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Two Car
	Key Visual
つうかあ; (Tsūkaa)
Genre	Sports (Sidecar racing)
Manga
Two Car Everyday
Written by	Eromane
Published by	Media Factory
Magazine	Monthly Comic Alive
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	September 9, 2017 – January 27, 2018
Volumes	1
Manga
Written by	Shinome Shinohara
Published by	Kadokawa
Imprint	MF Comics
Magazine	ComicWalker
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	October 7, 2017 – May 20, 2018
Volumes	2
Anime television series
Directed by	Masafumi Tamura
Produced by	Oshi Yoshinuma; Youichi Sekine; Fuminori Yamazaki; Mika Shimizu; Shinji Oomori; Souji Miyagi; Hideo Momota; Junichirou Tamura; Yoshiyuki Shioya; Kaori Kimura; Akinobu Terabe;
Written by	Katsuhiko Takayama
Music by	Ryō Takahashi
Studio	Silver Link
Licensed by	NA: Crunchyroll;
Original network	AT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS, BS Fuji
English network	SEA: Animax Asia;
Original run	October 7, 2017 – December 23, 2017
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)

Two Car (つうかあ, Tsūkaa), also called Two Car: Racing Sidecar, is a Japanese anime television series about motorcycle sidecar racing, created by Silver Link as their 10th anniversary project. It aired from October 7^[2]^[3] to December 23, 2017.

Plot

The story follows Yuri Miyata and Megumi Meguro, a pair of sidecar racing team members living on Miyake Island, where they take on other rival motorcycle sidecar teams.

Characters

Yuri Miyata (宮田ゆり, Miyata Yuri): Voiced by: Aoi Koga^[3]
Megumi Meguro (目黒めぐみ, Meguro Megumi): Voiced by: Aimi Tanaka^[3]
Mutsuki Shimazu (島津むつき, Shimazu Mutsuki): Voiced by: Ayaka Saito^[4]
Ai Makita (蒔田あい, Makita Ai): Voiced by: Sora Tokui^[4]
Nene Itagaki (板垣ねね, Itagaki Nene): Voiced by: Mana Hirata^[4]
Hibari Takada (高田ひばり, Takada Hibari): Voiced by: Sakura Nakamura^[4]
Tsugumi Nakajima (中島つぐみ, Nakajima Tsugumi): Voiced by: Maria Naganawa^[4]
Chiyuki Shiohara (塩原ちゆき, Shiohara Chiyuki): Voiced by: Sarah Emi Bridcutt^[4]
Misaki Nagai (永井みさき, Nagai Misaki): Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu^[4]
Izumi Murata (村田いずみ, Murata Izumi): Voiced by: Ayaka Nanase^[4]
Nagisa Suzuki (鈴木なぎさ, Suzuki Nagisa): Voiced by: Misato Fukuen^[4]
Maria Shishido (宍戸まりあ, Shishido Maria): Voiced by: Aya Suzaki^[4]
Yuria Shishido (宍戸ゆりあ, Shishido Yuria): Voiced by: Aya Suzaki^[4]
Kanae Kawamata (川真田かなえ, Kawamata Kanae): Voiced by: Ayaka Shimizu^[4]
Tamae Kuribayashi (栗林たまえ, Kuribayashi Tamae): Voiced by: Arisa Morishima^[4]
Mao Katakura (片倉まお, Katakura Mao): Voiced by: Arisa Shida^[4]
Hitomi Iseki (井関ひとみ, Iseki Hitomi): Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki^[4]
Arisu Amano (天野ありす, Amano Arisu): Voiced by: Maya Yoshioka^[4]
Kurosu Itō (伊藤くろす, Itō Kurosu): Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori^[4]
Tanahashi (棚橋): Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki^[5]
Yōko Higurashi (日暮洋子, Higurashi Yōko): Voiced by: Emiko Takeuchi^[5]
Hatsune Wada (和田はつね, Wada Hatsune): Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame^[5]

Betty and Tina Birchall^[6]

Siblings from the Isle of Man's racing circuit.

