Grand Prix Stories: The Final Race

Grand Prix Stories: The Final Race (also known as The Racer From Japan - Grand Prix Stories: The Final Race) is an upcoming 2020 Japanese animated feature film produced by SurgeAnime Typewriter Japan,Firebasket Japan, and Bandai Namco Arts, while the film is animated by Studio Acesky and New Xebec primary. The film is based off the Japanese animated series of the same name and serves as the series finale.

Cast

 * Hayato Hiroshi
 * Japanese VA: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
 * English VA: Benjamin Diskin

Production
Production started in February of 2019 with writing and storyboarding. Firebasket Asian Animation Studios worked on storyboarding with Himura Joben. At the same time, key animation started at Studio+ Alpha. At this time, it was reported that Yashiro Toichi was directing a 2K anime film to be released in 2020.

NUT and AIC started working on in-between frames from Studio+ Alpha's cuts in March of 2019, while Gonzo and New Xebec started to clean those frames and started to animate the film. Acesky Movie Productions Studios started to work off of Gainax's frames. Work on the film then steadily progressed. By July of 2019, the film had about 10 minutes of footage done.

At Anime Expo 2019, Bandai, SurgeAnime, and Typewriter Japan announced The Racer From Japan - Grand Prix Stories: The Final Race, shortened to Grand Prix Stories: The Final Race to be released in the winter of 2020 in Japan, with a world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theater by Typewriter Presents.

3D animation started work in July of 2019, with Venga California and Ravenworks France 3D working on race animation alongside NUT and AIC. At the same time, Aceksy Studio A started to work on their own set of shots.

In September of 2019, Ashi Productions, Ordet, and A.P.P.P. joined the production as in-betweeners and support studios to help speed up production. At this point, 20 minutes of footage was done. About six months later, about 55 minutes of footage was done.

In October of 2020, it was announced that the film is completed and will be released on time.

2K
This will be the first Typewriter Japan film to be produced in 2K, as well as the first to be in IMAX.

English language version
In July of 2019, Firebasket Media Publishing & Distribution bought the English language rights for the movie. They'll work with Studiopolis to dub the movie, while keeping some actors from the show as well.

Dubbing will start in March of 2020, with small dubbing sessions until March 2021. The dub will be released on TV first in the summer of that year.

It was announced that SurgeAnime USA has bought the first-run rights to the film, and will air it in early/mid-July, while the home media release will be in October of that year, featuring the TV edit and the uncut version.

International versions
Firebasket International Dubbing has been contracted to produce a South Korean, Latin American, German, Chinese, and French version of the movie.