Appare-Ranman! Explained

Ja Kanji:天晴爛漫！
Type:manga
Author:Masakazu Hashimoto
Illustrator:Ahndongshik
Publisher:Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Young Ace
First:April 3, 2020
Last:January 4, 2022
Volumes:3
Type:tv series
Director:Masakazu Hashimoto
Music:Evan Call
Studio:P.A. Works
Licensee:Crunchyroll
Network:Tokyo MX, AT-X, BS11, KBS, KNB, SUN TV, TVA
First:April 10, 2020
Last:September 25, 2020
Episodes:13
Portal:yes

is an original Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works, and directed by Masakazu Hashimoto. The series aired from April 10 to September 25, 2020. A manga adaptation by Ahndongshik was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine from April 2020 to January 2022.

Plot

Set around the start of the Meiji era in Japan, an eccentric inventor and second son of a respected merchant family, Appare Sorano, decides one day to set off on an adventure. However, the samurai Kosame Isshiki is tasked with keeping Appare's eccentric behavior in check. While trying to drag Appare back to Japan, Kosame accidentally strands them both at sea, until they are saved at the last moment by a passing American steamship. Now stuck in Los Angeles with no money and no easy way to return to Japan, Appare and Kosame decide to enter the "Trans-America Wild Race," where Appare gets the chance to build a custom automobile and Kosame gets the opportunity to earn enough money to return home. The two of them will have to work together while fighting off other rival racers, bandits, and other challenges as they try to win the race.

Characters

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  • The second son of the Sorano merchant family. Much to his family's dismay, Appare doesn't care much for social norms or inheriting the family business, instead spending his time inventing new gadgets and studying various scientific texts. He was inspired from a very young age when he got a copy of the Jules Verne novel From the Earth to the Moon. He decides to enter Trans-America Wild Race in his own steam-powered vehicle.
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  • The head instructor of his family's dojo and a samurai under Lord Kuroda. Kosame was tasked by his Lord with keeping Appare under control, but was dragged with him to America after a series of accidents. Despite being a strong samurai, he has PTSD from an incident in his past and has trouble attacking another person.
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  • A Native American boy from a northeastern tribe (possible the Hopi based on his name's etymology) whose father was killed and family displaced by a man with a snake tattoo on his neck. After being rescued from thugs in Los Angeles, he joins Appare and Kosame while hoping to hunt down his father's killer.
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  • A Chinese-American general assistant for an auto-racing team who dreams of becoming a racer, only to be denied due to prejudice against women. She secretly drives the team's cars at night and befriends Appare and Kosame. After an altercation with the team driver, she earns the owner's grudging respect and he provides her with an old car to enter the Trans-America Wild Race herself.
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  • A wealthy European (French in the English dub) from the family that owns one of the three B.I.G. Boss auto companies, BNW. He seeks to win the Trans-America Wild Race to prove to his family that he should be the heir to the company.
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  • Al's self-proclaimed "chaperone" and assistant whose mother serves as a domestic maid to Al's family.
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  • An engineer for General Motors (G.M.) and an organizer of the Trans-America Wild Race, with ambitions of running the company.
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  • A top racer driving for G.M. in the Trans-America Wild Race and a skilled gunman. One of the legendary "Thousand Three" outlaws known as "Dylan the Hero."
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  • Known as Crazy TJ, he is another of the legendary "Thousand Three" outlaws who is hired by the Iron Motor Company to drive the Trans-America Wild Race.
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  • Driver for Tlaloc. He began the race under the identity of Gil T. Cigar, but later revealed his true identity as Tristan of the Bad Brothers and that he impersonated Gil at the organizer's request.
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  • Partner and brother of Tristan.
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  • Competitor in his car the GT3. He is revealed in Episode 8 to be Gil the Butcher, the leader of the legendary "Thousand Three" outlaws. He is hired by a railroad magnate to sabotage the race but decides to use the opportunity to make a profit by holding the train and passengers to ransom. He is the main antagonist of the series.

