Crush Gear Turbo
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Logo from show opening
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激闘!クラッシュギアTURBO (Gekito! Crush Gear Turbo) |
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| Genre | Sports, Drama, Comedy |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Shūji Iuchi |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Original network | Animax, NBN, TV Asahi |
| Original run | October 7, 2001 – January 26, 2003 |
| Episodes | 68 |
| Anime television series | |
| Crush Gear Nitro | |
| Directed by | Tetsurō Amino |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Original network | Animax, NBN, TV Asahi |
| Original run | February 2, 2003 – January 25, 2004 |
| Episodes | 50 |
| Anime film | |
| Gekito! Crush Gear Turbo - Kaizerburn no Chousen! | |
| Directed by | Nobuhiro Kondou |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Released | July 20, 2002 |
Crush Gear Turbo (Japanese: 激闘!クラッシュギアTURBO Hepburn: Gekitō! Kurasshugia Tābo?), also known just as Crush Gear, is an anime and manga series. The anime series, produced by Sunrise, spanned 68 episodes, aired across Japan on the anime television network Animax, from October 7, 2001 to January 26, 2003. It was followed on by a spiritual successor, Crush Gear Nitro, which has also been aired across Japan by Animax. Crush Gear Turbo was about people who threw mechanical vehicles into a large ring to fight and "crush" each other. Magna Pacific released Crush Gear Turbo in English in Australia.
In the Philippines, ABS-CBN, Studio 23 (simulcast with ABS-CBN during 2003) and Hero TV also released the anime in Tagalog dub. It also aired on Cartoon Network in the Philippines with an English dub.
The manga was published in English by Chuang Yi.
The story revolves around Kouya Marino, a 5th Grade boy who loves Gear Fighting. His brother Yuhya happens to be an Asia Cup Gear Fighter Champion and is qualified in the World Cup tournament before he died four years ago because of an accident.
Kouya’s skills are nowhere near his brother’s. He is nearly disqualified after arriving late for an elimination match in the Tobita Club. In addition, most of the team members shift into the Manganji Club - a team that is created by one of the club members Takeshi Manganji - causing his big brother’s Crush Gear Club faces the threat of extinction from the rival team.
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