# E3 - The Kamaboko Straight
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GWDU8EG3P/the-kamaboko-straight)
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**[00:00] Commentator**
*The arrival of this driver is going
to be* the *hot topic of this season!*
**[00:06] Commentator**
*And he's out of the death zone!*
**[00:09] Commentator**
* You can see the Ohiradai hairpin*
* up ahead of the 86 car, clear as day!*
**[00:38] Joyu**
* I'm getting flashbacks. For a second,*
* I saw that black-and-white Panda Trueno.*
**[00:44] Joyu**
* That's Fujiwara Takumi's*
* super high-speed four-wheel drift!*
**[00:50] Ogata**
*Ogata here! 9 cars left! Over!*
**[00:59] Commentator**
* What we're seeing now was unthinkable*
* before the 86 plunged into Sector 3...*
**[01:04] Commentator**
But at this point, it's hard
*not* to get your hopes up!
**[01:11] Commentator**
* I can just imagine what*
* all 30 million MFG viewers...*
**[01:14] Commentator**
*...across the world are thinking right now.*
**[01:17] Commentator**
* And I guarantee I'm right*
* on the money with this.*
**[01:21] Commentator**
*To put it plainly...*
**[01:24] Commentator**
* "Katagiri Kanata...*
* I wanna see this guy in the actual race!"*
**[01:51] Sign**
MF Ghost
**[02:59] Sign**
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**[02:59] Sign**
The Kamaboko
Straight
**[03:04] Commentator**
* I have an interesting nugget of info*
* for all of you MFG watchers.*
**[03:10] Sign**
Qualifying Run
**[03:10] Commentator**
* Now, this is only tentative*
* for now, but the 86...*
**[03:14] Commentator**
* ...has been streaking through Sector 3*
* a tad faster than the record for this stretch.*
**[03:20] Commentator**
* The current holder of the record is the*
* Stuttgart Slayer, Michael Beckenbauer!*
**[03:26] Commentator**
* Are we about to witness*
* Katagiri Kanata smashing his record?*
**[03:29] Sign**
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**[03:29] Sign**
Name
**[03:29] Sign**
Age
**[03:29] Sign**
years old
**[03:29] Sign**
Height
**[03:29] Sign**
Nationality
**[03:29] Sign**
Germany
**[03:29] Sign**
Car
**[03:31] Commentator**
*It's impossible to look away!*
**[03:39] Agnes**
Did you hear that?
**[03:41] Sign**
Qualifying Run
**[03:42] Agnes**
What will you do about it, Michael?
**[03:44] Michael**
Nothing. There's no need.
**[03:47] Sign**
Qualifying Run
**[03:48] Michael**
It's obvious at a glance that
this red car is down on power.
**[03:52] Sign**
Qualifying Run
**[03:58] Michael**
He's torturing those tires so bad,
I almost feel sorry for them.
**[04:07] Michael**
The course levels out soon, and there's
a long straight just before the finish line.
**[04:12] Michael**
He'll bleed time there.
**[04:15] Michael**
I wasn't particularly attached
to that record anyway.
**[04:18] Michael**
There's lots of ways to shave off time,
**[04:21] Michael**
because I leave plenty
of margin when I drive.
**[04:26] Michael**
Most top-level drivers have
a kind of mental gear shifter.
**[04:31] Michael**
So for example, if my
mental setup has five gears...
**[04:37] Michael**
It's like that.
**[04:39] Michael**
To be honest, I haven't used
top gear once since starting in MFG.
**[04:44] Michael**
Fourth gear has been enough
to get me to the top.
**[04:48] Michael**
And that pretty much sums up MFG, Sis.
**[04:52] Michael**
It's boring.
**[04:54] Michael**
Once this season's title fight
is done and dusted,
**[04:57] Michael**
I'm hopping on the first plane
back to Deutschland in the fall.
**[05:00] Agnes**
What's this? It hasn't even been a year
and you're already homesick?
**[05:06] Agnes**
You missing Mama's home-cooking
that badly? You're such a spoiled brat.
**[05:10] Michael**
It's not like that.
