The Successor to Initial D was a Letdown

Hey guys, I don't normally want to be an 'op' but after watching MF Ghosts I felt very disappointed in it.

Obligatory this is nothing personal against fans of the show because the reasons I dislike it could be the reasons you love it.

Note I Revised My Score After Making The Video

Breakdown of my score

Episode 1 Hookability [6/10]

2 Points Introduces the characters where you care about them 1
2 Points Sets up a good story hook (hot to cold) etc. 1
2 Points Does it show the story or does it tell the story 1
2 Points The Pacing of episode one 1
2 Points (outstanding episode one animation) 2

Idea execution of the show [5/10]

2 points World building 2
2 points Power scaling 2
2 points Is the main character fallible (i.e can he fail) 1
2 points Does the main character grow? If it’s a comedy is it good? 0
2 points Do the characters feel Human? 0

Pacing of the show [1/10]

2 points first episode Beginning 1
2 points formulaic pacing 0
2 points Subplots fall in overarching plot 0
2 points any hanging subplots resolved? 0
2 points last 2 episodes gas? 0

Animation Quality [10/10]

2 points How does it handle dialogue scenes 2
2 points How does it handle action “high budget scenes” 2
2 points The ratio of CGI to “drawn” i.e quality of background animation 2
2 points “Depth of colors” vibrant 2
2 points Main character animation 2

Audio Quality [5/10]

2 points Audio quality 2
2 points Audio mixing (SF to voice actors) 1
2 points Music scores 0
2 points Music match mood? 1
2 points Does the music line up with key dialogue points in the show? 1

Total[27/50]
Score[5.4/10]