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Sep 18, 2020 6:35 AM
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This is awesome especially seeing Appare and the main cast taking on those goons in that town. I got some Red Dead Redemption 2 vibes from this episode for those gun duels.

Really glad to see all the main cast get some screen tin some form. This definitely had a penultimate episode feel to me.
Sep 18, 2020 7:03 AM
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A lot of action in this episode and a cliffhanger. Gil is a tough enemy, I can't imagine how they will deal with him. I hope there won't be any death (if is Gil, than okay).

They won't be able to finish the race in the next episode. Maybe there will be an announcement of season 2.
Sep 18, 2020 7:05 AM
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These racers really kicking some ass! Loved it. I do wonder how the final confrontation with Gil will be like.
Sep 18, 2020 8:13 AM
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Jesus, Gil is still an edgelord, but it was an entertaining episode. Especially the second half was fun despite the overly fast pacing.

And what, another bait cliffhanger? XD

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Sep 18, 2020 8:15 AM
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Your typical cliche rescuing hostage episode. Thou there were a few cool battle scenes and good to see TJ and Dylan working together.
Sep 18, 2020 8:48 AM
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A very good episode. Gill is almost ridiculously evil. I can't wait for the series (season?) finale.
Sep 18, 2020 9:00 AM
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I don't see how this can end in the next episode. Season 2 please!

And I love when they split into group that is just right for ship.
Sep 18, 2020 9:49 AM
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Bro Appare's car is literally just a duck tour.

This episode was just so cool. So many oh shit moments. Like TJ and Dylan walking up to the town and Xialian's sick fight against the other girl. Gil is also a really cool villain. Doesnt really need some sad backstory or great motivation to have a strong presence in this show.

Can't wait to see the final fight




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Sep 18, 2020 10:40 AM
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Kind of a typical rescue operation in many ways but I enjoyed some of the cameos so it gets a "good" from me, this episode.

Chase the Bad's supposed death moment by the way, something just felt wrong from the get-go xD. Dylan and TJ duo partnership plus Xia Lian's moments were pretty cool too.

Appare and Kosame make quite the team as well, it must be said.

Lol @ everyone confident in their fighting and thinking skills, definitely chuckled a bit there.

Final episode next! It'll be interesting to see they beat Gil at his own forte.
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Sep 18, 2020 11:23 AM

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Nothing more satisfying than seeing a giant muscular dude run through three walls with another hulking dude, slam him into a stone wall and then suplex the shit out of him. Based Tristan.

Sep 18, 2020 12:42 PM

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Omfg I hate cliffhanger endings and that one was especially vexing!

So much action and all of it was awesome. The fight between Xia Lian and Knives Lady was so cool and it showed exactly why Xia Lian is one of the most badass anime women!

Can't wait for next weeks episode but I'm also super sad... last episode 😢
Sep 18, 2020 1:02 PM
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Oh,looks like everyone else's car not only got fixed , but also got an upgrades as well, Wtf Xialan's outfit before heading out make her look like a Chinese whore who's about to do a strip show.....

Ok, first of all, in that town where them racers were in, will not have a police , rather it would have a sheriff , 2nd a national guard will not be deployed to hunt down criminals like that of Gil, in fact that would be the job of the US Marshall Service....

Whoa ho ho Xialan just did a Wong Fei Hong on that bad girl bitch......damn cliffhanger.
Sep 18, 2020 1:27 PM
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QuynhNhu said:

They won't be able to finish the race in the next episode. Maybe there will be an announcement of season 2.


I think it's possible, but unlikely. I imagined a season 2 being something along the lines of someone stirs up trouble during a reunion.
Sep 18, 2020 3:00 PM

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I gotta say these past few episodes have been waaaay more entertaining that the previous ones. Too bad I started to really like this once it's so close to its end.

TJ and Dylan are complete bros, love those two!
Sep 18, 2020 3:24 PM

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the race is cancelled and all of them is gonna save the damsel in distress and stop Gil!
Jing, Xia Lian moves were wicked insane sick!!!
5/5.


