Nobody remembers this exists. It's a 15-minute commercial for an Indy car race that somehow became more honest about competitive obsession than most full-season shows. Three drivers, each one believing they're the only one who deserves to win, and the animation captures what it feels like when everything you've built narrows down to a single moment on a single track. The racing itself moves like it matters. That's the whole thing.
Oval x Over is a single-episode OVA from 2005, produced to promote the IRL Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 and first shown at a festival for the event held at Roppongi Hills. Three drivers, each with a story of their own, line up for a thrilling race where the gap between winning and losing is razor thin. The question hanging over the contest is simple: which of them will come out on top as champion?
