capeta
Details
- Also known as: カペタ
- Type: TV
- Status: Finished Airing
- Score: 7.5
- Episodes: 52
- Genres: Drama, Sports
- Studio: Studio Comet
- Aired: 2005-10-04 to 2006-09-26
- Season: Fall 2005
Synopsis
Capeta is a Japanese sports manga and anime about kart racing by Masahito Soda. The manga won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen in 2005.
The series consists of three separate arcs. The first is about Capeta's first experiences with kart racing at the age of 10. The next arc, which starts four years later, deals with Capeta trying to handle his growing financial issues due to the high cost involved in kart racing. The third is about Capeta trying to realize his dream of beating his rival and becoming a professional racer, venturing through into a more senior category: Formula Three. Both the anime and manga features numerous references and homages to Initial D and Best Motoring International references, as well as Formula One. In addition to this, there are many karting and racing references that not only add flesh to the story, but are also factual.
Characters and voice actors
- Kappeita Taira (main character) · Japanese voice: Toshiyuki Toyonaga
- Naomi Minamoto (main character) · Japanese voice: Ryou Naitou
- Nobu Andou (main character) · Japanese voice: Kouhei Kiyasu
- Monami Suzuki (main character) · Japanese voice: Mika Kikuchi
- Nanako Minamoto (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Yuu Daiki
- Shigeo Taira (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Shinya Kote
- Hata Noriko (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Maki Saitou
- Reinhart III (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Mika Ishibashi
- Kei Kajiwara (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Kenjirou Tsuda
Opening and ending songs
- Opening 1: Never Ever · Tsubasa Imai
- Opening 2: Doukasen · BAZRA
- Ending 1: Bokura · BAZRA
- Ending 2: Nana Navigation · Nanase Hoshii
- Ending 3: Here we go · Missile Innovation
- Ending 4: My Star · Mika Kikuchi