Sep 18, 2020 3:32 PM

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Fucking cliffhanger xD. And I'll never get tired of saying it, Xialian best girl! That fight was pretty cool.
Sep 18, 2020 6:23 PM
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We got some really nice fights in this episode, and damn a cliffhanger, I guess they'll end the anime with beating main villain + saving Sofia, a 2nd would be cool to see then.
Sep 18, 2020 8:04 PM
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Appare-Ranman reaches the endgame with yet another fantastic episode! The racers fight with everything they've got in order to save the hostages, but Gil has one surprise after another for our heroes. We get some cool fistfights and gunfights in this episode and we also see how much our heroes, especially Appare, have changed under the current circumstances. This has been a very good show and I'll be sad to see it go, but hopefully, it will deliver a satisfying conclusion.
Sep 18, 2020 11:43 PM

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Just one more episode. As fun as the fight scenes were, I couldn't take them seriously because the protagonists look like they belong in a children's cartoon with their colorful hair. I still think Gil is the best character in the entire series and I feel like he's misplaced. Out of all the protagonists, the only somewhat normal-looking one is Kosame. I still hate Appare as a character and honestly don't care whatever happens to him or the rest of the cast.
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Sep 19, 2020 1:30 AM

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eyyy nice fights. finale next week
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Sep 19, 2020 5:07 AM

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That intro hyped me tf up and the episode delivered, and everyone had their time to shine. I enjoyed the hell out of that episode, and I am happy Xialian got the best fight out of all of them goddamn. And baw gahd Tristan with that german suplex he broke him in half. That cliffhanger dirty though, I hope they give us a good ass episode and ending or a season 2 would also be nice
Sep 19, 2020 5:27 AM

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Pretty damn great, honestly don't have an issue about it not being all about racing anymore! However if they plan to finish this race, they better give us a second season or a multiple OVA or something!

Sofia has it rough, first seeing those 2 hostages kill one another for the victor to escape, only to be killed seconds after. Gil is ruthless!

Nice build-up and the second half was great with all the fighting. TJ and Dylan working toerher was great to see and honestly the best fight was defintely the two girls, Xialian definitely my favorite character of the show! Her battle was amazing and that sequence of her taking the other chick down was amazing!

Leave it to Appare to make a taser out of that net gun or whatever you want to call it XD
Sep 19, 2020 6:01 AM

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Honestly I'm confused about the effects and the global treatment : the fights are very cartoon-esque / kids friendly : Tristan basically using some WWE's techniques, Kosame wields a katana that has no sharping/slicing sound effects (at the worst, he knocked someone out with the edge of his blade...), TJ & Dylan both use time stop/stunning bullets on their enemies who remain stuck in the air before dying, etc.

And on the other hand ? A real villain who makes hostages killing each other before murdering the survivor, kills his own lieutenants/henchmen, etc.

I believe the show is too kind : spill the blood for once and go all-in into the violent/bloody thematic. Don't use both sides.
Sep 19, 2020 7:03 AM

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Another week another kick ass episode! Gils shaping up to be my bad guy of the year. He ticks all the right boxes. That dude who posted above me as well clearly not even watching the show as Kosame katana has blood on it after he makes an attack. I don't know, maybe he lives in Australia and they are being shown a censored version. Either that or he is blind. Just sayin.

Awesome episode! And I do wonder what the Chicago plan was going to be about.
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Sep 19, 2020 9:37 AM

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So much action. We a battle shounen now apparently. Never would have expected my racing anime to end with a rescue mission but I guess I don't hate it.
Sep 19, 2020 11:34 AM

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Otorez said:
Honestly I'm confused about the effects and the global treatment : the fights are very cartoon-esque / kids friendly : Tristan basically using some WWE's techniques, Kosame wields a katana that has no sharping/slicing sound effects (at the worst, he knocked someone out with the edge of his blade...), TJ & Dylan both use time stop/stunning bullets on their enemies who remain stuck in the air before dying, etc.

And on the other hand ? A real villain who makes hostages killing each other before murdering the survivor, kills his own lieutenants/henchmen, etc.

I believe the show is too kind : spill the blood for once and go all-in into the violent/bloody thematic. Don't use both sides.


