MF Ghost Season 3 - Episode 2 discussion

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*[Because the laws don't apply to protagonists.](https://i.imgur.com/qfJvjNF.jpeg)*

plot armor here i come!

just like takumi winmning races due to miracles

I still dont get it why he can suddenly drive without feeling any pain.

Kanata drifting and overtaking on the outside was divine, extraordinary, and fun.

I confess I didn't expect the show to give so much prominence to the MF Angels, especially the drama between Ren and Kanata; I just hope it turns out to be productive.

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Let's go, Kanata's finally back for revenge! They should start calling him the Red Rocket with how easy he makes overtaking on narrow roads look. I get the feeling he'll end this race in 3rd as Beckenbauer and Sawatari seem too far ahead. Hopefully his elbow will be fine afterwards.

At least Ren is owning up to her mistakes and pledging to be open with Kanata about being an MFG Angel, that's good character growth right there.

Damn that was such an intense episode, the adrenaline was pumping so much even I was speechless by how Kanata overtook Sena. I really like seeing Kanata this determined, the way he's racing is so intent, on the back of my mind I'm worried but seeing all the drivers that past him in shock and the audience's reaction makes it so satisfying. I actually yelled out in frustration when the ED hit lol.

I'm also curious to see the top 3's race too, if Beckenbauer will actually lose 1st place or not.

Hot take:

Ren's personality is worse than Natsuki's.

At least Natsuki wasn't this self-centred and quit her "job" to be with Takumi. Ren legit cares only about herself and how Kanata perceives her lol.

The Fire And The Rain - Dusty.

Jungle Fire - Yu Serizawa feat MOTSU.

Yokan no Tochū - Himaka Akaneya.

Edit: Missed opportunity with "Back on the rocks" with GTR

i amaze how unimportant the angels scene lol
like i skip every scene they pop up and miss nothing

I don't remember, how much power does the 86 have now?

me realizing my brain has been completely cooked by the r/formula1 hivemind because when kanata’s elbow stopped acting up mid-race and he finally slammed that shift into second gear, i literally had a will buxton spiritual awakening. like, i sat there nodding sagely thinking "ah yes, if you fix the arm, you can change the gear, and if you drive faster than the other cars, you will finish ahead of them." absolute 500 iq moment thanks to the reddit effect, turns out the secret ferrari strategy to overtaking is just pressing the gas pedal harder, who knew.

Kanata passing each racer left me speechless

Kanata turned things around in no time. He's already close to the position in which he started ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Ren is giving way too much info about herself which would make everyone know that she's a highschooler even after Kyouko's warning lol

I just hope Kanata regains his 4th position and retains it and maybe even overtake Akaba and reach the third but that would be asking for too much.

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* Man, I ate the last of the leftover Christmas ham, now I'm sad there won't be anymore delicious ham sandwiches using that ham.

* I have to apologize for an error I made in last weeks thread when talking about the NSX, I forgot that they did feature the NSX in that body style in Stage 5 of Initial D.

* Kanata, now in a state of shock, can use his elbow to shift again.

* Passes the two in front of him, somehow surprising them.

* Man, I hope Ren can tell Kanata that she's an MFG Angel. As much as I hated what she did before the race I can't blame her, I blame the writer for it, like in Naruto Shippuden [Naruto Shippuden Spoilers] >!when Sakura is tasked with destroying the rinnegan eye that's in Obito's left eye socket, and Sakura for whatever reason, hesitates long enough to allow ~~the dictionary definition of plot armor~~, I mean Madara to come and grab the eye.!< I didn't blame Sakura for that, but I blamed Kishimoto for it.

* Aiba's manager has to be God foot, why else would you conceal his face?

* Oh man, that organ playing with Aiba's GTR R32, haven't heard that being played since, what stage 2 of Initial D? Also the opening for good Eurobeat song, [Back on the rocks.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y88M1eaM538) Nice callback to Nakazato's theme.

* Will always love GTR's, probably my favorite JDM car. I saw a few of them at various car shows, saw three R32's, one R33, and at least four R35's, which Aiba drives. Still hoping I get to see the R34 at some point.

* Yeah, has to be God foot, the fact that he's glazing the GTR as the best car ever is proof of that.

* I like how this show has all these Initial D characters running around, but they don't want to show Takumi's face for some reason.

* "What the hell is going on?" He's in shock dude.

* Pain that strong? Bruh, we don't even know what the injury Kanata actually received, only that the train hit it, so we don't know if it's just really bruised, fractured, broken, or tore something. The fact that Kanata is just not feeling pain anymore could lead to his injury getting worse.

* That guy really needs to upgrade is Hurracan.

* Another technique that Takumi taught him no doubt.

