et Kanata, began serialization on Akita Shoten's Manga Cross website on October 23, 2023. The manga's chapters have been collected into a single tankōbon volume as of April 2024.Anime
The original anime television series was announced on July 15, 2022, with Takuya Fujima as original character designer. It is animated by Studio A-Cat, directed by Keitaro Motonaga, and written by Takamitsu Kōno, with First Call Music composing the music, and Yasunori Ebina as sound director. The series aired from April 6 to June 22, 2024, on the Animeism programming block on MBS and TBS, as well as their affiliates and BS-TBS. The opening theme song is "ADRENALIZED", performed by Nana Mizuki, while the ending theme song is "Fanfare", performed by Scandal. Crunchyroll streamed the series. Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and streams it on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.On November 25, 2024, Takuya Fujima revealed that a new anime project for Highspeed Etoile is in production.