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TV Anime (13 Eps) P.A. Works Tokyo MX
Action
Adventure
Spring 2020

 


Appare-Ranman!

In Meiji era Japan, Appare Sorano is a troublemaking inventor who spends his days creating fantastic new devices. Escaping from authorities after a simple misunderstanding, he and fellow expatriot Kosame Isshiki find themselves on a boat bound for America. As they struggle to make ends meet, Appare learns of the upcoming Trans America Wild Race and decides to stake his pride as an inventor by entering for the grand prize of 1.51 million dollars.

OP: I Got It! by Mia REGINA
ED: I'm Nobody by Showtaro Morikubo

Availability: English Dub

1. Sunny with Occasional Showers 2020.04.10
Kosame, the assistant instructor of the Hangetsu Itto-ryu Dojo, is ordered to be the caretaker of Soranoya's second son, Appare, who is a mechanical genius with experiments that produce very unexpected results. When Appare escapes from prison after his latest escapade, Kosame is forced to journey with him on a steamboat headed for America.
trans america wild race starting line appare's race team appare's laboratory appare coming to america
2. In the Dark 2020.04.17
Kosame and Appare arrive in Los Angeles and struggle as two homeless people trying to survive. Appare is distracted by all of the mechanical wonders and finds himself in the middle of a racetrack. It is here that they learn of the American Transcontinental Race being held by three automobile alliances with a prize of one million dollars, more than enough to return home.
appare looking at a car kosame's swordsmanship demonstration raceway xianlian at the raceway
3. Duel 2020.04.24
Appare and Kosame save a boy from thugs and learn that his name is Hototo, an orphan who came to the city looking for the man who murdered his father. Meanwhile, the warehouse they are squatting in is bought by Al Lyon, the potential heir to the automotive giant BNW. Appare takes a chance and challenges Al's car for the warehouse.
appare and hototo at the warehouse appare suggesting to sell kosame's katana al lyon appare racing al lyon
4. Let It Go 2020.07.24
Jing Xialian pleads with her team owner to test herself in order to prove that she can be a racer. However, she is ridiculed by the men on the team... Unable to bear their insults, she is willing to be fired and challenges her driver, David, to a race. A fierce battle is about to unfold...
al's segway from appare xianlian in her race car xianlian racing david watching the race
5. The Eve, and... 2020.07.31
Appare and his team attend a pre-race party where they meet the other racers including Crazy TJ, Gil T. Cigar, and his partner, Chase. And just as the lottery to determine the starting grid begins, TJ pulls out his gun!?
appare and crazy tj gil of the thousand three mr miller at the racer's banquet announcer girl at the pole position race
6. I Am Gil! 2020.08.07
The Trans-America Wild Race finally kicks off. Appare and his team do their best but the steam engine car doesn't have the speed of their gasoline-powered competition. That night, Hototo spots the man with the snake tattoo that he's been searching for and overhears a plot that could spell certain doom for Appare and the others.
appare taking a mountain shortcut in the race appare ran off road dylan winning the race hototo held captive in gil's camp
7. FAKE 2020.08.14
Hototo, who had been caught, quickly returns to Appare and the others to tell them about Gil's trap. After a small setback, Appare and the other racers catch up to Gil at the checkpoint. When Hototo steps in and prepares to take revenge for his father, Gil reveals that he isn't what he appears to be...
appare beginning the race gil's thugs blasting the pass dylan racing crazy tj the bad brothers
8. HEAVY RAIN 2020.08.21
Appare and the others discover the racers ahead in the top positions were killed by armed men on horseback. The lone survivor, Richard, was left alive to warn the other drivers that anyone who participates in this race will die. When he describes the snake tattoo on one of the assailants, the drivers all decide to pursue the gunmen to the nearby town where they are sheltered.
gil's gang of gunmen kosame's mother being assassinated saloon barkeep appare and the others about to be hanged by gil's gang
9. Short Break 2020.08.28
In consideration of the safety of the drivers, the route is changed to the north and the race will continue. Since they were ordered to wait for a day, the drivers all take a well deserved rest, except for Appare, who continues to work on his hybrid engine.
bad brothers with hototo outside of town sofia drinking contest kosame sparring with xialian kosame unfamiliar with western customs in the bath house
10. The Bridge to Hell 2020.09.04
The race continues along with a train full of the staff, to see who can be the first to cross Missouri's railroad bridge. However, an unexpected development unfolds on the train when Richard removes his disguise and reveals that he is the real Gil T Cigar.
racing through an old western town dylan in a shootout with gil gil stopping the race at the train bridge gil destroying the race cars
11. Rain in the Dark Night 2020.09.11
Kosame is gravely wounded by Gil's bullet and he is taken to the nearby town's hospital by Tristan and Chase. When Kosame wakes up, he encourages Appare and the others to continue the race and rescue Sofia. Seth Rich Carter then turns his mechanics loose to repair everyone's destroyed cars.
appare walking through crowded streets claudia with dylan and tj appare sitting on a dock in the rain seth rich carter
12. We Will Stop You!! 2020.09.18
The racers track Gil down to a nearby ghost town where they find themselves in a race against time to rescue Sofia.
Gil T. Cigar in an old church gil holding sofia hostage appare and the others ready to attack gil t cigar shootout with gil's henchmen
13. Over the Moon 2020.09.25
Gil narrowly escapes but not before boasting that Sofia is on board a train speeding out of control towards Chicago's terminal station. They all dash for the finish line to stop the train, and Appare's steam-gasoline hybrid engine finally gets its chance to shine...
showdown with gil t cigar appare races against the train trans america wild race finish line appare and kosame

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