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Dec 26, 2006 3:08 PM
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hahaha, man the Initial D parody at the beginning of this episode was hilarious. The people they passed on the side of the road looked just like those in Initial D, and the guy talking was actually in the back seat, I was laughing so hard! Just had to mention it :D
Dec 26, 2006 3:49 PM
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Heh, never saw Initial D, but i wonder if Lala's headgrip is supposed to resemble scar from FMA or not =)
Dec 26, 2006 4:15 PM
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At least I know what I should be looking forward to...

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Dec 26, 2006 6:51 PM
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i think they had an initial D parody in the first ep of the first season as well. I thought tat was also hilarious.
Dec 26, 2006 9:28 PM
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Yeah probably, I can't remember since I saw the first season like a year ago. I hadn't seen Initial D yet either so I probably didn't even notice
Dec 27, 2006 9:50 AM
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haha well, i never saw initial D even now. but initial D is very recognizable i think, especially the music and the character design.
Jan 4, 2007 9:50 AM
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LOL

The scene with the lion (aka Harima) eating Imadori was so amazingly funny...

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Jan 12, 2008 12:09 AM
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martino said:
LOL

The scene with the lion (aka Harima) eating Imadori was so amazingly funny...


I couldn't stop laughing for like five minutes after that scene. Was hilarious.
Mar 25, 2008 8:41 PM
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:)

Nice one Suou, Harima and Sawachika such a nice couple ehehe..
Aug 6, 2008 1:11 PM

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Edgeraid said:
martino said:
LOL

The scene with the lion (aka Harima) eating Imadori was so amazingly funny...


I couldn't stop laughing for like five minutes after that scene. Was hilarious.

That was the best part of the episode!
Aug 25, 2008 12:45 AM

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Yeah was great when imadori was eaten^^
Suou we believe in you! xD
Aug 28, 2008 2:43 AM

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Too many funny parts this episode! Harima eating Imadori, the Initial D and Hanai flying away on the kite XD

Harima x Sawachika ftw
Sep 24, 2008 7:03 PM

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Initial D!!!!!!!! The scene where the lion eats Imadori was the best XD. Great episode!!

Jan 11, 2009 7:43 AM

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wait, so Karasuma DOES like Tenma?! Oh no! poor Harima~ >___< although I like him with either Tenma or Eiri o-o

Apr 8, 2009 10:34 AM

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I'm not sure about anyone else, but I really want Harima to end up with Eri.

And lol @ the Initial D parody.

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Jun 17, 2009 2:08 PM

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I'm not sure about anyone else, but I really want Harima to end up with Eri.

And lol @ the Initial D parody.


I think chapter 10 of School Rumble Z manga may be of interest then.
Jul 27, 2009 8:21 PM

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WinterNightsFall said:
I'm not sure about anyone else, but I really want Harima to end up with Eri.
Yeah I agree with that pairing...they have been more close than any other characters..(example:they practically saw each other naked already). I say Yakumo is second but she seems more like the close friend type. We'll see I guess.
Dec 13, 2009 6:36 AM

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LOL Hanai's kite broke its string and he went off flying. Even through till after the Japanese badminton. XD!
Jan 9, 2010 11:28 PM

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That was an awesome episode! loved the initial D parody and all the festival events XD...nuuu so many episodes have gone by so so fast T_T its already close to the end :( i love school rumble. ><
Jan 24, 2010 6:50 PM

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What a great episode, I watched all the Initial D episodes including the movies and this was so well done, I mean a GTR vs a Honda NSX amazing! xD I loved the whole episode, the kite scene, the lion, and the ending with the bikini sumo jajaja funny stuff! Too bad its almost over! :(
Aug 22, 2011 1:26 AM

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running_lemon said:
hahaha, man the Initial D parody at the beginning of this episode was hilarious.
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Nov 17, 2013 9:42 AM

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The race was cool. The Kimono's are a great tradition, Tenma's imagination was funny along with what Harima was daydreaming about lol.
New years look a hell lot more fun over at japan with all the festivals and stands..

Mikotos Gee uniform looks really cool.

Oh gosh Eri was really a doll talking kindly to those kids.. the kids being bitten was cute.

