First created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida (1933-1977)
as a manga series in the 60's, Mach Go Go Go made the
jump to television as an anime series in 1967. The central
character in the anime and manga was a young race car
driver named Go Mifune. Yoshida selected the names and
symbolisms in his creation very carefully. The M logo
on the hood of his race car and the front of his helmet
stood for his family name Mifune, and his given name Go
is also a Japanese homonym for the number 5 (the number
on his race car). This is also represented by the letter
G embroidered on his shirt. Though somewhat western for
Japanese tastes at the time, the 52-episode series achieved
modest success, but would soon find blockbuster status
in the United States.
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