Bleed Kaga

• Anime Appearance: TV Series, 11, ZERO, SAGA, SIN
• DOB: April 1, 1996
• Nationality: Japan
• Teams: Aoi ZIP Formula (2015, 2018–2020, 2022)
• Notable Entrants: Stealth Jaguar Z-7 (2015), Ex-Superion Z/A-8 (2017–2019), Al-Zard NP-1(2020), Ex-Superion Z/A-10 (2022), Ogre AN-21 (2022)
Bleed Kaga （ブリード 加賀） is a supporting character in the anime series Future GPX Cyber Formula, and the leading character in Future GPX Cyber Formula SIN. His real name is Jotaro Kaga (加賀城太郎).
Bleed Kaga was a former 'Crash Racer' racing on the fringes of recognized professional racing. These racing often dangerous and resulting in death gave him a plethora of skills he passed on to then rookie driver Hayato Kazami when they met on the highways of Japan. They quickly became friends which was complicated when Bleed, always chasing the big money made the jump to the new Aoi ZIP Formula team formed when his "Proto Jaguar" (A modified Cyber-wheel made by Aoi) was totaled in the Fireball race and Aoi began to lose confidence in their rising star Naoki Shinjyo. Bleed and Hayato would first be friends then rivals as their goals in racing began to clash. Unlike the major drivers, who obtained their Super Licenses through official races, his Super License was obtained directly through unknown means, which raised many controversies before he finished in a close 2nd place in his debut.
In the TV series' beginning, he was known for chasing for rewards all over the world in field races, even he started to participate in Cyber Formula. However, in the final race in 2015 season. When Kyoko Aoi offered a reward to hold back Shinjyo chasing for the World Champion title, he refused her offer and removed himself from the race in purpose instead, allowing the 3 only possible candidates Shinjyo, Hayato, and Randoll to battle for the Champion title freely.
He did not participate Cyber Formula in 2016 and 2017 season. But he participates in Indy and won 2 consecutive Champion titles. At that time, he assisted Hayato in different means, including being a voluntary test driver of Sugo. He would fully be involved in Cyber Formula series since the 2018 season, recognizing Hayato as his real rival. He was very close to the title that year but he only got 2nd place overall when Hayato beat him in a small distance and Henri Claytor scored in Japan Round. He was still in the top ranks in 2019 and 2020, even after he and his team was disqualified in 2020 season by team's reason.
He remained as the only Aoi ZIP Formula driver in 2022. As the negative image of the Al-Zard incident in 2020 season, Aoi was reluctant to Cyber Formula and only supplied him with the Ex-Superion Z/A-10, the car originally planned to use in 2020. He humiliatingly lost to Hayato (through still finished in points) in first round however, Kyōshirō Nagumo had given him the prototype of Al-Zard, the Ogre AN-21 before race 3. Although he was struggling with the car's specialized Cyber System with previously caused numbers of deaths. He overcomes it and would go to the top of the table while Hayato's v-Asurada AKF-0/G suffered a number of mechanical failures, although he point was leveled by Hayato in the end of season. He managed to beat Hayato, once and for all, in the last-minute thriller in Japan GP, giving him the World Champion title. He retired from Cyber Formula after that and end the rivalry between him and Hayato.
Like Hayato, he proceeded the "Zero-Realm" ability which can predict the opponent's movement in a very early stage, however, upon his discovery of the "Zero-Realm", he would be involved to an accident with his best friend Eiji Aizawa, killing him. He bears the grief as the reason of his death until he found Hayato, which he found similarities towards Eiji. Kaga would call Hayato as the "lifetime rival" until he beats him in 2022. As the opener of 2023 season, he was seen visiting the grave of Eiji. Due to his field race background, he also proceed some offensive skills which can damage his opponents' cars, through he avoids to use them unless in extreme situations.