**[05:12] Michael**
And if you're going to jump to simplistic
conclusions, I won't bother explaining.
**[05:18] Agnes**
Seems like a waste when it's
so easy to make money over here.
**[05:22] Agnes**
You've been a pretentious pain in
the butt ever since you were little.
**[05:26] Agnes**
Suit yourself.
**[05:29] Agnes**
But just so you know, I'm staying.
**[05:32] Agnes**
Tokyo's too much fun. The thought
of going home makes me shudder.
**[05:48] Commentator**
*His on-the-edge all-out assault continues!*
**[05:52] Commentator**
* And he's maintaining his*
* sector record-beating pace!*
**[06:05] Commentator**
* He's got a razor-sharp driving technique*
* and a burning desire to win!*
**[06:09] Commentator**
* We're looking at one*
* dangerous Englishman here!*
**[06:17] Ogata**
Hey, Shun.
**[06:19] Ogata**
I just had a thought. Do you think
Kanata's got a split personality?
**[06:22] Aiba**
Why?
**[06:24] Ogata**
I mean, he's normally a gentle guy
who wouldn't hurt a fly. But...
**[06:29] Ogata**
Just look at him now!
**[06:33] Ogata**
He's driving with such aggression,
I can hardly believe it's the same person.
**[06:39] Aiba**
You could say that about
most MFG drivers, man.
**[06:45] Aiba**
When you grip the wheel and floor it,
it's like a switch gets flipped.
**[06:48] Aiba**
That's just how racing drivers are.
**[06:54] Aiba**
Besides, Ogata, I'm not sure Kanata's
being as aggressive as you think he is.
**[07:02] Ogata**
What do you mean?
**[07:03] Aiba**
For all we know, he might still
not be giving it everything out there.
**[07:14] Aiba**
It looks like he might spin out
at any second, but he's not.
**[07:19] Aiba**
He's got perfect control of the car
and is making great time.
**[07:30] Aiba**
You see guys like this sometimes.
**[07:36] Aiba**
If he's got another level above this
when he gets into top gear...
**[07:39] Aiba**
At this point, I wouldn't be surprised.
**[07:56] Ogata**
*One car left, Kanata! Over!*
**[08:01] Ogata**
He did it!
**[08:03] Ogata**
What do I tell him now, Shun?
**[08:08] Ogata**
U-Um—
**[08:09] Aiba**
That's enough. Don't say another word, Ogata.
**[08:12] Aiba**
We'll go silent now, too.
**[08:15] Aiba**
Anything we say would just be noise.
**[08:18] Aiba**
And it's too early to celebrate anyway.
**[08:20] Aiba**
The downhill stretch that masked
the car's weaknesses ends soon,
**[08:24] Aiba**
and there's a really long
straight before the finish line.
**[08:28] Aiba**
The cars he's been passing up to now
are gonna start gaining on him fast.
**[08:33] Aiba**
He needs a much wider
margin if he wants to seal it.
**[08:39] Commentator**
* He blasts past the closed Hakone-Yumoto*
* train station like a tornado!*
**[08:46] Commentator**
* And soon, a long straight*
* will open out in front of the 86.*
**[08:51] Commentator**
* Outstripping Fuji Speedway's*
* 1.5 kilometer-long straight,*
**[08:54] Commentator**
* at 1.9 kilometers long, you can really*
* let her rip on Kamaboko Straight!*
**[09:01] Commentator**
* Can he stay above the*
* 15th place cutoff for the race?*
**[09:04] Commentator**
*It's full throttle from here on out!*
**[09:06] Commentator**
* Our drone maxes out at 180 kph*
* and you can see him pulling away from it!*
**[09:10] Commentator**
* That means we won't have*
* footage from it going forward.*
**[09:15] Commentator**
* So enjoy the view from the five*
* stationary cameras that line the route!*
**[09:24] Commentator**
* The 2.0-liter NA Toyota 86 GT charges*
* onward with all the power it can muster!*
**[09:31] Commentator**
* A wall of air buffets the front*
* of the 86, trying to slow it down!*
**[09:35] Commentator**
*Its speed is starting to plateau,*
**[09:37] Commentator**
* and the unseen high-performance models*
* are gradually clawing it back!*
**[09:41] Ogata**
This is bad! He's getting no more out of sixth!
