E1 - The Challenger from England
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[00:39] Narration
Environmental concerns and the
increasing scarcity of fossil fuels
[00:43] Narration
have led to the cessation in the manufacture
of cars with internal combustion engines.
[00:47] Narration
As a result, high-powered sports cars
have become an endangered species.
[00:52] Narration
Almost as a requiem to mourn their
imminent passing, a new motorsport series
[00:57] Narration
has arisen here in Japan.
[01:00] Narration
With a global audience
of 30 million subscribers,
[01:05] Narration
it has achieved explosive popularity.
[01:09] Narration
The only regulation is
uniform grip-to-weight ratio,
[01:15] Narration
resulting in some no-holds-barred,
white-knuckle racing.
[01:19] Narration
Its name: MFG.
[01:22] Sign
MF Ghost
[01:28] Sign
m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
[01:28] Sign
The Challenger
from England
[01:30] Commentator
It's the MFG season opener,
and we're here at Odawara Pikes Peak
[01:33] Commentator
for the start of the
second day of qualifying.
[01:39] Commentator
Ten seconds to go.
[01:40] Commentator
Nine. Eight. Seven.
[01:43] Commentator
Six. Five. Four.
[01:46] Commentator
Three. Two. One.
[01:59] Passenger A
Come on, Aiba. You've got this!
[02:01] Passenger B
He's really going for it!
[02:04] Kanata
MFG, huh?
[02:06] Passenger C
Just once, I wish I could go
see them race in person.
[02:10] Passenger D
Not happening. They don't let
spectators line the route,
[02:13] Passenger D
and there's still volcanic gas
in the air from that eruption.
[02:18] Kanata
My friends in England
were all obsessed with it, too.
[02:21] Kanata
Makes sense it's popular here,
as it started in Japan.
[02:25] Kanata
I honestly can't make head or tail of
these addresses. Talk about a bad start.
[02:32] Ren
Hey, Wakana.
[02:33] Wakana
The English guy is showing up today, right?
[02:36] Ren
Technically, he's half-English, half-Japanese.
[02:40] Ren
You shouldn't get your hopes up, anyway.
[02:42] Ren
I don't really get cool vibes from England.
[02:45] Wakana
Aw, you're no fun at all.
[02:48] Wakana
You'd better introduce me if he's hot!
[02:51] Ren
Get real, Wakana.
[02:52] Ren
It's because you go after anyone hot
that you always end up with lame guys.
[02:58] Ren
I can't even imagine love at first sight.
[03:02] (Flashback) Shun
Excuse me. I'm Aiba Shun.
[03:04] (Flashback) Shun
I came in ninth last year, and, um,
from the moment I first saw you...
[03:11] (Flashback) Shun
A-Anyway, I'm serious!
[03:13] (Flashback) Seven
Sorry.
[03:14] (Flashback) Shun
That was fast!
[03:15] (Flashback) Seven
I don't know how you expect me to react
when you don't know anything about me.
[03:20] (Flashback) Aiba
W-Wait, just one thing!
[03:22] (Flashback) Aiba
On the MFG Angels' profile page,
[03:25] (Flashback) Aiba
you're the only one listed
without any info, right?
[03:28] (Flashback) Aiba
Could you at least tell me your name?
[03:34] (Flashback) Seven
MFGA Seven.
[03:36] (Flashback) Seven
You can call me Number Seven, if you wish.
[03:40] Ren
Looks are basically the same as clothes.
They don't reflect who you really are.
[03:46] Ren
I wanna fall in love with
a guy who I think is super hot,
[03:50] Ren
even if 99% of girls don't
agree with me that he is.
[03:57] Ren
I'm home.
[03:59] Ren Dad
You're late, Ren.
[04:01] Ren Dad
Come in here and let me introduce you.
[04:03] Ren
Pretty sure I said I was gonna be late today
because of work. I told Mom, at least.
[04:14] Ren Dad
This is Kanata-kun. Mr. Kanata Rivington.
[04:17] Ren Dad
He just got in this afternoon.
