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Reply to MadanielFL
For a racing photographer, he surely doesn't know anything about motorsports.
I liked how they used that as a way to teach the audience about the very basics.
So far the show looks good, finally some proper formula racing anime, I can't remember the last time we had one.
I liked how they used that as a way to teach the audience about the very basics.
So far the show looks good, finally some proper formula racing anime, I can't remember the last time we had one.
| @MadanielFL I think he was a paparazzi before because, looking back at the episode, there was a glimpse of Twitter X with tweets implying that the person(s) he took a picture of may have been in an accident while he didn't help and instead just took a photo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This feels like an anime more catered to racing fans, but I like the idea that they chose an MC who doesn't know racing to give the non-racing fans insight. AND... seeing Dunlop corner in an anime just gave me goosebumps. It is one of my favorite curves in F1, BUT it did bring some bad memories of Jules Bianchi's fatal accident. 😔 I watched it live on TV, and it was just a painful memory to remember. Death is one of the realities of racing and hopefully they will feature glimpses of that in this series. |
KimRiParkOct 1, 2023 11:24 PM
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| That was a pretty great way to start and make things interesting. We haven't got much from the main protag yet other than he acts cold for some reason, but he gets emotional about losing a race, implying some sort of motivation we have yet to see. So far, we only got to see things that the POV MC Kouya saw, plus a glimpse of his presumably own hardships as well. The animation CGI animations looked quite plain and boring at times but, they looked quite good when it mattered the most which was during the race. The character animation on the other hand looked quite solid, IMO. I'm hoping they handle the characters very well since this kind of Anime tends to rely heavily on the emotional drive-- no pun intended-- rather than the sports theme itself. |
| "I will use my ball to make you remember." -- Haruka Kiyomine, 2024 |
| It was ok, I didn't like the way they explained yellow flags and safety cars. Everyone knows what they are, they might as well have explain that the guy who comes first wins the race. |
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| This looks lit! And I really like Haruka's face lol. Lezgoooo |
| Fan of motorsports, especially F1 and lower categories such as F4, I'm delighted to finally see an anime about the automotive world, specifically showcasing F4, gaining prominence after the success of the GP Explorer (an event organized by the French YouTuber Squeezie)! The CGI is decent, but we will have to see it in a longer sequence. |
| The first episode piqued my interest despite being new to a racing theme. I might like this one. |
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| A proper first episode. We learn well what it is about and what we should expect. The art is nice, too. Now, even when I get disappointed by that new Initial D anime, I'll have this. |
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| As a motorsport fan, I am eating good this season with Overtake and MF Ghost. Love how the episode laid down the foundation of racing as well, with tyres, flag rules etc etc. Not that I needed it, but for an unknown viewer it's good to know. Curious to hear more about the story of the photographer. Now let's hope that the show's direction will keep it as realistic as possible and not have events happen that have my eyes roll XD |
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| It's Aldnoah.Zero all over again. Great visuals, but totally moronic dialogues, characterisation and writing in general - from it the only parts which make sense to me are the racing trivia infodumps. |
| Interesting in the beginning. Thought the MC was going to be the driver but instead it was the camera guy. I really want to see how far this anime goes. |
| As a NASCAR and F1 fan, I'm all over this anime although I never sat through an F4 race since its not televised. The anime seems to focus on a washed up photographer who has been assigned to cover Super GT, but stumbles into the world of Formula car racing which is something he doesn't know anything about. I guess the anime will cover the photographers past in a later episode. They did a good job of covering the basics racing like formation laps, flags, and the safety/pace cars. The CGI animation of the race scenes were really smooth. |
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| Mostly all introductory here so kind of slow at parts but felt like it was nicely done. I guess Madoka has some sort of PTSD from some accident that happened out on the water. |
Reply to traed
Mostly all introductory here so kind of slow at parts but felt like it was nicely done.
I guess Madoka has some sort of PTSD from some accident that happened out on the water.
I guess Madoka has some sort of PTSD from some accident that happened out on the water.
| @traed Probably some sort of survivior's guilt, he captured an accident and people were outraged why would he take pictures instead of helping. That's why trying to take pictures of other people is giving him anxiety. |
| Haru, who can race alone… hmm, hmm, I wonder, where I've seen that before. xd Anyway, it looks more interesting than I thought. The approach of telling a story from the point of view of photographer with PTSD is quite refreshing. It allows to tell a story on a bigger scale, rather than the usual path of a talented but underdog protagonist. The show still seems biased because MC chose to cheer on this Haru guy, but we aren't just faced with a straightforward goal to overtake in sports, but there's way more to the story yet to be uncovered. Could be just another motivational anime about discovering how to do your best, but it isn't a bad thing either. |
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| Speed Grapher and Initial D mix it seems. Just missing the super powers now. This show could work out depending on the scenes are balanced and the story is told. Assuming for now that the photographer is the MC, or will it shift towards the racer? |
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| Good thing they explained so much. I know a lot about Horse Racing and Mario Kart, but I don't have a clue about Car racing and it's quite different. Best part about this episode was probably the visuals and atmosphere. It really felt like being at the track or the paddock. Unfortunately, there wasn't much time left for character development, so they're a bit bland for now and therefor the race wasn't that exciting. But perhaps it was primarily for the growth of Kouda, who seems to have some trauma from taking an inappropriate picture? Overall a decent premiere. Let's see where the plot will go. |
| This is my first racing and F1-type anime I've watched and so far I'm intrigued. I noticed many real life sponsors such as Dunlop, Bridgestone, Michelin, etc. which adds to the realism. I had no idea there there is more than just an F1 level, such as F4 which is the focus in this episode. Not sure if that was ok for Koya to take a picture of Haruka crying as I figure Haruka would get more upset if he saw Koya doing that but I'm sure he captured the emotion at least. |
| Pretty average but I like the character designs and the photographer’s trauma adds something. |
| I’m a fan of Formula 1 so I’m actually thrilled that we got this new anime about Formula 4!! Haru, we have so many Harus in sport anime lol. I wanted to say that Satsuki is like Charles just because he’s wearing red lol, but his personality is nothing like him. Their team reminds me of Williams racing lmao. |
Sun_ChanOct 4, 2023 9:06 PM
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| Cool introduction to Formula racing, authentic, good animation for racing anime. |
| Off to a really strong start. I really appreciated all the accurate real-world details, like letting the tires warm in the sun since they don't use tire warmers in F4. The brands featured everywhere at real-world Fuji Circuit really sell the authenticity. I also think it's a wise choice to make the protagonist a complete outsider looking in to the world of open wheel feeder-series racing, rather than following Haruka as the main character. Additionally, I was not expecting this show to have the emotional core that it seems like it's going to. I was expecting a pretty standard and shallow sports anime, but doesn't seem to be the case based on the pilot here. What remains to be seen is how well they translate the drama of racing itself, the brief racing we were shown in this episode was a nice appetizer for what is surely to come. |
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Reply to KANLen09
A TROYCA sports series, hopefully this is not as bad as Lay-Duce's horse racing Fanfare, which sucked bad.
