Acura Integra Type S Aims For Animated Pikes Peak Glory

If you enjoyed Acura's Anime Chiaki's Journey last year, you'll be pleased to hear the second season will debut this weekend at the 48th Annual Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach with the 2024 Acura Integra Type S playing a starring role.

Acura's most viewed marketing campaign to date with a combined 275 million views, it seems a no-brainer that the brand would continue to use it to show off new models into the future. Just like last season, all of the episodes will be free on Acura's YouTube page.

The series will pick up where season one left off as, "we learn about Chiaki's father, Ichiro, along with Ichiro's teammate from the past, called P, as Chiaki takes on Colorado's daunting Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in the new 2024 Integra Type S." The trailer definitely has all the hallmarks of a great racing anime so check it out below.

To expand the story beyond the screen, Acura will actually be racing at this year's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 25th. Hoping to improve upon the company's success at the hill climb last year, the car will be piloted by race car driver Loni Unser, of the great Unser family of motorsports fame, in her second year competing in the Pikes Peak event.

Acura will also be bringing Uncle Noboru's garage from the animated series to life, creating a full-scale version of the Type S garage at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Attendees will be able to visit the garage over the course of the weekend to check out the new Integra Type S, the #93 Racers Edge Acura NSX GT-3 Evo22, and the Acura pace cars for the weekend that will have Chiaki's Journey-inspired wraps.

The series represents what the Acura brand is all about, and this season will feature special appearances like the Realtime Racing Integra Type R of 90s motorsport fame.