[04:20] Ren Dad
This will be his first time living overseas,
so I'm sure he'll have questions,
[04:24] Ren Dad
and I'd appreciate you helping
him as much as you can, Ren.
[04:28] Kanata
It's a pleasure to meet you, Ren-san.
[04:31] Kanata
You can call me Kanata.
[04:36] Ren
I-I...
[04:38] Ren
Uh, I have math homework, so...
[04:44] Ren Dad
Well, she's at an awkward age.
[04:48] Ren Dad
I have to say, I'm impressed by
how fluent your Japanese is.
[04:52] Kanata
My mum taught me when I was still young.
[04:56] Ren Dad
I see.
[04:57] Ren Dad
It's a real shame what
happened to Katherine.
[05:01] Ren Dad
You remind me a lot of her
when she was younger.
[05:09] Ren
Crap.
[05:11] Ren
I feel like I just got shocked
with a million volts.
[05:15] Ren
Why's my heart still pounding?
[05:17] Ren
I'm not supposed to judge
people by appearances.
[05:21] Ren
So... what is this feeling?
[05:26] Sign
Odakyu Katase-Enoshima Station
[05:26] Sign
m 0.5 8 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
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m 0 8 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
[05:29] Wakana
Morning, Ren!
[05:31] Ren
Wakana.
[05:32] Wakana
So how'd it go?
[05:34] Ren
How'd what go?
[05:35] Wakana
Isn't it obvious?
Your houseguest from England.
[05:40] Ren
I... don't really know.
[05:42] Wakana
What the heck? You could
at least show me a picture.
[05:46] Ren
I didn't take one.
[05:48] Ren
He's sticking around for a while,
so just come by and see him.
[05:51] Wakana
That's so hot! Shacking up
with some half-English guy...
[05:56] Wakana
What's he in Japan for, anyway?
Just vacation stuff?
[05:59] Ren
I dunno. Come to think of it,
I didn't really ask about anything.
[06:04] Sign
Ogata Automotive Ltd.
[06:10] Kanata
Is this it?
[06:12] Sign
Qualifying Run
[06:14] Kanata
Excuse me.
[06:16] Ogata
Right on time!
[06:18] Ogata
Uh... Are you Kanata Rivington?
[06:21] Kanata
And you're Ogata-san, yes?
[06:24] Kanata
It's a pleasure. I'm Kanata.
[06:26] Ogata
Oh, you actually speak
Japanese? That's a relief.
[06:29] Sign
Ogata Automotive
[06:30] Ogata
I hear you went to a
famous English racing school?
[06:34] Ogata
I thought Saionji-san was joking
when he brought it up.
[06:39] Ogata
So I'm sure you're aware,
[06:40] Ogata
but MFG has a bit of a weird rule
about standardized grip-to-weight ratio.
[06:46] Ogata
The strongest cars tend to be
European models with lots of horsepower
[06:50] Ogata
and good balance, without a lot of modding.
[06:52] Ogata
As a result, people complain about the rule,
calling it the "rich man's regulation."
[06:57] Ogata
Which is why I'm not able to
provide you with a competitive vehicle,
[07:01] Ogata
looking at the big picture
of MFG performance.
[07:04] Kanata
I've heard.
[07:06] Kanata
But I'll be happy just
getting to experience MFG.
[07:10] Ogata
Okay! In that case,
I'll support you in any way I can.
[07:16] Ogata
Care to take a look at the car?
[07:24] Kanata
Wow.
[07:27] Kanata
Good.
[07:29] Kanata
It's so cool.
[07:30] Ogata
You don't have to flatter me.
It's just an old-fashioned three-pedaler.
[07:34] Ogata
Can you work with it?
[07:35] Kanata
No problem.
[07:37] Kanata
Back at the academy, H-pattern shifters
with three pedals was the standard.
[07:41] Ogata
I've already taken care of your entry.
[07:43] Ogata
You're running on the seventh
and final day of qualifying.
[07:47] Sign
1st Odahara Pikes Peak Official Qualifying Run
[07:47] Sign
Qualifying Run
[07:53] Ren
Huh?
[07:55] Ren
What a coincidence.
[07:56] Kanata
Sure seems like it.
