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Dash! Yonkuro (1989)

Dash! Yonkuro poster
Original title
ダッシュ!四駆郎
Genre
action anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 25 episodes
Rated
ALL
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A delinquent teenager named Yonkuro Hinomaru races miniature cars with his team. The series follows his adventures in the world of Mini 4WD.

energeticcompetitiveplayfulnostalgicspeedylighthearted90s-vibe

What happens

Dash! Yonkuro (ダッシュ!四駆郎, Dasshu! Yonkurō) is a Japanese manga series created by Zaurus Tokuda, originally serialized in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic magazine from December 1987 to March 1992. The story focuses on Yonkuro Hinomaru, a delinquent Mini 4WD enthusiast and member of a Mini 4WD racing team who tackles the world of miniature car racing. It is created as a tie-in to Tamiya's Mini 4WD franchise, and it is the first series to center on the franchise. An anime series based on the original manga was produced by Staff 21, Aubekku & Tokyu Agency and aired on TV Tokyo from October 3, 1989, to March 27, 1990. A sequel manga series, titled Hyper Dash! Yonkuro was created and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei and began serialization on CoroCoro Aniki on March 14, 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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