Future GPX Cyber Formula/Characters

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This is the character sheet for the racing anime series Future GPX Cyber Formula.

Interestingly enough, Cyber Formula is one of the very few Sunrise works to seldom change the major cast as the series progresses while adding new characters into the mix (other than switching the main character role between Hayato Kazami and Bleed Kaga in the last OVA, Sin).

As always with Character pages, MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD! You have been warned.

Tropes associated with most racers in the series:

  • Badass Drivers
  • Bishonen: Especially in the later series.
  • Calling Your Attacks: They call out their car commands.
  • Cool Car: Their cars are equipped with AI supercomputers.
  • Cool Helmet
  • Demoted to Extra: Other than Hayato and Kaga, most of the racers suffered from this in the last 2 OVAs (especially in SIN) and the SAGA drama CDs, with Randoll and Johji being the worst cases (although in Johji's case, he is still playable in later video games).
  • Last-Name Basis: Most of the racers are rarely called by their first names.

Sugo Asurada/Winners/Grand Prix/GIO Grand Prix

Hayato Kazami

Voiced by: Junichi Kanemaru

Birthdate March 28, 2001
Birthplace Japan
Blood Type A
Height 152 cm, 5'0" in TV series; 168 cm, 5'6" in SIN
Weight 47 kg, 104 lbs in TV series; 60 kg, 132 lbs in SIN
Teams Sugo Asurada (2015–2017), Sugo Winners (2018–2019), Sugo Grand Prix (2020–2021), Sugo GIO Grand Prix (2022-)
Notable Entrants Asurada GSX (2015), Super Asurada 01 (2015–16), Super Asurada AKF-11 (2016–2019), Garland SF-03 (2020), v-Asurada AKF-0 (2020–2021), v-Asurada AKF-0/G (2022-)

Hayato was introduced to the world of Cyber Formula when by accident he became the registered driver of the Cyber Formula car Asurada, designed by his father while he recovered it from the hands of mercenaries. The Cyber System registers a unique user for the vehicle at the time of activation and the it would take a week to reformat the vehicle for another driver. This was not an option as the race was to be held much sooner. This forces the Sugo team to go with Hayato as the driver for the license race over the team's driver at the time, Akira Hiyoshi. After earning his license to compete in the Cyber Grand Prix, Hayato becomes the youngest driver to ever compete in the Grand Prix, at the time.

At the beginning of Zero, he was nearly killed in an accident at the British GP when he first discovered the "Zero Realm". The fear was so powerful that he cannot pull the booster handle until the Norwegian GP when he overcomes the fear of the Zero Realm with a little help from Asuka.

In the main series, Hayato has the most World Championships with 4 (John Cleeve and Pitalia Lope have won 2 each). He can go Zero and has mastered the techniques Inertial Drift and Lifting Turn, when used, makes him almost impossible to be defeated. In the series' ending, it was revealed that he is married to Asuka. It is also revealed in the storyline of the PS2 game, Road to the Infinity 3 that he won his 5th and 6th world championships.

Tropes associated with Hayato:

  • A Boy and His AI Supercomputer-Equipped Race Car: Later becomes a man.
  • Accidental Athlete: Subverted. Although he did enter the world of Cyber Formula completely by accident, he was skilled in motorcycle racing.
  • Brought to You by The Letter "S": His Asurada in later models has the letter "S" in them, which stands for Sugo, the team he is in, and his racing suit in the OVAs has the Sugo logo, which also has the "S" on them.
  • Brown Eyes
  • Defeat Means Friendship: He makes friends with racers after a few or more races with them.
  • Determinator
  • Die or Fly: He learned his Lifting Turn technique while in this state in Saga and also in 11, as a result, he learned the Inertial Drift.
  • Disappeared Dad: His father Hiroyuki, the person who created the AI supercomputer for his car, was killed by Smith, who wanted to use Asurada as a weapon of mass destruction.
  • Dude in Distress: Damn you, Nagumo!
  • Falling Into the Cockpit
  • The Hero
  • Heroic BSOD: More than a few times, but especially in episode 22 of the TV series when he learned that his father, the man who made Asurada, was dead.
  • Hot-Blooded
  • Improbable Age: Not only he made his racing debut at age 14, he won the championship in that age as well in his debut. Subverted, as in the beginning, he had almost no driving skill.
  • Invincible Hero: Only badly adjusted machines slow him down by SIN, yet he gives Kaga one hell of a trouble. Plays even straighter in the PS 1 game where Seiichiro only beats him at the last second, blowing up his machine in the process.
  • Magnetic Hero: He earns the respect of other racers (most of them anyways), throughout the series. He even lists his specialty as "Making friends with anyone".
  • My Hero Zero: He uses the Zero Zone, His first attempt resulted in him being nearly killed, and retiring for a short time, but then he came back to overcome his fear of using the skill with help from Asuka. And in the last 2 OVAs, he drives the v-Asurada AKF-0.
  • Naive Newcomer: At least at the beginning of the TV series, since he has no experience in car racing.
  • Nice Guy: Most of the time.
  • No One Could Survive That: His accident in the first episode of ZERO. The TV series also has it. After he got a Heroic BSOD, he pulled a Nitro Boost and the GSX crashed into the trees, tearing the whole machine apart. The driver cockpit's still all right, and he wasn't physically hurt that much.
  • Official Couple: Asuka and him.
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: Kaga and him, with Hayato as the red and Kaga as the blue.
  • Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The sensitive guy to Shinjyo and Kaga's manly men. He and Ohtomo plays the sensitive guys to Shinjyo's manly man.
  • Shonen Hair
  • Shut UP, Hannibal: To Henri in EP 7 of Zero. After shoving him to the trailer door, he asks him what he's racing for.
  • Sobriquet: "Ushiwakamaru", "The Young Emperor of the Circuit"
  • Super Mode: The Zero Realm.
  • Technician Versus Performer: The performer to Randoll and Shinjyo's technicians.
  • Ten-Minute Retirement: More than once, especially at the end of the first episode of Zero.
    • He's Back: Again, more than once. Like in EP 3 of ZERO, he returns to racing to overcome the "ghost" of the Zero Zone. Asuka wasn't too happy with this, though, and she broke off her engagement with him. She later made it up with Hayato after the misunderstanding and helped him to overcome his fear.
  • The Rival: To Shinjyo and later Randoll, Osamu and eventually Kaga.
  • Think Nothing of It: In episode 25 of the TV series, he said that he just trusted in Asurada in a reception when talked about him saving Asuka, Osamu and everyone else in a plane when the plane couldn't lower the wheel.
  • Took a Level in Badass: Once he learned more of his driving skills, he became a full-fledged racer.
  • Took a Level in Jerkass: In SAGA. He regains his original personality towards the end of episode 4.
  • Vomit Discretion Shot: In episode 3 of Double One, after he drove recklessly on the test track as he's put into Asuka's arms and then he fell down as he threw up.
  • What the Hell, Hero?: He finds himself at the receiving end of this a few times, like in EP 12 of the TV series.

