Appare-Ranman!

Appare-Ranman! (天晴爛漫！) is a historically themed original anime about Sorano Appare and Isshiki Kosame and their adventure in the Trans-America Wild Race.

The series premiered on April 10th, 2020, but after the third episode, it was announced it was getting delayed due to the COVID-19 virus situation. It was later revealed it will restart broadcast from the first episode starting July 3rd, with the fourth episode set for July 24th. On April 3rd, 2020, a manga adaptation by Ahndongshik started in the 5th 2020 issue of Young Ace.

Plot
During the back-end of the 19th century, the genius but socially awkward engineer Sorano Appare and the wise yet cowardly samurai Isshiki Kosame find themselves drifting in the sea between Japan and America. With no money, the duo decides to enter the Trans-America Wild Race to win the prize money so they can get home. The two encounter rivals, bandits, and challenges in the wilderness as they race through America, from the starting line in Los Angeles to the finish line in New York, in the steam-powered car they built.

Cast

 * Natsuki Hanae as Sorano Appare
 * Seiichirō Yamashita as Isshiki Kosame
 * Aoi Yūki as Hototo
 * Sora Amamiya as Jin Xiaoleng
 * Sōma Saitō as Al Leon
 * Fumiko Orikasa as Sophia Taylor
 * Takahiro Sakurai as Dylan G. Ordene
 * Tomokazu Sugita as TJ
 * Kazuyuki Okitsu as Seth Rich Cutter
 * Daisuke Ono as Tristan the Bad
 * Tetsu Inada as Chase the Bad
 * Kenjiro Tsuda as Richard Riesman

Staff

 * Director: Masakazu Hashimoto
 * Series Composition: Masakazu Hashimoto
 * Music: Evan Call
 * Original story: Masakazu Hashimoto
 * Original Character Design: Ahndongshik
 * Character Design: Yurie Oohigashi
 * Art Director: Miho Sugiura
 * Chief Animation Director: Yurie Oohigashi
 * Mechanical design: Shiho Takeuchi
 * 3D Director: Motonari Ichikawa
 * Sound Director: Satoki Iida
 * Director of Photography: Satoshi Namiki
 * Color Design: Naomi Nakano
 * Editing: Ayumu Takahashi
 * Planning: Daijō Kudō and Takeshi Kikuchi