Ōban Star-Racers

Ōban Star-Racers

2006 1 Seasons ⭐ 7.833
Animation Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure

Every 10,000 years, teams from all over the universe are gathered by the mysterious Avatar to compete in the Great Race of Ōban, a race with much more at stake than just honor or prize money. According to legend, the winner is awarded the Ultimate Prize, which is rumored to grant any wish, from large-scale destruction to, perhaps, the resurrection of a loved one. Some want it for glory, others as a way of universal domination. However, the true nature of the Prize is shrouded in mystery, and things are not what they appear to be…

Seasons

1. A Fresh Start

2006-06-05 • ⭐ 9.0

Twenty-five years after a mysterious being called 'The Avatar' averted war between Earth and the Crogs, Earth is invited to participate in "The Great Race of Oban", a competition …

2. Hostilities Break Out

2006-06-05 • ⭐ 9.0

The 'Earth Team' arrives on Alwas, site of the preliminaries and discovers that Eva, who calls herself 'Molly', has accompanied them. With no time to argue, the team competes in t…

3. Grave Like Groor

2006-06-12 • ⭐ 7.0

With no lead pilot, the Earth Team desperately searches for a replacement, that is until Molly jumps into the pilot seat and enters the next race. Even though she wins, Don Wei, b…

4. In Like Flint

2006-06-19 • ⭐ 9.0

Molly is attacked by Groor after winning their race, but thanks to some assistance from Prince Aikka, is able to make it to the next race. The race, it seems, is fixed to be in fa…

5. Cruel Like Ceres

2006-06-26

Rick recovers from the accident and becomes the lead pilot again, but something is wrong. While racing against Ceres, his muscles seize up and he is unable to control his hands or…

6. Playful Like Para-dice

2006-07-10 • ⭐ 7.0

Molly is now chosen to take Rick's place as the new driver. However, the team's racer is sabotaged by Paradice, a cat-like creature who views The Great Race of Ōban as nothing mor…

7. Treacherous Like Toros

2006-07-17 • ⭐ 8.0

While Rick searches for answers about who sabotaged the team's first racer, Molly races in the preliminary semi-finals against a commanding officer in the Crog army. The experienc…

8. Agile Like Aikka

2006-07-24 • ⭐ 8.0

Molly and Aikka agree to a cease fire for their match, but Don Wei and Jordan think it would be better to take Aikka out. The race goes well at first with Molly keeping Jordan loc…

9. Surprising like Super-Racer

2006-07-31 • ⭐ 9.0

Unable to reach Molly, who has shut herself up in her room, Don Wei decides to have Rick personally train her. Meanwhile, Jordan confirms a long-standing rumor, and then they race…

10. Resistant Like Rush

2006-08-07 • ⭐ 7.0

Molly races Rush in a contest of marksmanship, seeing who can destroy the most targets. Meanwhile, Don Wei reveals his past to Rick, finally shedding light on how he became what h…

11. Silent Like Spirit

2006-08-14 • ⭐ 9.0

With the finals slowly approaching The Earth Team prepares for its next race against Spirit. Upon seeing his face, both Don and Molly are horrified at the revelation that this rac…

12. The Will to Win

2006-08-21 • ⭐ 8.0

Stan and Koji desperately search for spare parts to rebuild the Arrow II before the next race. Molly contemplates her future should she win the Ultimate Prize. Elsewhere, Rick fin…

13. Make Way!

2006-08-28 • ⭐ 9.0

It's do-or-die time for The Earth Team. To reach Ōban they must win their last race in a rematch against Toros. Piloting a rebuilt Arrow with a new, untested hyperdrive, Molly mus…

14. Welcome to Ōban

2006-09-11 • ⭐ 9.0

Finally, the Earth Team has made it to Ōban, the site of the grand finals. Before proper introductions are made, the races immediately get underway. With new and old rivals to fac…

15. Fierce Like Lord Furter

2006-09-18 • ⭐ 8.0

As the second race of the finals approaches, Molly and Jordan have caught the attention of Lord Furter, a self-described pirate. The crude little alien prides himself on winning, …

16. Nervous Like Ning & Skun

2006-09-25 • ⭐ 8.0

Facing both internal and external conflicts, Molly races hard to win her team some points and it looks like she may actually pull it off. However, her hopes are short-lived when t…

17. Optimised Like Ondai

2006-10-02 • ⭐ 9.0

Molly vows to win the next race, but a mechanical racer has other plans. Meanwhile, the plot thickens when Don Wei learns that his daughter, Eva, has run away from her school. How…

18. Monstrous Like Muir

2006-10-16 • ⭐ 8.0

The finals continue as the Earth Team has finally begun to catch up in the rankings. They soon face a bug racer, whose quest for the Ultimate Prize may not be so different from Mo…

19. The Origin of the World

2006-10-30 • ⭐ 8.0

The next race takes place in Oban's center, where the stakes are high, as future planets exist around them. Will Molly be able to win, or is the drama involving Aikka's change tow…

20. Secret Like Sul

2006-11-06 • ⭐ 10.0

Molly discovers a conspiracy by other racers to take Sul out of the competition, but struggles with how she should use this information: Stay quiet and take the opportunity to adv…

21. Ominous Like O

2006-11-20 • ⭐ 9.0

With the end of the grand finals approaching, Don Wei confesses that he knows Molly's true identity, and finally reveals why he left her behind ten years earlier, but Molly is not…

22. Revelations

2006-11-27 • ⭐ 8.0

After crashing and becoming stranded due to the attack of another racer, Molly and Jordan try to make their way across Ōban to catch up with the temple before the start of the nex…

23. Cruel Like Kross

2006-12-08 • ⭐ 8.0

Nothing is clear to Eva anymore. Personally, she doesn't see why she would want to race anymore, since she is unable to revive her mother because of what the Ultimate Prize's natu…

24. Canaletto's Revenge

2006-12-11 • ⭐ 8.0

The final race has arrived and the stakes couldn't be higher. Kross, having learned the Ultimate Prize's true nature, goes on a rampage taking down all racers in his path. In the …

25. Unlikely Alliances

2006-12-11 • ⭐ 10.0

Canaletto is free and determined to regain his lost power. The remaining racers join forces in order to stop the powerful being from achieving his goal. However, Canaletto will no…

26. The Moment Of Truth

2006-12-11 • ⭐ 8.0

The Great Race comes to a surprising and powerful end. Old grudges and past wrongs are finally forgiven. Ōban is reborn as a new Avatar steps forward. And a young girl faces a new…

Top Cast

Chiara Zanni
Chiara Zanni
Sam Vincent
Sam Vincent
Ron Halder
Ron Halder
Kirby Morrow
Kirby Morrow
Alessandro Juliani
Alessandro Juliani
Michael Dobson
Michael Dobson
Dexter Bell
Dexter Bell
Brian Drummond
Brian Drummond
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