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Speed Racer

★ 7.2 4K votes 1967–1968 1 season · 52 episodes Ended Fuji TV
CampyKnowingly over the top and enjoying every minute of its own excess.This show: 8/10Kids & familyGenuinely watchable for and with children.This show: 8/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 8/10NostalgicTrades on longing for a past era, in the story or around it.This show: 7/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 7/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 7/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Katsuji MoriCleonir dos SantosNelly ValverdeAndré FilhoNair AmorimMilton Luiz
Written by
Tatsuo Yoshida
Starring
Katsuji MoriCleonir dos SantosNelly ValverdeAndré FilhoNair AmorimMilton Luiz
Written by
Tatsuo Yoshida
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"Gloriously campy proto-anime with turbocharged, gadget-fueled races"

Speed Racer follows a teenage driver in a wildly gadget-loaded car called the Mach 5, racing against saboteurs, spies, and rival drivers across increasingly absurd tracks. Underneath the racing is a globe-trotting adventure series full of secret identities, mysterious benefactors, and cartoonish villains. Watching it feels breathless and repetitive in the best way: short bursts of frantic race action, clunky English dubbing, and plots that lean hard into pulpy melodrama rather than realism. It's a formative piece of anime-in-America history, charming more for its energy and oddities than for polish.

Watch it for

the deliriously over-the-top races packed with absurd car gadgets and death-defying stunts.

Maybe skip if

you need smooth animation or naturalistic dialogue rather than choppy dubbing and repeated footage.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 11967
7.03K5220h 9m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1The Great Plan: Part 17.1
17223 min
▶2The Great Plan: Part 27.2
14124 min
▶3Challenge of the Masked Racer: Part 17.7
9624 min
▶4Challenge of the Masked Racer: Part 27.9
9824 min
▶5The Secret Engine: Part 16.8
8124 min
▶6The Secret Engine: Part 26.8
7824 min
▶7The Race Against the Mammoth Car: Part 17.4
9423 min
▶8The Race Against the Mammoth Car: Part 27.6
8723 min
▶9The Most Dangerous Race: Part 16.6
7523 min
▶10The Most Dangerous Race: Part 26.4
7223 min
▶11The Most Dangerous Race: Part 37.3
7423 min
▶12Race for Revenge: Part 17.5
6624 min
▶13Race for Revenge: Part 27.2
6424 min
▶14The Desperate Desert Race: Part 16.7
6524 min
▶15The Desperate Desert Race: Part 27.1
6524 min
▶16The Fire Race: Part 16.8
6624 min
▶17The Fire Race: Part 26.8
6324 min
▶18Girl Daredevil: Part 17.1
5923 min
▶19Girl Daredevil: Part 26.7
5724 min
▶20The Fastest Car on Earth: Part 18.1
7124 min
▶21The Fastest Car on Earth: Part 27.4
6323 min
▶22Mach Five vs. Mach Five: Part 17.3
5824 min
▶23Mach Five vs. Mach Five: Part 27.6
5924 min
▶24The Royal Racer: Part 16.0
5823 min
▶25The Royal Racer: Part 26.8
5523 min
▶26The Car Hater5.9
6023 min
▶27The Terrifying Gambler6.5
5223 min
▶28The Race Against Time: Part 16.1
5623 min
▶29The Race Against Time: Part 26.3
5723 min
▶30The Snake Track6.9
5423 min
▶31The Man on the Lam7.1
6023 min
▶32Gang of Assassins: Part 16.8
5223 min
▶33Gang of Assassins: Part 27.3
5523 min
▶34The Race for Life5.7
5423 min
▶35The Supersonic Car7.0
5323 min
▶36Crash in the Jungle: Part 17.1
5523 min
▶37Crash in the Jungle: Part 26.0
5423 min
▶38The Secret Invaders: Part 17.2
5322 min
▶39The Secret Invaders: Part 27.1
5423 min
▶40The Man Behind the Mask6.9
5324 min
▶41The Car Destroyer7.0
5423 min
▶42The Desperate Racer6.6
5422 min
▶43The Dangerous Witness7.1
4923 min
▶44Race the Laser Tank6.9
4923 min
▶45The Great Car Wrestling Match6.6
5523 min
▶46Motorcycle Apaches6.1
5523 min
▶47Car with a Brain6.3
5323 min
▶48Junk Car Grand Prix6.5
5223 min
▶49The Car in the Sky6.5
5322 min
▶50The Trick Race7.2
5923 min
▶51Race Around the World: Part 16.8
5323 min
▶52Race Around the World: Part 27.2
5423 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Katsuji Mori Gô Mifune
Cleonir dos Santos Speed Racer
Nelly Valverde Trixie
André Filho Corredor X
Nair Amorim Gorducho
Milton Luiz Inspetor Detetor
Allan Lima Narrador
Orlando Drummond Pops Racer
Paulo Pereira Pops Racer
Paulo Gonçalves Inspetor Detetor, Inspector Detetor, Inspector Detector

Crew

Tatsuo Yoshida

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