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Feb 12, 2013 10:48 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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The battle between the FD3S and the Z33

the driver of the Z33 chicken out when the fog became too thick to even see where he was going even in his home map

and the FD3S made a final dash at the straight thanks to the signal give by his partner


and the new ED by m.o.v.e
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Mar 3, 2013 2:23 AM
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total disregard of emotion cannot be achieved, and mindfulness meditation is about self-distancing from the strong emotion and not removing emotion so his zero theory is totally wrong
Mar 3, 2013 9:45 PM
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Talking about emotionless driving but when the fog hit the ground it became a matter of who really wants to win.
Apr 16, 2013 8:26 AM
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Really nice ep. Kick his ass Keisuke :D
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I'm sorry, am I the only one who thinks that Keisuke pretty much cheated?

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Apr 18, 2013 6:42 PM
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in a way maybe yea coz he ask his friend to signal him that he can overtake


but the Z33 also has scouts around the course to report if there are oncoming traffic

but the fog made it hard to see for both the drivers and spectators.
Apr 11, 2015 11:44 AM
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cyruz said:
I'm sorry, am I the only one who thinks that Keisuke pretty much cheated?

I also found it pretty cheap but there really isn't a rule against it : /

I hate how these races are ending in the first runs. Just discredits the skills of the other drivers and also makes this stage feel a bit rushed.
May 28, 2015 5:28 PM
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Avenger-senpai said:
cyruz said:
I'm sorry, am I the only one who thinks that Keisuke pretty much cheated?

I also found it pretty cheap but there really isn't a rule against it : /

I hate how these races are ending in the first runs. Just discredits the skills of the other drivers and also makes this stage feel a bit rushed.


Well, imo this counts as "friendly interference", which totally is cheating in my book.
I agree about the rushed feeling.
Sep 18, 2015 5:49 AM
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Mmm, this bento looked good.

In other news, this was one of my favorite episodes of the season so far. Exciting and I was really interested to see what happens next!
Dec 15, 2015 9:41 AM
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Still can't get over how ugly Keisuke looks in this season. Everyone else improved.
May 23, 2016 7:11 AM

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Oh boy that ending! Really intense episode, looking forward to see what's next!
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Keisukes strategy is totally crazy...

Driving in a foggy terrain is really dangerous
Feb 11, 2018 4:51 PM

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Fog race got exciting!
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At least they are trying to be a bit more original with the opponents' approach, and the conditions of the race, with the fog and stuff, but it's still being dragged down for longer than necessary to build up a suspense that doesn't pay off with lots, and lots of side commentaries.
Jun 22, 2019 12:11 PM
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Wow. This episode was really good! Interesting ideals this opponent has, different than most opponents do. Keisuke's strategy is genius, it's still really dangerous though.
Oct 11, 2019 2:37 PM

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Is it me or animation got a little better.. the face expressions feels a bit more detailed and animated not so robotic still lifeless,open eyes, characters looking at sky or at front like first chapters
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Fayrin said:
At least they are trying to be a bit more original with the opponents' approach, and the conditions of the race, with the fog and stuff, but it's still being dragged down for longer than necessary to build up a suspense that doesn't pay off with lots, and lots of side commentaries.
the past seasons got it right with the amount of side commentary... this one is too much.....
Jul 6, 2020 5:50 PM

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cyruz said:
I'm sorry, am I the only one who thinks that Keisuke pretty much cheated?

Definitely you're not the only one
Aug 12, 2020 11:10 AM
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That fox was intense. Enjoyed this episode.

I agree with those who are saying this season has a bit too much talking/explaining going on. But I don't agree that Keisuke cheated. Because he didn't. There were spotters for Zero on the course, they just happened to be useless in those conditions.
Nov 7, 2020 10:51 AM

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I liked that Zero Theory concept.

Hah, Keisuke has now his own version of "blind attack". ;p Another useful skill for this great racer.

In my opinion, while it was not directly forbidden, Kenta giving informations to Keisuke can be considered as cheating.

New ending already? Anyway, I liked it.
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Yeah the zero theory was completely stupid
Feb 8, 2021 8:39 PM

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I feel like the phone call thing that Kenta did was sorta cheating ngl.. who cares tho xD

May 13, 2021 12:56 AM

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Wow looks like we are getting a fog race , thats gonna be very interesting to watch
Jan 27, 2023 2:33 AM

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RX7 vs 350Z in thick fog is so fire.

keisuke didn't cheat, just doing whatever it takes to win as stated earlier without breaking any rules.

zero theory does seem like it's getting proven wrong in this race.
Feb 15, 2023 4:41 AM

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Focusing on Keisuke liking his progression a lot more but kind of been on the stale but doesn't matter we'll see on the next episode if it really goes down and if not that's just how it is they keep winning till they lose and it looks like its going to be a long time before they lose I guess.
Jul 9, 2023 12:31 PM

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Pure racing in the fog! Luckly Keisuke knows no one is comming in the other direction.
Nov 30, 2023 12:50 AM
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This is so dirty! But still so clever! A phone call and then full throttle!

And yeah the commentators are a bit much, they make me phase out of the episode and then when my mind comes back they are like half into the race lol, you have Keisuke and his friend, those other guys in the stairs, the other guys of the brother of the Keisuke rival, the kid with his mom, so many commentators... Anyway, I thought this was fun! Cheat all the way, I prefer it to winning by pure luck! Go Keisuke and his twink boyfriend!
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Gives goosebumps

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