**[09:44] Ogata**
He's lost a place!
**[09:45] Ogata**
You can do this, Kanata! Hang in there, 86!
**[09:50] Ogata**
* The margin Kanata built up*
* with his daredevil driving*
**[09:54] Ogata**
* is being eaten away by*
* my car's total lack of power!*
**[09:58] Ogata**
I can't stand it.
**[10:01] Ogata**
I'm so sorry, Kanata.
**[10:03] Commentator**
* Battling against a wall of air*
* at 230 kph, the 86 struggles on!*
**[10:08] Commentator**
* But most of the cars in the Godly Fifteen*
* were doing 300 kph by this point!*
**[10:13] Commentator**
* At the end of the straight lies the*
* Higashi-Kazamatsuri intersection,*
**[10:17] Commentator**
*a 90-degree turn!*
**[10:18] Commentator**
*And he's absolutely sending it!*
**[10:28] Commentator**
*Despite looking shaky, he makes it around.*
**[10:31] Commentator**
*He continues to push right on the edge!*
**[10:34] Commentator**
* After this winding S-bend,*
* he's in the home straight!*
**[10:36] Commentator**
*The finish line is approaching fast!*
**[10:39] Aiba**
* There's a gap of three-tenths*
* between him and the car in 16th.*
**[10:42] Aiba**
*If he can stay ahead of it...*
**[10:44] Aiba**
* Scramble for it, Kanata!*
* Go as hard as you can!*
**[10:49] Aiba**
* This is going down to the wire!*
* Which way will it go?*
**[10:53] Aiba**
* He's in trouble if the car*
* behind him has a lot of power.*
**[10:56] Aiba**
* But I guess any other car*
* this far up would have plenty...*
**[11:03] Commentator**
*There's the finish line! He's almost there!*
**[11:48] Sign**
MF Ghost
**[11:48] Sign**
MF Ghost
**[11:48] Sign**
MF Ghost
**[11:48] Sign**
MF Ghost
**[11:48] Ren**
MF Ghost.
**[11:49] Sign**
MF Ghost
**[11:53] Sign**
MF Ghost
**[11:53] Sign**
MF Ghost
**[11:53] Sign**
MF Ghost
**[11:53] Sign**
MF Ghost
**[11:54] Kanata**
MF Ghost.
**[11:57] Commentator**
*And it's 16th place!*
**[11:59] Commentator**
* He misses out on a spot in the race*
* by mere hundredths of a second!*
**[12:06] Ren Dad**
Good grief.
**[12:09] Ren Dad**
It's unbearable.
**[12:12] Ren Dad**
And bad for my heart.
**[12:20] Aiba**
Don't sulk, Ogata.
It's really not your fault.
**[12:24] Aiba**
Come on. Let's go welcome Kanata back.
**[12:44] Ogata**
I'm so sorry, Kanata.
**[12:46] Kanata**
No, don't be silly, Ogata-san.
**[12:49] Kanata**
You're a fantastic mechanic.
**[12:52] Kanata**
And you have my heartfelt gratitude.
**[12:55] Kanata**
This car lived up to my expectations
all the way to the very end.
**[13:00] Kanata**
The 86 is a fine car.
**[13:04] Ogata**
Kanata...
**[13:06] Ogata**
Can I hug you?
**[13:07] Kanata**
Not with that runny nose, no.
**[13:10] Aiba**
All right! Let's go have a consolation party.
My treat. We'll live it up!
**[13:16] Kanata**
Wow. With beef bowls?
**[13:18] Aiba**
Tut, tut. There's a lot more in store than that!
**[13:21] Aiba**
Who do you think I am?
**[13:23] Aiba**
You're talking to the "rich man"
who came ninth last year, Aiba Shun!
**[13:27] Aiba**
I'm gonna show you what Japan
does with food when we get *serious*.
**[13:31] Kanata**
Serious food?
**[13:34] Aiba**
So let's meet up at Odawara
station's east entrance at six.
