Arrow Emblem: Grand Prix no taka (1977)
Arrow Emblem: Hawk of the Grand Prix is an anime series aired from 1977 to 1978 in Japan. There are 44 episodes aired at 25 minutes each. It is also known as "Arrow Emblem Grand Prix no Taka". In the United States, it was re-edited to a short movie called "Super Grand Prix".
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Young Takaya tests his car during the first race he participates in, but one step away from winning an oil stain prevents him from winning. His car, just built, ends up destroyed and he himself suffers a trauma that moves him away from the engines. A mysterious character proposes to him to start over.
Taken to the residence of the young daughter of the Katori, Takaya struggles to question himself and is pushed to resume his journey by young Niki Lanz. The boy, hesitant and grumpy, discovers that his car has been rebuilt right on the industrial estate.
The discovery of the Katori's new prototype pushes Takaya to resume the race. The young Suzuko, in charge of the cars, intimately in love with him, pushes him to try it, but the damage done to the car forces the young man to accept participation in the rally, in order to be forgiven for the unauthorised attempt.
The controlled skid, the most complex manoeuvre for a rally driver, is the challenge for Takaya, who really has to commit to winning the race he has now decided to win. Thanks to the help of his friends and the mysterious motorcyclist, the boy tries.
The first part of the race closes with a considerable delay of the new Katori, due to the unfair manoeuvres of fellow rivals, who tamper with the car and force it into unexpected slowdowns and accidents. The rally is lost, however, dee to the prototype's poor road holding. Takaya, out of regret, returns to Tokyo to his uncle.
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