Oban Star Racers - First impressions
Set in the year 2082, Oban Star Racers chronicles the fastest star-racing heroes from all across the universe as they compete in the Great Race of Oban, which happens once
every 10,000 years and rewards the winner with the Ultimate Prize, a mysterious gift that may grant the fondest wish of the racer. Now a great range of participants, including
Earth’s unlikely team leader, rebellious teen Molly, will challenge each other for a new life of tough training, death defying racers and thrilling adventure.Based on the original short, which received the 2001 LEAF (London Effects and Animation Festival) Award, Oban Star Racers is a co-production of Jetix Europe and Sav! The World Productions.
I kind of read great things about this anime in the newspapers. It’s an ‘anime’ produced together by a french and jap animation company.
My impression? Nothing special yet, although I guess i’ll catch it for a few more episodes before making a final conclusion. The character design is quite kiddish, as in, the target group seems quite young, for kids. THe background 3-D animation doesn’t seem special either. I think animes like Full Metal Panic do it a lot better.
Watched star wars pod races? I get the similar feel from this show thus far from ep 1 and 2.
So far, a war between earth and an alien species was halted by an ‘avatar’, who declared cease fire for 25 years, so that preparations for a galatic race can be made. Earth took no heed however, and when the day arrives, requests Don Wei, a race manager, to come up with a team in 13 hours. (mission impossible anyone?)
A girl named eva, is actually Don Wei’s daughter. However, she has been more interested in mechanical stuff, and when parts for her bike come in, runs away from school to look for her father. Her father does not recognise her though, but she becomes one of his mechanic, after fixing a race car for him. She hasn’t gotten the chance to reveal who she is though, and takes on the name molly.
The anime hints at eva’s mom being a racer, with don wei being the race manager, but she dies one day at a race. But nothing so far about how daughter and dad got seperated. Don wei’s current racer also hints that eva has great potential as a racer. Episode 1 & 2 left the current racer injured. so is eva going to take over??
Not too bad an anime… but doesn’t really match the big hoo haa i guess
July 19th, 2006 at 9:00 am
Have you seen episode 7? Man, it really rocked.
Cool show…
October 3rd, 2006 at 6:58 pm
jordan the gunner is hot!!!
October 21st, 2006 at 4:32 pm
I love this show, it just started here in holland a couple of weeks ago but i’ve been watching every eppisode!!
October 22nd, 2006 at 3:11 am
koji and stan are te best!!
November 1st, 2006 at 4:41 am
I agree with you 100%. But can you ask the makers to make Molly and Prince
Aikka like each other again because when they hate each other it makes me cry
I am not kidding!!! If they were really to live with me I would treat them
with so much care. If they were ever gone I would never forgive you or the
people who made them, mostly myself. If you what to know what I maen go to
this web site: http//www.youtube.com. Next step you would see a search bar
type in “Oban Star Racers” :like I did. Last look for a song that says
“Oban-Mr Wonderful. It has Prince Aikka, Molly, and Jordan on it (the picture)
. Anyway Oban Star Racers is the best show yet. And the very last thing is
that Prince Aikka, Molly, Jordan are my favroite characters ever!!!!!!! Molly and Prince Aikka togetther forerver
November 22nd, 2006 at 4:08 pm
play game Oban Star Race
December 11th, 2006 at 5:20 am
in Episode 25 i thtink Prince Aikka dies cause i read a caption when Kalilleto releases his Rage some1 Dies in that race!
idk but Prince Aikka dies andhes my fav. char.
but e-mail me @
abercrombie_moose_@hotmail.com
December 30th, 2006 at 3:25 pm
I really love this show. Why did it had to end?
Molly really should of went wit Prince Aikka, he’s sweet, cute and also SEXY!! See him wit out the shirt! I wouldn’t mind being his Princess or shall i say Queen. The Kroggs die, Im glad he’s dead.
Jordan is hot, i’ll give thumbs up 4 that!
January 1st, 2007 at 4:07 am
nobody dies (except Satis and O), I watched the final episode (26) three times today and it is like this- Callileto captures Eva in temple and she opens pyramid of light for him- she finds out that he is responsible for her mothers crash, Ricks crash and that he manipulated her all a long! Best (and sadest) part is in moment when he want capture powers of Oban once again but Jordan jumps in light above pyramid which destroyes Callileto and destroyes power supplies of Crog and Earth ships, Jordan is next Avatar (with right, cuz’ he is a winner to with Eva), then he restore Oban and all get back to their homes except Jordan– who is Avy. Jordan told her that he loves her and they kissed. End is like Shaman King episodes- I am refering to that cuz’ in S.K. there isn’t (after few years) new episodes, and ends are simmiliar. It would be very very sad for Oban to stay on 26 episodes, anime is tooooooo gooooooooooooooooooooood to end like this…
January 9th, 2007 at 11:10 am
I think it is a great cartoon I love it since the first moment i saw it. It really great…maybe the animation is not so cool but it has something that makes it special, unik…. has something that catch your attention and you can’t leave it. like an addiction, but a good one…jajaja…The desing of the charachters is simple but at the same time great…It a sorry that it only last 26 episodes….Long life to Oban….Prince Aika is really cute…but i can’t stop crying because of Jordan…nice guy… :’(…..
