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Ōban Star-Racers

Ōban Star-Racers

20067.81 Season26 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Every 10,000 years, teams from all over the universe are gathered by the mysterious Avatar to compete in the Great Race of Ōban, a race with much more at stake than just honor or prize money. According to legend, the winner is awarded the Ultimate Prize, which is rumored to grant any wish, from large-scale destruction to, perhaps, the resurrection of a loved one. Some want it for glory, others as a way of universal domination. However, the true nature of the Prize is shrouded in mystery, and things are not what they appear to be…

Created by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
Written by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, Stanislas Brunet, Thomas Romain
Produced by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
NetworksToon DisneyFrance 3Jetix

Top Cast

Chiara Zanni

Chiara Zanni

Molly / Eva Wei (voice)

Sam Vincent

Sam Vincent

Jordan Wilde (voice)

Ron Halder

Ron Halder

Don Wei (voice)

Kirby Morrow

Kirby Morrow

Książe Aikka (voice)

Alessandro Juliani

Alessandro Juliani

Koji (voice)

Michael Dobson

Michael Dobson

Rick Thunderbolt (voice)

D

Dexter Bell

Stan (voice)

Brian Drummond

Brian Drummond

Satis (voice)

Themes & Keywords

flying carfuturealienracinganimeintergalactic war

About Ōban Star-Racers

Ōban Star-Racers is a animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure series that first aired in 2006 exploring themes of flying car, future, alien, racing, anime, intergalactic war. Created by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, it stars Chiara Zanni, Sam Vincent, Ron Halder. Every 10,000 years, teams from all over the universe are gathered by the mysterious Avatar to compete in the Great Race of Ōban, a race with much more at stake than just honor or prize money. According to legend, the winner is awarded the Ultimate Prize, which is rumored to grant any wish, from large-scale destruction to, perhaps, the resurrection of a loved one. Some want it for glory, others as a way of universal domination. However, the true nature of the Prize is shrouded in mystery, and things are not what they appear to be…

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