; : :The second son of the Sorano merchant family. Much to his family's dismay, Appare does not care much for social norms or inheriting the family business, instead spending his time inventing new gadgets and studying various scientific texts. He was inspired from a very young age when he got a copy of the
Jules Verne novel
From the Earth to the Moon. He decides to enter Trans-America Wild Race in his own steam-powered vehicle. ; : :The head instructor of his family's dojo and a samurai under Lord Kuroda. Kosame was tasked by his Lord with keeping Appare under control, but was dragged with him to America after a series of accidents. Despite being a strong samurai, he has
PTSD from an incident in his past and has trouble attacking another person. ; : :A
Native American boy from a northeastern tribe whose father was killed and family displaced by a man with a snake tattoo on his neck. After being rescued from thugs in Los Angeles, he joins Appare and Kosame while hoping to hunt down his father's killer. ; : :A
Chinese-American general assistant for an auto-racing team who dreams of becoming a racer, only to be denied due to prejudice against women. She secretly drives the team's cars at night and befriends Appare and Kosame. After an altercation with the team driver, she earns the owner's grudging respect and he provides her with an old car to enter the Trans-America Wild Race herself. ; : :A wealthy European (
French in the English dub) from the family that owns one of the three B.I.G. Boss auto companies, Bright New Works (BNW). He seeks to win the Trans-America Wild Race to prove to his family that he should be the heir to the company. ; : :Al's self-proclaimed "chaperone" and assistant whose mother serves as a domestic maid to Al's family. ; : :An engineer for Great Motors (GM) and an organizer of the Trans-America Wild Race, with ambitions of running the company. ; : :A top racer driving for GM in the Trans-America Wild Race and a skilled gunman. One of the legendary "Thousand Three" outlaws known as "Dylan the Hero." ; : :Known as Crazy TJ, he is another of the legendary Thousand Three outlaws who is hired by the Iron Motor Company to drive the Trans-America Wild Race. ; : :Driver for Tlaloc. While he begins the race under the identity of Gil T. Cigar, he later reveals he is actually Tristan of the Bad Brothers and that he impersonated Gil at the organizer's request. ; : :Partner and brother of Tristan. ; / : :A competitor who drives his car, the GT3. He is later revealed to be Gil the Butcher, the leader of the legendary Thousand Three outlaws. He is hired by a railroad magnate to sabotage the race but decides to use the opportunity to make a profit by holding the train and passengers for a ransom. ==Production and release==