E2 - The Shocking New MFG Generation

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[00:00] Commentator
    Next up is a rookie
    making his first appearance.
[00:03] Commentator
    Car 86, driven by a
    challenger from England.
[00:06] Commentator
    Katagiri Kanata, 19 years old.
[00:09] Seven
    Kanata?
[00:15] Seven
    Are you kidding me? Is that really him?
[00:21] Seven
    What are you doing here, Kanata?
[00:26] Aiba
    Is it me or did she just look
    really surprised for a second?
[00:27] Commentator
    Six. Five. Four.
[00:30] Commentator
    Three. Two. One.
[00:37] Seven
    Kanata...
[01:08] Sign
    MF Ghost
[02:16] Sign
    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
[02:16] Sign
    The Shocking New
    MFG Generation
[02:17] Commentator
    And he's off!
[02:19] Commentator
    An entirely AI-controlled drone gives chase,
[02:23] Commentator
    beaming back the white-hot MFG footage
    that fans around the world expect.
[02:28] Commentator
    He hits the incline with
    the pedal to the metal.
[02:31] Commentator
    What kind of run will we see from
    this challenger from England today?
[02:36] Commentator
    Let's watch and find out!
[02:40] Ren Dad
    I'm surprised.
[02:42] Ren Dad
    I didn't expect him to enter under
    his father's family name, Katagiri.
[02:46] Mayuko
    Maybe he's trying to send a message.
[02:49] Mayuko
    He might be reaching out to Ken-chan,
    who he hopes is watching somewhere.
[02:56] Mayuko
    Telling him "Your son, Kanata,
    is right here," without outright saying it.
[03:03] Ren Dad
    He'd really go that far to reach out to the
    father who abandoned him and his mother?
[03:10] Mayuko
    He's the only one who can
    know how he really feels.
[03:16] Mayuko
    His mother's passed on, he's left the
    country he lived in with his grandparents,
[03:20] Mayuko
    and he's come to a
    foreign land all by himself.
[03:28] Mayuko
    Just thinking about how he might
    be feeling makes my chest hurt.
[03:34] Mayuko
    It's so sad, I can't bear to watch.
[03:39] Ogata
    It's Ogata. Am I coming through clearly?
[03:42] Kanata
    Loud and clear, Ogata-san.
[03:44] Ogata
    This is a long course.
    Try to keep your focus. Over.
[03:48] Kanata
    Roger.
[03:49] Aiba
    I gotta say, Ogata...
[03:51] Sign
    Qualifying Run
[03:51] Aiba
    Number 86? I'm surprised you
    managed to get a two-digit number.
[03:55] Ogata
    I didn't really think we'd get it
    either when I put in for it,
[03:59] Ogata
    but luckily for us, it wasn't being used.
[04:06] Aiba
    Sector 1's looking rough so far.
[04:09] Aiba
    Dunno how you expect him to compete
    in a manual with an H-pattern shifter.
[04:14] Aiba
    Paddle shifters with dual clutch is the
    standard now. Anything else is a handicap.
[04:20] Aiba
    Huh?
[04:22] Aiba
    54th place? You gotta be kidding me.
[04:24] Aiba
    Must be some kind of system error.
    Happens all the time.
[04:29] Aiba
    There's no way your busted
    old 86 car could be so high up.
[04:32] Ogata
    Hey! Less of the "busted," Shun.
[04:35] Ogata
    That said, I agree it's probably an error.
[04:51] Aiba
    Holy crap. It says he's up to 53rd.
[04:54] Ogata
    It's not an error. Look at that!
[04:56] Ogata
    The central computer's
    stuck an attention flag on the 86.
[05:01] Aiba
    No way. That's impossible.
[05:05] Commentator
    Oh! What's this?
[05:06] Commentator
    Car 86 has been marked
    with an attention flag.
[05:10] Commentator
    From memory, the only other driver
    to manage that feat in his debut event
[05:14] Commentator
    was Michael Beckenbauer last year.
[05:18] Commentator
    The 19-year-old Katagiri Kanata is on a roll!
[05:25] Aiba
    This doesn't make any sense. The top 100...
[05:29] Aiba
    hell, the top 200 is full of cars with
    more horsepower than Kanata's 86.
