Highspeed Etoile

With the introduction of Hybrid Performance Exceed Reactor (HyPER)—a technology that injects new life into racing—race cars can now reach incredible speeds of up to five hundred kilometers per hour. Five years after the inception of the NEX Race, a competition where the cars are enhanced by HyPER and even AI, one man stands as the undisputed champion. Having won every title since the inaugural NEX Race season, Lorenzo M. Salvatore is the king of the racing world.

Unexpectedly entering the tournament is a former ballet dancer, Rin Rindou, who has been given a chance to become a real racer after setting a world record in a racing video game. Forced to give up dancing, Rin shifts her focus to chasing a new goal, despite her lack of experience. Making the most of her peculiar skill set and the NEX Race innovations, the young newcomer may just be the one to dethrone the absolute king.

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Rindou, Rin Main

Izumi, Fuuka Japanese

Hinata, Hikari Supporting

Funato, Yurie Japanese

Komachi, Towa Supporting

Izawa, Shiori Japanese

Salvatore, Lorenzo M. Supporting

Toriumi, Kousuke Japanese

Liu, Youran Supporting

Suwa, Ayaka Japanese

Tokitou, Sophia B Supporting

Horie, Yui Japanese

Summerwood, Alice Supporting

Mizuki, Nana Japanese

Asakawa, Kanata Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Kagura, Chitose Supporting

Inoue, Marina Japanese

Hinata, Genjirou Supporting

Koyama, Tsuyoshi Japanese

Motonaga, Keitarou Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Ebina, Yasunori Sound Director

Sakuno, Kenichirou Episode Director

Mizuki, Nana Theme Song Performance

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Jul 22, 2024

Gyom3i

Recommended

Highspeed etoile is an anime i never would've found if it wasnt for the mcs voice actor Izumi Fuuka,but damn well it was a great ride,animes that you start for something you like but end up finishing for a completly different reason will never not be good.

Plot:
New technology , HyPER allows high speed races,one man staying at the top Lorenzo M. Salvatore.The plot is easy to follow ,you have your mc Rin Rindou, a past dancer who finds herself in the racing world because of a video game record,starting off weak but taking the spotlight by simply not knowing the rules.
Characters:
The characters are likeablea ... and enjoyable, its not the uma musume pretty derby kind where any character can become your favorite,which is understandable, but you can still fan over any of the characters and hope theyll shine in a possible future season 2
Animation:
O boy how much i love the cgi animation, really similar to girls band cry i hope more animes will choose to adopt this kind of style,the characters move in a silly way and the expressions are nothing to ignore,the characters are filled with life
Designs and music:
The characters designs are great,every character looks unique and are easy to differentiate,but the cars are just splendid ,the futuristic look is sharp and the interiors look like youre Tony Stark in the iron suit,the music isnt bad nor good,the op and ed are average

I think anyone can enjoy Highspeed etoile,even a non racer fan,i hope this gets a season 2

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jul 22, 2024

Animegasubete

Mixed Feelings

Personally, this was a nice quick evening watch, but if i was watching this show when it was airing i would've dropped so quick. Some of the episodes are a waste of time, and you can tell the writers we're really trying to stretch it, but in the worst ways possible. We could've got more races instead of recaps for example, but no here's an episode with half filler! Other than that, the plot was fairly standard, and the races that we saw in full were exciting, but not the crazy shounen level we're used too. If you need something quick and faiirly enjoyable to ... pass time, you will enjoy this, if you're looking for peak anime, unfortunately, this is not it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jul 6, 2024

Rian_Rahmat

Not Recommended

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

Anime with a racing theme is actually something to look forward to, because there are very few anime that tell about racing.

But unfortunately this anime is far from good.
The first thing that annoyed me was the music when this anime first appeared on screen! I don't know what the creators of this anime were thinking, It's clearly an anime with a racing theme but instead we are greeted with ballet music, WTF! My ears couldn't bear to listen any longer.
Anime with a racing theme should start with music that increases adrenaline like famous racing anime such as Initial D which has EuroBeat music.

The saying is ... often said "Love at first sight" but this anime 100% failed to capture that first impression!
It starts with ballet music which is annoying to listen to, and the discussion is also too boring.
For example, cars with advanced technology and what else, in my opinion this is too much imagination because technology like this is too far-fetched to exist, even if it's in the future.

The first episode is almost filled with racing and silence, mostly just the sound of cars and the commentator with his nonsense, to be honest the commentator sounds too boring and too complimentary, even though the race wasn't epic at all.

Not only music, but the sound of the car here is not the sound of a car, but the sound of a fighter plane flying, Have you ever played fighter plane games? Or heard about it in the media? That's what the cars sound like here!
I think this doesn't make sense, even though a car is technologically advanced, it won't sound like a fighter plane flying in the air. because after all, this machine is on land and of course provides different sound effects between on the ground and in the air.

The point is that the score does not lie, that the anime really has the quality as the score it has.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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