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May 2, 2010 5:29 PM
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I love how the manager worked him rofl XD

and suddenly its "my 86" not "that crappy car I have to use for deliveries" ;)
Apr 25, 2012 3:14 PM
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Reverse psychology, eh? Nice.

I wonder if the dad is going to do the race. It would be interesting to see if the dad still has his supposed skills from back in the day.
May 7, 2012 4:30 AM
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jacobpaige said:
I love how the manager worked him rofl XD

and suddenly its "my 86" not "that crappy car I have to use for deliveries" ;)


Hahaha! Yeah i loved it too. Is nice seeing him losing his indifferent sleepy attitude. My hat off to the manager. He found his buttons.
Aug 28, 2014 5:53 AM
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lol takumi is so easy to manipulate.
Jan 2, 2015 10:31 PM
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Well played by the boss haha.
Mar 24, 2015 9:55 AM
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Hmmm, have a feeling his dad is gonna show up to the race.
May 24, 2015 10:53 PM
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Yeaaah he got played hard ^^

But seriously, I know Itsuki (Takumi's supposed friend) is supposed to be funny, but he's really annoying me. Can't stand such characters that talk big and just leech of others' accomplishments.
Nov 6, 2015 8:56 PM
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It was literally a 'dream punch'.
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lol takumi is so easy to manipulate.
Right! Wish the father shoe up in the race.
May 15, 2016 5:16 PM
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Haha great development, really do wonder if he'll make it this time!
Jan 10, 2017 7:31 AM

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He took the bait!
Wow.. Reverse psychology is awesome
I want to learn more about it now xD
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Oct 13, 2017 9:43 PM
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How to force someone to do something. Reverse psychology, it ALWAYS works.


Also, turns out Takumi may sometimes have no chill. Nice.
Feb 12, 2018 2:28 PM

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Clever manager. I thought Takumi was mellow and meek all throughout him, but it seems that he also has a fire-y drive. So that memory of him beating up the seniors is probably why he got kicked off from the sport and gradually lost contact with Mogi. Assuming this is last year, and he's a senior now? I bet his dad is out getting his car fine tuned for the match. Either that, or Takumi will get a cool sweet ride from someone.
Aug 28, 2018 6:24 AM

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Itsuki is seriously annoying, I can't believe he pretended to be one of the Speed Stars and accepted a challenge for them, and even worse, one for Takumi when he knows he doesn't like to be forced into doing things. He's not only annoying, but also a bad friend. I loved how his boss burned him with the delivery stuff though. But I still don't like how the same boss manipulated Takumi into racing, maybe he's doing it for him, trying to fire him up or something, but this isn't the right way to do it, I would prefer if he raced because he truly wanted, but I guess that he will start to feel fired up about racing soon anyways.

That first scene was also weird until Itsuki explained it later, he really snapped back then, makes you wonder why him and Mogi stopped talking for a while. Well, I guess Nakazato will get his race.
Jun 16, 2019 11:23 AM
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Wow. I honestly didn't expect Takumi to snap like that, and hit those guys over his girl, he sure has a thing for her. Itsuki is bad, he has no future as a racer, I guarantee. The talk between Takumi and Takahashi early in the morning was great, it had some depth. I'm rather surprised that Takumi fell for the old man's reverse psychology talk, well, but I am not surprised that he got motivated to beat that guy after hearing all those things.
Mar 24, 2020 9:30 AM
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But how is he going to race without his car ? xD
Jun 7, 2020 10:39 AM

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Was it something called "reverse psychology" that manager used to convince Takumi? ;D Nice one, haha. Too bad that A86 was taken. Maybe his dad wants to participate? ;p
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Aug 8, 2020 12:18 AM
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Haha that boss totally just worked Takumi.
Nov 11, 2020 12:37 PM

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Lol that store manager is a smooth talker xD

I'm guessing that the 86 is getting tweaked for the race by Takuma's dad
Jan 17, 2021 1:01 PM

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Takumi is starting to like driving!

Well, he cant prove that he isnt scared of of the r32 if his dad doesnt bring back the eight-six

Jun 8, 2021 2:11 PM
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Reverse psychology at its best.
Oct 25, 2022 2:33 PM
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The build up is actually mad
Cant wait to see what happens
Oct 26, 2022 10:14 PM

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Boss really baited him into challenging the R32 and I have a feeling his pops going to race for his stead now that would be interesting.
Jan 21, 2023 9:43 PM

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reverse-psychology never fails hahah.
takumi's dad is cool as hell, gotta love the confidence.
Jun 19, 2023 11:00 AM

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Bunta do just be stealin' his own car.
Dec 31, 2023 9:48 PM

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Boss destroyed Takum's resolve so easily lol
Jun 6, 2024 10:19 PM

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talking about itsuki being annoying.
also wdym he accepted the challenge? he was asked to relay a message
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Dec 13, 2024 6:16 PM

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Takumi you got this in the bag
Jan 16, 12:00 PM

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Dad took the eight six! I bet he is going to beat the R32 opponent and not Takumi. That is what I just think happens in the next ep.
Jan 16, 12:01 PM

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Dad took the eight six! I bet he is going to beat the R32 opponent and not Takumi. That is what I just think happens in the next ep.

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