A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
October 4, 2005
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 52
Finale:
September 26, 2006
Original Title:
カペタ
Genres:
Animation | Drama
Production Companies:
Studio Comet
Countries:
JP
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.
Art Direction:
Kazuhiro Takahashi
Assistant Director:
Hisaya Takabayashi
Character Designer:
Tadayoshi Okimura
Comic Book:
Masahito Soda
Director of Photography:
Seiichi Morishita
Editor:
Toshihiko Kojima
Line Producer:
Akihiro Sekiyama
Original Music Composer:
Toshihiko Sahashi
Production Office Assistant:
Mizuho Suzuki
Series Composition:
Tsutomu Kamishiro
Series Director:
Shin Misawa
Sound Director:
Kazuzo Hamano
Sound Effects:
Takashi Endo
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