This is about the Acceleracers movie series. For other meanings, see Acceleracers (disambiguation).
Hot Wheels: Acceleracers (stylized AcceleRacerS) is a 2005 animated series of films. It was created by Mark Edens and Ian Richter. It continues after Hot Wheels: World Race and features new and returning characters.
There are four original movies, starting with Ignition and concluding with Ultimate Race. The 4 movies and mini-episodes were animated by Mainframe Entertainment (now Rainmaker Studios).
Plot[]
The series takes place 2 years after the events of Hot Wheels Highway 35 World Race,[1] and follows two rival racing teams the Teku and the Metal Maniacs as they race against the Racing Drones in the Racing Realms.
Movies[]
No. | Title | Runtime | Release |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ignition | 60 minutes | January 8, 2005 |
2 | Speed of Silence | 60 minutes | March 19, 2005 |
3 | Breaking Point | 60 minutes | June 25, 2005 |
4 | Ultimate Race | 60 minutes | October 1, 2005 |
Development[]
See also: Acceleracers (Movie Series)/Development
Acceleracers began development in February 2004,[2] with animation being produced from June 2004 to June 2005.[3] Concept designs for vehicles may have began as early as late-2003, according to Hot Wheels vehicle designer Eric Tscherne.[4]
Production Material[]
Test Animation[]
An Acceleracers test animation was made by DQ Entertainment LTD. around the beginning of 2004. A beta design for the Acceledrome and Reverb was modeled and animated.
Box Art[]
Art director Alan Andrews was hired as Senior Designer for the Hot Wheels brand.[5] Alan integrated still images from the animations and created a packaging for each of the DVDs.[5]
Release[]
Home release DVDs were sold for $19.98 US dollars.[6] VHS copies were sold for $14.94 US dollars.[6]
Acceleracers: Ignition aired on Toonami at January 8th, 2005, at 6:30 PM (5:30 Central),[7], with the DVD and VHS releasing on March 22nd, 2005.[6]
Acceleracers: The Speed of Silence aired on Toonami at March 19th, 2005, 6:30 PM (5:30 Central),[8] with the DVD releasing August 22nd[9] and the VHS releasing August 23rd.[10]
Acceleracers: Breaking Point aired on Toonami at June 25th, 2005, 6:30 PM (5:30 Central),[11] with the DVD releasing March 28, 2006.[12] No VHS release was produced.[12]
Acceleracers: The Ultimate Race aired on Toonami at October 1st, 2005, at 6:30 PM (5:30 Central),[13] with the DVD releasing in November 28th, 2006.[14] No VHS release was produced.[14] A gift set of all 4 movie DVDs was released on the same day, priced at $41.82 US dollars SRP.[14]
Continuation and Cancellation[]
Plans for a continuation were in early conceptual stages, with several patents and concept art suggesting it would've revolved around transforming vehicles.[15][16][17][18] These concepts evolved to Stunt Strikers, a 2007 McDonalds line, and then to Battle Force 5.
Reception[]
The series as a whole (World Race and all 4 movies) has a 7.3 out of 10 rating on IMDb.[19] Common Sense Media gave the series 2 stars out of 5.[20] Kidzworld gave the show 4 stars out of 5.[21]
Other Media[]
Collectible Card Game[]
See also: Acceleracers Collectible Card Game
A collectible card game was released in late 2004, packed in with Acceleracers die casts. A promo animation was produced, and features different animation and lighting than the ones seen in Acceleracers. It can be seen here.
Acceleracers Soundtrack[]
See also: Acceleracers Soundtrack
A CD selection of Acceleracers music was released on August 30th, 2005,[22] manufactured and distributed by Sony BMG Music Entertainment.[22] A YouTube playlist of the score ripped from the movies can be found here.
Online Games[]
Online flash games were produced and hosted on CartoonNetwork.com and HotWheels.com. Only two were made, that being Acceleracers: Track Mod and Acceleracers: Realm Champion.
Fan Projects[]
See also: List of Fan Projects
Several fan-made continuations have been made by members of the Acceleracers community, most of which being abandoned or outright cancelled. Most notable is Acceleracers 5: The Edge, a sequel fan-comic which launched in October of 2013, gaining 2,300 Facebook followers.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- In the Toonami airings, the Hot Wheels logo was removed due to unknown reasons.[23]
- However, in Speed of Silence and onwards they replace it with RD-09.[24]
- With all the production photos we can somewhat piece the name evolution of Acceleracers;
- Realm Racers > XL Racers > Acceleracers
See Also[]
- List of Fan Projects
- List of Content Creators
- Action Figure Prototypes
- Stunt Strikers
- Battle Force 5
External Links[]
- ValkenVugen's Acceleracers Remastered Playlist
- Shirako Takamoto English Reuploads
- The Acceleracers Reddit Wiki
- Accelepedia.com (Archived 2018)
- Official Acceleracers Homepage (Archived November 2005)
References[]
- ↑ Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers - Wikipedia
- ↑ https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/359015601877811200/617178974153605130/unknown.png
- ↑ https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/359015601877811200/617178089788669957/unknown.png
- ↑ https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/359015601877811200/617179884455985163/unknown.png
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mattel Inc. Acceleracers DVD Packaging - Alan Andrews Portfolio
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Warner Home Vido and Mattel Enter Exclusive Home Entertainment Distribution Agreement | WarnerBros.com Press Release
- ↑ Hot Wheels "Acceleracers Ignition" Talkback (Spoilers) | Anime Superhero Forum
- ↑ Hot Wheels Acceleracers "The Speed of Silence" Talkback (Spoilers) | Anime Superhero Forums
- ↑ Hot Wheels - Acceleracers: The Speed Of Silence [DVD [2005] on Amazon]
- ↑ The Speed of Silence, Hot Wheels Acceleracers, Movie 2 [VHS on Amazon]
- ↑ Hot Wheels Acceleracers "Breaking Point" Talkback (Spoilers) | Anime Superhero Forum
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 WARNER HOME VIDEO RELEASES THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF THE ANIMATED ORIGINAL MOVIE BASED ON MATTEL’S POPULAR HOT WHEELS® PROPERTY | Press Release | WarnerBros.com
- ↑ Hot Wheels Accelracers "The Ultimate Race" Talkback (Spoilers) | Anime Superhero Forum
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Warner Home Video Releases "Hot Wheels® Acceleracers™: The Ultimate Race | WarnerBros.com Press Release
- ↑ USD5408910S1 - Google Patents
- ↑ USD541354 - Google Patents
- ↑ US7722426 - Google Patents
- ↑ US20060270320A1 - Google Patents
- ↑ Hot Wheels Highway 35 World Race (2003–2006) on IMDb
- ↑ Hot Wheels: Acceleracers - Common Sense Media
- ↑ Hot Wheels AcceleRacers | Kidzworld.com
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Hot Wheels Acceleracers Soundtrack (2005, CD) | Discogs
- ↑ Acceleracers - Ignition 1/6
- ↑ Acceleracers - Speed of Silence 1/6