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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Takumi is the sh*t! |
Well one thing I've learned from this experience, is that a princess is still a princesss even when she is naked. |
| Well, that was a stupid way for him to win the race, using the rally squirrel. |
| Ok can anyone explain me how he was able to keep up with him after he passed him if his supposed to have better skills and better car? |
Monad said: Ok can anyone explain me how he was able to keep up with him after he passed him if his supposed to have better skills and better car? Well, Takumi is quite monstrous on downhill, especially when he's a chaser. And it's not something new for him to be on a par with more powerful cars, really. He managed to keep winning even when he had much more underpowered engine. As for uphill... As Tomoyuki said, they messed up car's settings, and AE86 isn't so much underpowered on uphill as it once used to be. But even despite that, Takumi should had lost if not for the squirrel. Antigone said: Takumi is the sh*t! Zewerr said: Well, that was a stupid way for him to win the race, using the rally squirrel. Well he was competing a pro with more powerful car, and if even luck wasn't on his side, that would be too much of a handicap, so I wouldn't consider it as unfair win |
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| That guy is out of luck, in term of skill and cars, he had the advantage, but the goddess of luck wasn't with him.. Hopefully he could get out of his current crisis, he doesn't seems like a bad guy to me.. |
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| Lame way to win tbh. But the guy did have to bump Takumi's car like a douche in order to pass him so karma is a bitch I suppose lol. |
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| Well that went fast. In a few minutes, the guy went from "this amateur has only been so-so" to "He feels like a younger version of myself" ... Japanese wildlife to the rescue ! Still, being a pro he's not used to encountering unexpected obstacles. Takumi wouldn't have cared, he would've squashed the squirrel xD Seems like the results for Bunta's ominous comments will still have to wait :p |
| lol, so this is what people were talking about...good ol' squirrels. |
| Still a nice victory I must say, that bump in the back was quite a nasty move from a pro racer, but well things sure are getting interesting with these races! Let's see what's next! |
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| I didn't expect Takumi to win and he did it His luck is just too OP, first leaves now this xD I don't even see what kind of animal that was Probably snow monkey or squirrel Doesn't seem it's near Nagano so probably not monkey |
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| That race was great. It got more and more exciting as it went. Mostly clean except for that "bump"... close finish too. |
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| *Takumi turns on headlights FOREVER!!! That transition was so amazing. XD Great race, the winning because of the squirrel is a little tacked but it isn't enough to bring down the rest of the great race. |
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| Welp, not even a pro can defeat Takumi I guess. At least the race was cool, his trick was bold, and luck played a role at the end so it's cool. Ryousuke did the right thing by trusting Takumi here, and he was also proud of him. |
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| LOL, nice domestic bird. |
| Really like how they intertwine Tōdō and Ryōsuke's explanations |
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| Hands down, this intense race was superb. If it weren't for the animal, Takumi should've lost that battle. But as for the rest of the race, that "disappointing line" was adapted too quickly by Takumi. He's still evolving. |
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| Fuck this got me pumped. The flow of the race was good and the outcome reasonable, even tho Takumi would've lost without the help of lady fortune. |
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| Takumi is really invicible and extremely lucky xD great race |
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| Awesome episode! Brilliant soundtrack and many cool tricks used during the race by both sides! Takumi won, who would have thought? ;-) But jokes aside. I really enjoyed this episode. Build-up was maybe not excellent, but it was fine enough to make this race entertaining even before it started. One information alone, that one about the enemy which is a professional and active racer, was enough to make me wonder how whole Project.D is gonna handle this situation. Keisuke and Takumi, while very skilled, are still used to battle street racers, not those who race for a living. Anyway, was it a squirrel or a bird, a bat maybe? I think it looked like a squirrel for me at first, but I'm too lazy to double check it, that's why I'm asking, haha. Damn, Takumi's enemy had real bad luck in the last phase of their race. ;p |
