Ep. 8: Hiramoto buys R32 GT-R while wife Megumi returns to Miyazaki
Aired on October 19, 2007
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Kouichi Hiramoto purchases a silver R32 GT-R, an event that causes his wife Megumi to cry as she returns to her hometown of Miyazaki. Following this separation, Hiramoto makes a specific vow regarding the vehicle he has acquired. He commits to transforming the car into "The Authentic Dragon," establishing a personal goal for the machine that defines his immediate future actions and emotional state following the departure of his spouse.
Episodes
- Ep. 4 · The No. 3 Man features an asthmatic photographer driving a white Testarossa while Akio navigates Hakone traffic
- Ep. 5 · Akio encounters the tuner behind the Devil Z and Blackbird vehicles.
- Ep. 6 · Ishida undergoes surgery after a near-crash while Kitami modifies his Ferrari and Akio works on the Devil Z.
- Ep. 7 · Eriko Asakura attempts to dispose of Devil Z but is intercepted by Shima before heading to London.
- Ep. 8 · Hiramoto buys R32 GT-R while wife Megumi returns to Miyazaki
- Ep. 9 · Harada and Hiramoto collide while Akio's Devil Z undergoes repairs in London.
- Ep. 10 · Devil Z races Shima and the GT-Rs while Hiramoto chooses family over the track
- Ep. 11 · Reina finds a Supra in C1 while Kei encounters Akio in Shima's Blackbird
- Ep. 12 · Reina and Yamamoto swap R32 and R33 GT-Rs while racing against a Supra and Devil Z