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Gekito! Crush Gear Turbo (TV)



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Alternative title:
Crush Gear 
Crush Gear Turbo Fighter 
كرش جير (Arabic) 
激闘！クラッシュギアＴＵＲＢＯ (Japanese) 
超激力戰鬥車 (Chinese (Taiwan)) 
Genres: tournament 
Themes: sports 
Objectionable content: Mild 
Ratings: 32 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Excellent: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Very good: 6 votes (dub:3, others:3
2 Indonesian dubbed
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 Good: 5 votes (sub:4, dub:1)
 Decent: 5 votes (dub:3, sub:2)
 So-so: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)
 Not really good: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Weak: 6 votes (dub:3, sub:1, others:2
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 German dubbed
)
 Bad: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (dub:1, others:1
1 German dubbed
)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 94 s, rank: #5508 (of 9998)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 5.562 (Decent−), std. dev.: 2.3444, rank: #8599 (of 10155)
Weighted mean: 5.713 (Decent−), rank: #8315 (of 10155) (seen all: 6.58 / seen some: 5.76 / won't finish: 2.81)
Bayesian estimate: 6.222 (Decent+), rank: #6279 (of 7635)
Running time: half hour per episode 
Number of episodes: 68 
Episode titles: We have 68
Vintage:
2001-10-07 to 2003-01-26 
2003-01-19 (Indonesia - Indosiar Visual Mandiri) 
2003-04-21 (Philippines) 
2004-10-30 to 2005-05-22 () 
2005 (Middle East - Spacetoon Broadcast) 
Release dates: We have 4
Opening Theme:
"CRUSH GEAR FIGHT!!" by JAM Project 
Ending Theme:
"Ai da yo ne!!~Gear wo tsnagou" by Jam project 
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Shuji Iuchi 
Director: Hideji Iuchi 
Script:
Fuyunori Gobu  (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 7, 13, 26
) 
Hiroaki Kitajima  (12 episodes
eps 3, 8, 12, 19, 21-22, 35, 41, 46, 50, 60-61
) 
Hiroyuki Yoshino  (13 episodes
eps 4, 11, 16, 20, 23, 31, 34, 39, 43, 47, 56-57, 65
) 
Noboru Kimura  (16 episodes
eps 5, 9, 14, 18, 24, 29, 33, 38, 42, 48, 51-52, 58-59, 63-64
) 
Shin Yoshida  (7 episodes
eps 10, 15, 17, 25, 32, 40, 55
) 
Shino Hakata  (4 episodes
eps 36-37, 44-45
) 
Shuji Iuchi (6 episodes
eps 27, 53, 62, 66-68
) 
Tatsuto Higuchi (eps 4-5) 
Storyboard:
Masahiro Takada (5 episodes
eps 31, 35, 40, 45, 51
) 
Yasuhiro Minami 
Music:
Yōgo Kōno 
Original creator: Hajime Yatate 
Character Design: Atsuo Tobe 
Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda 
Animation Director:
Eiji Nakada (4 episodes
eps 2, 8, 15, 23
)Takuro Shinbo (eps 2, 15) 
Mechanical design: Mitsuru Owa 
Sound Director: Sadayoshi Fujine 
Director of Photography: Tomoko Kuroyanagi 
Producer:
Youichi Honna (Tokyu Agency) 

