English Dub Review: MF Ghost, “Tire Management””

Overview

Ren and Kanata continue their tour of Kamakura in the hopes of finding the place where Kanata’s parents took their photograph together.


Our Take

This time around, Ren regrets her previous behavior, despite the fact that Kanata wasn’t aware that she was Angel Number 7 and so far, she faces zero consequences, but now I’m wondering what happens if he does find out at some point? Later on, the two visit Kamakura to search for where a photograph was taken of Kanata’s parents, and Ren begins to develop stronger feelings for him. While it’s clear as day how Ren feels about the dude, I do think she’s fallen in love with Kanata a little too quickly as it’s hard to tell how much time has passed on the show. Upon research, romance wasn’t the strongest point for Initial D, so who knows if this sequel series will set itself apart in that area…

At the very least, the build up to the race with the 15 cars was pretty nice. Kanata was able to meet the Yajikita sibling pair, Kakeru and Nozomi, who drives the Lotus Exige and Alfa Romeo 4C respectively. I also like how Nozomi seems to get along with Kanata after briefly meeting him. Later on, the start of the race gets the proper hype it deserves with a few cars already duking it out for 1st, while Shun already plans outrun some…

Overall, this was an ok episode even if it felt like borderline filler. As for the romance aspect, That random woman at the beach asking Kanata and Ren if they wanted to get their picture taken felt so forced. It Would’ve seemed natural if one of them had their smartphone out or something and tried to take a picture during that moment, but they were just walking around. And in terms of a cliffhanger, Kanata might be behind for now, but with his preference of no traction control and tire management, he has the aim of making his move soon enough, with Nozomi’s Alfa and a Honda Civic Type R in his sights. I do look forward to seeing him going for it in the next episode!