With the introduction of Hybrid Performance Exceed Reactor (HyPER)—a technology that injects new life into racing—race cars can now reach incredible speeds of up to five hundred kilometers per hour. Five years after the inception of the NEX Race, a competition where the cars are enhanced by HyPER and even AI, one man stands as the undisputed champion. Having won every title since the inaugural NEX Race season, Lorenzo M. Salvatore is the king of the racing world.
Unexpectedly entering the tournament is a former ballet dancer, Rin Rindou, who has been given a chance to become a real racer after setting a world record in a racing video game. Forced to give up dancing, Rin shifts her focus to chasing a new goal, despite her lack of experience. Making the most of her peculiar skill set and the NEX Race innovations, the young newcomer may just be the one to dethrone the absolute king.
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otakuarmy2615
A Thrilling Ride with Room for Improvement Highspeed Étoile, the latest anime series from Studio A-Cat, has finally arrived, and it's a wild ride that promises to deliver high-octane action and excitement. Set in a near-future world where vehicles can reach speeds of 500 km/h, the show revolves around the NEX Race, a cutting-edge racing event that brings together both human and AI drivers. The story is straightforward, focusing on the rivalry between the reigning champion, Lorenzo "The King" M. Salvatore, and his closest challenger, Alice "The Queen" Summerwood. The series also introduces a new rookie driver, Rin Rindo, who joins the fray with her trustyAI companion, Ami.
Story
The narrative is engaging, with a clear focus on the racing aspect. The pacing is well-balanced, with each episode providing a mix of high-speed action and character development. The show does an excellent job of setting up the stakes and the tension between the top drivers, making it easy to become invested in their struggles. While the story is predictable at times, the excitement and suspense generated by the races keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
Art Style
Visually, Highspeed Étoile is a treat. The CGI animation is impressive, capturing the speed and intensity of the races with stunning detail. The character designs are also noteworthy, with intricate details and expressive facial animations. However, there are some issues with the animation, particularly with the non-racing scenes, which can feel stiff and lacking in fluidity.
Character Development
The characters in Highspeed Étoile are well-rounded, with distinct personalities and motivations. Rin Rindo, the main protagonist, is a great example of this. Her backstory, which involves a past injury that forced her to give up her dream of becoming a ballet dancer, adds depth to her character. The supporting cast, including Lorenzo and Alice, also have their own arcs and conflicts that drive the plot forward. While some characters may feel a bit one-dimensional at times, the overall character development is strong.
Realism
The show does an excellent job of portraying the racing aspect realistically. The commentary and explanations of the racing mechanics are detailed and engaging, making it easy for viewers to understand the intricacies of the sport. The characters' reactions to situations and events are also believable, with Rin's determination and Ami's AI logic adding a layer of realism to the story.
Overall Enjoyment
Highspeed Étoile is an enjoyable series that will appeal to fans of racing and action anime. While it has some flaws, such as the occasional stiffness in the animation and the predictability of the story, the show's strengths far outweigh its weaknesses. The pacing is well-balanced, the characters are engaging, and the racing action is intense and thrilling. With its unique setting and exciting plot, Highspeed Étoile is definitely worth checking out.
KANLen09
Highspeed Étoile - Studios utilising full-on 3DCG with dense stories always (and obviously) never end up doing well...but somehow, this show did, and surprisingly, did not crash and burn. 3DCG in anime is always criticised in one form or another, from the intentional (i.e. last Spring's Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudou a.k.a KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World) to the outright bad (i.e. 2021's abominations of Winter's Ex-Arm and Fall's Tesla Note, and the like). For one such studio by the name of Studio A-CAT, this is their bread and butter for producing the projects that they've been given, and from bad animation toeven worse implementation of 3DCG, you can already tell that if a work gets animated by the studio, there's NO chance that it'll do well with lower-than-average scores. Even if the stats don't lie, however, I find myself in a rather conflicted position to tell you that the studio's newest work of the full-on 3DCG show that is Highspeed Étoile...is actually decent, colour me surprised.
The show, being an abode to the domestic Japanese Super Formula Championship's 50th anniversary (the 2nd fastest facing series in the world behind Formula 1), tells a plot of a futuristic Japan where race cars are injected with the Hybrid Performance Exceed Reactor (HyPER) technology to reach incredible speeds, and are qualified for the said NEX Race that puts the technology pedal to the metal that's enhanced by AI. Racers from all walks of life compete in this enthralling race...except one: Rin Rindo, the rookie newcomer who came out of nowhere being a failed ballerina of a dancer, and seemingly having been thrown into the fire into becoming a full-fledged racer. And despite her complete lack of knowledge about racing, her skills will be the story of her life as she threads down the numerous tracks of speed.
Let's get the elephant out of the room: you CANNOT do the ever-illusive 3-episode rule on this show. It's the catharsis for being a snail's pace of a slow-moving race from the get-go, where, rather than bringing the audience into the series, it instead does the complete opposite to draw you out of the experience...that is, until the titular MC Rin shows up as a tour de force in the making, being the beginner who's racing knowledge is no more than playing racing simulator games. If you intend to truly have a decent time with the show, my answer to you is to be patient with it, and let it run its wheels to define its own version of greatness.
