I freaking love this fourth stage and my boy Takahashi was a beast.
Here we see how two boys in their 20's improve themselves with every wall presented.
Specially with Takahashi. I love it every time I've seen it racing. I really want it seen it more but well the main star is Takumi and his "Hachi Roku" but don't underestimate the power of the Mazda RX-7, it was beautiful seen it race.
Also, Takahashi has a little bit of drama but like every character here it's a big drop in terms of love. I can't be so mad about how every single attempt of having some romance is vanished by the emotions of racing. As a viewer I really wanted a good relationship but here doesn't happen because they are "lonely drivers".
Despite of the drama flops, the races are great but we have an issue and this is like DBZ. Not gonna lie I really liked the races and both drivers has their own problems and has to figure out how to win by a tiny miracle but becomes really repetitive. And the final race was anticlimactic.
Despite of that it's a pretty solid story and I repeat, I love Takahashi in this fourth stage.
The art is really good, I was amazed when I saw the first episode. The CGI looks pretty decent but obviously has his limitations and you can see it in the environment and in the wheels. The environment looks like cardboards sometimes and if you watch the wheels doesn't give you a feel of huge amount of speed. But the art is good, I really liked and was very pleasant to see.
The music is amazing like always. I can't be excited when I hear the Eurodance Poppin off in the start or the climax of the race.
But, I have a tiny problem, the music for the "first stage" is so good that I can't feel what I've feel in the first season. The music of the first season are bops from the beginning to the end and for the following seasons doesn't feel the same but it still has their power.
This is an issue I have and maybe it's because the subs but I had a really bad time figuring out the cars with a few exceptions like the Nissan Skyline, the Honda S2000 and the Mitsubishi Lancer. This was a little bit painful because I really want to know the cars that are racing but I don't know how to interpret a "cappuccino". I have to pause the anime and search the car and that's annoying. Again maybe it's for the subs but I have to point that.
Overall this was an amazing season. I think this and the first stage are the best. We seen a lot of races, you kinda want to smash the screen because of the drama flops (in a good and bad way), the Eurodance is here and obviously we see the Hachi Roku and the FD in their best form.