Lol poor lion being hunting down.. It was funny seeing harima stalking tenma in that lion costume xD oh gosh eri really just went along with it..
Kite flying, Card poem game, badminton.. the ending with calligraphy was good.

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Apr 8, 2014 1:23 PM

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I can't say I've always been on board with the Tenma/Karasuma pairing, but I was really digging it in this episode.

Eri annoyed the hell out of me at the end.
Dec 13, 2014 2:04 PM

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-Flying like a butterfly, stinging like a bee by any chance?
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May 20, 2015 7:52 PM

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Despite me never seeing a single episode of Initial D I always know when its being parodied. Glad it didn't take as long as the previous episode's parody.

That part where Harima ate Imadori was funny.

Hmm?! Does Karasuma like Tenma!? Was he going for a kiss!?

That kite battle was pretty hilarious. I love how Hanai was flying and screaming throughout the episode.
Jul 22, 2015 10:00 PM

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"Just because you're correct, doesn't mean you're right."


That's not MAL though, that's Emiya-kun.

Exactly. UBW board is wild.
Aug 19, 2015 5:38 AM
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hahaha, man the Initial D parody at the beginning of this episode was hilarious. The people they passed on the side of the road looked just like those in Initial D, and the guy talking was actually in the back seat, I was laughing so hard! Just had to mention it :D
I came all the way only to say this..

Its so perfectly well done AND FEELS SO like initial D!

The people in the sideway.... ajajaajajajajaj... epic.
Jan 6, 2016 12:03 PM

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While I enjoyed the fillers, it was pretty much time that the plot would come back.

4/5
Jan 10, 2016 5:16 PM
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It`s hard to know if Karasuma really likes Tenma, but I really hope they end together.
Apr 30, 2016 11:32 AM

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More moment between Harima and Eri ? i love it 5/5
May 29, 2017 5:50 AM

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The race was great, car animations were splendid, they had same animation in Initial D ? so old anime?

Harima should finally choose between Eri or Yakumo ;/ I don't know who because I like them both and I dislike Tenma ;/

btw why there is no Kozue Mihara what episode she get to shine?
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Apr 24, 2019 10:59 AM
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Lmfao a little funny considering Initial D is many times better than this anime. Festival episode hmm.
Jul 1, 2019 11:23 AM

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Better than last episode, next episode's preview looked quite good.
Dec 2, 2019 3:52 PM

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Initial D reference was spot on and I loved the context for the situation lmao.

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I haven't watched Initial D yet but I know that CGI cars and weird DDR music from 2001 means Initial D so I got the reference on some level. I enjoyed all the New Years antics and also enjoyed seeing Hanai get hurt since I hate him XP
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That Skyline still looks sexy even after 2 decades! And that NSX! Oh man, seeing this reminded me of the fun times playing Gran Turismo in PS1. I noticed the art on those spectators transformed into Initial D. Haha

Harima x Eri in that Dancing Lion was very funny! But also frustrating to watch at the same time. After everything Harima has done for Tenma, her heart and mind are still filled with Karasuma, meanwhile, Harima is wasting the affection of Eri, and I feel bad for her for putting up with him dragging her all over the place.
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once again i skipped the cold opening, i hate anegasaki and never cared for street car racing in the least. What a coincidence, it's a new year's day episode too and didn't even leave this one for today on purpose. Instead, i adored Harima's opening dream sequence, too bad Harima x Tenma just can't become real.

Lala, what the hell are you doing?

Wow, this date had Taiko No Tatsujin already in the arcade, good for them, it wasn't too soon for it and in the late 2000's i wasn't aware of its existence yet.

Poor Hanai. He's still flying into the next scenes including a nice one with Megumi and Tsumugi.

Forgot about writing this in the previous wonderful episode, the second ED of Ni Gakki is also absolutely beautiful, discovering it the first time made me almost teary-eyed. Oh, well, to be honest it can still happen in present day, and obvious bonus points for including Magical Girl Mai with her hair down... god, she's fantastic.

The after credits scene with the three pervs didn't seem to amount to something, but... HANAI IS STILL UP IN THE SKY AND THEY CRASH WITH HIM. Damn, it was a great, great laughing moment especially for how suddenly it happened.

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