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Overtake!
Teaser visual
オーバーテイク!
(Ōbāteiku!)
GenreSports (Auto racing (F4))
Created byKadokawa Corporation
Troyca
Anime television series
Directed byEi Aoki
Produced bySayaka Ueda
Written byAyumi Sekine
Music byKana Utatane
StudioTroyca
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, BS11, TV Aichi, KBS Kyoto, SBS, IAT
Original run October 1, 2023 – present
Episodes4 (List of episodes)

Overtake! (オーバーテイク!, Ōbāteiku!) is an original Japanese anime television series about the F4 Japanese Championship produced by Kadokawa Corporation and animated by Troyca.[1] It is directed by Ei Aoki and written by Ayumi Sekine.[2]

Characters

Main characters

Haruka Asahina (浅雛 悠, Asahina Haruka)
Voiced by: Anan Furuya[3], Kana Ichinose (childhood)[a]
The protagonist of the series. A Formula 4 driver with Komaki Motors who is a quiet high school student.
Kouya Madoka (眞賀 孝哉, Madoka Kouya)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi[3]
Another protagonist of the series. A freelance photographer, finds himself in a slump due to a certain reason.

Komaki Motors

Kotarou Komaki (小牧 錮太郎, Komaki Kotarou)
Voiced by: Tasuku Hatanaka[4]
Mechanic of Komaki Motors, and close friend grew up like a brother to Haruka.
Futoshi Komaki (小牧 太, Komaki Futoshi)
Voiced by: Kenta Sasa[5]
The team owner of Komaki Motors, a small privateer team. Father of Kotarou.

Belsorriso

Satsuki Harunaga (春永 早月, Harunaga Satsuki)
Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi[4]
The first driver of the Belsorriso's F4 team.
A cheerful and talented driver who already has many female fans. His talent is highly praised, and Ena is developing him to move up to F3 and then F2.
Toshiki Tokumaru (徳丸 俊軌, Tokumaru Toshiki)
Voiced by: Taku Yashiro[4]
The second driver of the Belsorriso's F4 team.
He is considered to have the same potential as Satsuki. But, last year, he crushed into Haruka's car during his driver audition by the team, and it led to him being hired as Satsuki's support driver. Thus, he is not satisfied with the role, and has a grudge against Haruka.
Alice Mitsuzawa (蜜澤 亜梨子, Mitsuzawa Arisu)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[4]
A race queen of Belsorriso. She admires Satsuki, but is too shy to talk with him without being embarrassed.
She is childhood friend of Kotarou, and attends the same high school as him and Haruka. Thus, she also supports Komaki Motors.
Kyousuke Ena (笑生 教典, E'na Kyousuke)
Voiced by: Masayuki Katō[5]
The team owner of Belsorriso.
Though the team itself is focused on the Super GT's GT500 and GT300 classes, Ena is passionate about developing young drivers and leads the F4 team himself.
Also, he highly appreciated Kouya's abilities as a photographer, and kindly informs him about F4.

Others

Saeko Yukihira (雪平 冴子, Yukihira Saeko)
Voiced by: Ayumi Tsunematsu[a]
The chief editor of "Monthly Kyouka", a fashion magazine for women. She is ex-wife of Kouya, and she hopes he recovers from his trauma and supports also now with offering him work.
She introduces "Mikazuki", a beverage company, to Komaki Motors as a sponsor.

Production

Original character designs are provided by Takako Shimura, while Masako Matsumoto adapts the designs for animation. Katsuhiko Takayama is credited for supervision.[3] Kana Utatane is composing the music. The opening theme song, "Tailwind", is performed by the VTuber Kanae,[6] while the ending theme song is "Good Luck" by Tasuku Hatanaka.[7]

The series premiered on October 1, 2023 on AT-X and other networks.[8][5] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[9]Medialink licensed the series in South, Southeast Asia and Oceania (Except Australia and New Zealand), and will be streamed on YouTube via Ani-One Asia.[10]

Episodes

No.Title [11]Directed by [a]Written by [a]Storyboarded by [a]Original air date 
1"The Man Who Races"
Transliteration: "Hashiru Otoko" (Japanese: 走る男 ―I don't need to be cheered on.―)		Ei Aoki
Shuu Watanabe		Ayumi SekineEi AokiOctober 1, 2023 (2023-10-01)
2"Enthusiasm and Spirit"
Transliteration: "Nori to Ikioi" (Japanese: ノリと勢い ―Told ya, roller coaster.―)		Makoto KatōAyumi SekineMakoto Katō
Ei Aoki
Hitomi Ezoe		October 8, 2023 (2023-10-08)
3"How Many Kilometers to the Winner's Podium?"
Transliteration: "Hyōshōdai Made nan Kiromētoru?" (Japanese: 表彰台まで何キロメートル？ ―Why?―)		Kai HasakoAyumi SekineKai Hasako
Ei Aoki		October 15, 2023 (2023-10-15)
4"Pasts and Regrets"
Transliteration: "Kako to Kōkai" (Japanese: 過去と後悔 ―His good points? Don't ask me.―)		Shōtarō KitamuraAyumi SekineShōtarō KitamuraOctober 22, 2023 (2023-10-22)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

References

  1. ^ https://www.as-web.jp/supergt/899570
  2. ^ https://dengekionline.com/articles/184174/
  3. ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 20, 2023). "Kadokawa, Troyca Reveal Overtake! Original Motorsports Anime With Director Ei Aoki". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 25, 2023). "Overtake! Original Motorsports Anime Reveals 4 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Chapman, Paul (August 27, 2023). "Overtake! TV Anime Revs Up Its Engines on October 1". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  6. ^ Loo, Egan (August 27, 2023). "Overtake! Motorsports Anime's 2nd Promo Video Unveils Opening Song, October 1 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  7. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 16, 2023). "Overtake! Motorsports Anime Reveals Ending Theme in New Promo Video". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 16, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  8. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (May 3, 2023). "Overtake! Original Motorsports Anime's Latest Video Reveals More Staff, October Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Fall 2023 Anime Season". Anime News Network. September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  10. ^ "Ani-One Asia's Fall 2023 Anime Include Overtake! and The Family Circumstance of The Imbalanced Witch".
  11. ^ "Sutōrī -Terebi Anime「Obāteiku!」Kōshiki Saito-" STORY -TVアニメ「オーバーテイク！」公式サイト- [Story -TV Anime "Overtake!" Official Website]. komaki-motors.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 1, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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