Asuka Sugo

Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi

Birthdate March 14, 1999
Birthplace Japan
Blood Type A (O in some sources)
Height 157 cm, 5'2"
Weight 44 kg, 97 lbs

Sugo's team staff mainly in charge of communication of the team, but also takes the management role when the manager is out. She is the younger sister of Osamu Sugo and daughter of Kojiro Sugo. She is also the childhood friend and fiancee of Hayato Kazami. When Karl Richter von Randoll entered Cyber Formula racing, he saw Asuka and fell in love with her.

Asuka and Hayato had an engagement in the Zero OVA, but because of his betrayal of his promise to not race anymore, she threw the engagement ring back at him. In the end, she forgave Hayato for what he has done and studied abroad at Columbia University to become a doctor to protect Hayato as well as all those other people who are racing.

For many times, she has been Hayato's main emotional support, which helps him to win in some situations, but at the same time, she is worried about his safety, as racing is a very dangerous profession. At the end of the Sin OVA, it is shown that Hayato and Asuka are getting married, and the acquaintances from the Cyber Formula world has appeared in the background to celebrate the wedding.

Tropes associated with Asuka:

  • Bare Your Midriff: In the first 2 OVAs, she wears a two-piece campaign girl outfit.
  • Big No: She lets one out in the first episode of Zero when she saw Hayato lying down on the ground, with his car Asurada totally wrecked after it crashed down when it went off the track banking at the fifth race in the English Grand Prix.
  • Big Sister Instinct: To Hayato in some ways, for most of the TV series.
  • Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: The brunette to Clair's blonde and Miki's redhead.
  • Childhood Friend Romance: Her relationship with Hayato, as if it isn't obvious. And she ends up marrying him at the end of the final OVA.
  • Curtains Match the Window: She has brown hair and her eyes are also brown as well.
  • Expository Hairstyle Change: This happens to her in episode 5 of Zero. Her hair grew a bit longer in Saga and Sin. This image shows side by side comparisons of her by 7 years. Notice the change in the art style as well.
  • Genki Girl: In the TV series and first 2 OVAs, to a lesser extent.
  • Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!: She gives this to Hayato in EP 35 of the TV series after he gets hysterical over trying to destroy Asurada for causing his friend Johji to be injured and retire from Cyber Formula.
  • Hair Decorations: In the earlier series, she sports a headband.
  • Hospital Hottie: One in training, as she's a medical student at Columbia University.
  • Lethal Chef: She once made parsley and durian juice for Hayato and when he doesn't want it, she drank it instead and she fainted. In the 2nd radio drama cassette, she cooked and made some food for Hayato's birthday party. This time, Hayato ate the food anyway and the cooking was so bad that he collapsed and was sent to the hospital.
  • Light Feminine and Dark Feminine: The light feminine to Kyoko's dark.
  • Memento MacGuffin: Her pendant, which has a photo of her brother, and the photo also serves as a clue on the identity of Schumacher. That pendant later has a photo of her, Hayato and Osamu. In Double-One, however, she threw her pendant at Osamu after he defeated Hayato in the English race. Hayato later gave it back to her at the end.
  • Nice Girl: When not in tsun-tsun mode (in the TV series), although she is a really nice girl in general.
  • Nice Hat: In races, she wears a sun visor with plastic hearts on each side (in the first 2 series).
  • Official Couple: Hayato and her.
  • Pit Girls: She was one at the beginning of the series as well as a general agent of the Sugo Team, until her role is filled by Megumi and Satsuki.
  • Shower Scene / Furo Scene: The shower scene episode 32 in the TV series and episode 4 of SAGA, and the furo scene Episode 5 of 11.
  • Sibling Yin-Yang: She and Osamu.
  • Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Hayato may be a bit temperamental at times, but he's still a really nice guy.
  • Stocking Filler: She wears those with her one-piece race queen outfit in the TV series.
  • Take Back Your Gift: In the aforementioned event above about him breaking his promise not to race again. They make it up later.
  • Tareme Eyes
  • Tender Tears
  • Tomboy and Girly Girl: The girly girl (with Clair) to Miki's tomboy.
  • Triang Relations: Type 4 with Hayato and Randoll.
  • Tsundere: A mild Type B, with heavy emphasis on the "dere". It's completely toned down in the OVAs, however.

