Ouran was the very first show I watched, but was influenced and watched with a friend. With beginning to watch shit on my own I wanted to start with a niche ass subgenre..,.I didn't wanna start with Cowboy Bebop or JOJO's Bizzare Butthole or any of that honky ass shit!!!!! jojo's tickle adventure

Somehow gravitated to old racing anime; not in space or any sort of fantasy setting but with normal ass people driving automobiles. Admittedly there is not a lot of the sense of racing I was looking for :P but I digress. This lead me to watching Bari Bari Densetsu which was literally exactly what I was looking for,, and I enjoyed it a lot!! Good rad lil story and made by the same dood that made Initial D like hell yes

SPEAKING OF Initial D.....probably the most obvious pick and I absolutely mean to watch it soon ,,o o,, looks really really fucking cool and literally everything I want from a y2k animu (also that eurobeat...,.and I dig the hell outta that old cg). BUT what I was looking for at the time was more traditional racing...not illegal street racing but that is by all means not to undermine how fucking awesome street racing is. Gotta watch Wangan Midnight too.

Speed Racer is notorious one for being the first mainstream localized anime (a clip for those unaware <3) but the 90's reboot Mach GoGoGo X is REALLY COOL and should be more recognized I think,,., definitely a different show but a good reboot.

The eX-Driver movie I started after watching Densetsu, but didn't end up finishing. Might actually watch the show before I try again :y but at the time I wanted to just jump into a movie that assumes you know the world and characters already lmao. And Circuit Angel had every reason to be cool but it was SLOGGY POOP and the only thing I remember from it was the two dimensional but suave as hell villain. Should've been more bleg...,. Aitsu to Lullaby: Suiyobi no Cinderella is currently unsubbed n untranslated but I may commission it to be....it looks cool and there's only so little racing anime as there is. Pelican Road Club Caroucha I want translated too damn it!!! shit should be more accessible