[05:34] Aiba
    So how is he so high up on the timing charts?
[05:37] Ogata
    I guess it means Kanata's cornering
     is just that much faster.
[05:42] Aiba
    It's not that simple, Ogata.
[05:43] Aiba
    No, it can't be that. The grip-to-weight ratio
     of MFG poses a real issue in that regard.
[05:50] Aiba
    Shaving off a bit of time
    in corners won't help much.
[05:53] Aiba
    In Sector 1, sheer grunt is
    the only way to get ahead.
[05:58] Ogata
    You say that, but...
[06:02] (Flashback) Ogata
    The thing about a uniform
     grip-to-weight ratio is...
[06:05] (Flashback) Ogata
    the heavier the car, the fatter its tires.
[06:08] (Flashback) Ogata
    This means a mid-engine design and
    four-wheel drive are disadvantages.
[06:12] (Flashback) Ogata
    And sinking money into reducing weight
    means thinner tires, which defeats the object.
[06:17] (Flashback) Ogata
    There's no limit on engine power, but if
    you go too hard, your tires won't hold up.
[06:22] (Flashback) Ogata
    Even many of the top teams haven't
     figured out the optimal balance yet.
[06:27] (Flashback) Ogata
    Which is why European models
    that are balanced and powerful
[06:30] (Flashback) Ogata
    without needing to be modded
     have come out on top so far.
[06:34] (Flashback) Ogata
    But it's also why the rule gets mocked
    and called the "rich man's regulation."
[06:39] (Flashback) Kanata
    I'm not quite sure that's right.
[06:43] (Flashback) Kanata
    There has to be another way.
[06:46] (Flashback) Kanata
    I have to admit, this is
    every bit as exciting as I'd hoped.
[06:50] (Flashback) Kanata
    Grip-to-weight ratio being the only rule...
[06:54] (Flashback) Kanata
    Who could've come up with an idea like that?
[06:57] (Flashback) Ogata
    Probably MFG's executive organizer.
    Some guy named Ryo Takahashi.
[07:04] (Flashback) Ogata
    Despite how big MFG has gotten,
    no one knows how old he is or where he's from.
[07:10] (Flashback) Ogata
    And he never shows his face.
    He's a real man of mystery.
[07:14] (Flashback) Kanata
    I think he might be incredibly smart.
[07:18] (Flashback) Kanata
    In Japanese, you'd call him
     a "tensai." A genius.
[07:24] Aiba
    Kanata said that?
[07:29] Commentator
    The 86 car is nearly done with Sector 1.
[07:32] Commentator
    He's moved up again and
    is currently in 52nd place!
[07:35] Ogata
    It's all downhill from this point.
[07:38] Ogata
    That means more weight to the front,
    so adjust your brake balance. Over.
[07:43] Kanata
    The switch on panel three, right?
[07:45] Ogata
    That's the one.
[07:47] Kanata
    I'm getting a bit more used to the car now.
[07:49] Kanata
    I'll try to pick up the pace.
[07:51] Aiba
    Huh? Did you hear that?
[07:54] Aiba
    So he's been taking it easy up to now?
[07:58] Aiba
    Who the heck is this Kanata kid?
[08:00] Aiba
    What's his past record like?
[08:03] Ogata
    I don't really know. Someone
    I trust made the introductions...
[08:07] Ogata
    And when I met him,
    he seemed like a good guy.
[08:10] Ogata
    All I know for sure is he went to
    a famous racing school in England.
[08:25] Kanata
    Fantastic job, Ogata-san.
[08:27] Kanata
    The balance of the car's underbody
    is spot-on, brakes included.
[08:31] Kanata
    With this baby...
[08:33] Kanata
    I may even be able to do
    what I came here for.
[08:41] Commentator
    He's broken into the top 50!
    Talk about rapid! He's blazing downhill!
[08:47] Commentator
    It feels like we're witnessing
    the birth of a superstar!
[08:50] Commentator
    Katagiri Kanata, only 19 years of age!
[08:53] Joyu
    Are you kidding me? Damn.
[08:55] Joyu
    Get me Maebashi... No, put me through
    to Ryosuke direct. It's an emergency!
[09:04] Joyu
    It's me, Ryosuke.
