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Dec 15, 8:26 AM
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Ye expected Michael and Sawatari to do better than Kanata but Moroboshi didn't do as well as expected ranking only 8th. Kanata saved Ren and yo romance is blooming. Kanata is developing feelings and wants to protect her. But no Kanata's hand, fuck. He doesn't regret his decision though, like ofc.
Dec 15, 8:45 AM
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kanata is injured damn but its worth it for his love ren

last episode next week hopefully there will be a sequel soon since i already read the manga up to chapter 154 and its awesome
Dec 15, 9:07 AM
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Ahh yes a budding romance that that hits a rough patch in public, and never once in the x months of living under the same roof. Also how unfortunate to happen before the big race...

Maybe it's just me but Kanata is giving some douche bag vibes with the " You're not a racer... so you can't understand." Bro is starting to sniff his own farts if you know what I mean.
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Dec 15, 9:43 AM
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Aww Kanata get injured, but he should be proud to save someone's life. People need to be more forgiving, both Kanata and Ren are just teenagers, you just can't expect a politically correct conversation from them. For me this is their big step, they're close enough to speak their mind to each other without having to think if their words will look good in public or not.

For me, both are in the wrong here. Ren assume Kanata hides something, specifically, she think Kanata hides his romantic relationship with other woman. While Kanata assume that giving gift regardless of gender is a tradition that only racers can understand. No, Kanata, you're wrong, it's a tradition that everyone can understand, everyone except Ren LOL
Dec 15, 9:44 AM
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Glad to see that Kanata was there to save Ren when she fell. Now that Kanata is hurt it's going to be interesting to see how he adapts during the race.
Dec 15, 11:00 AM
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Minor OP update!

Kanata noticing the Alpine's paddle shifters foreshadowed his eventual elbow injury impeding his ability to properly shift gears. Sawatari and Beckenbauer both beat his new course record, which means all three European-trained drivers beat Keisuke's demo time. Sena, Keisuke's street racing successor in the yellow Supra still made an quite a debut in 7th nonetheless.

Anemic Ren is devastated seeing the charm of Kanata's fellow driver Kitahara gave him.

cool to see Wataru return
Eurobeat in this episode (excluding recap)
Freedom Ride by The Snake, previously featured in InitialD Arcade Stage 7 AAX

Eurohero by Neo, previously featured on InitialD Battle Stage 3

Firebird by Dreamfighters
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Dec 15, 11:03 AM
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Okay, so I'm genuinely confused now. We only have one more episode, but the race is only about to begin.
We have a race qualifier cliffhanger for season 1, racing cliffhanger is going to be wild.

The race usually takes around 5 episodes which is about 100 minutes total without the OP and ED.
It's very unlikely but I hope they're crazy enough to make this final episode and race into a +100 minutes special.
Dec 15, 11:08 AM
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aint no way this girl went hysterical like that and then nearly died and in doing so injured our boy's racing arm like that. remove ren and the entire angels subplot entirely honestly did we learn nothing from initial d? lonely drivers club for life.
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Dec 15, 11:12 AM
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Personally I think rather than withdrawing as someone else mentioned above, the difficult choice might represent what Takumi did back in the day during his downhill race with that one racer (forgot his name to be honest) where he only raced with one hand on the wheel while using the other one to shift the great. This is me purely coping though I don't want to see bro withdraw after setting course record
Dec 15, 11:40 AM

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AnimeIsAMistake7 said:
aint no way this girl went hysterical like that and then nearly died and in doing so injured our boy's racing arm like that. remove ren and the entire angels subplot entirely honestly did we learn nothing from initial d? lonely drivers club for life.

I would like to second this motion into law also. #DownTheAngels
Dec 15, 11:47 AM
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So, are we getting a 3rd season? most likely.
Dec 15, 11:52 AM
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Well, that probably will cause him to have to forfeit the race. I don't see how he can compete with the injured arm.
Dec 15, 12:47 PM
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Good episode, with some small tweaks the anime keeps to improve the source material.
Finally the type of stuff you want to see, the main character facing a new challenge and his love life having some level of complication.
Even tho the writing is basic and silly at times, its a step in the right direction.
Dec 15, 1:31 PM

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Pretty hype qualifying rounds. Nice detail on stick shifts being slightly slower because you need take your hand off the wheel (as a carless poor normie I thought pedal shifters were more of a comfort pic). I genuinely laughed on the reason why the BMW guy drove M6 "M6 has a fat ass so when I make a good qualifying people cant overtake me". Lmao no wonder bro got flabbergasted when overtaken in a corner by a drifting Kanata :D

Anyway please someone find a girl for our mangaka. Female characters were already poorlt written in Initial D, but Ren fainting over Kanata already having a talisman from someone else and nearly dying is on another level. At this point I'm starting to believe Iketani is his self insert 😭
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Dec 15, 1:36 PM
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Bro, is anyone else mad at Ren? Like it’s just an amulet and obviously there’s other girls interested in him. And it’s only a charm, having another one never killed anyone. She just fucked up his race and she doesn’t even want to thank him for saving her life?!
Dec 15, 2:50 PM
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great episode

the first part with the trial was excellent

the "chill" time was also very good,woman are not easy to understand Kanata...

let's hope that he will be ok in the last ep

i want more...
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Dec 15, 2:51 PM

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Kanata's underpowered genius & skills get under cut again.

