01x01 - The Challenger from England

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To respond to environmental protection,

and prevent resource depletion,

the production of internal combustion
engine cars has stopped around the world.

Currently, these high-performance cars
are on the verge of extinction.

For these endangered cars,

a type of car racing sport
appeared in Japan,

like a requiem for these cars.

Currently, it's sweeping
the globe with great popularity,

with 30 million viewers worldwide.

The only rule of the competition
is grip-to-weight ratio equalization.

All cars will fight
mercilessly on the course.

The name of this competition

is MFG.

[MF GHOST]

[Turn01: Challenger from England]

MFG opener

in Odawara Pikes Peak.

Today is the second
day of the preliminaries.

It's finally about to start.

Countdown ten seconds.

Nine.

Eight.

Seven.

Six.

Five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

One.

Go, Aiba! Come on!

He's putting an awful lot of effort in.

MFG?

I'd love to see it live just once.

There is no way.

The course is restricted.

Since that wildfire, poisonous gas
still sometimes drifts over with the wind.

My friends in England
are also very into it.

And this is its birthplace, Japan.

Speaking of which, Japan's address
is hard to understand.

It's a headache.

Hello, Wakana.

That English guy is coming today, right?

Strictly speaking, he's
half-British and half-Japanese.

You'd better not expect too much.

After all, English men
are not very handsome.

Why would you say something like that?

If he is handsome,
you must introduce me to him.

I can't stand Wakana.

She always judges people by appearances,
so she falls for boring dudes.

Love at first sight will
never happen to me.

My name is Shun Aiba.

I ranked ninth last year.

Well...

From the moment I first saw you...

Anyway, I'm serious.

Sorry.

Already?

You know nothing about me.

Saying these things to me
only makes me more confused.

Please... Wait a moment.

I looked at the profiles of MFG angels.

Only yours is blank.

At least tell me your name, please.

I'm MFGA7.

You can just call me No. 7.

Appearance is about outer beauty.

It has nothing to do
with the inner beauty.

Even if 99 girls say he doesn't look good,

I still want to fall for someone
who I think is handsome.

I'm back.

Why are you so late?

Come here, let me introduce you.

Didn't I tell mother this morning that
I need to work today and be back late.

This is Kanata, Kanata Rivington.

He just arrived this afternoon.

He just arrived here, so there
must be many things he is not used to.

Try your best to help him.

Nice to meet you, Miss Ren.

You can just call me Kanata.

I...

Well...

I still have math homework.

Well, that's what girls
at her age are like.

By the way, your Japanese
is surprisingly good.

My mother taught me
Japanese since I was little.

I see.

I'm really sorry about Catherine.

Seeing you reminds me
of her when she was young.

Oh no.

I feel being hit by
a million-volt electric current.

Why is my heart beating fast?

I never judge people by appearance.

If that's the case,

what is this?

KATASE ENOSHINA STATION, ODAWARA

Good morning, Ren.

Wakana.

What do you think?

About what?

The guest from England, of course.

Nothing. I don't know.

What does that mean?

Let me take a look at his photo.

I didn't take any photos.

He seems to stay at my home temporarily,
so you can come and see for yourself.

That's great.

You're living under the same roof
with a mixed-race British guy.

What did he come to Japan for?

Just for a trip?

I don't know.

Speaking of which, I didn't
ask him anything.

OGATA MOTOR COMPANY

Is this the place?

YOSUKE OHTANI, QUALIFYING

Excuse me.

You're very punctual.

Well...

Are you Kanata Rivinton?

You're Mr. Ogata, right?

Nice to meet you. My name is Kanata.

So you can speak Japanese.

That's great.

I heard that you graduated from
a well-known racing school in the UK.

When Mr. Saionji told me,
I thought he was joking.

I think you should understand.

There is a strange rule in MFG, that is
grip-to-weight ratio equalization.

The current masters

drive high-end European supercars with top
performance without major modifications.

Maybe because of this,

this rule has been ridiculed
for being set by rich people.

The car I have prepared for you

might not allow you to
have outstanding results in MFG.

I've heard about that.

But even so,

I'm more than happy to
be able to experience MFG.

OK.

In that case, I'll help you
as much as I can.

Do you want to check out the car?

Good.

Cool.

I'll save the courtesy.

This is an outdated three-pedal car.

Can you drive it?

No problem.

At school, we basically practiced with
H-pattern shift cars with three pedals.

I've already signed you up.

You will race on the seventh day
of preliminaries.

YUDAI SAKAMOTO, QUALIFYING
ODAWARA PIKES PEAK QUALIFYING OFFICIAL LIVE BROADCAST

Eh?

What a coincidence.

Yes, it is.

Miss Ren, are you going home after school?

Don't call me Miss.

I'm younger than you.

Just call me Ren.

Where have you been, Kanata?

I took a trip to Tokyo.

I went to the British Embassy in Yotsuya.