    Are you watching the race live?
[09:07] Ryosuke
    No. I'm doing a pretty big procedure soon,
    so I was prepping for that. What's going on?
[09:14] Joyu
    He's actually here. Fujiwara's student.
[09:18] Joyu
    But he entered under the name
    Katagiri instead of Rivington.
[09:21] Joyu
    I can't believe I missed him.
[09:23] Ryosuke
    I see. Well, that's good news.
[09:27] Ryosuke
    Keep your eyes on that driver, Fumihiro.
[09:30] Joyu
    Well, the AI's already got
    an attention flag on him, so...
[09:36] Ryosuke
    He's got the potential to figure out
    and overcome the rule I introduced...
[09:41] Ryosuke
    as part of MFG's new generation.
[09:45] Ryosuke
    Surgery time. Hanging up.
[09:51] Joyu
    Curt as always.
[09:54] Joyu
    And what's this stuff about
    "figuring out" the rule, anyway?
[09:58] Joyu
    You never mentioned that to me before.
[10:01] Joyu
    Ryosuke!
[10:04] Commentator
    Car 86 is climbing the leaderboard
    at an unbelievable rate!
[10:09] Commentator
    He's currently 44th.
[10:11] Commentator
    Once past the large torii gate, the course
    veers away from the shoreline and back uphill.
[10:27] Commentator
    Car 86 has dropped down a place.
[10:30] Commentator
    He's losing a bit of speed going uphill.
[10:32] Commentator
    It seems the Toyota 86 GT has a displacement
    disadvantage next to the competition.
[10:37] Commentator
    Once the course passes the highest point
    on the old Route 1, it enters Sector 3.
[10:42] Commentator
    And it's no exaggeration
    to say that the gains
[10:44] Commentator
    made on this stretch are what racing
    on Odawara Pikes Peak is all about!
[10:49] Kanata
    Ogata-san, I'm gonna try
    and pick up the pace a bit more.
[10:52] Aiba
    That idiot. Gimme the headset, Ogata!
[10:55] Ogata
    Ow, ow. What are you doing?
[10:58] Aiba
    You're heading into Sector 3.
     Quit screwing around!
[11:01] Aiba
    Damn it, Kanata! Did you forget my advice?
[11:04] Aiba
    If a rookie who doesn't know the course
    attacks it too hard here, he might die! Over!
[11:08] Kanata
    Don't worry, Aiba-senpai.
[11:11] Kanata
    You see, this course...
[11:12] Kanata
    A movie of it is playing in my head.
[11:14] Kanata
    I need to focus now, so forgive me
     for the radio silence. Over.
[11:22] Commentator
    And so, he crosses into the steep downhill
    section that sends you plunging 864 meters
[11:27] Commentator
    like a meteor toward the finish line.
[11:31] Commentator
    It'll be a challenge for
    rookie Katagiri Kanata.
[11:34] Commentator
    Will he taste glory or
    bitter disappointment?
[11:46] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:47] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:47] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:47] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:48] Ren
    MF Ghost.
[11:48] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:52] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:52] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:52] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:52] Sign
    MF Ghost
[11:53] Kanata
    MF Ghost.
[11:56] Aiba
    That dumbass. I'm gonna
    slug him when he gets back.
[12:00] Aiba
    That's what happens when you
    don't respect your senpai's advice.
[12:04] Aiba
    I get that you've got
    a great driving technique,
[12:07] Aiba
    but a rich kid who
    grew up driving on circuits
[12:09] Aiba
    won't understand how scary
    a natural downhill course can be.
[12:13] Aiba
    The stuff they teach you in school is
    always useless out in the real world.
[12:18] Aiba
    Don't you get that, Kanata?
[12:33] Ogata
    What's going on here?
[12:35] Ogata
    Every time he goes through
    a checkpoint, he gains places.
[12:41] Joyu
    This is amazing.
[12:43] Joyu
    I guess it should be expected from
    a student of a legendary downhill racer.
[13:02] Aiba
    The 86 is moving around like a go-kart.
    It could spin out at any moment.
[13:07] Aiba
    Hell, it's already halfway there.
[13:12] Aiba
    Is he serious about driving on the edge
    like this all the way to the finish?