Osamu Sugo/Knight Schumacher

Voiced by: Show Hayami

Birthdate August 9, 1994
Birthplace Japan/England[context?]
Blood Type B
Height 182cm
Weight 72kg
Teams Union Savior (2015), Aoi ZIP Formula (2016), Sugo Asurada/Winners/Grand Prix/GIO Grand Prix (as owner/test driver, 2017-)
Notable Entrants Knight Saber 005 (2015), Ex-Superion Z/A-8 (2016), Garland SF-3 [1]

The son of Sugo corp's president Kojiro Sugo and the long lost brother of Asuka. He escaped from his home after an argument with his father due to his belief that the Cyber System isn't needed in the racing society, he then goes to England, joins the Missing Link F-1 team, and becomes The Rival of Edelhi Bootsvorz. However, he accepted the concept of the Cyber System after he became the test driver of the prototype of the Asurada Cyber System. He quits the team sometime later after he knew of Smith's ambition to take the wrong use of his father's childhood friend's creation, the Asurada Super Neuro Computer, for his own gain. He disguises himself as Knight Schumacher, and participated in the 10th Cyber Formula World Grand Prix as a driver of Union Savior to keep an eye on Hiroyuki Kazami's son, Hayato, who is now driving a machine with the aforementioned Cyber System, as well as Smith and his men. He retires in the 4th race due to Smith, who has attacked him while he's on a race duel with Bootsvorz. Osamu returns to his F-1 career after the debut of Super Asurada 01.

In Double-One, he returns for the 11th Cyber GPX as the driver of AOI Zip Formula, and won the English GP race with the Ex-Superion Z/A-8. Despite him quickly becoming a Champion favorite, his eye problems due to the incident with Smith had resurfaced and has worsened in the series. Through he still leads in points in the end of season, his eyes nearly turned blind in the final race, in which he would finish the final 3 laps solely with the navigation voices of the Cyber System. He finished fourth in that race and retired from Cyber Formula after the end of the 2016 season.

Osamu becomes an owner of Sugo Corp, and took over the manager role in the 2017 season. In SAGA, he underwent another operation, this time to correct the eye problem he has since Double-One, although it was not sufficient for him returning in races, he would still essential in the test driver role.

The alias "Knight Schumacher" was named after Michael Schumacher, who was driving in F-3 when the TV series was in production. But due to his early debut in Formula 1 while the TV series was airing, in the final episodes he was seen wearing uniforms and sitting in a garage both in the Camel-colour, which mocks the Benetton Formula where Michael Schumacher belongs in that season.

Tropes associated with Osamu/Schumacher:

Henri Claytor

Voiced by: Hiro Yuki

Birthdate June 6, 2003
Birthplace France
Blood Type AB
Height 162 cm, 5'4"
Weight 50 kg, 110 lbs
Teams Theodolite T.T. (2017), Sugo Grand Prix/GIO (2018–2022), Missing Link (2023-)
Notable Entrants Corundum 50P(2017), Garland SF-01/SF-02(2018–2019), Garland SF-03 (2020–2021), Garland SF-03/G (2022), Strat Missioner MS-1(MS-3/B) (2023-)

Tropes associated with Henri:

  • Arch Enemy: Of Hayato in Zero, Leon in the last 2 OVAs.
  • Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: In Zero, he may looked like a sweet and cheerful rookie, but he's a actually vengeful person who wanted to make Hayato's (and the other racers') lives miserable. He used Shinjyo, Heinel and Gudelhian to make them believe that Hayato was using reckless racing tactics to get ahead.
  • Cute and Psycho
  • French Jerk: An extreme version in Zero, although he isn't arrogant. He becomes less of a jerk in the final 2 OVAs although he still is somewhat a jerk.
  • Freudian Excuse: Probably the reason he holds a big grudge against Hayato in most of Zero: He was pushed by his father to be the best in racing ever since he was little so he can be the youngest champion in the history of Cyber Formula, but when Hayato got that title first, his father started drinking and then abandoned him.
  • Icy Blue Eyes
  • Manipulative Bastard: In Zero.
  • Parental Abandonment: His mother passed away when he was little, and his father started to ignore him and hitting the bottle after Hayato takes the title of being the youngest champion ever before him. Thus begins his obsession with ruining Hayato's life for taking his dream away.
  • Skunk Stripe: He has silver hair with a red streak on the strand of his bangs.
  • Stage Dad: His father pushes Henri to be the best in racing and then ignored him after Hayato wins his first championship. It helps that he's a former racer.
  • White-Haired Pretty Boy

Seiichiro Shiba

Voiced by: Akira Ishida (Road to the Infinity games only)

Birthdate Unknown
Birthplace Japan
Teams Sugo Winners (2020-?, as test driver), Aoi ZIP Formula (2023-)
Notable Entrants v-Asurada AKF-0/1B Nemesis (2021 Extreme Speed), Al-Zard NP-2 (2023), Ex-Zard Z/A-11 (2023-)

Seiichirou Shiba is the main character in the PlayStation Game Future GPX Cyber Formula: The New Challenger. However, he also appeared in the extra endings of SIN.

