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In the late 1970s, when Japan was swept up in a supercar boom, this anime series—Jump Out! Machine Flying Dragon—combined car racing and comedy.
00:21In the late 1970s, when supercars were all over Japan, an animated TV show combining car racing and comedy was released, titled "Fly Out! Machine Hiryu."
00:38Now, let's take a look at this work.
00:41Fly Out! Machine Hiryu was produced by Tatsunoko Productions and aired for a total of 21 episodes from 1977 to 1978.
00:58The story begins with the Misaki Concern searching for a race driver.
01:04During the race, Chairman Misaki notices the drivers, Tsutomu Kazama and Ricky, who overtake other cars at breakneck speeds, and signs them up to drive his newly developed car, Hiryu.
01:19Meanwhile, Chairman Gapporin of the Gapporin Konzern, who is competing with Chairman Misaki, is also developing the first Zeni Zeni Machine for his personal driver, Okkanabitch.
01:31The two cars then compete in a race, but while they are battling for the lead, Occanabitch's Zeni Zeni Machine No. 1 tries to destroy Machine Hiryu using the jamming function installed in the machine, causing Ricky to nearly fall off a cliff and put him in danger of retiring.
01:52Turning his anger at this interruption into investment, Ricky chased Occanavic, dodged the interruption, and finally won his first tournament.
02:03This race marked the beginning of a fierce battle between Chairman Misaki and Chairman Gapporin, as well as a fierce race between Ricky and the Occanabitch family.
02:15Now, let me introduce the characters.
02:22First, the main character, Kazematsu Tom, nicknamed Ricky, is unknown, but Chairman Misaki recognizes his skills and makes him the exclusive racer for the Hiryu team.
02:34Although he is a strong-willed and confident man, he is extremely weak when it comes to beautiful women, and in the latter half of the play he is sometimes troubled by Misaki Nana's jealousy.
02:45This Misaki Nana is the granddaughter of Chairman Misaki of Misaki Concern.
02:54He also serves as Hiryu Dunbar's driver and mechanic, providing reliable support when Ricky and Hiryu are in trouble.
03:04At first, he thinks of Ricky as nothing more than a cocky driver, but he gradually becomes attracted to him, and at the same time, becomes anxious when a beautiful woman appears.
03:15Misakichuta is Nana's younger brother, and during the races he pilots the Hiryuucopter, interfering with the Zenizeni team's interference and also conducting reconnaissance.
03:29Also, Hideki, the chimpanzee who always accompanies Tutor, will ride in the Hiryucopter and support Tutor.
03:41Chairman Misaki of the Misaki Concern uses races as advertising opportunities to promote the Misaki Concern to the world, but in the story he places bets on every match between Hiryu and the Zeni Zeni Machine.
03:58As for the mecha of the Hiryu team, I'll start by explaining Machine Hiryu.
04:05The car is equipped with a V8 turbo engine, its body is made of carbon fiber, and it boasts a top speed of 425 km/h.
04:18Additionally, Hiryu's special equipment, or special function, is the Hiryu Jump, which extends the rear wheel axle, widening the rear wheels and allowing it to leap high over opponents in front of it.
04:29The Hiryu Craft has thrusters in the center of both sides of the body that bend vertically, causing it to cobble together when on water.
04:40The Hiryu Chainsaw extends a saw from the front and cuts through obstacles in front of it.
04:47There are models such as the Hiryu Caterpillar, which have the rear wheel's mesh wrapped with a belt to create a caterpillar wheel.
04:54Another machine on the Hiryu team is the HiryuCopter, a helicopter driven by Shoota and Hideki and used for reconnaissance and other purposes.
05:04There is the Hiryu Damper, a transporter that stores the Machine Hiryu and the Hiryu Copter and is driven by Nana.
05:12Ricky and Machine Hiryu will face off against the Zeni Zeni Team, led by Chairman Gapporin of the Gapporin Konzern.
05:22Occanabic, a contracted racer for the team, tries to win the race by any means necessary, including illegal interference.
05:31Icarine is also a pretty goofy character, and is always outwitted by Ricky and the Hiryu team.
05:39He also has a rough-looking appearance, so much so that Ricky calls him a bear, but he is also a strong-willed man and is completely intimidated by his wife, Icarine, who pushes him around every time he loses a race.
05:53Icarine is the wife and daughter in charge of designing and manufacturing Zeni Zeni Machine No. 1, but she and Occanabitch are a beautiful woman with incredible looks and style, like the beauty and the beast.
06:09However, contrary to her seductive appearance, she has a short temper, violent and ruthless personality, and together with her beautiful daughter Tsun-Tsun, she bullies her husband, Occanabitch.
