Mach GoGoGo: Disney Channel Japan airs the classic

Japan's Disney Channel will air the anime classic "Mach GoGoGo" in its own schedule for the first time from August 7, 2026. The 52-episode series will then run Monday through Friday in a two-hour late-night block, with four episodes planned per broadcast day.

Four episodes per night

As Anime!Anime! reports, broadcasts begin on August 7. The Japanese channel plans to air the episodes on weekdays from midnight to 2 a.m. Japanese time. For "Mach GoGoGo," this marks its first broadcast on Disney Channel.

The announced schedule applies to the channel's Japanese branch. The report contains no information about a German television broadcast or a new streaming offer for German-speaking regions. Disney lists further program details on the official Japanese program page.

Tatsunoko Productions' first color series

"Mach GoGoGo" originally ran on Japanese television from 1967 to 1968 and was Tatsunoko Production's first color anime series. The focus is on young racing driver Go Mifune, who competes in races with the Mach 5 built by his father. His family, the mechanic Sabu, and his girlfriend Michi accompany him.

Alongside the sporting competitions, the series combines its car action with criminal cases, dangerous situations and the search for Go's missing brother Kenichi. Go repeatedly encounters a masked racing driver who both challenges and supports him. The races thus serve not only as a setting but also as a framework for Go's development into a driver and an adult.

Known internationally as Speed Racer

Outside Japan, the work became best known under the title "Speed Racer." A new anime version followed in 1997, and the live-action film "Speed Racer" came in 2008. The renewed television exploitation thus fits into the ongoing presence of older Japanese series. Another example is the 30th anniversary exhibition for Sakura Wars, which in 2026 displays production material and memorabilia from the series.