The freelance photographer Koya Madoka goes to the racetrack, accompanied by his chief editor Saeko Yukihira, he's there to catch all of the action for the Super GT. Especially the sport that's making all of the traction: Formula 4 a.k.a F4, of which his friend Noritsune Ena is the owner of a race team, along with the talented new star of Satsuki Harunaga and Toshiki Tokumaru. F4 at the very least is for the enthusiastic, and the beef of the two between Haruka "Chicane" Asahina and his mechanic Koutarou Komaki is one for the ages.
For Koya, this brings up a past issue, though privateers like Komaki Motors having Haruka are hoping to be noticed by the big guns to race progressively in the future. This brings Koya to the F4 racetrack where its team owner Futoshi Komaki shows him around, especially focusing on their only driver Haruka. Everything works just like F1 rules, and TROYCA's animation is smooth and swift. But Haruka hit a snag after his tyres went out due to wear and tear, and Koya's fate changed right then and there to give his full support for Komaki Motors.
OOF, this show has competition with MF Ghost this season, ON THE SAME DAY. Hope it'll be good competition.
The freelance photographer Koya Madoka goes to the racetrack, accompanied by his chief editor Saeko Yukihira, he's there to catch all of the action for the Super GT. Especially the sport that's making all of the traction: Formula 4 a.k.a F4, of which his friend Noritsune Ena is the owner of a race team, along with the talented new star of Satsuki Harunaga and Toshiki Tokumaru. F4 at the very least is for the enthusiastic, and the beef of the two between Haruka "Chicane" Asahina and his mechanic Koutarou Komaki is one for the ages.
For Koya, this brings up a past issue, though privateers like Komaki Motors having Haruka are hoping to be noticed by the big guns to race progressively in the future. This brings Koya to the F4 racetrack where its team owner Futoshi Komaki shows him around, especially focusing on their only driver Haruka. Everything works just like F1 rules, and TROYCA's animation is smooth and swift. But Haruka hit a snag after his tyres went out due to wear and tear, and Koya's fate changed right then and there to give his full support for Komaki Motors.
OOF, this show has competition with MF Ghost this season, ON THE SAME DAY. Hope it'll be good competition.
Competition, maybe, but I see this as eating good this season for the motorsports people like myself. I haven't been this excited about an anime season in years and its 100% because both of these shows are airing |
owarida6Oct 5, 2023 11:04 AM
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Reply to Animaticide
While technically F4, this is the most exciting and endearing F1 racing has ever looked on-screen. Since 30 minutes ago you could have never conviced me that a formula-whatever anything could be entertaining to watch but consider me converted (to this show, actual F1 is still boring as hell)
| @Animaticide Animaticide said: While technically F4, this is the most exciting and endearing F1 racing has ever looked on-screen. Since 30 minutes ago you could have never conviced me that a formula-whatever anything could be entertaining to watch but consider me converted (to this show, actual F1 is still boring as hell) If you liked this first episode, I might suggest you consider checking out Netflix's Drive to Survive series. It does a really good job of illustrating why F1 is compelling, namely the "characters" - mostly the drivers and the team principles. They each have their own situations, their own histories and aspirations, their own conflicts. Many of them are endearing, some of them you'll want to root against. And once you care about who these people are, it makes what happens on the track compelling, because they aren't just 20 different-colored cars driving around in a circle, they're people you care about to different levels, and what happens out there materially impacts them. Anyway, consider giving it a shot. I'm not saying you'll be converted into someone who gets up at 6am to watch the European-time races on a Sunday, but you may find it interesting and compelling or give you a different appreciation for F1 (and F2, as it sometimes follows some of the up-and-coming talent through the feeder series, like Yuki Tsunoda) |
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| Nice opening episode. The animation was fluid and expressive although I wish the cars weren’t done in 3D and that there was a proper ED sequence. I was glad that there was some explanation given about the sport since I’m an outsider to this sort of thing. |
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| Beautiful design, intriguing characters, some chemistry already. I like how its from the POV of a photographer. A really solid start. |
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