Joseph Luster
August 2, 2022 
A new original anime film titled Spaceman X ~Sugoi Uchuu Daibouken~ (Spaceman X ~Amazing Space Adventure~) was just revealed, and it’s coming from director Maki Itō, formerly known as Pierre Itō. The director was previously known for his independent anime series Mouseman, for which he produced over 70 shorts from 2016 to 2018 along with anime film Mouseman: Dark Child and 2020’s Mouseman: Ai no Katamari.
The Spaceman X anime film is set to debut in Japanese theaters sometime in 2023, and follows the titular Spaceman X, a hot-blooded mecha otaku. The “robot race action” anime has Spaceman participating in races using giant insectoid robots known as Mobile Wheels in an attempt to restore the physical body of his girlfriend Patricia.
Here’s a look at some designs, including Spaceman X:
Patricia:
And Jennifer, who races in the machine her late husband used:
