Speed Racer is an English adaptation of the Japanese manga and anime, Mach GoGoGo which centered on automobile racing. Mach GoGoGo was originally serialized in Shueisha’s Shonen Book, and was released in tankobon form by Sun Wide Comics, re-released in Japan by Fusosha.

Selected chapters of the manga were released by NOW Comics under the title Speed Racer Classics, later released by the DC Comics division, Wildstorm Productions under the title Speed Racer: The Original Manga. Under the name of its Americanized title, Speed Racer, Mach GoGoGo, in its entirety, was re-published in the United States by Digital Manga Publishing and was released as a box set in commemoration of the franchise’s 40th anniversary. It was published under the title Speed Racer: Mach Go Go Go as part of the company’s DMP Platinum imprint. The series is an early example of an anime becoming a successful franchise in the United States.