06:24There was also Icarine's dog, Natasha, a sarcastic chow chow.
06:31And the stingy and greedy Chairman Gapporin is competing with Chairman Misaki for the prize money from the races.
06:39Now, let me explain about the Zenizeni team's machine.
06:47The Zeni Zeni Machine No. 1, driven by Okkanabitch, would lose each time to a challenge with Ricky or Machine Hiryu and explode or be destroyed, so a different Zeni Zeni Machine No. 1 appeared in each episode.
07:05In order to win, the car was designed to have functions and equipment that would allow it to use any means necessary, and to win by destroying the opponent's car and rendering it unable to run, rather than by driving performance.
07:18In addition, Icarine's transporter, Zeni Zeni Machine No. 2, supports Zeni Zeni Machine No. 1 during the race, and also has the role of kicking Occanabic's butt under Icarine's supervision.
07:35Additionally, Zeni Zeni Machine No. 3, a mini jet helicopter ridden by his daughter Tsun Tsun, is also featured, which disrupts other machines.
07:45Now, finally, it's the final episode.
07:52Ricky and Occanabic are competing in a race, but as always, Occanabic's Money Machine No. 1, equipped with destructive attack gear, forces the other machines to retire.
08:05Then, as they are about to destroy Machine Hiryu with a fire attack, the news reports that the wealthy Mr. Anasis has suffered a heart attack due to his advanced age.
08:20Before he dies, Mr. Anasis promises to give $1 million to anyone who can reunite him with Ben, the only son and grandson of his late daughter, Maria.
08:32Upon hearing this news, Chairman Gapolin instructs Occanavic to abandon the race and immediately search for Mr. Anasis' grandson, Ben.
08:45Meanwhile, Ricky and Nana, suspicious of Occanabic's decision to abandon the race, ask Tuta to follow Occanabic.
08:53Later, when it turns out that they have retired in order to win the $1 million that Mr. Anasis is paying, Ricky abandons the race and chases after Occanabitch and the others, ignoring Nana's pleas to stop him.
09:07After the news broke, the church orphanage that was caring for Ben sent Ben and his companion, Sam, to Mr. Anasis' home.
09:19Along the way, Occanabitch and Icarine catch Ben and his friends, but they are unable to tell which one is Ben.
09:29Eventually, Ben and his friends take advantage of an opportunity to escape, and Ricky follows them, leaving Machine Hideu and Zenizani Machine No. 1 to chase after Ben and his friends' car.
09:42However, to support her husband, Icarine uses Zeni Zeni Machine No. 2 to launch an attack from above.
09:52With the support of his wife, Icarine, Occanabitch catches up with Ben and his friends' car and attempts to kidnap Ben, but Ricky catches up and appears.
10:04Afterwards, they use a boat to help Ben and his friends escape, but they also face off against Occanabitch, who is relentlessly pursuing them.
10:13They attack Machine Hideu with missiles and other weapons, but the bridge is destroyed and he is unable to jump over the cliff, so he falls into the river.
10:22Ricky somehow manages to shake off Occanabitch and takes Ben and the others to meet Mr. Anasis, but when Ben sees that his grandfather still puts money first, just like in the past, he is so disappointed that he sheds tears.
10:39Seeing this, Mr. Anasis regrets his way of thinking, asks Ben for his heartfelt forgiveness, and they reconcile.
10:47Meanwhile, Chairman Gapolin was firing Occanavic and Icarine, who had been abandoned by Ben and had not been able to get their hands on the $1 million.
11:00Upon hearing this verdict, Icarine punishes Occanabitch even more severely than usual, while the show ends with a quarrel between Ricky and Nana.
11:12Now, let's take a look at Machine Hiryuu in action.
11:20Thank you for watching.
11:50Fly through the world, a big race, run through red hell, pretend to lose, a big explosion, trembling trembling vacuum, trembling trembling vacuum, take off, take off, machine, hideous.
12:14Let's go, hairpin, it's trendy, Hikari, step on the accelerator, bullet horsepower.
12:38Speed power, burn, fight, bring on the storm, the big race.
12:47Blow the team away with your whole body, Otoko Dariki, Daisispo, Shakira Shakira Shakira Vacuum, Shakira Shakira Shakira Vacuum, Jump out, jump out, machine, hideous.
13:07Whale engine, top speed, crazy, machine, tornado horsepower.
13:31Speed power, burn, fight, flying dragon jumps in a big race.
13:42Flying dragon craft, kick the waves, win, big competition.
14:12When I saw the first episode of Machine Hiryu, I remember being surprised that the characters and machines were like a cross between Mach Go Go and Time Bokan.
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