FINISHED
Gekitou! Crush Gear TURBO
68 Episodes
25 min each
FALL 2001
Synopsis
After losing almost all their members, the Tobita Crush Gear club is facing extinction. Kouya who dreams of being a Crush Gear Fighting Champion doesn't want to see the club become extinct and will do whatever he can to keep the club running and become a Crush Gear Champion.
Sports
Format
Unknown
Episodes
68
Per Episode
25 min
Source
Unknown
Episodes
27 / 68 Episodes
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Episode 1
Episode 1
Kouya Marino dreams of being a Crush Gear Fighting champion, just like his older brother Yuhya Marino, who died shortly after becoming the Asian Crush Gear Champion. The Tobita Crush Gear Club is facing extinction when their star player Takeshi Manganji quits the club and forms his own, taking all of the members with him. Kouya tries to prove his worth by challenging Takeshi to a duel.
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Episode 2
Episode 2
Kouya and his friend Kaoru sets out to find the mysterious Red Bean Bun Fighter - an excellent Gear Fighter who can really eat! But he has already been invited to join Takeshi Manganji’s club. Kouya challenges him to a showdown to determine which club he should join. Will Kouya prevail?
3
Episode 3
Episode 3
Registration for the big Gear Fighting tournament is arriving soon. Kouya tries to convince Kuroudo to join, but he refuses. It is suggested that Kouya get Garuda Eagle fixed by Kyousuke Jin - a whiz kid with a grudge against Gear Fighters. Will Kyousuke put aside his anger and join forces with Kouya?
4
Episode 4
Episode 4
With three Gear Fighters, the Tobita Club is still one short to enter the tournament. Kouya discovers that Kuroudo was once on Team Griffon with Kyousuke; but quit becuase Kyousuke installed a microchip on Kuroudo’s Gear (Shooting Mirage). Can Kuroudo and Kyousuke ever fight together?
5
Episode 5
Episode 5
The Tobita Club has enough Gear Fighters, but they have another problem - they're running out of money. After an argument, the team members agree to have a tournament to bring in money and members. Can they make the tournament work and save Tobita Club?
6
Episode 6
Episode 6
Three kids from the Central Gear Fighting Club come to town to challenge Takeshi. One problem - Takeshi isn't available. Kouya isn't impressed by their Gear Fighting claims and challenges them to a game, putting Garuda Eagle on the line.
7
Episode 7
Episode 7
Kouya begins to worry about his Gear Fighting ability. He meets a classmate of his whose father works at the zoo and gets dragged into an embarrassing Gear Fight with a chimpanzee - and he loses! Can Kouya regain the respect of his teammates?
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Episode 8
Episode 8
The Tobita Club has not been invited to take part in the Manganji Cup - a new Gear Fighting Tournament put on by Takeshi's father. In order to get an invitation, Tobita Club must Gear Fight with a new team. How will Tobita Club cope with team Burning Octopus' tricky tactics?
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Episode 9
Episode 9
The Tobita Club makes a surprise appearance of the Manganji Cup. Before they get thrown out Takeshi is pressured into letting them play in an exhibition game against the new team in the Manganji empire - the Mighty Gears. Jirou is first up, but gets a nasty surprise - his opponent is his old Little League teammate. Will Jirou lay down his Gear in order for his old teammate to win?
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Episode 10
Episode 10
It's the second round of the Manganji Cup exhibition game and Gear Master Jin is next to Gear Fight. His opponent is the mysterious and super intelligent Japan Chess Champion Kishin Okawa. Can Jin control his temper to win the round?
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Episode 11
Episode 11
It's the third round of the Manganji Cup exhibition game, and the last chance for the Tobita Club to salvage some pride. Kuroudo has to take on the tricky snooker player Eddie Kobayashi and his unbeatable Gear, Break Nine. Break Nine has only one weak spot, can Kuroudo find it in time?
12
Episode 12
Episode 12
It's the last round of the Manganji Cup exhibition game - Kouya versus the racing cart champion Satoru, but Takeshi stops them before the fight begins. Takeshi announces the real reason for hosting the tournament - to unveil his fantastic new Crush Gear - Gaiki. Kouya challenges Takeshi to a Gear Fight, can Garuda Eagle hold its own against the mighty Gaiki?
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Episode 13
Episode 13
A battle between Takeshi's Gaiki and Kouya's Garuda Eagle leaves Garuda Eagle damaged but also unveils the secret of Gaiki's super speed. Kyousuke Jin finds a way to fulfill his dream of building the ultimate Crush Gear, but will it mean betraying the Tobita Club?
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Episode 14
Episode 14