**[13:37] Ogata**
What? Why aren't we going now?
**[13:40] Aiba**
Nah, man. A big shot like me has
stuff he needs to deal with first...
**[13:48] Aiba**
Speak of the angel!
**[13:51] Aiba**
Number Seven!
**[13:55] Aiba**
Ya came here to see little old me?
**[14:18] Seven**
Jerk!
**[14:34] Ogata**
What was that about?
**[14:37] Aiba**
What just happened, Kanata?
**[14:39] Aiba**
Do you know Angel Number Seven?
**[14:42] Kanata**
I-I don't know.
**[14:44] Kanata**
I'm not sure.
**[14:45] Aiba**
You've gotta know *something*, man.
**[14:48] Aiba**
Why'd Number Seven slap you?
**[14:50] Kanata**
I'd like someone to tell me
the answer to that, Aiba-senpai.
**[14:54] Kanata**
I've only been in this country for six days,
and I'm not particularly sociable.
**[15:00] Kanata**
I don't talk to people I don't know.
**[15:03] Kanata**
I've only spoken with my
host family, Ogata-san, you,
**[15:08] Kanata**
and the lady who runs
the local convenience store.
**[15:12] Kanata**
I've never even met one of the MFG Angels.
**[15:14] Aiba**
Maybe it's something you did rather than said?
**[15:17] Aiba**
Did you grab her butt before your run?
**[15:19] Kanata**
No! Never!
**[15:21] Ogata**
Shun. You're projecting.
**[15:29] Ren**
I'm home.
**[15:31] Mayuko**
Welcome back. I bet you're hungry.
**[15:34] Mayuko**
I'll have dinner ready soon,
so get changed and come back down.
**[15:37] Ren**
Okay.
**[15:46] Ren**
Where's Kanata?
**[15:48] Mayuko**
He called to say he was
eating out with some friends.
**[16:00] Sign**
Odawara Offal
**[16:01] Aiba**
I don't mind admitting this to you guys...
**[16:04] Aiba**
but I'm totally zokkon
for Angel Number Seven.
**[16:08] Kanata**
What's "zokkon"?
**[16:09] Ogata**
It means he's head over heels in love.
**[16:14] Aiba**
It's currently an unrequited love,
but I have an eye toward marriage.
**[16:18] Aiba**
Though she won't tell me her name.
**[16:20] Kanata**
Wow, that's so romantic,
Aiba-senpai. It's wonderful.
**[16:25] Aiba**
You'll root for me, right?
**[16:27] Kanata**
Yes!
**[16:28] Aiba**
Then, promise me something, Kanata.
This is a real man-to-man promise.
**[16:33] Aiba**
No matter what happens, don't fall in
love with or start dating Number Seven.
**[16:39] Aiba**
Can you promise me that?
**[16:40] Kanata**
I can. Aiba-senpai, I...
**[16:44] Kanata**
Um, how should I put this?
**[16:46] Kanata**
I wouldn't really be interested in a girl
who slaps someone they just met.
**[16:52] Kanata**
I don't go for that.
**[16:55] Aiba**
It's a relief to hear that.
**[16:58] Aiba**
But don't be too mad at her.
She's gonna be my wife someday, y'know?
**[17:03] Aiba**
Girls that are a little kooky make for
more interesting relationships, anyway.
**[17:09] Aiba**
If anything, I wish I could get
slapped by Number Seven every day!
**[17:17] Kanata**
Aiba-senpai's a bit of a "heitai," isn't he?
**[17:19] Ogata**
If you mean a "freak," the word is "hentai."
**[17:23] Ogata**
* Something doesn't make*
* sense, though. That girl...*
**[17:27] (Flashback) Seven**
Jerk!
**[17:29] Ogata**
*...she said as she slapped Kanata.*
**[17:32] Ogata**
* Whichever way I look at it,*
* it seemed like a lovers' tiff.*
**[17:38] Ogata**
* It's a bit weird Shun was convinced so easily,*
* but I don't think Kanata was lying, either.*
**[17:50] Joyu**
Someone was disqualified
for breaking the rules?