[13:16] Aiba
    Are you nuts, Kanata?
[13:20] Aiba
    I think he might be serious about trying
    to set a time that gets him into the race.
[13:24] Ogata
    You mean, break into the Godly Fifteen?
[13:27] Ogata
    There's no way. That's completely
    impossible. I mean, he's in an 86.
[13:33] Aiba
    It's not very likely,
    but it's not impossible.
[13:37] Aiba
    With that being the case, we'd be
    better off not insisting that he brakes more.
[13:42] Aiba
    It might even be safer to help him
    maintain his crazy motivation.
[13:48] Aiba
    I know more about
    a driver's psychology than you.
[13:52] Aiba
    How's this for a plan?
[13:56] Ogata
    That can't be a good idea.
    That's like telling him to go on the attack.
[14:01] Aiba
    Don't worry about it. Have faith in Kanata.
[14:04] Aiba
    That kid...
[14:06] Aiba
    I dunno what it is, but his driving
    is beyond what you can imagine.
[14:11] Aiba
    I got the fifth best time, so I can tell.
[14:13] Aiba
    There's something fundamentally
    different about where he's at.
[14:18] Aiba
    Come on, quick. Tell him, Ogata.
[14:21] Ogata
    Ogata here. Just giving you
    an update. No need to respond.
[14:27] Ogata
    There's 26 cars ahead of you. Over!
[14:30] Kanata
    Good job, Ogata-san.
    That's just what I wanted to know.
[14:44] Commentator
    The way he's shot up the leaderboard
    since entering Sector 3 is dizzying.
[14:48] Commentator
    Can this really be
    a rookie in his first race?
[14:52] Commentator
    This Katagiri Kanata kid is
    displaying unimaginable potential!
[14:56] Commentator
    And with a driving style that
    has a whiff of danger about it,
[15:01] Commentator
    he approaches Odawara Pikes
    Peak's infamous death zone!
[15:08] Seven
    The commentator, Tanaka-san,
    seems really hyped up.
[15:12] Seven
    There's a real buzz in the air.
[15:17] Seven
    Kanata's in the mountains of Hakone.
[15:20] Seven
    Oh, Kanata, you stupid idiot!
    You never said anything about racing in MFG.
[15:26] Seven
    Hakone's mountains are filled with tigers
    and leopards and crocodiles and bears.
[15:31] Seven
    There's fearsome beasts around
    every corner. It's incredibly dangerous.
[15:36] Seven
    It's no place for a good-natured boy like you.
[15:41] Seven
    You're a stupid liar, Kanata.
[15:46] Seven
    You told me you came to
    Japan to find your father.
[15:52] Commentator
    Cast your eye on this. See how the whole area
    around old Kawaki-en is shrouded in mist?
[15:59] Commentator
    Ever since Mount Fuji's north side
    erupted a few years ago,
[16:01] Commentator
    depending on the wind, this area can
    become choked with volcanic gases.
[16:06] Commentator
    Year after year, this abandoned
    hot springs district is beset by thick fog.
[16:13] Commentator
    You might even say they're clouds
    of death that wander a ghost town.
[16:19] Commentator
    And there goes the 86 car.
[16:25] Commentator
    Into the death zone!
[16:28] Ogata
    Hey, hold on. Is it just me or
    is the fog even thicker than usual?
[16:33] Aiba
    Odawara Pikes Peak sees a lot of accidents,
    and most of them happen around here.
[16:38] Aiba
    Even veterans tend to
    prefer to play it safe here.
[16:50] Aiba
    He talks a big game about knowing
    the course, and so far, he's proved it.
[16:57] Aiba
    Visibility might be nil,
[16:59] Aiba
    but he has a good idea how far apart the
    corners are, and which direction they go in.
[17:04] Aiba
    You can see it by the lines he's taking.
[17:07] Aiba
    But a 2D map in your head
    isn't gonna help here.
[17:13] Aiba
    This isn't a circuit. A public road
    has gaps in the asphalt and dips.
[17:19] Aiba
    You could be braking and have
    the Gs drop out from under you,
[17:23] Aiba
    or hit a patch that sends you two meters
    off-line in a corner. Plenty of spots like that.
