Dash! Yonkuro (ダッシュ!四駆郎)

DASH!

DASH!

YONKURO

YONKURO

DASH! YONKURO

DASH! YONKURO

DASH! YONKURO

DASH! YONKURO

DASH! YONKURO

DASH! YONKURO

DASH! YONKURO

DASH! YONKURO

DASH! YONKURO

DASH! YONKURO

DASH! YONKURO

DASH! YONKURO

At the blue light, machines race towards the dream

Glorious ambition shining in their hearts

So what if you run into troubles once or twice

That only makes it more exciting! You can't be weak

Now's the time to show them

The real power hidden inside

Dash! The shining body runs across the earth

D-D-Dash! Towards the rainbow arch

Dash! Go beyond time, become an immortal legend

Dash! Dash! Dash! To be top

Alright!

We crossed the river!

What's wrong?

The machines are malfunctioning...

This is unprecedented!

Both machines have stopped right before the finish line!

All 10 machines are out of commission!

Miracle at the Valley of Windmills

In their third race in the Valley of Wind, the Valley of Tornadoes,

neither Dash Warriors nor U-2 managed to reach the goal.

Which team will advance to the semi-finals?

Maedo-san, what happens now?

Let's see... According to the tournament rules... Let's see... In short...

Mini 4WD Rulebook

Spill it!

You're all disqualified! Serves you right!

DISQUA

LIFIED

Well, that's just how it is so give up and move on.

You idiot! How can you disqualify them after they raced so well?!

That's right! We want a rematch! Do it over!

Do it over!

Do it over! Do it over! Do it over!

Do it over! Do it over! Do it over!

I can't, it's the rules!

Do it over! Do it over!

Yummy...

Cheer for them too, you octopus!

Do it over!

The whole audience supports us.

After a long and laborious consultation...

What consulation?

Shush.

In response to the racers' fighting spirits, there will be a rematch!

Alright!

A rematch!

This time, you're going down!

Yeah!

However!

Instead of having another full race, the survivors of the third round will have a 1-on-1 duel!

Ehh?! A race between me and the Princess?!

This fourth race will settle everything.

So far, we have fought for my brother's recognition,

but now I will race for my own pride!

I, Himeko Kidouin, will win!

Dash Warriors,

victory will be mine for sure.

Shuddup!

We're gonna win this! Right, Shinkuro?

This is bad... I might act otherwise, but I'm kind of weak-willed...

What should I do, Pankuro– Uh?

Hey, where is Pankuro?

Oh yeah, I haven't seen him since partway though the last race...

Not only do I have to race alone, Pankuro has disappeared too...

Sorry for the wait, everybody.

Let me introduce the course I prepared for this rematch!

Switch on!

DANGER

The course is falling to pieces again!

Wow, how pretty!

What a romantic course!

I'm such a genius, I knew we'd need a rematch and prepared this course in advance.

Did you really foresee it?

Of course, buzz!

In this race, you have to avoid the windmills' spinning blades while advancing.

Buzz, buzz!

Avoiding the blades seems like a simple timing test, right?

It's gonna be child's play for you, Shinkuro!

Right...

Pankuro, where did you go...?

Here, I fixed your Shooting Star.

A-Already...?

It's all up to you now, Shinkuro!

Sure...

Minami Shinkuro.

Let the games begin.

Yes, Ma'am!

Our two racers are standing at the start line.

Finally, it's time to begin!

P-Pankuro isn't here with me...

Why did he disappear, just when I needed him the most?

Go forth, Crusader!

Ow...

Nice face-plant...

What's wrong with him...

Dang it!

Okay, let's go cheer on our Princess!

Yeah!

Kidouin Himeko-san smoothly passes the first windmill.

Yay!

Long live the Princess!

Shinkuro-kun of the Dash Warriors desperately chases after her.

He's passing through the first windmill.

Nice job!

It's suddenly slowing down!

Malfunction?

Oh my, what could have happened? Shinkuro-kun is slowing down!

That's the stuff! Now you know the true terror of a race!

You're far scarier, old man.

Let me explain what happened.

Okay, rewind!

And stop. Cameraman, zoom in.

The windimill's blades have electric coils built inside which send out powerful magnetic waves.

If a machine happens to pass close by, the magnet inside its motor will be heavily affected.

If the machine touches it directly, the motor will stop moving completely!

That's the kind of stuff you should say before the race starts!

This is weird!

Normally, Shinkuro should have no problems passing the windmills at the safest time.

That's true!

His trip-up earlier was also odd.

His handling's seemed pretty off too.

It's not his usual style.

W-What's up with him?

He keeps looking around instead of focusing on the race.

I'm sure he's worried about Pankuro-kun.

He can't concentrate on the race because he's not here.

So that's the relationship those two had?

Oh my!

Be serious and listen!

I heard this from Shinkuro-kun before...

Those two are childhood friends and have been together since they were kids.

Even when they got into Mini 4WDs, Pankuro-kun and Shinkuro-kun were always racing together.

Oh yeah, when we recruited him for the Dash Warriors,

he refused to join unless Pankuro came with him.

So Pankuro is the only one that can lift Shinkuro's spirit...

Okay! I'll go look for Pankuro!

Please!

Kidouin!

Outta the way, Kidouin!

I've got no time to waste with you!

Is this the man you're looking for?

Pankuro!

It appears he got amnesia after the last race.

Amnesia?!

Something during the last race must have really shocked him.

I found him wandering aimlessly outside the stadium.

We need to do something about this!

Shock therapy!