In 2015, he saw Hayato's first World Championship win in Fujioka, Japan, and he has decided to become a CF driver just like Hayato. He would enter the Cyber Formula series in 2020, being a test driver of Sugo Winners, the secondary team of Sugo Grand Prix, and he was assigned with v-Asurada AKF-0/1B, sharing the same chassis with Hayato's v-Asurada AKF-0, but using a different Cyber System called "Nemesis".

In 2021, as part of an image recovery campaign in Cyber Formula due to the Al-Zard scandal, "Extreme Speed", a special event participated by major Cyber Formula drivers, was held. He was selected as the special entrant of Sugo and participated the series with Hayato and Henri.

Tropes associated with Shiba:

  • Alliterative Name
  • Ascended Fanboy: He was a fan of Hayato's when he was young, and he became a racer.
  • Beta Couple: Rena and him.
  • Canon Immigrant: He first appeared in the PS1 game, and was later put into the final closing credits of Sin.
  • Featureless Protagonist: Averted. He has a physical appearance, personality, and story, although the player can name the character, with Seiichiro Shiba being the default (in the PS1 game) and canon name.
  • My Hero Zero: His Nemesis machine's number is "0", and he's the protagonist in his game.

Tetsuichiro Kurumada

Voiced by: Shozo Iizuka

He is the "acting manager" of the Sugo team. He makes sure everything is as it should be, and is in direct contact with the President of Sugo Corporation. He is very strict, although he means well. He is the friend of Hayato and Asuka's fathers.

He is called "Oyaji" by Hayato, as Kurumada treats Hayato as if he is his own son.

Tropes associated with Kurumada:

Miki Jounouchi

Voiced by: Shinobu Adachi

Birthdate November 5, 1998
Birthplace Japan
Blood Type AB
Height 158 cm
Weight 43 kg

The chief mechanic of Sugo Asurada, she makes sure that Asurada is running at optimum condition at all times. At the end of the TV series, Miki gives her hat to Shinjyo and he gives her his helmet in return. They like each other.

At the end of ZERO, she becomes the chief mechanic of Aoi ZIP, and later Union Savior. She eventually returns to Aoi ZIP along with Shinjyo in 2023.

Tropes associated with Miki:

Ryohei Sumi (AKA "Pei")

Voiced by: Tatsuya Matsuda (TV series-ZERO), Naoki Tatsuta (SAGA-SIN)

Birthdate May 17, 2000
Birthplace Japan
Blood Type AB

Miki's eager and willing assistant, he gets very emotional whenever something happens to Asurada. He is high-strung, and although shorter than Hayato, is technically older. Ryohei can sometimes make more trouble than help. He previously wanted to be a racer, but his blood is of a special type and is hard to get enough to do transfusion in case of emergency, so he ended up being a mechanic.

At the end of ZERO, he is promoted to chief mechanic after Miki leaves for Aoi ZIP.

Tropes associated with Ryohei:

  • AB Negative: Although it is not explained in-series, it is heavily implied that he has this, due to him having a special kind of blood type and played a plot point in one episode of the TV series. It is also this very kind of blood type that made him give up auto racing due to safety reasons.
  • Ill Boy: At least in a filler episode, although he eventually recovered.
  • In-Series Nickname: Pei.
  • Older Than They Look: He is shorter than Hayato, but he is a year older than him.
  • Tragic Dream: He wanted to be an auto racer, but he has a special blood type mentioned above that made that dream impossible to achieve because if he gets injured, he loses a lot of blood and it's difficult to find a blood of his type to use transfusion.

Shinsuke Maki

Voiced by: Hiroshi Takemura

Birthdate July 12, 1996
Birthplace Japan
Blood Type B

As the Sugo computer mechanic, Maki makes sure Asurada's programs are running error-free. He is the only one capable of altering Asurada's passwords to get Hayato out of Asurada's memory, although his attempts failed. He has a pleasant personality, but does not play sports too well.

Tropes associated with Maki:

Clair Fortran

Voiced by: Yumi Touma

Birthdate March 2, 1994
Birthplace England
Blood Type AB
Height 165 cm, 5'5"
Weight 47 kg, 104 lbs

Tropes associated with Clair:

Megumi Shinohara

Voiced by: Tomoko Ishimura (as Mifuyu Hiiragi)

Tropes associated with Megumi:

Satsuki Nanase

Voiced by: Yuri Amano

Tropes associated with Satsuki:

Daisuke Amagi

Voiced by: Kazuya Ichijo

Buihachi (V-8)

Voiced by: Junichi Kanemaru

Asuka's pet dog, a female Siberian Husky. In ZERO she gave birth to puppies.