* Point off for knicking the guard rail Kanata.

* Yes random bar patron, she's 17 and should not have been allowed to be an MFG angel, only way to excuse it is if she lied about her age, but I doubt she did.

* Kind of sad to see how much weight Itsuki put on, guy was super energetic in Initial D.

* Technically, Takumi never officially joined the Akina Speed Stars, or am I wrong?

* Always get a kick how this how actually takes tire wear into account, when Initial D never really did, got wonder just how many tires Takumi ruined over the course of the show, because drifting on street tires tears them up. [Jeremy Clarckson from Top Gear did that multiple times in a Mercedes SLS](https://streamable.com/dxxkyr) (the bigger brother of the Mercedes AMG GTR that's in this show) during the USA road trip. Stage 4 did address it, but not directly since Takumi joined Project D and they had the money to keep on fresh tires and all.

* Wow, what an overtake.

* So the threat from Sena is his ability to learn, and Keisuke wasn't expecting him to beat Kanata right away, he's going to be annoying, isn't he?

* Passing the Porsche will be tricky, but I feel like Kanata will do it and make it look easy.

All fun and games until they suddenly pull out the previous season's OP for the MC.

Mother fuking ghost.

The over take hype

Nothing gets me more hyped than a racing montage with eurobeat in the background

Man, I wish they could get more than 1 eurobeat songs per episode, especially on that Kanata vs Sena scene.


And the preview somehow spoiled us by giving a look that Kanata has overtaken Ishigami, which I thought should've not been shown.

After Kanata's declaration last ep, I couldn't wait for this ep and it did not disappoint! He rocketed back to fifth before the ED cut things short. And we got to see Kanata easily handle passing Sena in the battle of the rookies.

Interesting to see a different BWV 565 intro being used in a different song for a GT-R driver.

I may be misremembering, but wasn't Jungle Fire used already in a previous season of MFG? I definitely remember it being present in the arcade game for sure.

My favorite sequence this episode was when Moroboshi attempted to do the overtake using the bollards - the direction of the sequence was excellently executed.

Looking at this season's ED, I'm a little disappointed to see that it's another Ren montage. Still, credit to Felix Film - one thing I think they do really well in this season's ED as well as the previous season was an almost super-realistic posing and anatomy of Ren. It's a cool artistic effect and makes me consider if they used reference footage or photographs to create the final ED sequence. The anatomy, posing, proportions of her body and the way her uniform folds - there's a very strong sense of realism in those (stitches). Then the camera pans to her profile, and we finally see Shigeno-sensei's stylized face, which is done well, and not jarring.

Kanata says he's going to pass everyone who passed him, and gets right down to doing just that. We get to believe in the hype.

The references to past series and old rivalries are always nice to have. Though perhaps more amusing in a meta sense is that the Angels segments in this episode seemed to be taking the line that the Angels themselves were getting bored with their little fanservice spotlights.

Why didn't they use Back on the Rocks for Aiba's GTR overtake, whyyyyy :(

This would have been much better if they had Cole trickle (I forgot the MCs name) have a wreck or something and break his wrist in it. Repair the car and come back with a broken wrist, still race and be competitive. Would be wayyyy better and more grounded/realistic racing drama as it’s something that’s happened numerous times with real drivers.

The whole angel/ forgot her name to drama is just… useless? Mid? Better off without it.


Sena and Eau Rouge said in the same episode.

> Takumi is the icon of our youth

As an old anime fan who just started college when Initial D season 1 started, this hit me hard and I cried along with Iketani and Itsuki.

I will never get enough of Eurobeat start blasting right when an overtake happens.

EAT DUST SENA! That was a freaking awesome overtake by Kanata. The whole episode definitely got my heart racing. I'm expecting the commentator to scream "he's a m f ghost!!" when Kanata passes the porsche next.

Really enjoyed the GT-R glaze with how they zoom into the logo while saying that it’s not gonna lose to Lotus or Alfa Romeo.

Nice to have a reminder of the standings after so long.

So, finally.

And so he's back to overtaking again.

Yeah... You can't _do_ that.

That felt really risky.

Damn.

Guess he's just built different lol.

So, there's his next target.

And there he goes.

Damn she seems a bit boring lol.

So, they're all supporting him.

And so, he continues to rise in position.

[Spoiler source] >!Can I just say that when the GTR was making its move and the classic theme played!!!!!! ✋️😐🤚 I damn near shed a tear. I jumped off my seat when Kanata overtook the Supra!<

Loving the simple eurobeat overtake hype lol. Really really wish the angels and Ren were mostly nonexistent, can’t imagine that he would even give a shit if she’s an angel or not. Regardless, more eurobeat racing less shitty fan service would be phenomenal