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Portuguese Anime News Blog “Papo de Budega” (Sandra Monte) reports that the 1996~1998 TV Anime Series “Bakusou Kyoudai Let’s & Go!” (Racing Brothers Let’s & Go! , 爆走兄弟レッツ＆ゴー!” ) is coming in Brazil this Winter on SBT Network, and in unconfirmed news: It may also broadcast in Germany on RTL II this year!!

LET’S and GO arrives on brazilian TV

LET’S and GO anime will premiere on Brazilian SBT Network. The animation don´t passed in cables TV and dubbing works don´t started. The forecast is that the animation will be air in September or October in the Saturday mornings in the channel. Larissa Tassi must sing the songs. She already interpreted opening and ending musics of Saint Seiya sagas.
LET’S and GO already was to air in Japan (1998), Indonesia and Hong Kong (1999), Philippines (2000), Middle East and Italy (2005). Italy Re-run Media Set, Spain – Tele 5, Portugal – RCTI, Greece – Alter TV, Turkey – Kanal D, South Africa – SABC, Mexico – Televisa, Australia – Channel 10 and Germany – RTL in 2006.

In Japan, Bakusou Kyoudai was a popular series, It ranked 6th (Audience Rate: %9.1) on December 1997 in it’s final episode, millions of merchandises were released, yet live-races using the original Mini 4 WD cars were also done.

Middle East had Bakusou Kyoudai Let’s & Go! (Season 1 and the 2nd Season “WGP”) on Spacetoon since Novemeber 2002 titled “Sabik wa Lahik سابق ولاحق”, It was a huge success in the Middle East, Spacetoon might be the first broadcaster of the series outside the Far East. Also, there were several Racing Events held in several Arabic countries, Including Bahrain, Syria, and United Arab Emirates.

In Europe, It broadcasted in Italy on Mediaset’s Italian Teen Television and Italia1, Bakusou Kyoudai also broadcasted in Tagalog and Spanish.