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Feb 2, 2012 10:00 AM
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Pretty good battle so far. The OST is excellent, but the ending is laughable, IMO.
Nov 18, 2012 5:41 PM
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Tiago97 said:
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Pretty good battle so far. The OST is excellent, but the ending is laughable, IMO.


Indeed, the ending is really bad
Jul 31, 2013 3:42 PM
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Bad ending? Na I liked it. The race so far with that OST is bloody brilliant and damn, it's just getting more intense.
Aug 9, 2013 8:48 PM
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The whole episode is spent on the race and it's still not over!
Jan 2, 2015 11:19 PM
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EZSPECIAL said:
Tiago97 said:
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Pretty good battle so far. The OST is excellent, but the ending is laughable, IMO.


Indeed, the ending is really bad


I agree 100%
Mar 24, 2015 10:20 AM
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As already mentioned, the OST is just fantastic.

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Bad ending? Na I liked it. The race so far with that OST is bloody brilliant and damn, it's just getting more intense.

They probably mean that funky video they got playing along with the ED lol.
Nov 7, 2015 4:39 AM
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The hairpin turns are coming!
May 15, 2016 10:16 AM
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So hype, i love the ost, it's so good !
May 15, 2016 5:58 PM
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Really intense episode, looking forward for the next episode! Things are being intense as hell!
Jul 16, 2017 9:59 AM

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Initial D is the most hype show I've ever seen. When Ryosuke went in to watch the race from behind it got so tense and never let up. Going into ep 10 now.
Oct 2, 2017 1:01 PM

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Takumi looks very motivated now...
Aug 28, 2018 1:40 PM

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Even though it's pretty easy to predict how this is going to end, I can't believe the episode left us hanging! Nakazato really underestimated both Takumi, and his car at the start of the race by going easy on them, and I guess that now that the five hairpins are coming up he's going to pay for it. I loved how the Takahashi brothers just drove after them to be able to watch the spectacle up-close, and how Takumi smiled when he noticed the changes his father made on the car. Also, Itsuki is annoying.
Dec 8, 2018 6:37 AM

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Loved the OST in this episode.

Mar 27, 2019 9:28 AM

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Best preview so far at the end.
Mar 27, 2019 9:29 AM

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Gmancam said:
EZSPECIAL said:


Indeed, the ending is really bad


I agree 100%
Hey the ending is catchy
Jun 16, 2019 12:42 PM
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The race begins! Goddamn my heart rate increased, it got hard to breathe, that was insanely intense, I felt beyond excited!! This anime is just amazing. The OSTs were amazing this episode, they fit so well, too. I guess Takumi's dad doing that little change with the car was useful, very useful.
Mar 24, 2020 10:50 AM
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Everyone said it but OST during the races is just so great
Jun 7, 2020 11:56 AM

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For another time the last 5 turns are gonna be a deciding stage of a ride on Akina!
Aug 8, 2020 1:05 AM
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Keisuke was saying before the race that he knew Takumi would win. But during the trave he can't believe that Takumi's actually making it competitive?

Still enjoying this a lot. Just thought that was odd.
Nov 11, 2020 2:19 PM

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ok those OSTs were amazing haha
Jan 17, 2021 1:02 PM

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Takumi can easily keep up with the r32, hes got this!!

Apr 11, 2021 2:05 AM

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Fantastic Ost for a race like this, it will be even better soon enough
Aug 16, 2021 8:53 PM

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They played Running in the 90s!! 😱
Oct 26, 2022 2:37 AM
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Damnn what a race
Also im in love with the eurobeat
Potato's Rock<3
Oct 27, 2022 5:41 AM

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Woke up and got motivated to race got talked to it technically but still the same shit, I want to see how he'll react when an 86 passed his R32, When a new tune gets played every episode you know it's going down.
Jan 21, 2023 10:57 PM

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TAKUMI THE DRIFT GOD. he's drifting so close to the guardrails, it makes me wanna squint.
love how takumi pays no attention to the brothers on his tail.
Jun 27, 2023 11:31 AM

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Well them brakes are cookin'!
Oct 30, 2023 10:26 PM
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great tension build up
Dec 4, 2023 3:29 PM
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Very exciting show so far.
Feb 21, 12:34 PM
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It was good, warming up
Jun 6, 11:03 PM

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that song when the 86 war starting to catch up is nice
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Dec 13, 7:10 PM

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In Takumi we trust 🙏🏼
Dec 22, 1:17 AM
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Ost are so good in this show.

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