[07:58] Kanata
Are you on your way home
from school, Ren-san?
[08:00] Ren
You can drop the "san."
[08:02] Ren
For one thing, I'm younger
than you. Just "Ren" is fine.
[08:07] Ren
Where are you coming back from, Kanata?
[08:09] Kanata
I went over to Tokyo to visit
the British embassy in Yotsuya.
[08:14] Kanata
I also bought a new cell phone.
[08:16] Ren
Really? In that case, let's swap contact info.
[08:21] Ren
Not, like, in that way...
[08:22] Ren
But it means, if you need help at all,
you can get in touch with me right away.
[08:26] Kanata
Good idea. Hang on a minute.
[08:37] Kanata
You had work yesterday,
right, Ren? What about today?
[08:41] Ren
My job's a little, uh, irregular.
[08:45] Ren
It's maybe two or three days a week,
then there's a big gap until the next time.
[08:49] Kanata
I see.
[08:50] Ren
I actually wanted to ask
you something, Kanata.
[08:54] Ren
Could we take a picture together?
[08:56] Kanata
A picture?
[08:58] Ren
When I told my friend about you,
she wanted to see what you look like.
[09:01] Ren
Is it okay?
[09:02] Ren
Here I go. Smile!
[09:06] Ren
That turned out great! Wanna see?
[09:10] Kanata
Photos aren't my thing.
[09:13] Ren
What made you want to leave home
and come to Japan, Kanata?
[09:21] Kanata
I don't mind making an
exception and telling you, Ren.
[09:25] Kanata
I came to Japan for two reasons.
[09:27] Kanata
Well, really, it's only one.
[09:30] Ren
What's that?
[09:34] Kanata
To find my missing father.
[09:37] Ren
Your dad?
[09:41] Sign
MF Ghost
[09:42] Sign
MF Ghost
[09:42] Sign
MF Ghost
[09:42] Sign
MF Ghost
[09:43] Ren
MF Ghost.
[09:43] Sign
MF Ghost
[09:47] Sign
MF Ghost
[09:47] Sign
MF Ghost
[09:47] Sign
MF Ghost
[09:47] Sign
MF Ghost
[09:48] Kanata
MF Ghost.
[09:53] Wakana
Morning, Ren!
[09:55] Ren
Good morning, Wakana.
[09:57] Wakana
Show me the thing! C'mon, c'mon!
[09:58] Ren
I saw that coming.
[10:03] Ren
Here.
[10:07] Wakana
Oh my god! Can you believe it?!
[10:10] Ren
I guess Kanata really is hot?
[10:15] (Flashback) Ren
What's this?
[10:16] (Flashback) Kanata
A picture from 20 years ago.
[10:19] (Flashback) Kanata
And the only one I have of my father.
[10:22] (Flashback) Kanata
I love that photo because of how
happy my mother looks in it.
[10:27] (Flashback) Kanata
It was taken in a town called Kamakura.
[10:30] (Flashback) Kanata
I decided that, if I ever made it to Japan,
I'd find the location in that photo.
[10:37] (Flashback) Ren
Kamakura's pretty close by. I know it.
[10:41] (Flashback) Ren
Do you mind if I help you find it, Kanata?
[10:45] (Flashback) Ren
It's just a really romantic idea, that's all.
[10:48] (Flashback) Ren
I want to help you find this place.
[10:52] (Flashback) Ren
What's wrong, Kanata?
[10:55] (Flashback) Kanata
Why are you so kind to me, Ren?
[10:59] (Flashback) Kanata
I don't really know how
to express my gratitude.
[11:04] (Flashback) Kanata
You and your father have
just been so wonderful.
[11:08] (Flashback) Kanata
I can't thank you enough.
[11:11] (Flashback) Kanata
Japanese people are amazing.
[11:19] Yamashita
It's not happening, Aiba-san.
[11:22] Aiba
Aw, come on. Don't be such a stickler.
[11:24] Aiba
All I'm asking for is
Number Seven's name and age.
[11:27] Sign
Profile
Name: ? Birthday: ? Birthplace: ?
[11:27] Aiba
You've posted all kinds of stuff
about the other Angels.
