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MF Cringe is the best way I can describe this show, and I'm not a fan of calling things cringe.

There is an opportunity to have a genuinely cool/interesting anime surrounding street cars/racing. All i know is that this is not it. This is far from it.

The art style, character design, and color palette feels old and outdated, and not in the good nostalgic way.

The plot, characters, and dialogue are so generic and paperthin, i actually find myself getting annoyed by how bad it is. Like every time a character talks, its either so cringe, clunky exposition dumping, and/or just bad writing. i genuinely cant ... help but think "this series could actually be better if nobody talked." whenever someone says something.

The characters, their motivations, the dialogue are all so poorly written, i'm pretty sure chatgpt could have shit out something better. Its bad to the point where I need to publicly let people know this anime is actually terrible and to not watch it.

I wouldn't be surprised if this anime/manga solely existed to pretty much promote auto sales (Toyota in particular) in japan, and trying to market japanese auto manufacturers and cars (esp Toyota) to be just as 'cool' as lambos, ferraris, porche, etc.

Are japanese cars prevalent and prominent in street racing? Absolutely. But this show does not care about street car/racing culture at all. Show is nothing more than an advertising campaign for Toyota that belong in the 90s. And an uninspired and bad one too.

I genuinely don't know why i even watched all of season 1, and this much of season 2 because it was genuinely bad the whole time. The anime isn't "It's so bad, its sort of good" type of bad -- it's just straight up bad.

2/10 - there are a lot of bad animes out there you could watch over this if you're looking for bad animes. i watched this so that you dont have to.

Dandadan, dandadan, dandadan, dandadan, dandadan
Dandadan, dandadan, dandadan, dandadan, dandadan
Dandadan, dandadan, dandadan, dandadan, dandadan
Dandadan, dandadan, dandadan

Would just leave that as my review if allowed, but since I cant:
The intro song is absolutely goated. Creepy Nuts have outdone themselves with Otonoke.

The anime is up to par with how great the intro song is. Words can't and won't do the series any justice though. I got to see the first 6 episodes that previewed, and the show is weird, interesting, and fun in all the best ways.

Just give the series a try, if you're relying on reviews to decide whether or not you give a series ... a try, that's sheep mentality. You can sacrifice 1 hour of your time to give 3 episodes a try. Honestly, giving 20 minutes for 1 episode a try is likely enough to convince you that it's worth your time. Even if you think the series is trash (it's not), adding one more show on your list to watch isn't going to kill you esp considering the endless stream of garbage that is being put out that you (likely) are consuming anyway.

9/10 - series is a whole lot of fun. worth your time. intro song is probably the most goated anime song i've ever heard too. i could nitpick on some things, but it's really not even worth it because in the end the minor flaws are irrelevant and wont take much away from the show.

maybe im just an uncultured idiot that doesnt have good taste.

this show isnt bad, its not bad at all. maybe the source material has some big things in store for us, but so far, both seasons of the anime have been kind of mediocre for me.

episodes are usually an easy watch, but it has never been a series where i was like, "I need the next episode right now wtf"
this show is alright though, but i dont think characters, story, or anything about it really is anything that makes it a "stand out" show for me. i understand other people feel differently, and ... I'm not here to tell anyone their opinion is wrong.

i just personally dont think the show, characters, plot is as interesting or compelling as others say. it feels generic still.

ill still watch this season because the lineup of shows this season is incredibly weak.

6/10 (rating it on the literally 10 scale, so above average.)

It's fine and an easy watch. Honestly leaning more towards a 7. Just a little conflicted because i feel like the score is a bit inflated. I tried to enjoy the show, genuinely tried, but cant help but always feel like this series always falls short in one way or another. I enjoy it enough to keep watching, maybe my opinioin as the series progresses, but its mostly a show i watch because there's nothing else to watch (the lineup of animes this season is particularly weak)

For anyone that's into motorsports like f1, you will enjoy this anime.

the show (at least the first season) is grounded in reality for the most part, and gives some insight on what goes on in the paddock in something like f4. while there is a bit of skepticism of whether or not its actually possible to have a competitive car that can compete in f4, maybe the cost is significantly lower in japan. you still need a significant amount of capital that is required to be able to compete even in f4 that tiny local sponsorships and hard work just cant cover. unless those sponsorships ... are giving thousands or tens of thousands of dollars each.

but those details are ultimately irrelevant anyway in the end, and is just nitpicking at this point. the animation is done relatively well, and there's no ridiculous anime super technique that makes one driver better than another. the anime stays truthful to the main aspects of motorsports, especially most, if not all, of the driving aspects. it doesnt get too technical, but gives enough information for the casual viewer to understand and enjoy as well too.

this series was airing at the same time as mf ghost, which i thought was maybe one of the most cringe (sorry, i just dont know how else to describe mf ghost) animes that i have ever seen. i genuinely cannot comprehend how mf ghost is rated higher than overtake, and how overtake is rated so poorly. the show did a decent job, and im looking forward to what comes next.

i would give this series a 7.5/10, but since i cant, i guess 8/10? idk, truthfully, maybe closer to 7/10 than an 8/10, but we'll put it at 8 because i dont want to push this score any lower than it already is to mf ghost which imo is a 2 or 3.

Perfect anime for those trying to justify their alcoholism.

In all seriousness, the anime goes for a pleasant, chill vibe, and achieves it. Episodes are formulaic, and essentially is a toned down, more adult iteration of food wars.

Character makes drink, gives drink to another character(s), takes a sip, insert surprised, orgasmic reaction while exclaiming how the drink is so good! Then you will get a long winded exposition dump-- what ingredients were used and the methods used and some sort of backstory behind the drink or character making the drink.

Let's be real, no one watching this actually cares about the little details, and whether or not ... they're even true. They probably all are true, but I don't think anyone would care if these factoids given to us were really just made up nonsense. No one is writing notes while watching, and is like, "I'm gonna remember this obscure detail for this even more obscure drink, store it away in the vault, and when the time is right, blow everyone's nips away."

I just enjoy the chill vibes and almost therapeutic relief the show provides its viewers. We can all insert ourselves into the shoes of one of these characters going through something bc who doesn't have their own struggles and hardships? so we just try to immerse ourselves in the episode, and let some bartender who has the wisdom of an ancient monk in his in his 30s(?) that can make god tier alcoholic beverages comfort us through the fake drinks he makes and through the ultimately pointless stories he provides us every episode.

The show provides a little bit of solace for those seeking it. I find myself enjoying it for what it is, and don't think people need to make it any more or any less than what it is to enjoy it. It's nothing ground breaking, but it's pleasant enough that it may find its way onto your weekly viewing schedule like it did mine.

6/10. It's fine.

That Time I Got Reincarnated at the snooze table.

For 6 straight episodes, it was just a bunch of people gathered around a table yapping about what their next plans are going to be with or just straight dialogue to provide exposition with nothing actually happening. Not even exaggerating.

There is so little animation done this season that I genuinely dont know if the quality is the same, better, or worse. I am not joking when I say it's mostly still frames that switch between characters (sometimes not even with mouths moving) as a character dumps exposition or is engaged in the dullest dialogue.

With so much talking ... thats been done the last 6 episodes, i sure hope a lot happens the next couple episodes. Don't think I can watch another episode of just them yapping with nothing actually going on.

Edit: yeah the exposition and dialogue could have probably been fit into 1 or 2 episodes. The buildup of 6.5 episodes for things to finally get moving didn't really deliver anything great. It is nice to finally see things moving though. Payoff isn't worth it, viewers can genuinely skip the first 6 episodes and not miss anything. I would almost encourage people to skip the first 6 episodes tbh.