Director Takeshi Kokie is very careful to not go too fast or too slow with the plotting of the movie, as is creator/script writer Katsuhito Iishi. Still, their characters are developed well-enough in the course of a mere 102 minutes, with as much development and chemistry between them that one could muster without going under/overboard. So yeah, JP and Sonoshee follow typical anime character archetypes easy-going male racer and self-reliant female racer, respectively. Manageable, independent, and intelligent, she's simply not just eye candy for the guys watching Redline. Our other lead is Sonoshee McLaren, known as Cherry Boy Hunter. He's a reckless racer who loves to race, and race fast especially. Our main character amongst the many racers is Sweet JP, who kind of looks like a mix between a young Elvis Presley and The Fonz from Happy Days. Here we see a cool-looking alien planet, with inhabitants who looks like a mix of animal people and aliens who wouldn't look out of place in a Muppet film. In just a few minutes we're watching the Yellowline, the preliminary race to determine who goes onward to Redline.

Redline wastes no time whatsoever drawing you in. It's fun, has a great sense of humor, is brilliantly animated and drawn, and features two cool, intelligent, fun leads. Take Speed Racer, Wacky Races, and the general art style of F-ZERO X, mix them in a blender, and add fantastic art/animation/writing, and Redline is what you'd end up with.

Chief among his competitors are the beautiful, fiercely independent Sonoshee McLaren, and four-time Redline champion Machine Head Testujin. JP will have to battle both Roboworld's police forces as well as the other 7 racers if he wants to win. And the rulers plan to stop its racers by any means necessary. It's held once every 5 years, and ear time in a different place this time it's on the planet Roboworld, whose government does not approve of Redline. Notes: Prior to the film's release, a 5 minute pilot was made back in 2006.Ī young, suave, though reckless racer named JP barely makes into Redline, the biggest, most dangerous racing event in the universe where anything goes.

Distributor: R1 DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment, available streaming on Youtube.Ĭontent Rating: 17+ (female nudity, blood, violence, suggestive themes)

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