Crush Gear is a media franchise that spawns anime, manga and video games. It also refers to a line of toys of the same name produced by Bandai in late October 2001. The first installment of the franchise's anime series, Crush Gear Turbo was aired across Japan on Animax from October 7, 2001 for 68 episodes until January 26, 2003. Its sequel, Crush Gear Nitro was aired for 50 episodes from February 2, 2003 to January 25, 2004. Both of the anime series were produced by Sunrise.