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Episode 1
- Cherry figuring out Langa is a snowboarder before even seeing the kid again at S.
- The entire buildup to Langa's race. He's obviously never once skateboarded in his life, and comes off like a total noob when he first gets on the board, duct-taping his feet to it... and then, he does his first aerial snowboarder move, and it's over and breathtaking. Literally, considering how Reki and the rest of the cast react to him soaring over a blast zone of firecrackers at the end.
- Reki who is as awed as everyone else sees the firecrackers exploding turning into snowflakes.
- The camera at times follows Langa across, over and through a 3D CGI surface placed in a 2D world during his Animation Bump race, making it feel like the viewer is right behind him in a thrilling chase.
Episode 2
- Watching Langa manage to pull off his first actually ollie, as the sense of accomplishment as well as the thrill of skating is likely to resonate with many.
Episode 3
- While he's unable to pull off Miya's final trick, Reki manages to analyze it all in one go and understand what parts make up the whole maneuver.
- Miya demonstrating his talents for the interviewers and as he does a handstand, some bullies off to the side take this moment to shove their boards towards him. However, Miya reacts quickly as he nimbly jumps into the air and gracefully lands onto one of the boards to the applause of the photographers.
- How does Langa attempt to get ahead of Miya? Jumps off the course and onto a nearby tree, using that to propel himself forward and ahead of Miya.
- Miya spinning his board so he's balancing on its side and using his wheels to propel him faster down the corner.
- Even though it's shown that Miya could've won if he hadn't paused out of stress that Langa could die, the way Langa just flips his skateboard over the dangerous gap in the rusted rails combined with the music comes off absolutely inspirational.
- Heartwarming and awesome at the same time. Reki standing up to and challenging Adam, the legend and undefeated skater of S, all because he wants the man to apologize for bullying Miya.
Episode 4
- Adam giving Reki a decent head start. And then catches up in what appears to almost be mere seconds later to the teen's fright.
- After all of his hard work, Reki manages to pull of Miya's Rail slide which the other joyfully smiles at as he watches the race.
- Adam pulling of a complicated Casper Slide that Reki makes note of because it wasn't an easy technique to do.
- Knowing that up until Adam crushes his cigarette that he was just toying with Reki makes his Love Hug all the more terrifying as it is amazing. Earlier it was rumored that Adam could "skate uphill", leading Reki and the group to brush it off as a baseless rumor since it seems impossible. Yet he manages to prove them wrong with that very technique which causes Reki to bail hard.
- Reki manages to hold up fairly well against Adam's "love" attacks and it's only when he's approached by the Love Hug does he finally wipe out.
Episode 5
- Miya and Shadow helping Langa train while Reki was off looking for Cherry. Miya informs Reki that they only showed Langa the trick once and he managed to get it down quickly.
- Cherry explaining Adam's Love Hug. Even if it is an illusion, the amount of power and precision needed to pull off the trick is definitely a reason why Adam is considered to be a legend at S.
- As the lights signal for the race to begin, Adam pulls out a cigarette to give Langa a head start. However, everyone else notices Langa patiently waiting for Adam. Amused and his interest even more aroused, Adam apologizes for his rudeness before restarting the signal so he and Langa could properly start the race.
- Adam dancing on his board. He makes it look entirely effortless and all the more frightening when he catches up to Langa.
- Adam pulling Langa in for a "dance" and spinning him around. However, even though Langa is momentarily terrified, he soon sports a twisted grin on his face as he gets a thrill out of the danger. Then instead of trying to pull away from Adam, he takes the lead and propels them both through the turn and increases their speed to Adam's absolute delight.
- After spending majority of his race against Adam in grave danger and unable to get out of it, the way Langa breaks off from Adam feels intense. Then right as Adam comes in for a second Love Hug out of nowhere on a ramp, as everyone expects a crash, Langa flips into the air. Adam's vision of Langa has the teen look like an angel flying in the air.
- The others assumed Adam can only perform his Love Hug on straight-ways. However, he quickly proves them wrong as he easily preps his Love Hug while on a round-about. He's basically skating backwards on a pipe at that point!
- As awful as the tactic is, Adam picking up speed by dragging the bystanders onto the course to give himself a boost and catches up to Langa in no time flat.
- Tadashi quickly pulling up in the car and getting Adam off the track without loosing his cool.
- While they're fast-moving scenes, the way Reki goes after Langa without hesitation, pulls in like a Badass Biker, and gets Langa away from the cops is pretty cool.
Episode 6
- Joe jumps over a nearby rock which impresses Reki enough that he wants to try the trick out himself. It's only due to Langa worrying over his injuries that makes him stop.
- While most of the main cast are having fun racing, Miya pulls a really sweet aerial move that impresses even Langa, the king of aerial moves.