  • Team Pet: To the Sugo Team, in the earlier series.

Aoi Formula/ZIP Formula

Bleed/Jotaro Kaga

Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki

Birthdate April 1, 1996
Birthplace Japan
Blood Type A
Height 172cm
Weight 58kg
Teams Aoi ZIP Formula (2015, 2018–2020, 2022)
Notable Entrants Stealth Jaguar Z-7 (2015), Ex-Superion Z/A-8 (2018–2019), Al-Zard NP-1 (2020), Ex-Superion Z/A-10 (2022), Ogre AN-21 (2022)

Bleed Kaga was a former 'Crash Racer' racing on the fringes of recognized professional racing. These racing often dangerous and resulting in death gave him a plethora of skills he passed on to then rookie driver Hayato Kazami when they met on the highways of Japan. They quickly became friends which was complicated when Bleed, always chasing the big money made the jump to the new Aoi ZIP Formula team formed when his "Proto Jaguar" (A modified Cyber-wheel made by Aoi) was totally wrecked in the Fireball Race and Aoi began to lose confidence in their rising star Naoki Shinjyo. Bleed and Hayato would first be friends then rivals as their goals in racing began to clash.

Like Hayato, he proceeded the "Zero-Realm" ability which can predict the opponent's movement in an very early stage, however, upon his discovery of "Zero-Realm", he would be involved in an accident in which his best friend Eiji Aizawa was killed. He bears the grief as the reason of his death until he found Hayato, which he found similarities towards Eiji. Kaga would call Hayato as his "lifetime rival" until he beats him in 2022. In the opener of 2023 season, he was seen visiting the grave of Eiji.

Due to his field race background, he also proceeded some offensive skills which can damage his opponents' cars, through he avoids to use them unless in extreme situations.

Tropes associated with Kaga:

Naoki Shinjyo

Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa

Birthdate October 28, 1998
Birthplace Japan
Blood Type B
Height 175 cm, 5'9"
Weight 62 kg, 137 lbs
Teams Aoi Formula (2015–2019), Union Savior (2020–2022), Aoi ZIP Formula (2023-)
Notable Entrants Superion GT (2015), Fire Superion G.T.R. (2015), Fire Superion GTO-15B (2016), Ex-Superion Z/A-8 (2016–2019), Issuxark 00-X3 (2020–2022), Al-Zard NP-2 (2023), Ex-Zard Z/A-11 (2023-)

Naoki Shinjyo is a highly successful two-time European F3 Champion before making the switch to Cyber Formula racing after being scouted by Aoi Formula boss, Kyoko Aoi. After passing the Japanese qualifying rounds, he makes his debut in America during the 2015 season with high hopes for both him and his team. In the beginning of the series, he is positioned to be Hayato's biggest rival, but as the series progresses, it's been shown that he is his own worst enemy and has a moody streak that comes up on some occasions.

In SAGA, he is kicked out by Nagumo after a sub-par performance in the test drive, but he returned later as a driver for Union Savior before going back to Aoi in 2023.

He is in a long-term relationship with Miki Jounouchi, who keeps him in line for most of the time.

Tropes associated with Shinjyo:

  • The Ace
    • Broken Ace: Although it has more to do with his shortcomings, especially in the TV series.
  • Beta Couple: Miki and him.
  • Break the Haughty: He gets chewed out by Miki after he lashes out on his team's new mechanics and when he was beaten by Hayato at the English Grand Prix.
  • Brown Eyes
  • Butt Monkey: Due to his car's troubles, even when his car is about to cross the finish line.
  • Can't Catch Up
  • Cool Shades: In episode 6 of SAGA, in which the shades greatly resembles Knight Schumacher.
  • Determinator: In one episode of the TV series, when his engine runs out of fuel near the very end of the African race, he pushed the car to the finish line and managed to get 5th place. He does the same thing once in his F-3 days.
  • Don't You Dare Pity Me!: When his car got stuck in mud at the race trials in Africa, Hayato tries to help, but he said that he'd rather drop out than to take Hayato's pity.
  • Heroes Want Redheads: While not the hero, he does find a love interest in Miki, who has reddish-brown hair.
  • Hot-Blooded: He gets his moments at times.
  • Jerkass --> Jerk with a Heart of Gold
  • Paper-Thin Disguise: In episode 6 of Saga.
  • Rage Against the Reflection: The end of episode 25 of the TV series, after he was defeated by Hayato in the race trials in England.
  • The Rival: To Hayato, at least in at the first half of the TV series.
    • The Resenter: Also to Hayato and the other racers at first, when he gets constantly shown up by the then-rookie Hayato.
  • Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The manly man (Along with Kaga) to Hayato's sensitive guy. He's also the manly man to his teammate Katagiri.
  • Shonen Hair
  • Shiny Midnight Black
  • Sobriquet: "The Young Japanese Warrior"
  • Super Mode: The Zero Realm, like Hayato and Kaga, although he only does this once.
  • Survival Mantra: In EP 6 of ZERO:

"Run Ex-Superion, Run...run...RUN!!!! RUN! RUN! RUN! RUN!!!"