[11:31] Yamashita
That kind of personal information
is confidential. No exceptions.
[11:34] Aiba
Then, could you at least tell me
which race she's working next?
[11:38] Yamashita
Hm, let's see...
[11:40] Lady Clerk
Katagiri Kanata-san.
If you'll just sign here.
[11:44] Kanata
Right.
[11:46] Aiba
Never seen him before. Is he a rookie?
[11:52] Aiba
Hey, man.
[11:54] Aiba
You entering MFG?
[11:56] Kanata
That's right. Who are you?
[11:58] Aiba
I'm Aiba Shun. I'm ranked
a dizzyingly high ninth.
[12:02] Kanata
Oh, I know you! Aiba in the Nissan GT-R!
[12:05] Kanata
This is great! It's truly an honor!
[12:08] Kanata
People love your GT-R back in England.
[12:11] Aiba
England?
[12:12] Kanata
Yes! I arrived from there two days ago.
[12:15] Kanata
I'm Kanata Rivi—Wait, no.
[12:17] Kanata
My name is Katagiri Kanata.
I'm running on the last day of qualifying.
[12:21] Aiba
You sure you're gonna be okay?
This is MFG we're talking about.
[12:25] Aiba
Well, I guess it's fine.
I bet we met for a reason.
[12:29] Aiba
I don't mind taking you
under my wing for a bit.
[12:31] Aiba
Listen up, Kanata.
From now on, you call me "Senpai."
[12:35] Aiba
We're big sticklers for the beauty of
tradition around here. You follow?
[12:39] Kanata
Yes, sir, Aiba-senpai!
[12:41] Aiba
Aw, man. I love how earnest this dude is.
[12:45] Sign
Odawara
Office
[12:45] Aiba
Did you eat yet? I'll treat you to a
great Japanese lunch. Follow me.
[12:49] Kanata
Sir!
[12:51] Commentator
He's steadily moving up the times
through Sector 3 of the course!
[12:54] Commentator
There's only one car
between him and top spot!
[12:56] Commentator
Michael Beckenbauer's
showing no sign of weakness!
[13:00] Kanata
Am I imagining it or is that
Porsche smaller than a regular one?
[13:01] Sign
Curry
[13:01] Sign
Beef Bowl
[13:01] Sign
Beef Bowl + Curry
[13:01] Sign
Open
[13:04] Aiba
It's a Cayman. They're about
a size smaller than the 911.
[13:09] Aiba
You seriously didn't know that?
[13:12] Aiba
Beckenbauer's straight out of
Porsche's motorsports program.
[13:15] Aiba
He's some kinda super-elite racer.
[13:17] Aiba
He would probably have been a
Le Mans driver in the good old days.
[13:21] Sign
Qualifying Run / 1st Position
[13:22] Aiba
Oh, great. He's made it to
the top of the leaderboard.
[13:25] Aiba
How the hell is he managing these times
with the kind of power a Cayman has?
[13:31] Server
Here you are.
[13:33] Aiba
Go ahead and eat up.
[13:35] Aiba
Beef bowls are a delicacy.
[13:37] Kanata
Thank you for the food.
[13:40] Aiba
How old are you anyway, Kanata?
[13:42] Kanata
I'm 19.
[13:44] Aiba
Damn, that's young.
[13:45] Aiba
Five years younger than me.
[13:49] Aiba
Wait, you don't know how to use chopsticks?
[13:52] Aiba
Hey, miss. Could you bring this guy a spoon?
[13:58] Sign
Ogata Automotive Ltd.
[14:00] Kanata
Are you around, Ogata-san?
[14:03] Ogata
Oh, hey, Kanata.
[14:05] Ogata
What's up?
[14:06] Kanata
I wanted to see if there was
anything I could help you with.
[14:11] Ogata
Yeah, sure. I was looking
to take a break, anyway.
[14:15] Sign
Koala's
[14:15] Sign
March
[14:19] Kanata
It's good.
[14:20] Kanata
They don't have snacks anywhere
near as good as this in England.
[14:24] Kanata
Japan is unbelievable.