[17:29] Sign
    Qualifying Run
[17:29] Aiba
    Unless you know what you're dealing with and
    how the car will react, you're bound to crash.
[17:34] Aiba
    So how's Kanata pulling this off?
[17:37] (Flashback) Kanata
    You see, this course...
[17:39] (Flashback) Kanata
    A movie of it is playing in my head.
[17:42] Aiba
    What did he mean by a movie?
[17:45] Aiba
    Is he talking about the demo runs
    on the official website?
[17:49] Aiba
    But that's...
[17:51] Aiba
    Odawara Pikes Peak is 40 kilometers long.
[17:54] Aiba
    He can't possibly have memorized all of it.
[18:15] Ogata
    I'm freaking out, Shun.
[18:17] Ogata
    Kanata can't see a thing, and watching him
    go into corners at these kind of speeds...
[18:22] Ogata
    It's crazy scary. I can barely watch.
[18:26] Ogata
    I'm so nervous,
    I'm starting to feel nauseous.
[18:33] Ogata
    Oh, man. I think I really might puke.
[18:36] Aiba
    Get a grip, Ogata.
[18:38] Aiba
    And do your job.
[18:40] Ogata
    Ogata here.
[18:42] Ogata
    You have 16 cars left. I repeat, 16 left.
[18:46] Ogata
    Over!
[18:51] Commentator
    The 86 car is nearly into
    the points-paying positions!
[18:55] Commentator
    He shows no signs of flinching in the face
    of the danger presented by the death zone!
[19:00] Commentator
    We're seeing an otherworldly performance
    here from 19-year-old Katagiri Kanata!
[19:07] Ogata
    He might actually bag some points.
[19:10] Ogata
    I didn't think that was even possible.
[19:13] Sign
    Points
    System
[19:13] Sign
    Position
[19:13] Sign
    Points
[19:13] Sign
    Position
[19:13] Sign
    Points
[19:13] Ogata
    Making the top 30 where
    the points are dished out
[19:16] Ogata
    is the dream and ambition
    of every MFG participant.
[19:21] Aiba
    Even scoring a tenth of a point
    comes with plenty of benefits.
[19:26] Aiba
    You get your tires free, and they set you up
     with a booth without you needing to ask.
[19:33] Aiba
    But best of all is you get your
    car number highlighted in gold.
[19:39] Aiba
    It looks so sweet. Plus, it's a mark of pride
    for racers who have scored points.
[19:45] Ogata
    That's plenty for me.
[19:48] Ogata
    I would never ask to make the Godly Fifteen.
[19:52] Ogata
    Just don't do anything
    crazy out there, Kanata.
[19:56] Ogata
    You can total the car for all I care.
    Just make it back in one piece,
[20:01] Ogata
    and I'll welcome you back with a hug!
[20:12] Commentator
    Hard on the brakes as the steep
    downhill slope leads into a 90 left!
[20:16] Commentator
    He blazes through the
    Miyanoshita intersection in style!
[20:20] Commentator
    Would you look at that?
[20:21] Commentator
    The footage from Car 86's drone
    clearly shows a total lack of visibility.
[20:28] Commentator
    It's enough to give you chills.
[20:31] Commentator
    Yet he's managed to slip past
    eight cars in the death zone.
[20:35] Commentator
    I'm at a loss here, folks.
[20:37] Commentator
    I don't have the vocabulary to describe
    what the 86 is accomplishing here!
[20:44] Commentator
    That's 26th place!
[20:49] Commentator
    That's 25th!
[20:52] Commentator
    This is the kind of thing
    that makes MFG a must-watch!
[20:55] Commentator
    The arrival of this driver is going
    to be the hot topic of this season!
[21:02] Commentator
    And he's out of the death zone!
[21:05] Commentator
    You can see the Ohiradai hairpin
    up ahead of the 86 car, clear as day!
[21:33] Joyu
    I'm getting flashbacks. For a second,
    I saw that black-and-white Panda Trueno.
[21:40] Joyu
    That's Fujiwara Takumi's
    super high-speed four-wheel drift!
[21:47] Ogata
    Ogata here! 9 cars left! Over!
[23:31] Narration
    Next time, Turn 03:
    The Kamaboko Straight.