Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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How Appare-Ranman came to be set in America, and the real life-story of a transcontinental race that occurred in 1909 and may have influenced the anime. Also, what racing and the world of automobiles really was like in the early 20th century.



0:22 The process of creating the anime
1:45 Early history of automobiles and racing
3:07 Comparing the anime to history
3:47 The 1909 Ocean to Ocean Automobile Endurance Contest and car culture at the time
5:34 Results and impacts of the 1909 race
6:14 Conclusion



Interview with the director: anime.dmkt-sp.jp/animestore/CP/CP00001096

Ocean to Ocean by Model T: Henry Ford and the 1909 Transcontinental Auto Contest by Terence M. Cole: jstor.org/stable/43609459