Animation:
Tomohiro Kawahara (OP) 
Animation Supervisor:
Satoshi Shigeta (3d Key Animation; eps 20-27) 
Assistant producer: Youichi Watanabe (eps 28-68) 
CG: Shingo Suzuki (ED) 
CG Key Animation:
Eiji Nakada (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 15, 23, 27
)Kohei Yoneyama (Nakamura Production; 6 episodes
eps 6, 12-13, 20, 28, 42
)Manabu Imura (Nakamura Production; 7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 10, 13, 17, 22, 27
)Masahiko Kaneda (29 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-12 even, 13, 18, 20, 22, 25-27, 30, 32, 35, 40, 42, 44, 49, 51-52, 54-60 even, 64, 68
)Seiichi Hashimoto (Nakamura Production; 6 episodes
eps 8, 23, 28, 33, 38, 42
)Shinichi Takahashi (Nakamura Production; 4 episodes
eps 10, 13, 17, 20
)Tomohiro Kawahara (10 episodes
eps 1, 6, 11, 13, 15, 18, 26-27, 45, 52
)Yū Ikeda (Nakamura Production; 7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 10, 13, 17, 20, 27
) 
CG Producer: Takashi Imaishi 
CG Supervisor: Masayoshi Obata 
Chief 3D Unit Director: Mitsuo Fukuda 
Color design: Tomoko Kuroyanagi 
Editing: Yukiko Nojiri 
In-Between Animation:
Yukio Ueto (Nakamura Production) 
Key Animation:
Akira Matsunaga (Nakamura Production; 8 episodes
eps 2, 8, 15, 25, 27, 30, 32, 35
)Akira Takahashi (Studio Dub; 30 episodes
eps 1-11 odd, 14, 16, 19, 21, 24, 26, 29, 31, 34, 37-43 odd, 46, 48, 50, 53-67 odd
)Asako Inayoshi (Nakamura Production; 12 episodes
eps 6, 12, 20, 23, 28, 30, 33, 35, 44, 47, 51, 60
)Atsuo Tobe (9 episodes
eps 12, 14, 20, 28, 33, 44, 52, 62, 68
)Azuma Sugawara (Nakamura Production; 9 episodes
eps 23, 30, 32, 35, 38, 42, 44, 47, 51
)Chūji Nakajima (8 episodes
eps 4, 14, 33, 47, 52, 58, 62, 68
)Etsushi Mori (7 episodes
eps 1, 22, 33, 44, 52, 62, 68
)Gorō Taki (8 episodes
eps 8, 14, 18, 22, 27, 33, 62, 68
)Hidenori Miyahara (Nakamura Production; 5 episodes
eps 56, 58, 60, 64, 66
)Hirokazu Hisayuki (Nakamura Production; 4 episodes
eps 30, 35, 40, 54
) 
Hiroyuki Mori (Nakamura Production; 7 episodes
eps 2, 6, 12, 20, 23, 28, 33
)Hitomi Takechi (Nakamura Production; 12 episodes
eps 2, 8, 15, 20, 28, 35, 38, 42, 44, 47, 51, 60
)Isao Hayashi (Nakamura Production; 5 episodes
eps 56, 58, 60, 64, 66
)Kazuhiro Itakura (Nakamura Production; 8 episodes
eps 4, 10, 17, 54, 56, 58, 64, 66