Phill Fritz

Voiced by: Atsushi Kisaichi

Birthdate February 14, 2001
Birthplace USA
Blood Type A
Height 169cm
Weight 57kg
Teams Aoi ZIP Formula (2020, 2022 as team staff)
Notable Entrants Al-Zard NP-1 (2020)

Phill Fritz is one of the secondary characters in the anime series Future GPX Cyber Formula Saga, also as the main rival in Saga. As the Aoi team was only able to get one World Champion (and mainly because of an accident) under Kyoko Aoi's lead, Kyōshirō Nagumo, the development unit's head from Aoi Automobiles, has been asked to take over the Aoi team. Before his participation in Cyber Formula, he was only an ordinary driver in NASCAR without any impressive results. However, he was invited by Nagumo to Aoi ZIP Formula to drive the Al-Zard NP-1, a new vehicle developed by the development unit under Nagumo.

In 2022, he returned to Aoi and being one of the main mechanics of the Aoi team, assisting Bleed Kaga.

Tropes associated with Phill:

Kyoko Aoi

Voiced by: Yuri Amano

Birthdate September 30, 1995
Birthplace Japan
Blood Type B
Height 165 cm, 5'5"
Weight 48 kg, 106 lbs

Tropes associated with Kyoko:

Kyoshiro Nagumo

Voiced by: Shuichi Ikeda

Birthdate November 8, 1994
Birthplace Japan
Blood Type O
Height 180 cm
Weight 70 kg

Tropes associated with Nagumo:

Makoto Katagiri

Voiced by: Nobutoshi Canna (as Nobutoshi Hayashi)

Tropes associated with Katagiri:

Gray Steinbeck

Voiced by: Takeshi Watabe

Union Savior

Karl Lichter von Randoll

Voiced by: Youko Matsuoka

Birthdate July 7, 2001
Birthplace Austria
Blood Type AB
Height 158 cm / 5'2" in 2010; 170 cm / 5'7" in 2022
Weight 46 kg / 101 lbs in 2010; 58 kg / 128 lbs in 2022
Teams Union Savior (2015–2017,2019- (as 'Prince Rosencreuz' in 2018), manager and driver since 2019)
Notable Entrants Issuxark 007 (2015), Issuxark 007 (2016–17), Issuxark 00-X1 (2018–19), Issuxark 00-X3 (2020-)

Karl Lichter von Randoll is the eldest child of one of the most prominent families in his native Austria. From an incredibly wealthy background, he excelled at all sports and endeavors until he took the challenge of Cyber Formula while chasing Asuka Sugo. Accepting the offer of Union Savior, Randoll officially succeeded Knight Schumacher's championship points and started his career. Nicknamed the 'Amadeus of the Circuit' or simply 'Genius' he wins his debut race humiliating Naoki Shinjyo in the process and establishes himself as a contender for the 2015 title. An early rival to Hayato Kazami and a Spoiled Brat, he finds a purpose in his life through Cyber Formula and forms real lasting friendships. He usually is having tea breaks inside pits or on pit lanes, even in the middle of the races.

At the beginning of Zero, he gets seriously injured and he gains a scar on his cheek in the process.

Tropes associated with Randoll:

Sera Gallagher

Voiced by: Shiho Kikuchi (Video games only)

Tropes associated with Sera:

  • Bifauxnen
  • Canon Immigrant: She made her first appearance in the PS1 game, and like Seiichiro, she was later put into the final closing credits of Sin.
  • Spot of Tea: Like Randoll, she drinks tea inside pits, as evidenced in the final ending credits of Sin.

George Grayson

Voiced by: Motomu Kiyokawa

Tropes associated with Grayson:

Sturozech Project/Stormzender

Jackie Gudelhian

Voiced by: Bin Shimada

Birthdate May 1, 1995
Birthplace USA
Blood Type O
Height 188 cm, 6'2"
Weight 80 kg, 176 lbs
Teams Star Stampede (2012–2015), Sturozech Project (2016–2017), Stormzender (2018-)
Notable Entrants Stampede RS (2015), Stil HG (2016–2021), Spiegel HP-022 (2022-)

Tropes associated with Gudelhian:

Franz Heinel

Voiced by: Ryotaro Okiayu

Birthdate December 23, 1994
Birthplace Germany
Blood Type AB
Height 185 cm, 6'1"
Weight 75 kg, 165 lbs
Teams ZIP Racing Team (2011–2014), S·G·M (2015), Sturozech Project/Stormzender (2016–2021), Sturobrahms (2022-, as owner and mechanical designer)
Notable Entrants Silent Screamer β (2015), Stil HG (2016–2021)

Tropes associated with Heinel:

Marie Arbert Luisa

Voiced by: Masako Katsuki (Drama CDs and video games only)

Birthdate August 11, 1997
Birthplace Switzerland
Blood Type O
Height 168 cm, 5'6"
Weight 50 kg, 110 lbs

Tropes associated with Marie:

Lisa Heinel

Voiced by: Akemi Okamura (Drama CDs and video games only)

Tropes associated with Lisa:

Missing Link

Edelhi Bootsvorz

Voiced by: Naoki Tatsuta

Birthdate August 8, 1993
Birthplace Russia
Blood Type O
Height 183 cm, 6'0"
Weight 75 kg, 165 lbs
Teams Missing Link (2015–2022), Sugo GIO Grand Prix (2023)
Notable Entrants Missioner VR-4 (2015), Neo Missioner VR-40 (2015), Missioner VR-50/1 (2016), Strat Missioner MS-1 (2017–2019), Strat Missioner MS-3/B (2020-2022), Garland SF-03/G (2023–)

Edelhi Bootsvorz is a former Formula One racer of Missing Link (and a teammate of Osamu Sugō). However, he was seriously injured during an F1 test and lost his left arm and left eye. By the assistance of Smith, he was given a mechanical eye and arm to continue his racing career, however, in return, he had to take out the Asurada GSX in order to obtain the Asurada Cyber System.

