Overview
- Netflix released a bumper‑length premiere titled “1st Stage,” introducing the 1890 cross‑country race and key characters in an alternate‑universe setting.
- Director Yasuhiro Kimura says he does not know when episode 2 will be released and notes that production is progressing.
- Netflix has not provided an official release schedule for subsequent episodes.
- The opener has drawn very high audience scores, including a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 9.7 rating on IMDb, and briefly topped MyAnimeList.
- User‑rating patterns show a surge of perfect scores alongside many one‑star reviews, with a small dip in MyAnimeList ranking reported.