It's weird, we've seen a few dead bodies with a lot blood, but for example these fights barely had any blood
Sep 19, 2020 3:41 PM

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RobinTheKing said:
Otorez said:
Honestly I'm confused about the effects and the global treatment : the fights are very cartoon-esque / kids friendly : Tristan basically using some WWE's techniques, Kosame wields a katana that has no sharping/slicing sound effects (at the worst, he knocked someone out with the edge of his blade...), TJ & Dylan both use time stop/stunning bullets on their enemies who remain stuck in the air before dying, etc.

And on the other hand ? A real villain who makes hostages killing each other before murdering the survivor, kills his own lieutenants/henchmen, etc.

I believe the show is too kind : spill the blood for once and go all-in into the violent/bloody thematic. Don't use both sides.


It's weird, we've seen a few dead bodies with a lot blood, but for example these fights barely had any blood


It goes to show that the heroes are not butchers unlike the villains. Kosame only used his katana's edge on the lieutenant. Whit the others he used the blunt side of the katana, that why there was no blood at all. It also shows that every character has their own fighting style.

Although, it seems that the end is going to be quite violent!
Sep 19, 2020 10:57 PM
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HikariShoumeiron said:
I gotta say these past few episodes have been waaaay more entertaining that the previous ones. Too bad I started to really like this once it's so close to its end.

TJ and Dylan are complete bros, love those two!

Even an eventual movie or a few OVA epi. would be nice! Also, disc sales of this cool show could effect the chances of another season! Honestly, I wish this was 24 epi. weekly epi.
Sep 20, 2020 10:20 AM

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The race lives on...now as a rescue mission for Sofia against Gil the Snake and between the rest, it truly is a dog-eat-dog world.

Dylan and TJ of the Thousand Three walking into the ghost town majestically like a diversion tool for the rest in double teams, and Gil isn't taking anything lying down. Each team's fight against Gil's right-hand men are hard fought with cool fighting action, truly an action-packed episode.

Awaiting the finale...this is gonna be a great one to finish this up!
Sep 20, 2020 7:01 PM

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The "race" is still somehow alive lmao xD I do wonder if they will even finish it.

Dylan and TJ were so badass in this episode, Jing too, what a fight!

The last episode, finally!
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Sep 22, 2020 1:46 AM

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Wow, the animation of the fights pretty good, especially Xia Lian fight, so smooth
Sep 22, 2020 8:07 AM
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I just smiled watching this episode. To how they become united and slaughtering the fodders. It's just the best. I also liking the fight in this especially Jing's fight, the choreography is just awesome, and it's ironic how a race anime can provide a better fight choreography than entire episodes of GOH (remarks: IMO). This anime certainly exceed my expectations by a large amount and I will be looking forward to see the its finale by next week.
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Sep 26, 2020 7:19 AM

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That Jing fight was amazing whew
Oct 10, 2020 1:13 AM

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Very cool action episode. Personally not digging it tho😐 don’t know why
Oct 26, 2020 3:52 AM

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Gotta love how Appare raised his hand at the "Who here is a fighter?" question and most of them at the thinker question. Some great crazy action this episode especially Xialang's fight was outstanding. I love how Tristan basically waltzed that big guy through a building into a rock.
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Dec 23, 2020 10:13 AM

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After all, it feels ridiculous that every pair won and the protagonist team wasn't killed by the gun, and then I don't know where the car went…… But the fight scenes and the people are still pretty interesting, and I think that Xialian is the coolest of these.

Jan 6, 2023 5:49 AM

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The fight between Jing and the other lady was awesome. Jing Xia Lian continues to show that she is the best girl here!

May 27, 2023 7:22 AM

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Kosame's finishing moves are always a treat lol.
Oct 26, 2023 12:08 PM

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The battle scenes were really cool, but a bit predictable too. I don't know why Al went ahead, he just arrived like 2 seconds before the others. The episode was also a little way to fast paced, but it was a good episode either way.
I doubt any character is going to die next episode, but let's see. I wonder how they will end the anime though, because only 1 episode left, and I doubt theu will have time for the rest of the race.
Honestly, wasn't expecting much from this anime, but it's actually good and entertaining!

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