Ep. 23: Eiji and Rikako face Devil Z and Blackbird in Tokyo before returning to Osaka.
Aired on August 15, 2008
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Eiji takes Rikako as a passenger to confront the Devil Z and the Blackbird within Tokyo. After engaging in these challenges, the pair travels back to their home in Osaka. Despite their efforts to overcome these opponents in the capital, they ultimately suffer a defeat upon completing their journey. The narrative focuses on their attempt to challenge these specific entities in Tokyo before the final return trip, which ends in loss for the protagonists.
Episodes
- Ep. 19 · Kuroki's Engine Failure and the Journey to Meet the Lancer Evolution Brothers
- Ep. 20 · Eiji travels to Tokyo with a three-month promise to return to Osaka
- Ep. 21 · Eiji reaches Tokyo and reunites with RGO staff while Shima's Blackbird gains Shige's muffler
- Ep. 22 · Rikako tunes Eiji's Evo V and RGO cars while Maki visits Tokyo.
- Ep. 23 · Eiji and Rikako face Devil Z and Blackbird in Tokyo before returning to Osaka.
- Ep. 24 · Koichi Kijima reunites with tuner Machida to search for his long-lost FC
- Ep. 25 · Rikako tunes the Devil Z while Takagi rebuilds Shima's crashed Blackbird
- Ep. 26 · Kijima, Shima, and Devil Z compete in the final speed battle