Monkey Turn
Japanese title: モンキーターン
Alternative titles: I'll Be Number 1!
Type: TV
Source: Manga
Episodes: 25
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 11, 2004 to Jun 27, 2004
Broadcast: Sundays at 00:55 (JST)
Duration: 23 min per ep
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Studios: OLM, AIC
Producers: TV Tokyo
Genres: Action, Drama
Themes: Racing
Demographics: Shounen

Based on Kawai Katsutoshi's manga of the same name, published in Weekly Shounen Sunday, Monkey Turn is a sports anime based around professional speed boat racing. The anime's protagonist, Tadano Kenji, is too short to follow his dream of becoming a professional baseball player, but his baseball coach recommends him to boat racing. One day Tadano-san unexpectedly meets his old girlfriend and they exchange promises: in return for her being faithful to him, he is charged with becoming Japan's best racer within three years. The eponymous "Monkey Turn" is a boat maneuver Kenji-san thought up while visiting his girlfriend. The Monkey Turn gives Kenji quite the advantage over other boaters, but is it enough for him become the best?

(Source: AniDB)