Media

Manga

A spin-off manga titled Two Car Everyday, written by dōjinshi artist Eromane, was serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive from September 9, 2017, to January 27, 2018. A main manga adaptation was serialized in Kadokawa's ComicWalker website from October 2017 to May 2018.^[7]

Two Car Everyday

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	February 23, 2018^[8]	978-4-04-069798-7

Two Car

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	December 13, 2017^[9]	978-4-04-069650-8
2	June 23, 2018^[10]	978-4-04-069882-3

Anime

Nikoichi was credited for the original work. Masafumi Tamura directed the anime at Silver Link. Katsuhiko Takayama supervised and wrote the series scripts. Tiv drafted the original character design concepts, and Yuki Sawairi adapted those designs for animation.^[3] Sphere performed the opening theme "Heart to Heart",^[11] while Void_Chords performed the ending theme "Angelica Wind" alongside Aoi Koga & Aimi Tanaka.^[7] Crunchyroll streamed the anime.^[12]

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Exhibition"	October 7, 2017 (2017-10-07)
2	"Shakedown"	October 14, 2017 (2017-10-14)
3	"Practise"	October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21)
4	"Swap Meet"	October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28)
5	"Reverse Grid"	November 4, 2017 (2017-11-04)
6	"Dual Purpose"	November 11, 2017 (2017-11-11)
7	"Side by Side"	November 18, 2017 (2017-11-18)
8	"Engage"	November 25, 2017 (2017-11-25)
9	"Mad Saturday"	December 2, 2017 (2017-12-02)
10	"Replay Log Data"	December 9, 2017 (2017-12-09)
11	"Blue Flag"	December 16, 2017 (2017-12-16)
12	"Ladies, Start Your Engines!"	December 23, 2017 (2017-12-23)

Reception

Previews

Anime News Network had four editors review the first episode of the anime:^[13] Rebecca Silverman gave praise to the episode for its luscious backgrounds and building interest in the sport of sidecar racing; Theron Martin saw intrigue in the Yuri and Megumi relationship possibly making for an interesting watch but was unsure of its place in the fall season schedule; James Beckett praised the animation of the racing sequences and the added use of CG to them, but was critical of the two main leads being characterized and motivated over a romance with their unseen coach. The fourth reviewer, Nick Creamer, felt the show lacked a "real sense of drama or urgency" in both its racing scenes and character interactions, concluding that it "isn't a terrible show in any way, it also doesn't present any convincing reasons to keep watching. This one's an easy skip."^[13]

Series reception

Stig Høgset, writing for THEM Anime Reviews, praised the sidecar racing scenes for having beautiful scenery that complement the CG vehicles during the high-octane moments, the sound editing to accentuate driving the courses and the sidecar technical aspects but was critical of the cast of racing teams acting as bearers for the series' unfulfilling comedic and dramatic story elements, concluding with, "Come for the bikes, because the drama and the comedy is definitely not up to speed."^[14]

References

^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 1, 2019). "Animax Asia Airs Two Car Racing Anime on October 15". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 28, 2017). "Silver Link Reveals New Two Car Original TV Anime About Motorcycle Sidecar Racing". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sherman, Jennifer (August 8, 2017). "Silver Link's Original TV Anime Two Car Reveals Aoi Koga, Aimi Tanaka as Main Cast in Video". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 30, 2017). "Two Car Anime Reveals Additional Cast, Character Descriptions". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 31, 2017). "Shinichiro Miki, Hitomi Nabatame, Emiko Takeuchi Join Two Car Anime Series". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
^ "Two Car (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia". Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
^ ^a ^b "Two Car Anime Reveals 2 Manga Adaptations, Ending Theme Artists". Anime News Network. August 28, 2017. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
^ "つうかあえぶりでぃ". Kodansha (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
^ "つうかあ (1)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
^ "つうかあ (2)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 13, 2017). "Sphere Performs Theme Song For Two Car Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 7, 2017). "Crunchyroll Streams Two Car TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Two Car - The Fall 2017 Anime Preview Guide". Anime News Network. October 7, 2017. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
^ Høgset, Stig (February 19, 2018). "Two Car". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2019.