I also bought a new phone.

I see.

Let's exchange contacts.

Don't misunderstand me.

In this way, you can contact me
immediately when you're in trouble.

That makes sense.

Wait a moment, please.

Ren, I remember you went
to work yesterday, right?

Aren't you going today?

My work hours are a bit irregular.

I work two to three days a week,
and there is a break in between.

I see.

Well... There's something
I want to ask of you.

Would you mind taking a photo with me?

Taking a photo?

When I mentioned you to my friend,
she wanted to see what you look like.

Are you ready?

I'm taking it. Smile.

It's a good photo.

Do you want to see it?

I don't like taking photos very much.

Kanata,

why did you leave your hometown
and come to Japan?

I'll make an exception and tell you.

I came to Japan for two reasons.

No... Strictly speaking, there's only one.

And that is?

I came to look for my missing father.

Your father...

[MF GHOST]

[MF GHOST]

Good morning, Ren.

Good morning, Wakana.

Hurry up, let me see.

I knew you would do that.

Here.

He's super handsome.

Kanata is really a handsome guy?

This is...

A photo taken about 20 years ago.

It's the only photo
that captured my father.

My mother was smiling happily.

I really like this photo.

The location is somewhere in Kamakura.

So I decided if I come to Japan,
I would look for this place.

Kamakura is very close to here.

I am quite familiar with it.

Kanata.

Do you mind if I help you look for it?

It feels very romantic.

I want to look for this place too.

What's wrong, Kanata?

Why are you so nice to me?

I don't even know how to express
my feeling of gratitude.

The Saionji couple
and Ren are all so gentle.

I am very grateful to you.

Japanese people are amazing.

FUUJIN ISHIGAMI

I can't help you with this, Mr. Aiba.

Don't be so stubborn.

I just want to know

the name and age of my beloved Miss No.7.

MFGA 07 UNKNOWN NAME, BIRTHDAY, BIRTHPLACE
The name and age of my beloved Miss No.7.

MFGA 07 UNKNOWN NAME, BIRTHDAY, BIRTHPLACE
Don't the other angels make their profiles public?

Private information must not be disclosed.

Then at least tell me
the work schedule of her.

Well... I can do that.

Kanata Katagiri,

please sign here.

Alright.

I haven't seen him before.

Is he new?

Hello, bro.

Are you going to participate in MFG?

Yes.

You are...

My name is Shun Aiba.

I ranked 9th in MFG.

I know you.

You are Aiba who drives the NISSAN GT-R.

Amazing.

I'm glad to meet you.

You and your GT-R are
also very famous in England.

England?

Yes.

I came to Japan the day before yesterday.

I'm Kanata Rivi... No.

I am Kanata Katagiri.

I will participate in the final day
of preliminaries.

Can you do that?

It's MFG after all.

Never mind. Fate brought us together.

I will take good care of you.

Listen well, Kanata.

From now on, you should call me senior.

This is the excellent
tradition of this country.

Do you understand?

Yes, Senior Aiba.

This guy is a cute rookie.

ODAWARA OFFICE
You haven't eaten yet, right?

ODAWARA OFFICE
I'll take you to try some delicious Japanese food.

ODAWARA OFFICE
Come with me.

ODAWARA OFFICE
Yes.

MICHAEL BECKENBAUER
He keeps moving up in the sector 3.

He keeps moving up in the sector 3.

There's one car ahead of him.

The performances
of Michael Beckenbauer are flawless.

This Porsche seems
smaller than the other cars.

This model is called CAYMAN.

It's even smaller than 911CARERRA.

You don't even know that?

It's said Beckenbauer is a super elite
from the Porsche training system.

Normally,

he should participate in
the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race.

QUALIFYING

CURRENT 1ST PLACE
QUALIFYING

He's currently ranking first.

What's going on?

With the performance of CAYMAN,
how could he only get this result?

Sorry for the wait.

Don't be shy. Let's eat.

The beef rice is really good.

I'll start then.

FUJISAWA 390
By the way, Kanata, how old are you?

FUJISAWA 390
I'm 19.

You really are young.

Five years younger than me.

You can't use chopsticks?

Excuse me, miss, please give him a spoon.

OGATA MOTOR COMPANY

Mr. Ogata, are you there?

Kanata.

What's up?

I was wondering if there's anything
I can help with, so I just came over.

Never mind.

I wanted to take a rest too.

Good.

I can't get such delicious
snacks in England.

Japan is incredible.

And the beef rice too.
I like whatever I can eat here.

You're exaggerating.

But Japanese cookies
are indeed very delicious.

To tell you the truth, Kanata.

My car once participated in the MFG.

It still has the configuration
at that time.

So it can easily pass the MFG inspection.

You don't need to make any changes.

Who was driving it back then?

Mr. Ogata?

Yeah.

I drove it when I was young.

I was a street racer,
so I knew a bit about driving skills.