As much as Rin Rindo is kind of a klutz from the get-go, this show is her entire oyster, evolving from the dream of a dancer into a racer of her own style. And together with her fellow racers, I wouldn't say that this is the most fleshed-out character cast, but it certainly makes for interesting races whilst Rin goes from zero to hero over time, it gets addicting to see her journey manifest into an entirely different being and, for the better, for the other racers to cheer her on towards the finishing line.
Being entirely in 3DCG, I've already said my piece about Studio A-CAT and their approach towards CGI in anime. And even after a few years of getting used to the studio's style, I can't say that I like it; I can only get used to it as time passes. Most particularly for this show, it's still quite janky, but surprisingly, it does its job rather decently, so I can say that it actually isn't all that bad.
The music does its job as well, though it's rather underwhelming and is just like any 3rd-rate anime project work. Nana Mizuki's OP surprisingly slaps like the usual, and it's an addictive banger of a song that truly fits the adrenaline theme of the show. Scandal's ED works...as white noise, unfortunately.
I'm not saying that Highspeed Étoile is good, but it's a matter of it being a rather tough show to sit through its paces, plus with the 3DCG, it's an instant switch off where people just give this the crap treatment like all CGI anime naturally fall into. If you're willing to sit through it however, as they say: the grass is greener on the other side, that perfectly sums up Highspeed Étoile as a whole, it grows from being down bad, to actual decency.
Try if you so wish, I can promise that if you stick all the way to the end, it will not disappoint.
Gyom3i
Highspeed etoile is an anime i never would've found if it wasnt for the mcs voice actor Izumi Fuuka,but damn well it was a great ride,animes that you start for something you like but end up finishing for a completly different reason will never not be good. Plot: New technology , HyPER allows high speed races,one man staying at the top Lorenzo M. Salvatore.The plot is easy to follow ,you have your mc Rin Rindou, a past dancer who finds herself in the racing world because of a video game record,starting off weak but taking the spotlight by simply not knowing the rules. Characters: The characters are likeableaand enjoyable, its not the uma musume pretty derby kind where any character can become your favorite,which is understandable, but you can still fan over any of the characters and hope theyll shine in a possible future season 2
Animation:
O boy how much i love the cgi animation, really similar to girls band cry i hope more animes will choose to adopt this kind of style,the characters move in a silly way and the expressions are nothing to ignore,the characters are filled with life
Designs and music:
The characters designs are great,every character looks unique and are easy to differentiate,but the cars are just splendid ,the futuristic look is sharp and the interiors look like youre Tony Stark in the iron suit,the music isnt bad nor good,the op and ed are average
I think anyone can enjoy Highspeed etoile,even a non racer fan,i hope this gets a season 2
tz929
I watched all of it and as a racing game fan I liked it it's a good story just 12 episodes too little to tell the full story. I hope if it gets a second season but it's not like it will get it in the near future... But enough about my feelings. About the characters it's like not all the characters are elaborated because the anime after all just 12 episodes long but if it gets more time to run it will be better ... So the characters reaction and feelings it's a racing anime it's products the same feelings as a formula 1race or any kind of race
Most people not going to enjoy the series because it's like an anime to car guys and gamers so anybody who wanted a slice of life anime don't go with this
P.S.: why everyone is crying about the 3DCG? It's good and also all of you guys and girls using it in games so why don't you just watch it and try to get a feeling about the anime and not about the animation
Animegasubete
Personally, this was a nice quick evening watch, but if i was watching this show when it was airing i would've dropped so quick. Some of the episodes are a waste of time, and you can tell the writers we're really trying to stretch it, but in the worst ways possible. We could've got more races instead of recaps for example, but no here's an episode with half filler! Other than that, the plot was fairly standard, and the races that we saw in full were exciting, but not the crazy shounen level we're used too. If you need something quick and faiirly enjoyable topass time, you will enjoy this, if you're looking for peak anime, unfortunately, this is not it.
ImNotAnOtaku1
Highspeed Etoile... a funny pun could be made with this anime's name, specially if you replace "Etoile" with "Toilet", but I guess I'm past the age in which said puns are actually funny, but, eh, "Highly Peed Toilet", there you go. Racing, as in, racing with cars. Interesting sport, if you like seeing people inside a box with 4 wheels doing like 86 laps around the same circuit, with the most exciting moments being when the racer in 6th position makes it to 5th after trailing the driver in front of him for the last 31 laps. In other words, it's not exactly a fun sportto watch for a lot of people, at least not regular sports car racing: it's tedious, it has some anti-fun rules, it's noisy, and it lacks the excitement of derby racing, rally, off-road or drifting, but nevertheless it is what Highspeed Etoile is all about: futuristic sports car racing.
I must admit, I've never been one to like races: my dad and brother used to like them a lot back in the '90s and the early 2000s, but for me, it's one of those things I'd rather do in a videogame than to sit down and watch for like 2 hours. The interesting thing about this anime, though, is that it looks like a game, and it's actually somewhat enjoyable, mostly because unlike actual racing, it provides a formula that's more than "look, here are like 18 cars doing the same shit for the entire afternoon". Highspeed Etoile is mostly about the racing, sure, but it provides us as well with many scenes about the daily life of the characters, and gives us insight into their thoughts and feelings in the racetracks and outside of them, which makes it more appealing than real-world racing.
