Crush Gear Turbo

Synopsis

Crush Gear Turbo, 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 sequel, 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. Cartoon Network Philippines, ABS-CBN, Studio 23 and Hero TV also released Crush Gear Turbo in the Philippines.

Main Cast

Megumi Matsumoto

Kouya Marino (voice)

Age : 47 | Popularity : 3%

Akemi Kanda

Kaoru Hanano (voice)

Age : 45 | Popularity : 7%

Akira Sasanuma

Takeshi Manganji (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Chika Sakamoto

Kyousuke Jin (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 21%

Michael Shitanda

Jirou Oriza (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Naomi Shindo

Kuroudo Marume (voice)

Age : 51 | Popularity : 7%

Akiko Nakagawa

Gina Firestein (voice)

Age : 50 | Popularity : 3%

Asami Okamoto

Mrs. Manganji (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Seasons

Season 1

2001 | 68 episodes

Kouya, a 5th Grade boy, loves a game called “Crush Gear.” His Crush Gear technique is not so good at first, but he develops with some help from friends. “Crush Gear Turbo” is not only a story of battles with machines called “Gears.” It is also the story of friendship, victory, and growth. By customizing his Gear by himself, Kouya comes to feel that it is in an important friend. And that feeling leads him to victory. Also, by recognizing the same feelings in his opponent, he becomes friends even with his rival.

Season details

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Original Story	Hajime Yatate
	Series Composition	Hiroaki Kitajima Fuyunori Gobu
Directing	Director	Shuji Iuchi
Sound	Original Music Composer	Kenichi Sudo
Visual Effects	Character Designer	Atsuo Tobe
	Mechanical Designer	Kimitoshi Yamane Kunio Okawara Susumu Imaishi Shinji Aramaki Mitsuru Owa
	Animation Director	Akiko Nagashima
Department	Role	Name

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