Monkey Turn — Season 1, Episode 1: I'll Become Number One!
Animation • 25 min • 2 seasons, 50 episodes • ★ 6.0/10
Episode synopsis
やまと競艇学校82期卒業記念レース。開会式の壇上で波多野憲二は宣誓していた～「3年以内に日本一のレーサーになります!」。会場には感嘆と失笑が沸き起こっていった。そんな簡単に勝てるほどプロの世界は甘くないのだ。そして卒業レース・準優勝戦がはじまった。強引な山崎のダンプを、禁止されているモンキーターンでかわした憲二は1着でゴールイン、優勝戦進出を決めた。そんな様子を見つめていた謎の男が憲二のもとにやってきて…。
About Monkey Turn
Kenji Hatano originally wanted to be a Baseball superstar, but didn't like how one player's mistake can hurt the whole team. Upon being shown a kyotei (hydroboat) race by his Principal and seeing a special turn called a Monkey Turn, he decides to try it out. After capsizing due to a Monkey Turn gone wrong, Kenji decides to become a professional Kyotei racer. Two years later, he graduates from the Yamato Training School and promises his friend Sumi Ubukata that he'll become Japan's No. 1 Kyotei racer within three years.