He quickly lost his trust by Smith, as he failed in all of his three attempts in America, Peru and Brazil, through it was mainly not his fault. After realizing his act after the race between him and Osamu, he drove his car into Smith's helicopter after Smith injures Osamu, killing Smith. After the event, he continued to participate Cyber Formula as a Missing Link driver.

Although he looked older and has the second longest career in current drivers (which Gudelhian has the longest), he was 29 years old at the end of the 2023 season, and he targets himself to continue in the series even if he reaches 40.

Tropes associated with Bootsvorz:

Leon Earnhardt

Voiced by: Nobutoshi Canna (as Nobutoshi Hayashi)

Birthdate May 18, 2001
Birthplace Spain
Blood Type B
Height 173 cm, 5'8"
Weight 62 kg, 137 lbs
Teams Missing Link (2020-)
Notable Entrants Strat Missioner MS-1(MS-3/B) (2020-)

Leon Earnhardt is one of the secondary characters in the anime series Future GPX Cyber Formula. This Spanish racer leaves the NASCAR community to join the Cyber Formula World Grand Prix and made his debut in 2020 as a Missing Link driver. Despite the successful years in NASCAR, Leon spends his first year in the CF disgracefully as he retires during the race 10 consecutive times often by colliding with his competitors. However, at the end of the season, he proved his racing skills by achieving championship points.

The last name 'Earnhardt' is dedicated to the famous NASCAR racer in 1990-2000's, Dale Earnhardt.

Tropes associated with Leon:

Smith

Voiced by: Masato Hirano

Tropes associated with Smith:

A.G.S. (Aurum General Staff)

Pitalia Lope

Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura

Birthdate April 7, 1985
Birthplace Brazil
Teams Teams: ZIP Racing (2008), KOH-I-NOOR Formula (2009-2011), A.G.S (2012-2015, 2016-, as owner)
Notable Entrants Condor B-12 (2012), El Condor B-14 (2014), El Condor B-15 (2015)

Being the 7th and 9th Grand Prix winner, Lope was a favorite in the 10th Cyber Formula Grand Prix. He finished 2nd and 1st place in the first 2 rounds, making him as the title favorite especially after Knight Schumacher retired from the series in race 4. However, his advantages disappeared due to the fast pace of the car developments by Sugo, Aoi and Union Savior. Even if he still had a slim chance being the World Champion (by winning the race and neither point leaders Randoll, Shinjyo and Hayato finished with points) in the Japan race, his car crashed out in the final 25% of race while battling 3rd place with Kaga, ending his hopes of being a defending Champion. He retired as a racer after that race.

He assisted Akira Hiyoshi, who leaves the Sugo team to get the Super License and racing with Hayato. After his retirement as a driver, he invited Hiyoshi to his team, replacing himself as a driver.

Tropes associated with Lope:

KOH-I-NOOR Formula

Akira Hiyoshi

Voiced by: Bin Shimada

Birthdate August 21, 1997
Birthplace Japan
Blood Type O
Teams Sugo Asurada (2014, quit before 2015 season), KOH-I-NOOR Formula (2015, 2020-), A.G.S. (2016–2019)
Notable Entrants Counterarrow T.O.S (2015), El Condor (2016–2019), Counterarrow T.O.S. X-R (2020-)

Akira Hiyoshi is a secondary character of the Future GPX Cyber Formula series. Hiyoshi was first introduced as a driver of Sugo Asurada, and originally intended to be a driver of Asurada GSX right before the Fujioka race in 2015. However, as Hayato Kazami was registered as the exclusive driver of Asurada and his participation in the Grand Prix becoming impossible, Hiyoshi leaves his racing team in a rage. During his stay in Brazil (working as a coffee plantation worker), Hiyoshi learns that Hayato obtained the Super License to join the World Grand Prix, and is disheartened. His life, however, was able to return to the track, thanks to the advices and encouragements of Pitalia Lope. Hiyoshi naturalizes himself as a Brazilian and joins KOH-I-NOOR Formula to begin his challenge to the Super License, with Lope as his mentor. He successfully received the license and made his first debut in the World Grand held in Brazil in 2015, where he ranked 2nd place. After the race, Hiyoshi gave his thanks to Hayato for the motivation.

Hiyoshi continued his career in the World Grand Prix since 2015, however, the notable performances in his career besides his debut race are yet to be found.