| Takumi's blind attack was thrilling. The professional driver put up a good fight, though. |
| Dont underestimate the Eight-Six or Takumi. Damn what an amazing race!! |
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| man this shit is hype as fuck |
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| Takumi's unpredictability + a little bit of luck allowed him to outplay even pro racers. This truly was a creative and epic race, suprised it only lasted one episode tho. Maybe we will finaly get to see Bunta's new car next |
| really dislike how for quite some time now Takumi only ever wins out of luck or some elaborate trick, I liked it a lot better when back in season 1 he made up for his cars poor power by perfectly taking corners. Now its not like his car is weak with that racing engine but he still only wins by luck or tricks basically? The racing lost its intensity when totally different cars just stick together and a squirrel decides the match.. |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
| Good race and episode! Karma bit Tomo on the ass with that bump, which was just pathetic for him to do to an amateur like that. I don't think Takumi will count this as a win though, so my prediction that he'd get cocky after this I don't think will hold. Kind of pissed me off that Tomo just congratulated Takumi on his "luck" the whole post-match discussion. Like yeah, no shit he had luck at the end, but if he wasn't exceptionally skilled and able to evolve mid-race, he'd not even have gotten there. Comander-07 said: really dislike how for quite some time now Takumi only ever wins out of luck or some elaborate trick, I liked it a lot better when back in season 1 he made up for his cars poor power by perfectly taking corners. Now its not like his car is weak with that racing engine but he still only wins by luck or tricks basically? The racing lost its intensity when totally different cars just stick together and a squirrel decides the match.. TBF, that's how it gets in most things when you're at the top level. Everyone is the same or nearly the same matched, so it comes down to things either basically out of your control (car, tuning, tricks, etc) or things fully out of your control (squirrel, etc.) |
Merkuriy said: doesnt exactly make for an entertaining setup compared to earlier seasons though, it just feels generic now. Also its completely dishonest to its earlier setting, racing with perfectly tuned cars against people who struggle to buy tires. Idk that just feels dumb to meGood race and episode! Karma bit Tomo on the ass with that bump, which was just pathetic for him to do to an amateur like that. I don't think Takumi will count this as a win though, so my prediction that he'd get cocky after this I don't think will hold. Kind of pissed me off that Tomo just congratulated Takumi on his "luck" the whole post-match discussion. Like yeah, no shit he had luck at the end, but if he wasn't exceptionally skilled and able to evolve mid-race, he'd not even have gotten there. Comander-07 said: really dislike how for quite some time now Takumi only ever wins out of luck or some elaborate trick, I liked it a lot better when back in season 1 he made up for his cars poor power by perfectly taking corners. Now its not like his car is weak with that racing engine but he still only wins by luck or tricks basically? The racing lost its intensity when totally different cars just stick together and a squirrel decides the match.. TBF, that's how it gets in most things when you're at the top level. Everyone is the same or nearly the same matched, so it comes down to things either basically out of your control (car, tuning, tricks, etc) or things fully out of your control (squirrel, etc.) |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
| When Takumi did the vanishing line trick it was so sick |
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| Really intense race and one the best races till now! Loved the "Forever Young" ost |
| About time this ends here, So there is meaning in Ryosuke making Takumi race the pro no wonder it makes sense This pro seemed like he was holding back but at the same time he's really serious about racing Takumi at the end, That bump may as well have been karma thought it was a cat too this is again another time like the infamous Shingo race he didn't give no fucks Takumi yet again with a big brain move what is he cooking to be this good at adapting. |
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| takumi evolves like crazyy, only he could drive with his headlights off on a mountain road against a pro. tbf his dad could very likely also lmao. |
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| "FOREVER... TOGETHER..." 🎙️٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و |
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| This is the first time I'm surprised that Takumi won but Woah! He did it. |
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| Many overtakes with a single race is crazy! Takumi's new technique was great and I really liked it. This time Tomo accepted the loss and feeled refreshing than ever what is good to see. |
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