History YMMV / FutureGPXCyberFormula

** Several, including Hironobu Kageyama's "Pray" (by his old band LAZY with him singing the vocals), "Power of Love", and "Soul of Rebirth -Jidai no Kodou ni Nare-", all from ''Sin''.
** Wind is High (from ''Zero'') is another good one. And the fun part? The music in the TV series and the first 2 OVAS are composed by Music/KowOtani. Yes, ''that'' [[VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus Koh Ohtani]].

** Wind is High (from ''Zero'') is another good one. And the fun part? The music in the TV series and the first 2 OVAS are composed by Koh Ohtani. Yes, ''that'' [[VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus Koh Ohtani]].

* SpiritualLicensee: The show could pass off as a modern-day adaptation of ''Anime/SpeedRacer'' with an Formula One motif slapped on it. More obvious when the staff originally wanted to make this in the style of the former.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Bleed Kaga was so popular with Japanese fans that he was made the protagonist in the last OVA, despite initially making a few appearances in the TV series. The same can be said (to an extent) with Gudelhian, Heinel, and Schumacher, who had drama CD's of their own.

* ItWasHisSled: Everyone who's seen the show know that [[spoiler:Knight Schumacher is Osamu and he is Asuka's brother.]]

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: ''Cyber Formula'' is well-remembered in Italy because it is based on FormulaOne, a sport which is '''''huge''''' there thanks to their legendary team Ferrari.

* HilariousInHindsight: A handful Cyber Formula vehicles such as the Asurada and the Ogre can morph their aerodynamics to go faster in straightways. Now you have the drag reduction system (or [[FunWithAcronyms DRS]]) in modern FormulaOne that does just the same.

* GameBreaker: Hayato's Lifting Turn skill, which makes him almost impossible to be defeated.

** In Kaga's background story, [[spoiler:Eiji dies in a horrific car crash involving the two and his failed attempts to save him from the burning car, which gives Kaga his trademark scar.]] This is one of the main reasons why he stopped using the Zero Zone.

* NeverLiveItDown: Leon [=DNFs=] at races in his first year ''in every race''. His racing skills improves in ''SIN'', but the retirements is what fans will remember most about him.
* PeripheryDemographic: For the first 3 series, the main fanbase for the series were largely female fans, possibly due to the EstrogenBrigade of the male cast of the series.

** Many of the serious crashes but especially in ''ZERO'' involving Hayato and Randoll, and Hayato's car ''crashes through the banking, goes airborne and crashes down to the ground''. The aforementioned HarsherInHindsight event in real life makes it even worse.
** In Kaga's background story, [[spoiler:Eiji dies in a horrific car crash involving Eiji and him and his failed attempts to save him from the burning car.]] This is one of the main reasons why he stopped using the Zero Zone.

* SpiritualLicensee: The show could pass off as a redone version of ''Anime/SpeedRacer'' with an Formula One motif slapped on it. More obvious when the staff originally wanted to make this in the style of the former.

* SpiritualLicensee: The show could pass off as a redone version of ''Anime/SpeedRacer'' with an Formula One motif slapped on it. It helps that the staff originally wanted to make this in the style of the former.

* NeedsMoreLove: Although the series was extremely popular in Japan and around Asia (particularly in Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea) around the time the TV series first aired (and still is to this day), it's virtually unknown in other parts of the world. However, the TV series aired in Italy.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Several, including Hironobu Kageyama's "Pray" (by his old band LAZY with him singing the vocals), "Power of Love", and "Soul of Rebirth -Jidai no Kodou ni Nare-", all from ''Sin''.

* GodModeSue: Hayato comes dangerously close to being this in ''SIN'', especially when he obtains the v-Asurada AKF-0G. The only things that prevented him from being this are a few engine troubles and some badly adjusted machines. The PlayStation game takes it further, [[spoiler:Only to be defeated by Shiba at the last second of the final race]].

* HoYay: The series has ''full'' of them, especially the moments between Hayato and Kaga. Gudelhian/Heinel and Osamu/Bootsvorz also have their moments of these.

* NeverLiveItDown: Leon retires at races in his first year ''in every race''. His racing skills improves in ''SIN'', but the retirements is what fans will remember most about him.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEiY-O0Zd4I& Wind is High]] (from ''Zero'') is another good one. And the fun part? The music in the TV series and the first 2 OVAS are composed by Koh Ohtani. Yes, ''that'' [[VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus Koh Ohtani]].

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: There are several official games released for the Game Boy, SNES, [=PS1=], Gamecube, [=PS2=] and [=PSP=] and unofficial PC releases as well, with the games raging from decent (at best) to mediocre (at worst). And many of them have [[NoExportForYou have never made it to overseas]], although the SNES version was released under a different title called ''Cyber Spin''.

* HilariousInHindsight: Cyber Formula vehicles can morph their aerodynamics to go faster in straightways. Now you have the drag reduction system (or [[FunWithAcronyms DRS]]) in modern FormulaOne that does just the same.

* NeedsMoreLove: Although the series was extremely popular in Japan and around Asia (particularly in Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea) around the time the TV series first aired (and still is to this day), it's virtually unknown in other parts of the world. However, the TV series aired in Italy (although it's ''20 years late'').
* NeverLiveItDown: Leon retires at races in his first year ''in every race''. His racing skills gets better in ''SIN'', but the retirements is what fans will remember most about him.

* CompleteMonster: Smith. He is willing to get Asurada's system by any means necessary, [[spoiler:including murdering Hayato's father for refusing to give in Asurada's data to him and attempted murder, like he does with Osamu, just because he exposed his schemes]]. Fortunately, he doesn't live long, [[spoiler:since Bootsvorz crashes his car into his helicopter, killing him]].

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: There are several official games released for the Game Boy, SNES, [=PS1=], Gamecube, [=PS2=] and [=PSP=] and unofficial PC releases as well, with the games raging from decent (at best) to mediocre (at worst). And many of them have [[NoExportForYou have never made it to overseas]], although the SNES version was released under a different title called ''Cyber Spin''.
* SpiritualLicensee: Of ''Anime/SpeedRacer'', also known as ''Mach Go Go Go''. In fact, the show's producers at first wanted to make it in the style of ''Speed Racer''.

* CompleteMonster: Smith. He is willing to get Asurada's system by any means necessary, [[spoiler:including murder and attempted murder.]]

* PortmanteauCoupleName: Amongst Japanese fans of the series, there's [=HayaAsu=] for Hayato/Asuka and [=GuHa=] for [[HoYay Gudelhian/Heinel]].

* NeedsMoreLove: Although the series was extremely popular in Japan and around Asia (particularly in Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea) around the time the TV series first aired (and still is to this day), it's virtually unknown in other parts of the world. However, the TV series recently completed its run it Italy (although it's ''20 years late'').