Takeshi invites Kyousuke Jin to his secret Crush Gear research laboratory to build the ultimate Crush Gear. At the same time Kouya and Kuroudo are tricked into going to the Hokkaido Cup Crush Gear competition. While there, they see Takeshi's new super Crush Gear destroy the competition and Kyousuke Jin.
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Episode 15
Episode 15
During the Hokkaido Cup Kouya, Kaoru and Kuroudo see Kyousuke sitting on the Manganji team bench, they set out to discover if Kyousuke has betrayed the Tobita Club. Kuroudo meets a kendo master, who begins to teach him that in order to become better he must first be able to experience losing.
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Episode 16
Episode 16
Kyousuke is betrayed to Takeshi and Kouya must battle a super computer to save the secrets of Garuda Eagle, Kuroudo continues his battle to learn that the passion to win comes from knowing true loss. And back in Nagasaki, Jirou's shoulder operation has been a success, but what is the secret that the doctor tells Lilika?
17
Episode 17
Episode 17
The Tobita Club needs to enter the Asian Champions Cup but don’t have enough qualifying points. In order to get more points they are forced to enter the Horror Cup, a Crush Gear competition that is about to be banned for being too dangerous. The club is forced to do battle in the most dangerous Crush Gear ring ever...
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Episode 18
Episode 18
The second round of the Horror Cup sees the Tobita Club pitted against an all-girl team. Kouya’s refusal to fight with the all-girl team lead to an argument and with Kaoru leaving...
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Episode 19
Episode 19
Kouya is getting closer to finding out how to unlock the secrets of Garuda Eagle’s special powers. Meanwhile, the tricky quadruplets of the Burning Octopus Club come back to play the Tobita Club in the semifinals of the Illusion Cup. Will the Octopus Club play fair?
20
Episode 20
Episode 20
Kuroudo and Kyousuke are shocked in the finals of the Illusion Cup, when they have to face their old teammates and answer some difficult questions. Can the Tobita Club manage to win the finals to make their way to the Asia Cup?
21
Episode 21
Episode 21
Kouya has finally mastered Garuda Eagle's secrets - and it's unstoppable! He crushes his opponents in a series of championships. Will this success go to Kouya's head?
22
Episode 22
Episode 22
During the semifinals of the Buthokan Cup Kouya was meant to face Chota and his deadly Hammerhead Gear, but Jirou steps up to the ring instead. This leads Kouya to face Nobiru and his pointy Thunder Horn. Will this fight destroy Garuda Eagle?
23
Episode 23
Episode 23
The Tobita Club have made it to the semifinals of the Buthokan Cup. But they have a long fight ahead of them to win the cup. First up is Kuroudo - facing his old nemesis Fast Eddie Kobayashi and his Gear Break Nine.
24
Episode 24
Episode 24
The Tobita Club only need to win one more fight and they are in the Buthokan Cup finals. Jirou is up and he's playing his old Little League teammate Taki again. The fight isn't going well until a couple of unlikely figures shake things up and the Tobita Club what really matters.
25
Episode 25
Episode 25
It's the 3rd round of the Buthokan Cup and Kyousuke Jin is facing off against his old enemy Kishin Okawa. Kyousuke has been locked in his workshop preparing a new Gear for days, but when it comes to game time, nothing seems to be different about Kyousuke’s Gear.
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Episode 26
Episode 26
It's the final round of the Buthokan Cup and Kouya must win in order for the Tobita Club to participate in the Asia Cup. Kyousuke Jin has built Kouya a brand new Gear called Garuda Phoenix to replace the shattered Garuda Eagle. Will Kouya be able to control his new powerful Crush Gear?
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Episode 27
Episode 27
Kouya meets up with a funloving old man who wants to learn how to Crush Gear Fight. At the same time, Kaoru discovers that somebody has posted the blueprint for the secret VT Chassis on the Internet – which means anybody can build a Gear with this powerful chassis!
Characters
Voice Actors
Megumi Matsumoto (japanese)
Kouya Marino
Main
Voice Actors
Akira Sasanuma (japanese)
Takeshi Manganji
Main
Voice Actors
Naomi Shindou (japanese)
Kuroudo Marume
Main
Voice Actors
Chika Sakamoto (japanese)
Kyousuke Jin
Main
Voice Actors
Masato Amada (japanese)
Jirou Oriza
Main
Voice Actors
Michiko Neya (japanese)
Lilika Tobita
Supporting
Staff

Atsuo Tobe
Character Design

Shigemi Ikeda
Art Director

JAM Project
Theme Song Performance

Manabu Ono
Storyboard

Hirokazu Hisayuki
Animation Director

Akira Takahashi
Animation Director
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Information
Aired
Oct 06, 2001
to Jan 25, 2003
Season
FALL 2001
Source
Unknown
Format
Unknown
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19271
PARENT
7048
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