[14:26] Kanata
Between this and beef bowls,
it's like everything you guys eat is amazing.
[14:31] Ogata
You're exaggerating.
[14:33] Ogata
I'll admit the snacks here are good, though.
[14:36] Ogata
To tell you the truth, Kanata,
one of my cars has raced in MFG before.
[14:42] Ogata
It hasn't been refitted since,
so it should easily pass the inspection,
[14:46] Ogata
and there's no real need
to make big changes.
[14:48] Kanata
Who was the driver?
[14:52] Kanata
You, Ogata-san? Wow!
[14:54] Ogata
I guess. Call it a youthful misadventure.
[14:57] Ogata
I used to race back then, and was
pretty confident about my skills...
[15:01] Ogata
But I didn't amount to much.
[15:05] Ogata
The downhill stretch in
Sector 3 scared me so bad,
[15:07] Ogata
by the time I crossed the finish line,
I was heartbroken and exhausted.
[15:12] Ogata
What it boils down to is I'm better suited
to tinkering with cars than driving them.
[15:17] Sign
Ogata Automotive
[15:17] Ogata
Can't deny how much I love these
old gasoline models, though.
[15:25] Ren
I don't think this is it.
[15:28] Ren
The buildings in the background
seem totally different.
[15:31] Ren
I'm pretty sure it was taken on the
grounds of a shrine or a temple...
[15:36] Ren
And wouldn't you know it? Kamakura's
absolutely crawling with spots like that.
[15:41] Ren
We'll have to use process of
elimination to work through them.
[15:45] Ren
Let's stay strong!
[15:48] Kanata
It really does feel strange, being here.
[15:53] Kanata
So much so, it's hard for me
to put it into Japanese.
[15:57] Ren
What do you mean?
[15:58] Kanata
My mother met my father here
when she was still just a teenager.
[16:04] Kanata
They fell in love,
lived together, then I was born.
[16:09] Kanata
Being here in Kamakura is unbelievable.
Like something out of a dream.
[16:15] Kanata
It feels like I've come to
the hometown of my heart.
[16:20] Kanata
I've wanted to visit
ever since I was small.
[16:23] Ren
Kanata...
[16:26] Ren
Hey, Kanata, let's make an offering.
[16:38] Ren
He's so earnest.
[16:40] Ren
It's adorable.
[16:41] Sign
Asakura Komachi Road
[16:43] Kanata
What did you wish for, Ren?
[16:46] Ren
I'm not saying.
[16:48] Ren
If you tell someone else,
the gods might not hear you.
[16:58] Ren
Crap, it's already late!
[17:01] Ren
Remember, Mom, I've got work today!
[17:04] Mayuko
I know.
[17:05] Mayuko
Don't trip in your rush.
[17:07] Mayuko
Be careful.
[17:08] Ren
I'm off!
[17:11] Kanata
Ren's got work today?
[17:14] Kanata
And I have an event of my own.
[17:18] Joyu
Hello. This is Joyu
with the Tokyo Main Office.
[17:22] Joyu
The Executive Organizer
made a direct request.
[17:25] Joyu
There's a name on the entry list
he was hoping to meet.
[17:29] Joyu
Kanata Rivington, 19 years old.
[17:32] Joyu
He's a British citizen.
[17:36] Joyu
Not there? That's odd.
[17:38] Joyu
Did the kid Ryosuke mentioned not show up?
[17:43] Commentator
Hello there to the 30 million
MFG fans across the globe!
[17:47] Commentator
I'm MFG's walking encyclopedia, Tanaka Yoji,
and I'll be providing live commentary today.
[17:52] Commentator
It's finally the seventh
and last day of qualifying,
[17:55] Commentator
and this round has been typified by a lot
of shakeups at the top of the timesheets.
[18:00] Commentator
Thanks to aggressive moves
by the Porsche camp,
[18:03] Commentator
the Italian big hitters, Ferrari
and Lamborghini, have struggled.
[18:08] Commentator
The hope of home nation manufacturers,
Aiba Shun and his GT-R, is currently in fifth.
[18:13] Commentator
Odawara's own "Kamikaze
Outlaw" is making waves.