Ren not thanking Kanata was rude! That would be a first-thing/knee-jerk reaction, to thank someone who saved your life!
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Dec 15, 3:08 PM

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“Maybe if I was a girl who drove I’d understand” damn heart kinda breaks for Ren there. I know Kanata didn’t mean to be rude but fuck he could’ve worded that a lot better. It’s a good thing that train incident didn’t have a bad ending.

Hopefully this’ll make him start to be more aware of Ren’s feelings.
Dec 15, 3:56 PM

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why was she so hysterical? i know she's a woman, but even for her it was too much.
Dec 15, 5:05 PM
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AnimeIsAMistake7 said:
aint no way this girl went hysterical like that and then nearly died and in doing so injured our boy's racing arm like that. remove ren and the entire angels subplot entirely honestly did we learn nothing from initial d? lonely drivers club for life.

I mean, that is just the author's style. But yeah, the romance in this series, and initial D is oftentimes weird. Also, I get a sense that Shigeno struggles with plot armor, how and when to implement it
Dec 15, 6:38 PM
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I don't know much about racing, but why does Moroboshi Sena get to do his qualifying run on the fifth day along with the other top- ranked drivers when it's his first appearance of the racing season? Shouldn't he be among the first to run on the first day of qualifying since he hasn't appeared in any races this season and hasn't accumulated any points? He's joining on the third race of the season as a rookie. Can anyone clarify?
Dec 15, 6:39 PM
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why was she so hysterical? i know she's a woman, but even for her it was too much.

Probably sleep deprivation.
Dec 15, 6:44 PM
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Ofcourse the one time Kanata qualifies decent he hurts his elbow going to struggle for the start of the race hopefully he pushed through and gets a decent finish! (Anime only btw) also glad there showing him having feeling and not all about the racing.
Dec 15, 7:12 PM
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ima keep it πŸ’―but nozomi is the best girl🀷‍β™‚οΈπŸ€·‍♂️
Dec 15, 9:16 PM

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Should have just announced S3 this week. No way they end it AGAIN with just a qualifier.
Dec 16, 1:54 AM

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bitches be trouble.....
Dec 16, 3:07 AM
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Kanata got 3rd placing at the qualifiers but he hurts his left elbow after rescuing Ren who fell off the platform.
Dec 16, 3:22 AM
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music in the first half was a bop

the fight and injury scene felt unnecessary
Dec 16, 5:48 AM

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dplctr said:
why was she so hysterical? i know she's a woman, but even for her it was too much.

Projection. Just the idea of Kanata hiding female suitors from her is enough to set her on edge. Regardless, the scene was pretty silly and frustrating how things turned out.
Dec 16, 6:48 AM
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Kanata saved Ren from being sent to isekai realm, but injured his elbow in the process. Round 3's guest commentator is the guy who drove the turbocharged AE86 Levin in Initial D Second Stage. Also today I learnt that BMW M4 DTM Championship Edition exists, I thought it was a normal F82 M4 with aftermarket decals.
Dec 16, 8:29 AM
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That fight between them is a bit sad, I think it was very forced, but let's see the next episode
Dec 16, 9:11 AM

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The time that Kanata set proved to be tough for Sawatari to beat, hence his expression afterwards. Beckenbauer did what he always does with precision and got 1st again. As for Sena, his declaration of European driving schools to be trash was a bold claim, but he did well to qualify 8th overall for his first race of the MFG series.

Sadly, thing only went downhill from there. A combination of poor choices of words from Kanata and poor choice of actions from Ren led to them having a squabble, which then led to Ren suffering from anemia before falling in front of a train. Kanata sprung into action and was able to save her just in time. His actions was rather brave and should be applauded. However, the train did brush his elbow, leaving it injured.

It wouldn't be as much of a problem if he had a car with a DCT/automatic gearbox, but his GT86 is a manual, so injuring his left arm which operates the gearbox is going to compromise him badly for the upcoming race. =(
Dec 16, 10:16 AM
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Nothing really happened
Dec 16, 8:25 PM

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Kanata is injured, that's a shame. Maybe we'll get some new godhand technique from Kanata made on the spot lmao. Anyway, it's wild that only three racers have beaten Keisuke's time.
Dec 17, 7:06 AM
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physics have left the chat.
Dec 17, 8:00 AM
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It would be much better without this stupid and dull romance, it was clear from the initial D that the author doesn't know how to do it
Dec 17, 8:39 PM
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cheap ass drama ngl, author should just stick to cars
Dec 19, 7:20 PM
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Since Moroboshi was trained by Keisuke Takahashi i tought he would rank higher.

