Yoroshiku Mechadock (よろしくメカドック Yoroshiku Meka Dokku, lit. "What's Up, Mechadoc") is a Japanese manga series written by Ryuji Tsugihara and serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump between 1982 and 1985. It was later adapted into a 30-episode anime TV series by Tatsunoko Productions from September 1, 1984 to March 30, 1985.
Plot Summary[]
The series follows the adventures of a group of young mechanics, Jun Kazami, Ichiro Nakamura, Kiyoshi Noro. The pair run a small tuning shop called “Mechadoc.” 18-year-old Jun Kazami gets involved with Various races during the show’s run . Along the way, Jun and the MechaDoc crew will meet legendary racers to prove their skills as tuners. While he’s not racing. Jun will be involved in all sorts of adventures, each with lots of car action to enjoy and a colourful cast of side characters.
Characters[]
Jun Kazami: A tuner and racer who wants to surpass his rivals, Nachi Wataru, Watanabe Toshimitsu.
Ichiro Nakamura: Also known as “Ittsan” though Ittsan is not as mechanically smart, Ittsan is the finance manager at MechaDoc.
Kiyoshi Noro: is a tuner at MechaDoc.
Nachi Wataru: A tuner and racer who wants to surpass Watanabe Toshimitsu with his Mazda RX-7.
Watanabe Toshimitsu: Also known as Nabe is the legendary Fairlady Z driver who is the best racer in Japan.
Episode Guide[]
- Act 1 - Youth Tuning
- Act 2 - Roar! Merry Komachi
- Act 3 - The Saturday Night Turbo II
- Act 4 - License to Steal
- Act 5 - Joker the Crusher
- Act 6 - The Rival is an RX-7
- Act 7 - The Cannonball Challenge
- Act 8 - Break through the Suka-G Force
- Act 9 - The Man of Legend! Super Z!
- Act 10 - Take the Glorious Finish Line
- Act 11 - The Let-Down Party
- Act 12 - Run! The Ichiro Special
- Act 13 - The Great Acrobat Chase!
- Act 14 - All Out on the Eishbahn!
- Act 15 - Champ, Reborn!
- Act 16 - Soar, Stunt Car!
- Act 17 - Floor It! The Road to the Port
- Act 18 - Inivitation to the Zero-Four Grand Prix
- Act 19 - The CR-X Scramble!
- Act 20 - The Phantom Time of 10.02
- Act 21 - The Blazing Dead Heat
- Act 22 - The Big End of Dreams
- Act 23 - Full Throttle! Old Power
- Act 24 - Delivery! The Fugitive's Request
- Act 25 - Mecha-Doc Breaks Up!
- Act 26 - The Fearsome Mugen Project
- Act 27 - Conclusion! The Circuit Grand Prix
- Act 28 - The Tokyo-Nagoya Circuit Sprint!
- Act 29 - The Secret of Watanabe the God
- Act 30 - Flooring the Gas Pedal of Youth!
Cars[]
Known Cars[]
- Austin Mini
- Audi Quattro
- Bob-Cat
- Chevrolet Corvette
- Honda City
- Honda CRX
- Isuzu Piazza
- Mazda RX-7
- Mazda Chantez
- Mazda T2000
- Mercedes C126
- Nissan Fairlady Z31
- Nissan Fairlady 240Z
- Nissan Skyline R30
- Nissan Skyline "Hakosuka" (Suka G)
- Nissan Silvia S110
- Pegasus
- Porsche 911
- Suzuki Cervo
- Subaru 360
- Super Spirit
- Toyota Celica GT
- Toyota Celica XX
- Toyota Celica Liftback
- Toyota Sports 800
- Toyota 2000GT
- Toyota MR2 AW11
Unidentified Cars[]
- Red car in Act 15
- Red stunt car in Act 16 (Possibly Ferrari 250 GTO)
- F1 car
References[]