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| Um we didn't find out who slip that note into Takumi's locker. |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| Pretty good movie. A lot of content was to be included, but the movie managed to include all of them well, although some of scenes could've been longer, some could've been shorter, but oh well. Third Stage was a movie and movies differ in many aspects from regular TV series not only in terms of their lengths, but also in such things as dynamism or balance between "slower (less dynamic)" and "faster (more dynamic)" scenes. While many questions were answered, some of them still remain unanswered for me... To be precise, two questions: firstly, who is a person who slipped the note about Mogi to Takumi's locker? And second question: what does Kenji do in life? He is literally almost always at the gas station talking to other guys and watching them working, lol. I wonder why he didn't ask the manager to employ him. |
| Many enjoyable races. Although how Natsuki ended up in her ex's car is bewildering, I am glad that Takumi rescued her from that creeper. Natsuki fucked up bad, but she has undeniably grown a lot. I can appreciate that. |
| Didn't care about the Mogi scenes. Whores be whores, and whores can never be forgiven :V I liked the races and strategies though so it's still interesting for me |
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| I dont understand why Takumi still saved Mogi and they got back together. She sleeps with almost every guy. what a disgusting woman. |
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| The film overall was a pretty good one but there were definitely places where it felt extremely rushed, I mean they pretty much showed 4 races in 1h and 40 minutes runtime which is a lot. There were however things that I liked about the film: -The first two races of the film -Takumi and Mogi getting their relationship back on track -The graduation ceremony -The fact that final race between Ryosuke and Takumi was left to decide for us, but I think it ended as a tie since it was friendly race at the end of the day But with good things I think that there were quite a few bad things besides rushed parts. The animation quality was good but could've been better for 2001 knowing how other anime movies from those days look like, we still got same barely improved CGI and early 90s animation that feels a little outdated. Also there wasn't much plot to this film, only takumi racing one opponent then getting challenged by another then going after another and so on. We also didn't get much about Takumi's family and why christmas isn't really celebrated at his house and more backstory about Bunta and Kogashiwa rivaly. Overall its a good film that could've been done better maybe if it had 2 hours of runtime and a little bigger budget specially for CGI animation. I'd be giving this film a rating of 7.3/10 and a look forward to fourth stage |
| This was pretty good, especially the production quality. over 20 years old now and it looks this decent? Huge win over the earlier seasons, especially since they actually reanimated the flashback scenes instead of reusing the ugly old ones. Halfway through I was wondering why this was a movie and not its own season, it had enough content but I guess its better this way if it means good quality. The Emperor rematch felt a bit weak though, same with the 86 race. Having "draws" like that just feel a bit weird after the old 86 demolished every opponent. Maybe it lacked the proper buildup, especially since Takumi developed from "dont wanna race" over "sure if you insist" to "race me". Now its "Race? Race! Start! done." Surprisingly enough the characters and relationships also progress quite well, even kept the "dont get so close or people will think we are friends". Not what I had expected from this series but its really strong here too. Mogi is also not the boring type of romance interest we see so often. Not enough eurobeat though. PS: Also the guy who basically kidnapped Mogi, "He has no car, what a looser" "He has a car?? Better go fast" lmao PPS: Im also just a sucker for these clished sunset graduation romance stuff, especially in the pre moe style of anime. It feels weirdly nostalgic and reassuring, especially watching it in a 20 year old movie. Like its saying "sure life is going to change but what happened wont be lost". |
Comander-07May 11, 2021 3:56 PM
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
| It was fine overall.. 6/10 I'm glad the whore is gone to Tokyo and hoping never see her again. No more cheesy drama please, all focus on racing (some light romance's still welcomed tho) :) |
| The movie was actually pretty good until that dumbass tried kidnapping Natsuki. I’m glad it ended on a good note though |
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| Hmm, I think the second season was still better, but this was pretty good! Racing scenes were alright, I wouldn't say they were super memorable but they weren't just completely forgettable either. I think the race with Kogashiwa was really cool, because it gave backstory not just to Bunta, but the whole area and even the gas-station manager. Romance, hm. I thought it was handled pretty well. Takumi still loved her despite everything that happened, and as easy as it is to just say to break it off, he already had that love for her even though they had that break after he found out. She tried to better herself, and he noticed eventually, and they bonded. I don't know if they'll end up together, and I don't really care, but I think it was handled well. (On a side note, I wonder if Mako and Sayuki will ever come back in the fray, we saw a tiny bit of them in here. Sayuki would make a good GF for Takumi. Also Kazumi ever coming back for Itsuki hopefully?) I hope Takumi continues to get better, and I know this is supposed to be based on Keiichi Tsuchiya but I wonder how long he can continue with just the AE86. I love it, but I feel like every single season there is a newer and better car, and I wonder how long he can just keep upgrading his old car to match them? We'll see with Ryouske's training what he can accomplish. 7/10 |
