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May 11, 2012 11:30 PM
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Darling, don't go darling. lol.

Just ask him on a date already or at least take his phone.
Mar 8, 2013 10:17 AM
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Monad said:

Darling, don't go darling. lol.

LOL at this haha
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Jan 13, 2014 10:09 PM
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this episode subjected that poor girl through an emotional roller coaster. writers are harsh hahah

dick move at the end though :(
Aug 15, 2014 10:57 AM
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the no. of unrequited/uber complicated love stories is too damn high
Dec 18, 2014 4:10 PM
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Why the fvck the bitches here were fall in love too easily? Anyway the side characters chicks are still better than Takumi's slut girlfriend.
Apr 2, 2015 5:40 PM
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RX7 on RX7 action~
Jan 20, 2016 3:07 PM
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Monad said:
THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Darling, don't go darling. lol.

Just ask him on a date already or at least take his phone.
Ikr lol, apparently cells never existed in this era :l


Jan 21, 2016 8:24 AM
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lol, will this "romance" go anywhere?

ryosuke likes speaking in riddles where the answer only reveals itself at the last possible moment.
May 19, 2016 12:22 AM
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Lovely race! And lol that girl sure is a fun one, I wonder if they'll advance anything with her!
May 26, 2016 9:55 PM
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Anyone know the song playing during the race?
Oct 8, 2016 5:28 AM
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PoopinTwice said:
Anyone know the song playing during the race?

Dark Angels – Right Now
Oct 8, 2016 5:29 AM
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PoopinTwice said:
Anyone know the song playing during the race?

Dark Angels – Right Now

You're awesome, thank you!
Jan 18, 2017 12:50 AM

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What a weird episode
I mean romance is one thing this show always fail at xD
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Dec 13, 2017 12:03 AM

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Does anyone know the song title that starts at like 9:55? with the keyboard
Dec 25, 2017 9:52 AM

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"Darling!" This girl is a crazy one. (a keeper!)

The music during the race was awesome! Plus, we finally got to see Keisuke race.
Sep 9, 2018 4:56 AM

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The girl pretty much threw the race from the start, she just wanted to be watched by her "darling", and well, it's a bit disappointing, but it was still nice. Keisuke was a bit of a jerk too, just assuming that she didn't care about her car and stuff, but he was also kind enough to help her fix it so that they could race. I wonder if this time Takumi's race is the one that's going to be cut, I mean, it's not like it's going to be even cool, there is no stakes here.
Apr 20, 2019 3:59 PM

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So we got Keisuke centric episode after all.



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Jun 19, 2019 9:33 AM
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Saw people complain about them not showing Keisuke's races, so, here's an episode revolving around Keisuke! Damn, the girl found her "darling," getting lectured like that must've been painful. Keisuke won pretty easily though, that was neat.
Feb 24, 2020 11:52 AM

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Poor girl, this was an extreme case of notice me senpai, but at least there were some sparks between them.

Looking forward to the aftermath.

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Mar 29, 2020 4:06 PM
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Keisuke agaisnt the girl who loves him, I have the feeling Keisuke will never care of that girl
May 19, 2020 6:04 PM

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Why does every female character in this series have to be a whore for love? This race has pissed me off.
Jul 14, 2020 5:39 PM

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Women in this anime fall in love way too fast, lol. Phenomenon of "love from the first sight" exists, but don't tell me that "darling, darling" thing was not kinda creepy, haha.

If we remove these "darling" moments, then the rest of episode was okay. Keisuke learned something new, the race looked cool.
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Jul 22, 2020 1:19 PM

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Too bad for Kyoko...
Jul 28, 2020 9:49 PM

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Adnash93 said:
Women in this anime fall in love way too fast, lol. Phenomenon of "love from the first sight" exist, but don't tell me that "darling, darling" thing was not kinda creepy, haha.

If we remove these "darling" moments, then the rest of episode was okay. Keisuke learned something new, the race looked cool.
Thats exactly what I thought!
But it is also good see some uphill races sometimes.
Nov 25, 2020 2:20 PM

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Finally we get to see Keisuke race lol

And yes, darling did go away.
Feb 8, 2021 7:03 PM

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I feel kinda bad for that girl, Keisuke will never go out with her or marry her

Apr 20, 2021 1:05 PM

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It was a really good episode although she started sounding a bit insane at the end there
Apr 29, 2021 11:36 AM

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Finaly we got to see Keisuke race, unfortunately it was not as interesting as first 2 races of him couldv'e been that we weren't shown
May 12, 2021 3:58 PM

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Wtf Keisuke, not everyone can have their own mechanics support team and entire minivans full of parts. Some people have to pay for their own tires!
Imagine Keisuke blaming Takumi for blowing his engine back in season 2 lmao.

Where does project D get its funding from anyway?
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Jun 3, 2021 2:15 PM
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The mangaka is knowledgeable in cars, but terrible at writing romance. lol
Jun 9, 2021 12:06 PM
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I am not sure how to take this episode. Anyway, I still liked it a lot.
Sep 22, 2021 7:41 AM

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That chick really creeped me the fuck out. There's absolutely nothing I loathe more than hearing an anime girl go "Darling~" at some dude she literally just met. Like, get a grip, he's not even giving you the time of day lmao.

Her: OMG! It's just me and him in our own private world, he's only focusing on me, I can feel his stare on my back, it makes me so happy~"

Him: *literally spends the entire time just trying to figure out what his brother meant and trying to fix his own accelaration*

(Besides, it kinda feels like Keisuke has too much of a hidden brother complex for him to be chasing after a girl lmao.)

I'm glad they finally gave us a Keisuke-centric episode though. The Takahashi bros are my favourite part of IniD.
Nov 18, 2022 6:47 PM

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Finally a Keisuke focused episode that we're waiting for every girl down bad in this series are they like it's funny because it ends up being unrequited this author bro he doesn't care.

Jan 8, 2023 12:59 PM
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The episode was great and it was really amazing to see the car scenes but my only complaint is the girl. She was a big simp for Keisuke. But still it was a blast to see the episode.
Jan 25, 2023 5:48 AM

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wow RX7 vs RX7 and keisuke accidentally rizzed up his opponent up lmao. 'don't go darling!"

no way is keisuke about to have a better romance than the main characters, just no way.

and the music during the race was soooo good.
Feb 11, 2023 7:34 PM
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Rx-7 fd is my favorite car
Aug 15, 2023 7:14 PM

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Race or soap opera?! xD

That final there, the girl was very passionate within the race, I'm just sorry.
Oct 31, 2023 12:04 AM
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I mean, I guess she's fine but she was too thirsty for Keisuke, of all the female characters I think this is the one that is more reliant on another male character for her character arc. I guess the others have had the same problem anyway, but the way she keeps repeating my darling is a bit grating.
Jan 22, 6:03 AM
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two rx7 fds racing is cool af
Sep 17, 8:47 PM

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