It suddenly made me laugh out loud when I put together that it was Sudo, of all people, who noted that Kanata likely considers it a point of pride to not swap paint, and that he likely learned that from his mentor Takumi.

He knows all too well that Takumi not only wouldn’t do it, but could and would make you regret trying.

And broadly, this series is much better when they’re in the cars. It still drags on too long, and it gets tedious watching the same cliched actions and hearing the same cliched thoughts. (Seriously - how many times is somebody going to register shocked surprise when they get passed by Kanata going what seems to be too fast on the outside, then turning it into a drift? And when are they finally going to stop saying, “Well I have [some enormous amount of] horsepower, so he can’t beat me!”?) But still, it’s better than when they’re out of the cars.

And I have to note too - though fat shaming isn’t generally on my radar (not that I approve or anything - it’s just never been a part of my life either direction), the way this series is using Marie as pathetic comedy relief is starting to piss me off.