Tropes associated with Hiyoshi:


Albatross DDT

Johji Ohtomo

Voiced by: Kousuke Tomita

Birthdate January 1, 1997
Birthplace Japan
Blood Type O
Teams Albatross DDT (2015)
Notable Entrants Albatrander 602 (2015)

Appears only in the TV series and 11 (and opening sequence in Zero). Before his participation of the Cyber Formula Championship, he already set the most winning records in the JCM Off-Road Championship. In the 2015 Japan Grand Prix, held in his homeland of Hokkaido, he corrected the weather forecast (which cannot be predicted by Cyber Systems) which helped him to advance to the World Grand Prix in his 3rd year of Cyber Formula. He took the full advantage of the predicted rain and finished the race only behind Naoki Shinjyo. He also hinted at Hayato for that information which also made him promote to World Grand Prix by finishing behind him.

Although he showed good abilities in off-road racing because of his rallying background and scored some points, he was unable to deal with the huge amount of data from the Cyber System, but relied on his own. He was heavily injured in the 9th Race in Germany in the 2015 season caused indirectly by the collision between him and Hayato. Although his life is spared, he was unable to participate in Cyber Formula again and has to withdraw from the series. While the rallying events was abolished in the 2016 season, he returned to Rally racing after 2016.

He is a close friend of Kazami and Shinjyo.

Tropes associated with Johji:

Other Characters

Asurada

Voiced by: Kenichi Ono

The computer navigation system created by Hiroyuki Kazami, Hayato's father, is the most advanced system in the world of Cyber Formula, said to be able to analyze emotions and continue to evolve. It was designed as an opposite to the Ogre Cyber System developed in 2019.

Once Asurada was finished, Smith from Missing Link, where Hiroyuki Kazami was working in, had tried to obtain this system to create weapons of mass destruction. But Hayato Kazami has registered himself as the only driver of Asurada in order to flee the system from Smith's men. However, as it has a unique security feature, Asurada only responses to the first person contacting with it and no additional driver can be added. And Hayato has to replace Akira Hiyoshi as the driver of Sugo to participate in the Fujioka preliminaries.

The system's biggest drawback is its unique security feature. Although additional persons can be added in communication purposes, driving orders must be taken by the driver himself and cannot be changed. Akira Hiyoshi, the original driver of Asurada GSX, could not drive the car and leaves the team afterwords. And when Hayato suffered an serious accident in the 2017 season, the Sugo team cannot find any driver to replace with, and directly leads to the development of non-Asurada operated Garland SF-01.

On many occasions, Asurada has been abandoned by Hayato, but every time they meet again, Asurada forgives him and swears that they'll forever be partners.

Asurada is still proved superior even if it has been used for 7 years. In the 2021 and 2022 seasons its chassis, v-Asurada AKF-0 would still get overall first and second places, respectively.

Tropes associated with Asurada:

Hiroyuki Kazami

Voiced by: Tatsuyuki Jinnai

The original machine designer of Asurada and Hayato's Disappeared Dad.

Tropes associated with Hiroyuki:

Junko Kazami

Voiced by: Ai Satou

The mother of Hayato.

Tropes associated with Junko:

  • Elegant Classical Musician: An older version, as she plays the violin at the beginning of episode 22 of the TV series.
  • Hot Mom
  • Parents as People: She spends most of the time abroad, but she does anything to help Hayato.
  • Secret Keeper: She, along with Osamu, are the ones who keeps the secret behind Smith's schemes.

Hans von Randoll

Voiced by: Katsuhisa Houki

The father of Randoll.

Tropes associated with Hans:

Hilda von Randoll

Voiced by: Miyuki Ichijou

The Mother of Randoll.

Tropes associated with Hilda:

Checker Sugimoto

Voiced by: Kozo Shioya

Tropes associated with Sugimoto:

Jun Nakazawa

Voiced by: Motomu Kiyokawa

Tropes associated with Jun:

Dave Lombard

Voiced by: Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi

Tropes associated with Dave:

Aya Stanford

Voiced by: Aya Hisakawa

Birthdate September 26, 1998
Birthplace USA
Blood Type A
Height 167 cm, 5'6"
Weight 50 kg, 110 lbs

Tropes associated with Aya:

Cindy Wagner

Voiced by: Kiyoko Irukawa

Rena Yuuki

Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi (Video games only)

Tropes associated with Rena:

Eiji Aizawa

Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai (SAGA II Round 5 Drama CD)

Kaga's best friend, who was the person who got Kaga into racing. He was killed in the crash during a race in which the Zero Realm was involved, causing Kaga to steer away from the Zero Realm for years.

Tropes associated with Eiji:


Game-Only Characters

Touma Mikami

Voiced by: Kenji Nojima

First appears in the PS2 game Road to the Infinity 3. Driver of Phoenix Japan Racing.

Rei Kanna

Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro

Also first appeared in Road to the Infinity 3. Co-driver of Phoenix Japan Racing.

Mio Maihara

First appeared in Road to the Infinity 3. Mascot girl of Phoenix Japan Racing.

Andrea Dibiano

Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama

First appears in Road to the Infinity 3. Driver of Team CF Ground.

  • X Marks the Hero: A subversion: while he has a X-shaped scar on his forehead, he's not the hero of the game.

Mark Fernandez

Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo

Appears in Road to the Infinity 3. Co-driver of Team CF Ground.

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