Overtake! (anime)

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### Based on

Based on the F4 Japanese Championship in 2014 that was founded by the GT Association

### Language

Japanese

Based on the Formula 4 or F4 motorsport, **Overtake!**, (オーバーテイク！, *Ōbāteiku!*) is a forthcoming original anime from KADOKAWA and TROYCA.

## Series Introduction

*"F4" is Formula 4, an entry-level category in Formula car racing, with "F1" being the pinnacle of the sport. F4 has produced many talented young drivers who have moved up to higher categories, and since its inception, it has played a role as a "high school baseball tournament of motorsports."*
*On that circuit, a man steps in.*
*His name is Kouya Madoka, a photographer who is currently in a slump for a certain reason.*
*While covering an event at the Fuji Speedway, Kouya witnesses the driving of F4 racer Haruka Asahina, a high school student. Takaya's heart stirs with excitement at the pure and earnest driving of Haruka, something he hasn't felt in a long time.*
*As a result, he decides to support Haruka's dream along with the underdog team "Komaki Motors."*
*Before he knows it, the lives of Haruka and Kouya, who have completely different personalities and ages, begin to intertwine with each other.*
## Premise

Haruka is a reserved and shy high school student who races in Formula 4 for Komaki Motors. "I don't need help," he says emphatically as he exerts considerable efforts to achieve his goal of stepping onto the platform. He currently resides in the Komaki House while working part-time as a newspaper delivery man. Kouya, a once-respected freelance photographer, is currently facing financial difficulties due to a professional demeanor flaw.

The chance to take pictures for a picture report is a blessing for him. He also ends up talking to F4 racer Haruka. As a direct result of this, he travels to the Fuji International Speedway to write. After enduring a prolonged period during which he felt little emotion. He suddenly experiences a wave of emotion as a result of what he has seen. With that, he starts supporting Haruka and the junior team for "Komaki Motors" in order for Haruka to achieve the success he wants.

## Production

Kadokawa Corporation and studio TROYCA announced last January 20th, 2023, that Overtake!, an original anime, would be produced. Overtake! Will center on a fictionalized F4 Japanese Championship. The project is also supported by the GT Association, the organization behind Super GT and Japanese Formula 4. There was no prompt announcement of the release date.

Ei Aoki, who directed Fate/Zero, Aldnoah.Zero, and whose most recent project, ID:Invaded, was released in 2020, will be in charge of the TV show.

## History

Before OVERTAKE!, TROYCA, the studio responsible for shows like Aldnoah.Zero and Bloom Into You, had never worked on a sports anime. Since the majority of the TROYCA staff from Aldnoah.Zero, the studio's debut album, is back for Overtake, the studio, which was co-founded by Aoki in 2013, plans to use the show to mark its tenth anniversary.

The GT Association founded the F4 Japanese Championship in 2014, and all of its contests take place as side events to Super GT. As a relatively specialized subgenre of sports anime and manga, auto racing is represented by Inital D and Speed Racer, which are so well-known that they are essentially the only franchises in this category that most people can immediately name. Unlike them, OVERTAKE! will concentrate on organized, modern motorsport, a strategy that was famously employed by Capeta when talking about karting and Formula 3.

After HIGHSPEED Etoile, which will be a futuristic take on the sport but is being made in collaboration with Super Formula, OVERTAKE! is the second anime to be announced in the last six months to follow professional racing. Initial D's sequel, street racing manga MF Ghost, will be animated, it was also announced in early January.

## Staff

The main staff includes:
* **Original Concept:** KADOKAWA × TROYCA
* **Director:** Ei Aoki (Fate/Zero, The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View, Aldnoah.Zero)
* **Series Composition:** Ayumi Sekine
* **Supervisor:** Katsuhiko Takayama
* **Original Character Design:** Takako Shimura
* **Character Design:** Masako Matsumoto

## Voice Cast

**Haruka Asahina** (浅雛 悠, *Ashina Haruka*)
Voiced by: Anan Furuya
**Kouya Madoka** (眞賀 孝哉, *Madoka Kōya*)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi
## Featured Media

### Promotional Video

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