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Appare-Ranman!

Appare-Ranman!

It's the start of a journey across the American continent!!

20207.11 Season13 EpisodesEnded

Overview

During the back-end of the 19th century, the genius but socially awkward engineer Sorano Appare and the wise yet cowardly samurai Isshiki Kosame find themselves drifting in the sea between Japan and America. With no money, the duo decide to enter the Trans-America Wild Race to win the prize money so they can get home. The two encounter rivals, bandits, and challenges in the wilderness as they race through America, from the starting line in Los Angeles to the finish line in New York, in the steam-powered car they built.

Created by Ahndongshik
Written by Ahndongshik, Masakazu Hashimoto
Produced by Naoto Nakamura, Ryutaro Usukura, Sojiro Arimizu
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Top Cast

Natsuki Hanae

Natsuki Hanae

Appare (voice)

Fumiko Orikasa

Fumiko Orikasa

Sophia (voice)

Aoi Yuuki

Aoi Yuuki

Hototo (voice)

Soma Saito

Soma Saito

Al (voice)

Sora Amamiya

Sora Amamiya

Gin (voice)

Seiichiro Yamashita

Seiichiro Yamashita

Kosame (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Dylan G. Ordene (voice)

Kazuyuki Okitsu

Kazuyuki Okitsu

Seth Rich Cutter (voice)

Tomokazu Sugita

Tomokazu Sugita

TJ (voice)

Daisuke Ono

Daisuke Ono

Gil T. Shiga (voice)

Themes & Keywords

competitioncar racesamuraiengineersteampunkdesertbanditanimelife challengesrivalamericacars

About Appare-Ranman!

Appare-Ranman! is a animation, action & adventure series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of competition, car race, samurai, engineer, steampunk, desert. Created by Ahndongshik, it stars Natsuki Hanae, Fumiko Orikasa, Aoi Yuuki. During the back-end of the 19th century, the genius but socially awkward engineer Sorano Appare and the wise yet cowardly samurai Isshiki Kosame find themselves drifting in the sea between Japan and America. With no money, the duo decide to enter the Trans-America Wild Race to win the prize money so they can get home. The two encounter rivals, bandits, and challenges in the wilderness as they race through America, from the starting line in Los Angeles to the finish line in New York, in the steam-powered car they built.

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