Speed Racer: The Next Generation
Fourth TV adaptation of the Speed Racer franchise.
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Speed Racer: The Next Generation is an American animated television series based on the classic Japanese Speed Racer franchise. It is the fourth television adaptation of the franchise and aired on Nicktoons from May 2, 2008, to August 25, 2013. The series was partly made to promote the live-action film.
Background
The series follows an orphan teenager named Speed who dreams of being a famed car racer like the one he is named after. He takes a bus to the elite Racing Academy, founded by the Racer family, and soon experiences the difficulties of fitting in and competing with X, the best racer/student in the school, and Speed Racer's son. The internal events take place decades after those in the 1967 Japanese series.
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- Wikipedia: Speed Racer: The Next Generation (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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