)Kazuhiro Ono (Studio Dub; 30 episodes
eps 1-11 odd, 14, 16, 19, 21, 24, 26, 29, 31, 34, 37-43 odd, 46, 48, 50, 53-67 odd
)Kenichi Takase (Nakamura Production; 9 episodes
eps 2, 6, 12, 20, 23, 28, 30, 32, 35
)Kenichiro Kasuya (Nakamura Production; 11 episodes
eps 2, 6, 12, 20, 28, 33, 35, 38, 42, 47, 51
)Makoto Shimojima (Nakamura Production; 5 episodes
eps 23, 38, 42, 47, 51
)Manabu Imura (Nakamura Production; 18 episodes
eps 4, 10, 17, 25, 27, 30, 32, 35, 40, 45, 49, 54-60 even, 64, 66, 68
)Masaaki Kitahara (Nakamura Production; 11 episodes
eps 4, 10, 17, 27, 45, 47, 49, 54, 58, 60, 64
)Masumi Hoshino (Nakamura Production; 12 episodes
eps 2, 8, 15, 20, 25, 28, 35, 38, 42, 44, 47, 51
)Satoshi Tanaka (6 episodes
eps 1, 44, 47, 52, 62, 68
)Seiichi Hashimoto (Nakamura Production; 6 episodes
eps 8, 15, 23, 25, 28, 33
)Shinichi Takahashi (Nakamura Production; 13 episodes
eps 10, 17, 22, 25, 27, 30, 32, 35, 40, 45, 49, 54, 56
)Tetsuya Ishikawa (Studio Dub; 30 episodes
eps 1-11 odd, 14, 16, 19, 21, 24, 26, 29, 31, 34, 37-43 odd, 46, 48, 50, 53-67 odd
)Tomohiko Abe (Nakamura Production; 6 episodes
eps 45, 56, 58, 60, 64, 66
)Tomokazu Shimabukuro (Nakamura Production; 6 episodes
eps 4, 10, 17, 27, 49, 54
)Toshio Mori (5 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 18
)Tsuguru Fukuda (Nakamura Production; 10 episodes
eps 2, 8, 15, 20, 23, 33, 38, 42, 47, 51
)Tsutomu Suzuki (8 episodes
eps 1, 12, 14, 20, 22, 28, 62, 68
)Yoshiaki Wada (Studio Dub; 30 episodes
eps 1-11 odd, 14, 16, 19, 21, 24, 26, 29, 31, 34, 37-43 odd, 46, 48, 50, 53-67 odd
)Yū Ikeda (Nakamura Production; 12 episodes
eps 4, 10, 17, 22, 25, 27, 30, 32, 35, 40, 45, 49
)Yukie Suzuki (14 episodes
eps 1, 6, 8, 14, 18, 22, 27, 33, 44, 47, 52, 58, 62, 68
)Yumie Wada (Nakamura Production; 9 episodes
eps 27, 45, 47, 49, 54, 58, 60, 64, 66
)Yūya Furuta (Nakamura Production; 4 episodes
eps 4, 10, 17, 56
) 
Mechanical Design Works: Mitsuru Owa 
Mechanical Designers:
Susumu Imaishi 
Music producer: Syunji Inoue 
Planning Manager:
Koutaro Nakayama 
Planning Producer: Yasuo Miyakawa 
Production Coordination:
Youichi Watanabe (1-27) 
Publicity:
Tomoko Wada (1-40) 
Series Supervision: Hiroaki Kitajima 
Theme Song Performance: JAM Project 
Megumi Matsumoto as Kouya Marino 

