IGPX - Immortal Grand Prix

Here we have a unique anime, created by most known animation production companies in Japan and America. This cool anime might remind you of Zoids, Initial D or even Wipeout from Playstaion. It brings some awesome CG integrated very well with classic anime drawing, all in a futuristic sports setting.

The series were directed by Hongo Mitsuru, animated by Production I.G. and Cartoon Network. When two or more big companies collaborate, great things happen. Immortal Grand Prix is a very successful anime that should not be missed. It is based on the original 5-five minute episodes IGPX, there was no racing though, mechas only battled. We recommend watching that too.

The story is somewhat similar to most other sports anime, but with added cool futuristic mecha effect. The year is 2048, the most popular motor sport on earth is IGPX. The sport consists of racing through a track in two teams of three people, each person inside a humanoid mecha that reach speeds over 400km/h. But they aren't only racing here, they have to battle with the opposing team - that means breaking their beautiful IG so it can't keep up with theirs anymore. IGPX has become so popular that they had to build a whole town around the huge 60km track, just for IGPX racing industry.

This anime contains enough characters to keep everyone happy, they are well designed and thought out. Team Satomi, which we follow throughout the series, has many different personalities. Our main four pilots are always having arguments and conflicts between each other, most of the time they are in their own little worlds, which seems more interesting. The IGs do more amazing moves with every episode. We think not only this anime was one of the first to have sports with CG mecha armor concept in mind, but it also was the most original. We did feel a lack of real audiences and a bit of outside world, but we're all here mostly for the IGPX racing.

Not many can say a bad thing about animation by Production I.G. or their divisions, they create perfect animations, show ways of animating so the rest of the animating studios can only follow. The animation here is very good. 3D and 2D animations combined perfectly, with help of Bee Train, Studio, Xebec, CN with planing the story. We are proud to have this great piece of animation, we give very high scores for this animation.

Loved the great futuristic sound effects and music. It fits IGPX so well that you might forget it is there. The live race commentator might seem a bit irritating at times, we got over him after a while, so you will too. The soundtrack is worth a separate release, it is intense, fast, futuristic music.

In summary, IGPX is a series worth watching even for older audiences. This is a work of many great artists, collaborations between many animation studios. Made with care, many messages and lessons to be learned. The story is full of characters, all with their own unique personalities that are in conflict all the time. The superb animation brings you great entertainment. We recommend it to everyone, at least rent it or watch it on CN, because this work is not just another sports anime.