| I understand why Takumi is attached to Mogi, but damn that girl pisses me off. I get it, she changed, but still... She was never completely honest with Takumi, didn't even tell him about Miki. "Takumi, we will talk in your car" - and then just never mention WHO this guy was, lol... Hope she stays in Tokyo, our guy is better off without her. Besides this, I really enjoyed this episode! |
| This was pretty good. Felt kinda new to watch it in 16:9 format. Enjoyed this a lot. This was kind of a prequel to Takumi's new journey as a memeber of Ryosuke's new team. This had lots of fun races too but they weren't as fun as firsr stage, IDK first stage races just feel amazing for some reason,, more amazing than the second stage and third stage. Takumi graduated, his story with Mogi ended too, he has now started a job as local delivery person and is learning more about cars with Ryosuke and team. Everything's going well. Looking forward to what fourth stage has in store. I'll rate this movie a 8/10 coz it was good but not as much as first and second stage. I rated first stage a 10/10, second stage a 9/10 so third stage deserves 8/10 in my book. I hope fourth stage surpasses first stage in terms of everything. Can't wait to watch it. |
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
| It was cool to watch Bunta’s rivals son and Takumi race and that speed away move at the 3rd corner was intense but Takumi secured the win |
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| I think the movie is satisfying and well-rounded for the most part. The race against Kei (Buntas' rivals' son) was very hype! I liked the new tactic that Kei used. He is also a likeable opponent, he treated Takumi with respect even after his defeat. The little Christmas party was really nice, especially since Takumi and Bunta apparently never really celebrate Christmas. The tiny Christmas tree that Mogi brought in was cute, and the handmade Eight Six pendant was touching. Related to that, I'm really glad to see some more Bunta screentime. The Mogi Damsel-in-distress part of the movie was the worst of it, but I still liked the chase that resulted from it. Mogi was stupid in that section, and her ex can go drive off a cliff. They finally graduated highschool. Now that everyone is out of highschool, something will definitely feel like it's missing. :( The bromance between Takumi and Ryosuke/Keisuke keeps growing, and I'm all here for it! Takumi had some great character development here. I love how he is now passionate about racing and learning about car tuning. He finally has a dream and I hope he can accomplish it. |
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| Honestly I think this was a below lukewarm movie. The battles were subpar, even the long awaited revenge battle with Emperor's Kyoichi and Takumi didn't rev up my engine. As a rough looking dude, I thought Kyoichi would be a little aggressive in the race, but hell shit. The Kei vs Takumi was going great until the ending ruined it. The Ryosuke and Takumi mock battle served no purpose to me because I wanted to know the results. I went ballistic when Mogi was introduced into the plot. They should've just left things the way they were, that train has passed a long time ago. To be completely honest, I don't like Mogi, I get it she changed but I didn't want her to get back together with Takumi. I get it the series wanted to resolve the matter to move on, but it was done terribly. Takumi should've forgiven her, but stay as casual friends, not as lovers, I've lost respect for Takumi. The rescue part was necessary though, but after that Takumi should've kept the conversation at arms length. The animation was as inconsistent as the plot. |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| I would've murdered that guy no cap |
| Great movie The art improved a lot in this one.....All the races were great and glad that he'll join the Ryosuke team |
| Movie is kind of alright, Racing is still what shapes the series starting off by challenging the evo that I didn't expect really made it even but I want to see the evo more serious than this like the time he beat Takumi not really but blew his engine still With a mix of drama and romance still don't like Mogi as a person as to what she's done in the past but there's nothing that Takumi can do but move on sure Sayuki may be a better fit she's like as cheerful as Mogi and she might like a guide for him who knows Damn seeing Miki's face in despair thinking he's faster was fulfilling he's clueless about the panda trueno and now he knows. |
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| even after everything, takumi still liked mogi. tho he likes cars and racing even more. takumi speeding through the snow for mogi and those car jump slow motions were so well done. the animation was fireee, along with the music as usual, 9/10. |
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Pokyt said: Why are you so insistent that they aren't having sex lol they're clearly shown going in and out of love hotels together. Just because someone goes to a love hotel doesn't automatically mean they have sex there, this is only your assumption |
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Pokyt said: it's very clear that Mogi's having sex with the Benz guy along with Miki and half the school Even if she slept with Mogi or even with Miki also, doesn't mean she sleeps with everyone Pokyt said: Mogi is shown naked and in bed while the Benz guy is in the shower while on one of their love hotel escapades. Can't argue with this if this is the case. Strange that the anime adaptation felt the need to add ambiguousness by not showing it explicitly |
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| that was a decent movie. the art style is my second favorite after stage 1 though takumi doesnt look like himself in this. everyone looks like they have dead fish eyes. "fast beger" i died laughing when mogi was being assaulted and then it just cut to takumi driving with eurobeat. why is mogi so stupid? the guy comes up to her and tries to get her to come with him and "i wont bite or anything" somehow got her to be like "Okay" |
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| Is it just me, or did the final scene have better animation and was taken straight from season three? |
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