Also, personally, i always tought the angels subplot was dull. It would be better if they removed it, especially Ren, i don't like her character, both her looks and her personality. I rather prefer one of the other angels.
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Dec 22, 9:53 AM

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Kanata now being the speed demon of the Manazuru Peninsula, and then with Sawatari breaking that by 2/10s of a second, damn, this race is beginning to grow on me being the most competitive race yet that's down to transmission between a paddle and H-shifter. Yanagida changing his rather large M6 to a smaller M4 for a better overall tactic, that's a smart move that he can't falter anymore to keep pace with the rest. But of all things good, Ren is unfortunately not doing so hard on her studies while balancing her crush life with Kanata. However, it's Sena with the same yellow GR Spura (that's the inspiration from the FD) that carries the legacy of Keisuke Takahashi into Dream Project, scoring in 7th that gets me the most. To add to the insanity, Beckenbauer showing his chops by doing the same he's always been, and now there's 3 racers effectively beating out Keisuke's original time. What a fierce fight to provisional pole.

Welp, Ren falling behind on the romance game with the charm given to Kanata by Nozomi, and there's a clear gap between the both of them to a level of misunderstanding, before matters were worse with Ren being anemic to fall to the tracks and Kanata saving her in the nick of time.

This emotionality equivalent would be the downfall to Kanata's race since his elbow got injured in the process, and without a good working arm, how would he excel in this tight race?
Dec 22, 11:01 AM
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Oh my God... It's rather commendable that she tries so hard to ace her exams so that she doesn't have the need to blame her part-time job or Kanata for her grade if she were to have to retake her exams. However, that plan backfired hard when she got overly jealous at a mere fucking amulet without letting Kanata speak.

Moreover, Ren absolutely did fucked up by getting her pathetic weak body of her to be affected by stress and anaemia in the worst place possible, leading to her dumbass to fall right on the train track. Bitch out here is a fucking menace to our boy Kanata Rivington. She almost got herself and him killed! Even if they both survived, she straight up applied a stacked debuff on the man for his next race. My boy has to drive with a stock 6-speed stick with an injured arm, a stock transmission, and a good but incomparably small 300HP against other racers who have started to upgrade their cars entirely.

This shit reminded me of Intial D's romance, IF you can even call it that. Man, what a clusterfuck of a situation.

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Fuck the Angels and Fuck this subplot on a non-racer high school girl crush story. They could all disintegrate under the tarmac.
Dec 22, 1:49 PM
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Bro, is anyone else mad at Ren? Like it’s just an amulet and obviously there’s other girls interested in him. And it’s only a charm, having another one never killed anyone. She just fucked up his race and she doesn’t even want to thank him for saving her life?!
@shudrumik I'm with you. I'm so over her. She acts like a 5 year old, forget about a high school girl. They're not even remotely dating or romantically involved. He doesn't owe her anything. And now her nonsense, nearly got her killed and screwed up Kanata's race. Way to go Ren.
Dec 22, 1:55 PM
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aint no way this girl went hysterical like that and then nearly died and in doing so injured our boy's racing arm like that. remove ren and the entire angels subplot entirely honestly did we learn nothing from initial d? lonely drivers club for life.
@AnimeIsAMistake7 YES! THIS!

I was already thinking before this episode that I really could do without all the Ren crap. Let's just race. And after this ep, that goes double.
Dec 22, 7:56 PM

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@shudrumik I'm with you. I'm so over her. She acts like a 5 year old, forget about a high school girl. They're not even remotely dating or romantically involved. He doesn't owe her anything. And now her nonsense, nearly got her killed and screwed up Kanata's race. Way to go Ren.
@MizutaniShizuku1 I really don't like her as a character in this show because she actually doesn't belong there. Her still being a high school student is stupid. Her working in an adult job as a 17-year-old girl is ridiculous. She has no reason to be in this kind of show. Why can't they just be satisfied with Nozomi Kitahara and Kanata, simple. There is no need to add an annoying teenage girl who will act like a teenage girl that screws up a lot of things.

Shun needs to stop going after number 7 (Ren) and look at Kyouko Kurihara, how is a hot woman like that not get any attraction but stupid Ren does? Ren got to go period.
Dec 22, 10:16 PM

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that was absolutely stupid.
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Dec 23, 2:39 AM
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Wtf, Ren falling on the train's rails while it is coming is not something I expected to see, at least Kanata could save her at the last moment, but now his elbow is wounded :(
Dec 23, 5:20 AM
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Kanata saved Ren...
... but in the fall ended injured!!!
bad day or not!!
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@MizutaniShizuku1 I really don't like her as a character in this show because she actually doesn't belong there. Her still being a high school student is stupid. Her working in an adult job as a 17-year-old girl is ridiculous. She has no reason to be in this kind of show. Why can't they just be satisfied with Nozomi Kitahara and Kanata, simple. There is no need to add an annoying teenage girl who will act like a teenage girl that screws up a lot of things.

Shun needs to stop going after number 7 (Ren) and look at Kyouko Kurihara, how is a hot woman like that not get any attraction but stupid Ren does? Ren got to go period.
@SecretAtoz Yes! You said it all.
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Why can't love be simple 😭

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