Netflix series “Tokyo Override” provides design data for Yamaha vehicles such as the YZF-R1 and VMAX
Netflix series “Tokyo Override”
Yamaha Motor’s design team provided full cooperation in the concept and design of the machine that will race through Tokyo 100 years in the future
, as well as in creating that world!
“Tokyo 100 years from now,” where AI permeates people’s daily lives and all urban functions have been automated. Set in this futuristic city, Netflix’s original sci-fi animation “Tokyo Override” (directors: Yusuke Fukada, Veerapatra Jnanavin) is now available exclusively worldwide on Netflix.
One of the film’s major highlights is its dynamic motorbike action scenes. Yamaha Motor cooperated and supervised in various ways during the production process. For example, the characters race through the futuristic city on the legendary YZF-R1 and VMAX. Yamaha provided design data for the actual motorcycles and also assisted with sound recording. Yamaha’s designers and planners were also actively involved in the production, envisioning the racing scenes 100 years in the future and designing the machines.
Comment from Satoshi Nakamura of the Planning and Design Department
“What was particularly interesting was the world-building process we undertook together with the production team,” recalls Satoshi Nakamura of the Planning and Design Department. “We spent a lot of time discussing the worldview of Tokyo 100 years from now
, and the results of that discussion were compiled into a ‘bible’ for the production. The objects and events that appear, as well as the unfolding story, all follow this 400-page bible.”
The “Y/AI” has the same rider position as the “YZR-M1.” Astride this concept model is MotoGP rider Alex Rins.
*The photo shows a concept model for exhibition purposes, so he is not wearing any safety gear. When riding the motorcycle, please wear long-sleeved clothing, a helmet, and gloves.
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Our members who collaborated on the production of “Override.” “Y/AI” will be reproduced as a life-size concept model and exhibited at “Motor Expo 2024” to be held in Thailand.
Realism that surpasses previous motorcycle anime
In the highly AI-driven society depicted in “Tokyo Override,” traffic accidents and other problems are extremely rare. However, AI cannot control natural disasters. To prepare for this, the production team focused on the setting of racing.
“Unforeseen accidents occur during races. The idea of using these as a means to identify risks and explore pathways to safety is unique. Adding the entertainment value inherent in racing to this gave it a sense of realism in terms of the significance of racing 100 years from now,” Nakamura continues.
One of the star riders, Amarin, rides the “Y/AI,” a machine that embodies human potential. While pursuing realism with a rider position shared with the MotoGP machine “YZR-M1,” the form of the bike is also noteworthy, balancing the vision of a future motorcycle with a visionary design and product design perspective. A
life-size concept model of the “Y/AI” will be unveiled at the Motor Expo 2024 in Thailand at the end of November.
“The story is set against the backdrop of the social structure, technology, and values of people 100 years in the future, as described in the Bible. If you watch the story while feeling and thinking about these things, you may find it even more interesting,” said Nakamura. “I myself don’t know the ending yet. As a viewer, I’m looking forward to immersing myself in the story and enjoying it,” he concluded.