What can be really said about this anime, though? Well, there are many things to go over, and truth is, most of them are bad things, so let's try to deal with the elephant in the room first: the 3DCGI animation... it's bad, really. Anime is known for, well, being animated, 99% of the time in drawn two-dimensional animations, so the anime that make full use of 3DCGI are, generally, very lacking in quality, and Increased-speed Etoile is one of them. The characters basically lack any actual facial expressions, most of the time they've got a poker face and the few facial expressions they do show are, generally, extremely simple and uncommunicative. The overall character design ends up being generic, and filled with fan service (really, they made EVERY SINGLE GIRL have massive hoogaboogas), and the backgrounds tend to be lacking in quality or detail, to a point in which they feel like taken from a 2000s game. The one thing, however, this show's animation did good for is its main component: the racing. The 3D animation works well for the fast-paced nature of these high-speed races, and it must be said that 2D would have not worked for this at all, and mixing 3D and 2D animation would have made things far too awkward. However, a better job could really have been done for the rest of the show's portions, because they feel dull and boring.
Moving on from that aspect, perhaps the focal point of the anime is the next thing to discuss: arguably, Very Fast Etoile provides a faithful, realistic portrayal of racing (if you ignore its futuristic aspects), using a lot of real world rules and terms. At times, the anime can get a bit specific on the topics it deals with, be it the rules of the sport, or car setup stuff (I'm really not into racing). Now, truth to be told, as it is rather realistic, it also ends up, at times, having the same issue as real-world racing: it can be god-damn boring. Each race plays out similarly: you get a look at each character, you get to know their thoughts, they race, they change tires, they race again, maybe one ends up crashing or having to retire, and all of this happens while two commentators give what is possibly the most uninspired commentary you've ever heard in any sport. I must admit, though, that in the later episodes, things can get a bit exciting, but of course, you gotta first sit through like 8 episodes of a pretty much mediocre anime, in great part because of one aspect: the characters.
The characters... god, they're bad. I did mention that the 3DCGI didn't help their looks and expressions, true, but they're just fundamentally bad. Our protagonist is a generic underdog who starts out at the bottom and from the first episode you know she'll inevitably end up being the best, and god, she's inept, like REALLY inept, to a point in which it can get annoying. Across the anime, you'll see how she makes the most stupid mistakes imaginable due to a lack of discipline and childish impulse, and while this obviously drives the plot, it does create a huge contrast between the realistic nature of the sport portrayed and the seriousness and professionalism of the other characters. Not only is the main character inept, but she's also arguably annoying: she's a derp and extremely unaware of her surroundings and situations, and this sort of behavior quickly gets old as it is more annoying than funny. The rest of the characters have rather confusing personalities, and some entire lack one. For instance, "The King" seems to keep his calm at all times and be a really regular guy, but he later can get a bit aggressive and kind of become the "bad guy" for a bit, but there's a degree of inconsistency with this, because the characters can sometimes react entirely different to two extremely similar situations, which is simply confusing. If all of this wasn't enough, there's also the voice acting, which is simply lacking, and at times mediocre: there's a lack of passion in the way the characters speak, specially for a sport anime. There's just nothing going for these characters, there's little background to them, they lack any defined way of being, and to make matters worse, you obviously end up having to recur to suspension of disbelief when you've got an American, an Italian and a Chinese character speaking Japanese like native speakers.
Now, the rest of Fast-Moving Etoile's aspects are nothing to write home about, but not necessarily bad: the sound design is not bad, and the soundtrack is actually solid, being mostly alternative J-rock with electronic elements. The atmosphere the anime creates is decent, and the races can be somewhat captivating at times. One thing that is a bit clear about this show, though, is feels like it was made as advertisement for various brands such as Sega, VRChat or Yokohama, among other videogame and motorsports-related brands, as their logos are everywhere: in the characters' outfits, the advertisement in the racetracks, the cars, etc. This does make the anime feel somewhat real, but at times it just makes you wonder whether all of this wasn't just put together as an advertisement cash grab.
"Ok, ok, we get it, it sucks, but why did you make this a 'Mixed Feelings' review instead of a 'Negative' one?", you might be asking yourself right now. Well, I don't have an obligation to answer that question... I'll do it anyway: it's because Highspeed Etoile (I got it right this time) is a bit of a guilty pleasure of sorts. It can be entertaining, specially later on, and it's just admirable that the people behind this anime made the effort to turn it into a coherent adaptation of real-world motorsports into anime format. Even if pretty much 80% of the aspects of this anime are just bad, this is something that can be enjoyable depending on your taste. Should you watch it? If you like racing, perhaps, otherwise, you should maybe ignore this one. Highspeed Etoile is certainly an anime made for a specific crowd, and arguably those in said crowd will find it appealing, while the rest will fail to see it as more as "anime girls and just two dudes race around a racetrack for 20 minutes, 12 times".