Akemi Kanda as Hanano Kaoru 
Akira Sasanuma as Takeshi Manganji 
Chika Sakamoto as Jin Kyosuke 
Masato Amada as Jirou Oriza 
Naomi Shindoh as Kuroudo Marume 

Akiko Nakagawa as Gina Firestein 
Asami Okamoto as Mrs. Manganji 
Asami Sanada as Michael Steiner (ep 43) 
Ayaka Yamashita as Crusher Kane 
Bin Shimada as Gear Daren 
Chiharu Tezuka as Marimo Marino (Marino's Mother) 
Daisuke Ishikawa as Kurosaki 
Hiroaki Ishikawa as Alex Borg 
Hiroki Takahashi as Midou Dan 
Hiroomi Sugino as Gou Manganji (Manganji's Father) 
Hiroshi Naka as Richard Firestein (ep 62) 
Hitoshi Bifu as Lennard Firestein 
Jun Fukuyama as Taka (ep 17) 
Kanako Tateno as
Aida Koume (Pink Lips Team) 
Crush Mary 
Iwa Yuuki 
Ritchie (ep 32) 
Shinnosuke Gomano 
Shinomiya Rin 
Steve Douglas (STAR BRAD) 
Sumomo Haru 
Washita Hiroshi (Team Griffon) 
Yukihiko Asamori 
Kayo Yuunagi as Daisuke Sasaki 
Kazuya Ichijō as Godboy 
Ken Narita as Tateo Marino (Marino's Father) 
Kenji Nojima as
Q (ep 7) 
Yuuya Marino 
Kōsuke Okano as Eddie Kobayashi (Mighty Gears) 
Makiko Ōmoto as Kishin Ookawa (Mighty Gears) 
Masahito Yabe as Mohamed Ramzy (ep 49) 
Michiko Neya as Lilika Tobita 
Minako Tsutsu as Nobiru Koike (ep 6) 
Minoru Inaba as Ichidou Takekura 
Omi Minami as Carlos Ferrein 
Reiko Takagi as
Jirou Takoyama (Burning Octopus) 
Shirou Takoyama (Burning Octopus) 
Rio Natsuki as Nina Maier 
Sachi Matsumoto as
Saburou Takoyama (Burning Octopus) 
Tarou Takoyama (Burning Octopus) 
Sanae Kobayashi as
Fuuko Nagidori (ep 7) 
Kim Young Dae (ep 29) 
Sayaka Aida as Wang Hu 
Shigeru Shibuya as Satoru Todoroki (Mighty Gears) 
Showtaro Morikubo as Alberto Schweiger (ep 42) 
Susumu Chiba as Ralf Wenders (ep 42) 
Takahiro Mizushima as
Cain's older brother (ep 52) 
Rudolf Steiner (ep 43) 
Takayuki Yamaguchi as Shinomiya Rai 
Takeharu Ōnishi as
Kouji Hanano (Kaoru's Grandpa) 
Kousuke Jin (Kyousuke's Father) 
Takkō Ishimori as Sougen Manganji (ep 27) 
Tetsu Inada as Godmama (eps 50-52) 
Tetsuya Iwanaga as Shane Firestein (eps 50-52) 
Tomohiro Tsuboi as
Crush Gordon 
Shingo Nagidori 
Tomoko Kawakami as Momo Yamanoki (Pink Lips Team) 
Wasabi Mizuta as Aida Chouta (ep 6) 
Yasuhiro Takato as Futoshi Harano (ep 6) 
Yasuyuki Kase as Kim Young Sae (ep 29) 
Yōko Matsuoka as Heinrich Gang (ep 65) 
Yū Asakawa as Hiroomi Taki (Mighty Gears) 
Yumi Kakazu as Mitsuki Oomori (Team Griffon) 
Japanese companies
Animation: Sunrise 
Backgrounds:
Atelier Musa  (20 episodes
eps 1-7 odd, 11, 15, 18, 22, 26, 31, 35-36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68
)White Map 
Broadcaster:
TV Asahi 
CG Key Animation:
Studio Dub 
Composite:
Buyu Digital 
DVD Distribution: Bandai Visual 
Finish Animation: MI 
In-Between Animation:
Buyuu  (4 episodes
eps 22, 42, 58, 62
)White Line 
Key Animation:
Nakamura Production (33 episodes
eps 2-12 even, 15, 17, 19-20, 22-23, 25, 27-28, 32-33, 35, 38-44 even, 45-51 odd, 54-66 even
) 
Studio Dub (31 episodes
eps 1-11 odd, 14, 16, 19, 21, 24, 26, 29, 31, 34, 37-43 odd, 46-48, 50, 53-67 odd
) 
White Line (eps 13, 18) 
Production: Sunrise 
Production Assistance: Buyuu (eps 13, 18, 22) 
English cast
English staff
(none)
Andrea Kwan as Kouya Marino 

Colin Shevloff as Takeshi Manganji 
Kathryn Ryan as
Kaoru Hanano 
Kyousuke Jin 
Michael Quinn as Kuroudo Marume 
Shawn Pleavin as Jiro Oriza 

