Highspeed Etoile Explained

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Type:	manga
Highspeed Etoile: L'Entrée de Towa et Kanata
Author:	Chiaki Misono
Publisher:	Akita Shoten
Imprint:	Champion Red Comics
Magazine:	Manga Cross
First:	October 23, 2023
Volumes:	1

Type:	TV Series
Director:	Keitaro Motonaga
Music:	First Call Music
Studio:	Studio A-Cat
Network:	JNN (MBS, TBS, BS-TBS)
First:	April 6, 2024
Last:	June 22, 2024
Episodes:	12

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Highspeed Etoile (stylized as HIGHSPEED Étoile) 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,^[1] ^[2] 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.

Characters

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Chitose Kagura

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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.^[6] 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.^[7] ^[8] 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 all JNN affiliates, including MBS, TBS, and BS-TBS.^[9] The opening theme song is "ADRENALIZED", performed by Nana Mizuki, while the ending theme song is "Fanfare", performed by Scandal.^[10] Crunchyroll licensed the series.^[11] Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific (except Australia and New Zealand) and streams it on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.^[12]

Episodes

Notes and References

Web site: 2022-07-15 . SUPER FORMULA、キングレコードが進める近未来のハイパーアクションレースアニメプロジェクト『HIGHSPEED Etoile（ハイスピードエトワール）』に参画 . SUPER FORMULA to participate in King Record's "HIGHSPEED Etoile," a near-future hyper-action racing anime project . Super Formula Oficial Website . ja.
Web site: Nguyen . Justin . 2022-07-18 . Super Formula joins "HIGHSPEED Etoile" anime project . 2024-05-15 . The Checkered Flag . en-GB.
Web site: ja:アニメ「HIGHSPEED Etoile」は来年放送、メインキャストに和泉風花や日笠陽子ら8人 . https://natalie.mu/comic/news/514213 . . February 24, 2023 . Japanese . February 24, 2023.
Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Highspeed Étoile Anime Adds Yurie Funato, Shū Uchida to Cast. Anime News Network. June 30, 2023. June 30, 2023.
Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Highspeed Étoile Anime Reveals April 2024 Premiere in 1st Promo Video. Anime News Network. October 20, 2023. October 20, 2023.
Web site: ja:「HIGHSPEED Étoile」来年4月に放送決定、対話型のAI役を田村ゆかり　ナレは古谷徹 . https://natalie.mu/comic/news/545891 . . October 20, 2023 . Japanese . October 20, 2023.
Web site: ja:近未来レース描くアニメ「HIGHSPEED Etoile」プロジェクト始動、キャラ原は藤真拓哉 . 15 July 2022 . https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20220715-2400272/ . Mynavi Corporation . July 15, 2022 . Japanese.
Web site: Highspeed Etoile Racing-Themed Original TV Anime Revealed. Anime News Network. July 15, 2022. July 15, 2022.
Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Highspeed Étoile Original Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video, April 5 Debut. Anime News Network. March 8, 2024. March 8, 2024.
Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. Highspeed Étoile Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists. Anime News Network. January 21, 2024. January 21, 2024.
Web site: Mateo. Alex. Crunchyroll Reveals More Streaming Anime for Spring, Multiple Profiles. Anime News Network. April 3, 2024. April 3, 2024.
Web site: March 31, 2024 . Medialink April 2024 New Anime Line-Up HIGHSPEED Étoile is arriving on Ani-One Asia! . March 31, 2024 . Ani-One Asia via YouTube.