With this trailer, the official website of the original anime series Highspeed Etoile announced that the premiere will take place on April 5, 2024. In the video we can hear the opening theme “ADRENALIZED” by Nana Mizuki and the ending theme “Fanfare” by SCANDAL.
Below you can see a new promotional image.
In collaboration with the Japanese Super Formula (old racing series in Japan) King Amusement Creative Sonic Blade, Yostar and Good Smile Company also participate in the project.
In October 2023 it began to be published in Sleeve Cross a manga adaptation dubbed Highspeed Étoile: L’Entrée de Towa et Kanata. Chiaki Misono is drawing the manga with the cooperation of Suzuka Circuit.
The character design is Takuya Fujima (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid; character design from R-15, Warlords of Sigrdrifa and Weiß Survive).
In the cast we have:
- Fūka Izumi as Rin Rindoh
- Yōko Hikasa as Kanata Asakawa
- Shiori Izawa as Towa Komachi
- Yui Horie as Sofia Tokitō
- Ayaka Suwa as Yōran Ryū
- Nana Mizuki as Alice Summerwood
- Kenichirō Matsuda as Richard Parker
- Kousuke Toriumi as Lorenzo M. Salvatore
The anime series will follow Rin Rindoh. Rin had the dream of becoming a ballerina, but she had to give up that dream due to an injury. Then she became a NEET and a gamer who lived at her grandmother’s house. But one day she is suddenly thrown into the world of racing.
The anime takes place in the near future, where the latest technology has meant that vehicles can travel at 500 km/h safely. A next-generation racing event called NEX Race is born, changing the world of racing. NEX Racing features AI control support and a “Revolburst” engine. A newcomer named Rin Rindoh will make her NEX Race debut and further revolutionize the sport.
