Crush Gear Turbo
A standalone sequel titled Crush Gear Nitro (クラッシュギアNitro, Kurasshugia Naitoro) aired from February 2003 to January 2004.Crush Gear Turbo tells the story of Kouya Marino, an eleven-year-old boy who is a member of the Tobita Club, a Japanese Crush Gear team led by his late older brother, Yuhya Marino—the Asian Cup champion who was qualified for the World Cup finals—, who died in a tragic accident four years ago.As the Tobita Club is facing the threat of extinction, Kouya refuses to give up and comes to inherit a Crush Gear from his late brother, the Garuda Eagle.Planning for Crush Gear Turbo began in March 2001, with intent to begin airing in October 2001.Naotake Furusato, producer of Crush Gear Turbo, received a toy car prototype that used two AA batteries and a motor.He added that the series "got kind of a Heisei Era [1989-2019] "Kyojin no Hoshi" and "Ashita no Joe" feeling to it" and that the current generation of children "are fundamentally a more cheerful lot and go in for a bit of a slapstick flavor".JAM Project performed two pieces of theme music: the insert song is "Get Up Crush Fighter!The manga version featured original elements and unique developments, and the Gear Fighting is slightly more realistic than in the anime.It was serialized in Kodansha's magazine, Comic BomBom from October 2001 to January 2003, and released in tankōbon (book) format in four volumes from February 2002 to March 2003.