**[17:53] Official**
It was discovered in the
post-qualification inspection.
**[17:56] Official**
He was using unsanctioned tires.
**[17:59] Joyu**
Let's bump up work on that new entry table
that will help us match tread patterns.
**[18:04] Joyu**
I'll try and hurry that along.
It shouldn't be a problem on a technical level.
**[18:10] Official**
Right. And as a result, the driver
in 16th now qualifies for the race.
**[18:14] Joyu**
Get the press release out quickly.
**[18:17] Official**
Yes, sir.
**[18:19] Joyu**
*Well, well...*
**[18:21] Joyu**
* Luck is definitely on*
* Katagiri Kanata's side.*
**[18:24] Joyu**
* Maybe he inherited that*
* from his mentor, too.*
**[18:29] Sign**
Odawara Offal
**[18:36] Kanata**
Delicious. This is really good.
**[18:39] Kanata**
It's sweet, juicy, and has a texture
unlike anything I've had before.
**[18:43] Kanata**
What is it?
**[18:45] Both**
You really wanna know?
**[18:47] Aiba**
It's pig intestines.
**[18:49] Kanata**
Oh my god!
**[18:51] Kanata**
Unbelievable!
**[18:55] Aiba**
If you like it, we can order plenty more.
**[19:00] Aiba**
Hm?
**[19:02] Aiba**
MFG apparently put out
a new press release.
**[19:07] Aiba**
Are you kidding me? Check your phone, Ogata!
**[19:10] Aiba**
You guys are in tomorrow's race!
**[19:13] Ogata/Kanata**
Huh?
**[19:14] Aiba**
Now you can earn some prize money, too!
**[19:16] Ogata/Kanata**
Huh?!
**[19:23] Ogata**
15th place?
**[19:24] Sign**
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**[19:26] Ogata**
You're in 15th place now!
**[19:28] Ogata**
Congratulations, Kanata!
**[19:31] Aiba**
Well, looks like the rest
are the usual crowd.
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Car
**[19:40] Man A**
Ishigami Fujin in the
Porsche came first again, huh?
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**[19:47] Woman A**
Hey, look at this.
**[19:48] Woman A**
Beckenbauer's aiming for that top spot.
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**[19:55] Man B**
Sakamoto in the Audi got third.
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**[19:59] Man D**
And Otani in the AMG is fourth.
**[20:02] Man D**
Guess Aiba and his GTR are in fifth.
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**[20:04] Man C**
I thought he'd do a little better,
but maybe he can bring it home.
**[20:08] Man E**
There's Oishi in the Lamborghini
and Akaba in the Ferrari.
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**[20:12] Woman F**
I can't wait to see who'll take the big prize!
**[20:15] Aiba**
Top prize is 100 million yen.
**[20:18] Aiba**
And if you end the year on top,
it's an extra *billion*.
**[20:36] Ren**
*Why did I do that to Kanata?*
**[20:42] Ren**
*Is it because I was worried about him?*
**[20:45] Ren**
* Or because he didn't tell me*
* he was entering MFG?*
**[20:49] Ren**
*But if it's that, then I'm just as bad.*
**[20:55] Ren**
*I didn't tell him I'm an MFG Angel.*
**[20:59] Ren**
*I mean, that costume is so embarrassing.*
**[21:04] Ren**
*Why was I so upset at the time?*
**[21:08] Ren**
* It felt like Kanata might become*
* famous and beyond my reach.*
**[21:15] Ren**
*So I got desperate and panicked.*
**[21:19] Ren**
*But it's not like he belongs to anyone.*
**[21:23] Ren**
*I was really awful today.*
**[21:28] Ren**
*I bet Kanata hates me now.*
**[21:33] Ren**
* What do I do? I've never*
* been in a bigger mess!*
**[21:39] Sign**
Odawara Offal
**[21:39] Aiba**
We're gonna get that billion!
**[21:43] Aiba**
C'mon, Kanata.
**[21:46] Aiba**
Man, you're one hell of a guy.
**[21:50] Sign**
Odawara Offal
**[23:31] Narration**
*Next time, Turn 04: Tire Management.*