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| Created by | Larry Schwarz |
| Based on | Speed Racer byTatsuo Yoshida |
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| Opening theme | "Go Speed Racer Go!", rearranged by John Angier |
| Ending theme | "Go Speed Racer Go!" (instrumental) |
| Composers | John Angier (season 1) Guy Dagul (season 2) |
| Country of origin | United States Ireland (season 2) India (season 2) |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52(list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Network | Nicktoons |
| Release | May 2, 2008 (2008-05-02) – August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25) |
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Speed Racer: The Next Generation is an American animated television series based on the classic JapaneseSpeed Racer franchise, in which the internal events take place decades after those in the 1967 Japanese series. It is the fourth television adaptation of the franchise, and is executive produced byLionsgate Entertainment,Larry Schwarz, and Ken Katsumoto.Animation Collective produced the series, while the Flash character animation was handled by the now-defunctCollideascope Studios as their last project.[1] It aired onNicktoons from May 2, 2008, to August 25, 2013.[2] This series was partly made to promote thelive-action film.[3]
The series follows the adventures of anorphan 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.
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| 1 | 26 | May 2, 2008 (2008-05-02) | July 5, 2009 (2009-07-05) | |
| 2 | 26 | March 24, 2011 (2011-03-24) | August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25) | |
Speed Racer: The Next Generation Birthright was a four-issue miniseries published byIDW Publishing. It ran from November 2008 to February 2009.[4]