January 26th, 2007 at 3:21 am
have you got a game of it and plzzzzzzzzzzzz can you make more shows off it plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
January 29th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
I’m from Hungary and I’m 11 years old. It’s my favourite fable.
Bye
February 23rd, 2007 at 2:35 am
Nice cartoon, but like every cartoon the end will come…my qwestion is:
The cartoon is Ace!
Will there be a second season and if there will be when we can watch it?
P.S. My english is not so good
February 23rd, 2007 at 2:38 am
Oh I almoast forgot…
Is thete a way I can download the episodes?
If there is and someone knows pls tell me how and from what site.
I’ll be waithing for a mail and here’s my abv: mal4k_70mi@abv.bg
Tnx.
March 2nd, 2007 at 7:46 am
You can find all the episodes at YouTube.com, but if you’re having hard time finding them, then visit http://www.blog.central.is/obanstarracers
Enjoy
March 15th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
hi, oh my god i am so sad because i knew that jordan will turn to avatar, please say you’re kidding not him he is so cut and nice if you know a way i can download its music and lyrics please tell me and send it to me at my mail
ranood_snowangel@hotmail.com
bye
April 4th, 2007 at 1:35 am
I whant to see the when Molly (Eva) gous Nuresia and see the place here the Aikka lifes!!!!!!!!!!
April 26th, 2007 at 2:20 am
“I’m from Hungary and I’m 11 years old. It’s my favourite fable.”
haahahaha..it seems that it’s the avarage age of posters for this topic, so this explains all the hype around these series
April 26th, 2007 at 11:54 pm
ej jak sie gra
May 6th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
so wonderful
June 24th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
I think Prince Aikka is The most beautiest prince EVER!And think that he’s the cutiest and sexy prince in Nurasia!
June 25th, 2007 at 1:05 am
I think Jordan is a great ganner and a friend for Molly (or Molly’s boyfriend)and Prince Aiika is a very hansom and SEXY guy!Oban-Star-Recers is the BEST show ever!
July 2nd, 2007 at 12:48 am
I love this show! I just caught episode 26 on youtube, and it was sad. I was so angry with my parents when it aired, because I was grounded. *growls* I totally ship the AikkaxMolly/Eva pairing!
July 4th, 2007 at 5:09 am
I Love This Show too And I’m A Great Molly,Jordan And Of Course Aikka’s FAN espaically Aikka’s FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Aikka is a very,very,very,very SEXY and CUTE PRINCE or KING!If he was real it could be my plaser to be he’s girlfriend or he’s Qeen!!!!!!He’s The most SEXIEST Cartoon HERO EVER!!!!I think I’m in LOVE with him!!!!!!
July 4th, 2007 at 5:15 am
I’m a great Molly,Jordan And Aikka’s FAN!!Espaically Aikka’s cause he’s so SEXY and CUTE!!!I Think I’m in LOVE with him!!He’s the most SEXIEST,CUTEST and HANSOMEST cartoon HERO Ever!
July 9th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
PROOF OF ITS EXISTANCE
This show is cool,Jordan is a very pleasing guy…Anyway in reality there is no such thing called Oban star racing this thought makes me feel sad and depressed but watching this program makes me feel that this will take place in near future.I have proof too,Our scientists have proved that there is life in other planets and tecnology is growing at its best,So there is a chance of war between planets and this might be the only way to sort it out…So wat do u say?
July 10th, 2007 at 6:25 am
Heh, I wouldn’t call any of ‘em sexy, but I’m an older fan of the show, a veteran anime guy. It was a very good show, better than most of the fluff you see these days. Many solid characters, surprisingly rough ends to more than a few characters too. I enjoyed the character designs they were refreshing. Good use of CGI too. It was fun. I felt the end was good, it was unexpected for me. I don’t think its been as popular as it should have been in the US. We have Disney to thank for that. As they banished it to the crappy ToonDisney channel. I only hope we get the DVDs here, I had to watch most of it on youtube sadly. But great to see all the fans this great show as. Take care.
February 7th, 2008 at 3:13 am
I LOVE PRINCE AIKKA!HE’S HAWT,CUTE,SEXY,MARVULOUS HE’S THE PRINCE OF MY DREAMS!
PRINCE AIKKA YAY!
February 7th, 2008 at 3:14 am
March 2nd, 2008 at 2:15 am
I love prince aikka and eva . both of them cute.