While there is going to be a new Speed Racer anime in Japan that's currently in development, this isn't the news I'm bringing.
As you may or may not know, following the disastrous run of the live action movie, Speed Racer Enterprises folded and the rights wound up reverting to it's home production company, Tatsunoko Productions. Since then, other than it still being availble to watch online, the characters disappeared (other than a backhanded cameo in The Lego Movie). Much of it because the movie killed interest, but mostly legal reasons.
Funimation to the Rescue!. The original series is schedule to be rereleased on DVD and Blu (and assuming streaming). But here's the best part. The original Japanese version of the show might actually be released as a result. Hard to say how this will be handled. The American version's kinda chopped up and therefore can't be synched to the original footage. Either way, the characters are no longer in limbo and the original version will be available in the US for the first time ever.
As you may or may not know, following the disastrous run of the live action movie, Speed Racer Enterprises folded and the rights wound up reverting to it's home production company, Tatsunoko Productions. Since then, other than it still being availble to watch online, the characters disappeared (other than a backhanded cameo in The Lego Movie). Much of it because the movie killed interest, but mostly legal reasons.
Funimation to the Rescue!. The original series is schedule to be rereleased on DVD and Blu (and assuming streaming). But here's the best part. The original Japanese version of the show might actually be released as a result. Hard to say how this will be handled. The American version's kinda chopped up and therefore can't be synched to the original footage. Either way, the characters are no longer in limbo and the original version will be available in the US for the first time ever.