Andrea Kwan as
Chota Aida (ep 6) 
Fuko Nagidori 
Intercom (ep 14) 
Kuroudo Marume (young; ep 32) 
Lan Fang 
Momo Yamanoki (ep 18) 
Mrs. Manganji (ep 66) 
Rin Shinomiya 
Yayoi Tobita 
Colin Shevloff as
Alex Borg 
Kazuya Shishigawa (ep 39) 
Kosuke Jin (ep 3) 
Mitsuki Omori (ep 20) 
Nobiru Koike (ep 6) 
Ritchie (ep 32) 
Ronaldo Firestone (eps 41-42) 
Sean Firestone (eps 49-51) 
Steve Douglas (ep 37) 
U-YA (ep 44) 
Kathryn Ryan as
Boy with balloon (ep 28) 
Carlos Williams 
Daikichi Momita (eps 1, 5, 9) 
Mitsuki Omori (eps 39, 48) 
Taki Hiroomi 
Wang Hu 
Yuki Iwami 
Michael Quinn as
Abhishek Khan (ep 31) 
Bartender (ep 40) 
Brad Fincher (ep 41) 
Bully (ep 2) 
Challenger (ep 15) 
Good Boy 
Kemengan Member (ep 30) 
Mad Freddie (ep 50) 
Man (ep 50) 
Pedan (ep 30) 
Ralf Wenders 
Reporter (ep 15) 
Shinnosuke Gomano 
Silver Elk (ep 44) 
Steve Douglas (ep 54) 
Takakura (ep 40) 
Takaya Tobita (6 episodes
eps 46, 49, 53, 59, 63, 65
) 
Takeshi Manganji (young; ep 35) 
Taro Takoyama (ep 8) 
Yuhya Marino (6 episodes
eps 7, 12, 65-68
) 
Yukihiko Asamori 
Rik Thomas as
Cabin owner (ep 62) 
Doctor (eps 14, 16-17) 
Gou Manganji 
Kemengan Club Coach (ep 30) 
Kishin's driver (ep 25) 
Man (ep 32) 
Ming Wu 
Mr. Nagidori (ep 7) 
Pete (ep 6) 
Ronaldo Firestone (ep 35) 
Sougen Manganji (ep 27) 
Taikan Mizumori 
Tateo Marino (ep 41) 
Scott Evans as
Alberto Schweiger 
Brad Fincher (eps 37, 54) 
Cain's older brother (ep 52) 
Daikichi Momita (7 episodes
eps 23, 25, 34-35, 37, 46, 68
) 
Daisuke Sasaki 
Dan Midou 
Deliver driver (ep 28) 
Doctor (ep 17) 
Eddie Kobayashi (eps 56-57) 
Futoshi Harano (eps 21-22) 
Gavin Connelhammer 
Harry Gamble 
Ichido Takekura 
Jiro Takoyama (eps 8, 19) 
Kazuya Shishigawa (ep 20) 
Kim Yong-sun (ep 29) 
Kishin Okawa 
Koji Hanano 
Li Chun (4 episodes
eps 57, 60-61, 64
) 
Ma Liang (6 episodes
eps 30-33, 36, 45
) 
Mad Jason (ep 50) 
Mitsuki Omori (ep 31) 
Satoru Todoroki 
Shingo Nagidori 
Taka Shibuya (ep 17) 
Takaya Tobita (ep 12) 
Taxi driver (ep 28) 
Tomba (ep 30) 
Waiter (ep 27) 
X-ray Doctor (ep 21) 
Yuhya Marino (7 episodes
eps 26, 32, 35, 38, 43, 52, 64
) 
Shawn Pleavin as
Chota Aida (eps 21-22) 
Leon Farmer (ep 44) 
Ma Liang (6 episodes
eps 53, 55, 57, 60-61, 64
) 
Researcher (eps 15-16) 
Rudolf Steiner (ep 43) 
Shiro Takoyama (ep 19) 
Tateo Marino (eps 1, 7) 

Kathryn Ryan 
English companies
Broadcaster:
TV3 (New Zealand) 
Distributor: Beyond Home Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand) 
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Distributor: Cloverway 
Spanish cast
(none)
German staff
German cast
Hannes Maurer as Kuroudo Marume 
Robin Kahnmeyer as Jijo 

