Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! (爆走兄弟レッツ&ゴー!!) is a manga series created by Tetsuhiro Koshita, first serialized in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic magazine from July 1994 to October 1999. The manga centers on Retsu and Go Seiba, brothers who focus on the world of miniature car racing known as Mini 4WD. It is created as a tie-in to Tamiya's Mini 4WD franchise (Mainly Fully Cowled, Mechanical and Aero), and it is the second series to center on the franchise since Dash! Yonkuro. Three anime adaptations of the manga were produced by Xebec from 1996 to 1998, each of which consisting of three 51-episode series, and was also made into several games. The series also released various merchandise, including CDs, trading cards, stickers, and even die-cast cars. In 2014, a sequel series, Return Racers, began serialization in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Aniki magazine, 20 years after the original series' serialization. A spinoff manga, which focuses on Tsubasa, was serialized on CoroCoro Ichiban in August 2017.

Plot

Mini 4WD racing is an interesting hobby where kids and adults compete using customized motorized miniature cars. Every year, competitions revolving around the hobby circulated around the world, where kids and adults test out their spirit and passion for racing, with companies developing new technologies and innovations for Mini 4WD cars. The story revolves around the competitive Seiba Brothers: Go and Retsu, who were once constantly arguing with each other to see who between them is the best racer. However, one day after a community-sponsored race they both met Dr. Tsuchiya, the head of the Tsuchiya Racing Factory who gave them two Mini 4WD Cars from the prototype Saber Series: Sonic Saber and Magnum Saber. With his advice to customize them for the upcoming race, they are now determined to win, race to victory and set off on the wildest race of their lives while meeting both friends and enemies in the Mini 4WD Racing world.

Characters

TRF Victorys

Ichimonji Brothers

Ogami Corps

NA Astro Rangers

Other racers

Supporting characters

Media

Manga

The manga series originally ran serially in CoroCoro Comic starting in the June 1994 issue through the October 1999 issue, compiling into 20 tankōbon volumes. A sequel, titled Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! Return Racers!! (爆走兄弟レッツ&ゴー!! Return Racers!!), began serialization on Coro Coro Aniki in October 2014 before it was temporarily stopeed publication and continued its serialization in Coro Coro Online until November 2021. The new series depicted Go's and Retsu's life 20 years following the end of the original series, as well as new flashback stories. A spinoff manga, titled Let's & Go!! Tsubasa, the Next Racers (レッツ&ゴー!! 翼 ネクストレーサーズ伝) began serialization on Coro Coro Ichiban in August 2017.

Anime

An anime adaptation of the series was produced by Xebec, directed by Tetsurō Amino (Macross 7) and written by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama. It first aired on TV Tokyo from January 8, 1996, through December 30, 1996, covering the first half of the manga. The sequel Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP (爆走兄弟レッツ&ゴー!! WGP) aired from January 6, 1997, through December 22, 1997, covering the second half of the manga. The third series, titled Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! MAX (爆走兄弟レッツ&ゴー!! MAX), aired on from January 5, 1998, through December 21, 1998, covering the events of the sequel manga. The anime series was also aired by GMA Network from 1999 to 2001.

Film

A film based on the second series titled Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP: Bousou Mini 4WD Daitsuiseki (爆走兄弟レッツ&ゴー!!WGP 暴走ミニ四駆大追跡!), was released in theaters in Japan on July 5, 1997. In the Philippines, the film was released as 'Let's & Go!! The Movie: Tamiya' on January 12, 2001.

Games