    Production and release

    On October 12, 2019, P.A. Works announced that they are producing the 13-episode original anime television series directed and written by Masakazu Hashimoto. Yurie Oohigashi is designing the characters based on the original designs by Ahndongshik, with Shiho Takeuchi handling mechanical designs, and Evan Call composing the series' music.[8] Mia Regina performs the series' opening theme song "I got it!" and the ending song is performed by Showtaro Morikubo. It aired from April 10 to September 25, 2020, on Tokyo MX.[1] [4] On April 17, 2020, it was announced that airings of episode 4 and onward were delayed due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] On June 9, 2020, it was announced that the anime would restart on July 3, 2020, and the fourth episode premiered on July 24, 2020.[10]

    Manga adaptation

    A manga adaptation by Ahndongshik was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine from April 3, 2020, to January 4, 2022.[11] [12] It has been collected in three volumes as of December 28, 2021.[13] At Anime NYC 2022, Yen Press announced that they licensed the manga for English publication.[14]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: P.A. Works' Appare-Ranman! Wild West Anime Reveals Cast, Character Profiles, April Debut. Anime News Network. January 6, 2020. January 6, 2020. January 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200112071218/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-05/p.a-works-appare-ranman-wild-west-anime-reveals-cast-character-profiles-april-debut/.155057. live.
    2. Web site: September 17, 2020. Appare-Ranman! English Dub Cast. https://web.archive.org/web/20230725000755/https://blog.funimation.com/2020/09/17/the-race-begins-check-out-the-english-dub-cast-for-appare-ranman/?sf128845338=1. July 25, 2023. September 17, 2020. Funimation. live.
    3. Web site: September 25, 2020. Additional Cast Announcement. https://web.archive.org/web/20220408033542/https://mobile.twitter.com/caitlinsvoice/status/1309528361467867136. April 8, 2022. September 25, 2020. Twitter. live.
    4. Web site: P.A. Works' Appare-Ranman! Wild West Anime Reveals Cast, Character Profiles, April Debut. Anime News Network. February 11, 2020. February 11, 2020. February 19, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200219183552/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-11/p.a-works-appare-ranman-wild-west-racing-anime-reveals-more-cast-april-10-debut-in-video/.156357. live.
    5. Web site: October 30, 2020. Cast Announcements for Tristan and Young Kosame. https://web.archive.org/web/20231012004230/https://mobile.twitter.com/caitlinsvoice/status/1322220038410113025. October 12, 2023. October 30, 2020. Twitter. live.
    6. Web site: P.A. Works' Appare-Ranman! Anime's Video Previews Opening Song, More Cast. Anime News Network. March 21, 2020. March 21, 2020. March 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200321084011/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-21/p.a-works-appare-ranman-anime-video-previews-opening-song-more-cast/.157767. live.
    7. Web site: October 23, 2020. Richard Riesman's English Voice Actor Announcement. https://web.archive.org/web/20231012004228/https://mobile.twitter.com/caitlinsvoice/status/1319777774706610182. October 12, 2023. October 23, 2020. Twitter. live.
    8. Web site: P.A. Works Makes Original Wild-West Car Race Anime Appare-Ranman!. October 12, 2019. Anime News Network. October 12, 2019. October 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191011164710/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-11/p.a-works-makes-original-wild-west-car-race-anime-appare-ranman/.152140. live.
    9. Web site: P.A. Works' Appare-Ranman! Anime Delayed Due to COVID-19. Anime News Network. en. 2020-04-17. April 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200424032744/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-17/p.a-works-appare-ranman-anime-delayed-due-to-covid-19/.158707. live.
    10. Web site: P.A. Works' Appare-Ranman! Anime Restarts on July 3 After COVID-19 Delay. Anime News Network. June 9, 2020. July 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200706093610/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-09/p.a-works-appare-ranman-anime-restarts-on-july-3-after-covid-19-delay/.160410. live.
    11. Web site: P.A. Works' Appare-Ranman! Wild West Racing Anime Gets Manga in April. March 4, 2021. Anime News Network. March 4, 2020. December 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211206022134/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-04/p.a-works-appare-ranman-wild-west-racing-anime-gets-manga-in-april/.157122. live.
    12. Web site: Appare-Ranman! Manga Ends on January 4. December 4, 2021. Anime News Network. January 10, 2022. January 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220109225941/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-04/appare-ranman-manga-ends-on-january-4/.180239. live.
    13. Web site: 天晴爛漫！（３）. Kadokawa Shoten. Japanese. January 10, 2022. January 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220105050140/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322107000697/. live.
    14. Web site: Loo. Egan. Yen Press Announces Over 2 Dozen Titles at Anime NYC. Anime News Network. November 19, 2022. November 19, 2022. November 19, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221119224453/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-19/yen-press-announces-over-2-dozen-titles-at-anime-nyc/.192081. live.

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