[18:18] Commentator
Only 15 of the 302 entrants
will make it into the race proper,
[18:23] Commentator
earning them the title
of the "Godly Fifteen."
[18:25] Kanata
The "Godly Fifteen"?
[18:27] Ogata
Well, we gotta worry about
qualifying before anything else.
[18:31] Ogata
The new set of tires I put on
should last for three races.
[18:35] Kanata
Ogata-san, I apologize if the tires
are worn out after this race.
[18:40] Kanata
It's better if I warn you in advance.
[18:43] Commentator
And there's the board. We have 10 seconds
left before the first racer takes off.
[18:48] Commentator
It's being held up by Number Seven,
a new addition to the Angels this year.
[18:51] Commentator
I'm personally a big fan.
[18:55] Commentator
Look at those curves!
It's enough to take your breath away!
[18:59] Aiba
Shut the hell up, Tanaka.
[19:01] Aiba
Where do you get off,
creeping on my Number Seven?
[19:04] Commentator
And there's the start!
[19:07] Aiba
Just the sight of her makes my heart hurt.
Number Seven, my darling...
[19:11] Kanata
Oh, Aiba-senpai!
[19:13] Ogata
Oh, hey, if it isn't Shun! It's been a while.
[19:17] Aiba
Is that you, Ogata?
[19:18] Ogata
What're you doing here?
Didn't you already set a time?
[19:22] Aiba
Well, I, uh...
[19:25] Aiba
I'm here to root for Kanata,
of course. I'm kinda worried.
[19:28] Ogata
How do you even know Kanata?
[19:31] Kanata
Aiba-senpai bought me a beef bowl.
[19:35] Aiba
I ran into him at the office.
[19:37] Ogata
Wow, that's a hell of a coincidence.
[19:39] Ogata
Talk about a small world.
[19:41] Ogata
Anyway, the chitchat will have to wait.
We've only got 10 minutes until the off.
[19:45] Ogata
Let's hurry, Kanata.
[19:46] Aiba
You need any help? Which car is it?
[19:49] Ogata
The one I used to race in.
[19:51] Ogata
There it is.
[20:01] Aiba
Number 86.
[20:07] Kanata
Good.
[20:09] Aiba
Got a few crucial pieces of info
for you to remember, Kanata.
[20:13] Aiba
The most important thing about
qualifying is to finish the lap.
[20:18] Aiba
Don't go damaging the car.
[20:20] Aiba
A lap around Odawara Pikes Peak is 40 km.
[20:23] Aiba
That makes it the longest MFG course.
[20:26] Aiba
I've been doing this for a while, and even
I don't have the whole thing memorized.
[20:31] Aiba
You scope it out at all
on the official website?
[20:33] Kanata
I've got the course
layout memorized, Senpai.
[20:36] Aiba
No way. How many hundreds
of times did that take?
[20:38] Kanata
I think... only three?
[20:41] Aiba
This is no time for jokes, Kanata.
[20:45] Aiba
Listen up. This thing
doesn't have a ton of power,
[20:48] Aiba
so you'll wanna go uphill at around 70%.
[20:51] Aiba
It's hell going downhill.
[20:53] Aiba
For Sector 3 in particular, you'll wanna
pull back to around 50-60% there.
[20:58] Aiba
I think you'll understand what
I'm saying once you've finished.
[21:03] Aiba
Okay, get to it.
[21:04] Staff
Car 86, please proceed
to the inspection table.
[21:09] Commentator
Next up is a rookie
making his first appearance.
[21:12] Commentator
Car 86, driven by a
challenger from England.
[21:15] Commentator
Katagiri Kanata, 19 years old.
[21:18] Seven
Kanata?
[21:24] Seven
Are you kidding me? Is that really him?
[21:30] Seven
What are you doing here, Kanata?
[21:35] Commentator
Six. Five. Four.
[21:35] Aiba
Is it me or did she just look
really surprised for a second?
[21:39] Commentator
Three. Two. One.
[21:46] Seven
Kanata...
[23:31] Narration
Next time, Turn 02:
The Shocking New MFG Generation.
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