It's just that my record was terrible.

The downhill in sector 3 was really scary.

By the time I reached the finish line,
I was exhausted.

But,

compared to driving,
I am better at repairing cars.

I really love these fuel cars
from the bottom of my heart.

Not here either?

The style of the buildings
is completely different.

The photo does look like it was
taken inside a temple or shrine.

That's a headache. There are lots of
temples and shrines in Kamakura.

We can only keep searching one by one.

Let's go!

Since I came here, I really
have an incredible feeling.

It's hard for me to
convey this feeling to you.

You mean...

This city is where my mother and father
met when they were young.

They fell in love, lived together,
and then they had me.

It's hard to believe that I am
staying in Kamakura now.

It's like I'm dreaming.

This city is like
the hometown in my heart.

I have longed for this place
since I was a child.

Kanata...

Right, Kanata.

Let's go in and pay respect.

He's so serious.

So cute.

KAMAKURA KOMACHI STREET

Ren, what did you wish for?

It's a secret.

If I say it out,

the deity might not hear it.

Oh no, it's already so late.

Mother, I have to work today.

I got it.

Don't rush. You might fall.

Be careful.

See you!

Ren is going to work today.

I have my own race too.

Hello, this is Joyu from
the Tokyo headquarters.

The CEO personally entrusted me.

I need your help to find
a name from the registration list.

Kanata Rivington, 19 years old.

He's British.

Not on the list?

That's strange.

The person Ryousuke said
didn't participate in the race?

Hello, the thirty million MFG fans
around the world.

Yoji Tanaka,
known as the Living Legend of MFG,

will give the live commentary today.

The preliminaries have finally
reached the last day.

The most impressive thing is
the change in the top few ranks.

While Porsche models are
gradually making progress,

Italian models like Ferrari
and Lamborghini are in a tough fight.

Among them,
the rising star of domestic cars,

Shun Aiba, who drives the GT-R,
is currently in fifth place.

The performance
of Kamikaze Yankee from Odawara

can be described as remarkable.

Out of the 302 participating cars,

only 15 cars can advance to the finals.

That's why they are
called the Godly Fifteen.

Godly Fifteen...

For now, we just need to
finish the preliminaries.

A set of new tires should
help run for about three laps.

Mr. Ogata.

I want to tell you in advance.
If I wear out the tires in just one lap,

I'm deeply sorry about that.

Ok, the timer board is up.

The first car is ready to go.

Countdown ten seconds.

This time, Miss No. 7 will hold the board.
She just joined the angel team this year.

I am personally a fan of her.

She has a curvy body,

which just makes people
exclaim in admiration.

Are you kidding me, Tanaka?

Don't look at my No. 7
with your dirty mind.

It starts!

Even just looking at her
makes my heart pound.

My beloved No. 7.

It's senior Aiba.

You're Shun?

Long time no see.

You're Ogata?

What are you doing here?

Haven't you already
finished the preliminaries?

No... I...

I'm here to cheer for Kanata.

I am a bit worried about him.

By the way, how do you know Kanata?

Senior Aiba treated me to beef rice.

I happened to meet him
in front of the office.

What a coincidence.

What a small world.

No, there's no time for chatting.

You are going in ten minutes.

Hurry up and get in the car, Kanata.

I will help too.

Which car is it?

It's the car I used to drive.

Right there.



Good.

Listen carefully, Kanata.

Remember what I'm going to say next.

The most important thing
in preliminaries is to complete the race.

Absolutely do not crash the car.

Odawara Pikes Peak has a lap of 40 km.

COURSE INFORMATION
Odawara Pikes Peak has a lap of 40 km.

It's the longest of all MFG courses.

ROUND 1 ODAWARA PIKES PEAK
It's the longest of all MFG courses.

QUALIFYING 1 LAP
It's the longest of all MFG courses.

FINAL 2 LAPS
Even experienced racers like us

LENGTH OF COURSE 40KM
can't fully remember every detail of the course.

ELEVATION 964 METERS
can't fully remember every detail of the course.

Have you visited
the official strategy website?

Senior, I remember
every detail of the course.

Really? You've read it hundreds of times?

Well... About three times.

Stop joking now, Kanata.

Listen, your car does not
have much horsepower.

You only need to run
at 70 percent force uphill.

Downhill is pretty terrifying.

SECTOR 3
Downhill is pretty terrifying,

SECTOR 3
especially the sector 3.

SECTOR 3
It's better to run at between 50 and 60 percent force.

By the time you complete the race,
you should understand what I mean.

Okay, go.

Car 86, please come
to the inspection station.

The next one is a first-time racer.

Car 86 is a challenger from England.

Kanata Katagiri, 19 years old.

Kanata...

No way. Kanata?

Why are you there?

Kanata?

She seemed surprised just now.

Three.

Two.

One.

Kanata...

Next episode: Turn 02

The Shocking New MFG Generation.