 Everything you would ever want to know about Speed Racer, the hit Japanese anime series from the 1960 s, which continues to draw fans today. Discover all the depth of what went into the original series and all the attempts to relaunch the property. Includes massive directory of animated clips and original content never-before seen. Interviews, archival footage and rare photos of the animated series, from sketch to animatic to final produced show, are all handsomely compiled together into a compelling story about how a low budget piece of Japanese anime became a cult classic and worked its way into the American cultural conscience.