Original Japanese Names

Below are the US and Japanese names of the Go Team and Rex. If the third column appears as gibberish, don't worry. It just means your browser can't display Japanese.

US Dub	Japanese Series (last name, first name)
Speed Racer	Mifune Go	三船剛
Pops Racer	Mifune Daisuke	三船大輔
Mom Racer	Mifune Aya	三船あや
Rex Racer	Mifune Kenichi "Masked Racer"	三船賢一
Trixie	Shimura Michi	志村ミチ
Sparky	Sabu	サブ
Spritle	Mifune Kurio	三船くりお
Chim Chim	Sanpei	シンペイ

How they are used in the series:

G on Speed's Shirt: his Japanese name, Go.
M on Trixie's blouses: her Japanese name, Michi.
M on Speed's helmet and on the Mach 5: Japanese name of Pop's company, Mifune Motors.

Last modified: September 24, 1996