Julien Haggege as Takeshi Manganji 
Uschi Hugo as Lilika Tobita 

Andrea Rabow as Kouyas Mutter 
Angela Ringer as Gina Firestone 
Ann Vielhaben as DJ Crush Mary 
Bernhard Völger as Schiedsrichter 
Dirk Müller as Nachrichtensprecher 
Fabian Hollwitz as
Ebata 
Yonden Kim 
Fabian Schwab as Yuya Marino 
Florian Knorrn as Futoshi Harano 
Frank Muth as
Ansager 
Schiedsrichter (Asiencup) 
Gerald Paradies as
Herr Manganji 
Min Hu (Meister des 4 Stars Team) 
Trainer 
Gerrit Schmidt-Foß as
Mitsuki Omori 
Shingo Nagidori 
Helmut Gauß as Ronaldo Firestone 
Jan Rohrbach as Momita 
Jan Spitzer as Ganda, der Clown 
Jan-David Rönfeldt as Dan Midou 
Joseph Rebling as Kyosuke Jinn 
Julia Ziffer as
Aida Koume 
Luan Fang 
Kim Hasper as Garen Konnerheyn 
Lutz Schnell as Ichido Takekura 
Matthias Klages as Ansager 
Michael Bauer as GFA 
Nico Mamone as Gomano 
Nils Zachler as Kouya Marino 
Peggy Sue Emmler as Kaoru Hanano 
Rainer Fritzsche as
Jinku 
Taki Hiroomi 
Ricardo Richter as
Daisuke Sasake 
Kishin Okawa 
Rüdiger Evers as Takeshis Opa 
Sandro Blümel as Chota Aida 
Sebastian Jacob as Disco 
Sonja Scherff as Momo Yamabuki 
Till Völger as Wang Hu 
Timm Neu as Nobiru Koike 
Timmo Niesner as Lee 
Tobias Kluckert as Waa-Yan 
Tommy Morgenstern as Satoru Todoroki 
Victoria Frenz as Fuuko Nagidori 
Wanja Gerick as
Eddy Kobayashi 
Yonsun Kim 
German companies
Broadcaster: Tele 5 
Distributor: Red Planet/Alive AG 
Dubbing:
MME Studios Berlin 
Arabic staff
Arabic cast
Translation: Wael Obeid 

Montage: Samer Abu Hamad 
Preparation: Ammar Shikh Gabr 
Production manager: Radwan Hijazi 
Proofreading: Ramadan Ayyub 
Revision:
Shafik Bitar 
Sound & Mixage: Nadim Sulaiman 
Supervision: Iyad Hijazi 
Theme Recording: Samer Abu Asali 
Theme Song Composed & Arranged: Ibrahim Sulimani 
Theme Song Performance: Rasha Rizk 
Arabic companies
Broadcaster: Spacetoon 
Distributor: Animation International (Mahr Al-Hajj Weiss) 
Dubbing:
Al Zahra Centre - VENUS  (Syria) 
Production: Animation International (Mahr Al-Hajj Weiss) 
Tagalog staff
Tagalog cast
Dubbing Director: Roni Abario 
Jefferson Utanes as Kouya Marino 

Alejandro Lim as Takeshi Manganji 
Anthony Malejana as
Wang Hu 
World Cup Referee 
Bernardo Malejana as
Kyousuke Jinn 
Min U 
Takaya 
Blair Arellano as Mitzuki 
Celeste Dela Cruz as
Lan Fan 
Lilica's Mom 
Christopher Carlo Caling as
Jirou Oriza 
Kurosaki 
Pierre 
Yonden 
Clarice King as
Lilica Tobita 
Rin Shinomiya 
Daisy May Carino as Kaoru Hananu 
Jefferson Utanes as
Alex Borg 
Disco 
Manganji Cup Host 
Nobiru 
Marc Adrian Collantes as Sean 
Marvi Medina as
Dj Crush Mary 
Gina Firestone 
Momo 
Michael Punzalan as
Botokan Cup Host 
Kuroudo Marume 
Manganji Cup Referee 
Takeshi's Dad 
Richard Allan Rimorin as
Gordon 
Momita 
Rouel Masangcay as
Gaven Konnerhammer 
Leon 
Tagalog companies
Broadcaster:
Studio 23 
Dubbing: ABS-CBN 
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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