- While they never race at S properly, Joe and Cherry are neck in neck when they get to the hot springs, hinting that they're both evenly matched despite their difference in skating styles. Cherry only wins the race because Carla stretched her wheels out at the finish line.
- The "ghost" managing to keep up with Langa and Reki, even at the turn where they used their best tricks to hopefully outmaneuver it.
Episode 7
- After getting excited by Reki skating smoothly over some street rails, Langa goes and parkour-skates on a bridge's wall, smacking his hand on a star at the very top of it, to Reki's amazement (and later, as he keeps being able to do it, stunned silence).
- As Langa continues practicing on the half-pipe, he's able to practically fly in the air and everyone watches in awe. Even Cherry watches in fascination and curiously wonders if it had to do with Langa's experience as a snowboarder.
- Langa trying to match Adam's speed from their last race that nearly wipes out a crowd of skaters had they not gotten out of the way. This causes Joe and Cherry worrying over the dangerous speed the kid seems to be going at.
- Adam making an entrance to announce the tournament from parachuting out of a helicopter, jumping down to skate off of a pipe and then land in a spotlight in front of the S crowd. Again, love or hate Adam, that guy knows how to make an entrance.
Episode 8
- While the audience is already very aware of how fast Adam is when he skates, just seeing Miya going up against him and unable to keep up reminds him how outclassed he really is.
- The way that Langa essentially has a pre-boss battle with a bunch of teamed-up skater Mooks. He easily outmaneuvers them, causing some to crash and even uses his board to block an attack.
- Joe nonchalantly smashing the face of a mook who tries to go pass him with the back of his fist.
- Cherry attempting to beat Adam's score. He ends up getting four minutes exactly, the same time as Adam. Despite Cherry unwilling to take risks, he's still proven to be an incredible skater in his own right.
- Just as Shadow seems like he'll be the main victor of his group, a mysterious skater named Snake appears and overtakes him quickly. Even when Shadow tries to pull off his usual cheap tricks, Snake simply uses his board to reflect the firecrackers back at Shadow. Even more impressive? Snake beats Adam's time by two seconds.
- Joe's "Power Break" move is about smashing his foot into literal boulder rock to gain momentum while longboarding and not breaking his leg doing it.
Episode 9
- To gain speed Joe basically planks on his board all without breaking a sweat. Even through Cherry's nitpicking, he can't help but admit that Joe's built his body this way so he could perform these moves effortlessly.
- Just as he's about to give up on the race, Langa catches sight of Reki who's yelling his name. This reinvigorates Langa so much that he jumps off the course and practically flies in the air, allowing him to quickly catch up to Joe.
- Joe smashes the industry-grade rusted steel beam dropping in to murder them with his Power Break legs, sure, but then Langa copies his move by at first dodging, then using the flying steel beam as a propellant!
- In their flashback, while Cherry is able to ollie over a stack of skateboards they set up with ease, Adam basically soars over it. It's no wonder Joe and Cherry were quickly pulled into Adam's world and why Cherry has been so enamored for this long.
- Cherry showing he's able to keep up with Adam just as the two start their race, something other racers like Miya, Langa and Reki were unable to do.
- How does Cherry avoid Love Hug? He closes his eyes and has Carla calculate what angle he needs and to count down how long until he needs to dodge. He manages to slide beneath Adam's arms and quickly reorients himself to pick up speed.
- Cherry's escape from the hospital and going to Joe while claiming his wounds were only a scratch. He adds that they were warriors wound, unlike Joe who lost to a "rookie".
Episode 10
- Miya going up against Snake who shows how outclassed the kid is by also "dancing" on his board, which helps him maneuver around some rocks Miya was having trouble getting through like it was nothing. It's very clear who was it that taught Adam how to skate, and it's amazing to see that there is someone who can best even the legendary skater of S.
- Reki talking some sense into Tadashi and how despite how much pain he's felt from skating recently, he doesn't want to give it up and how much joy it's given him.
Episode 11
- The part where Reki doesn't die from careening down the mountain side not only because it seemed more fun, but also because it was something Langa would do. He's even astonished as he looks down below him and wonders if this is what Langa sees whenever he jumps.
- To expand on it. Reki's race against Adam. Adam graphically injures him at several points early on, but he doesn't give in (even though Miya's fretting about his potential grievous injury or death already, with how badly he's being hurt), then after remembering Langa, Reki just goes for it, skating down a sheer cliffside as the camera follows him from all sides, reminiscent of how the viewer was able to follow Langa in a thrilling chase in episode 1. He then leaps and makes an albeit clumsy landing, survives Adam's attempted murder, and shows off his analysis prowess by having prepared for rain beforehand, leaving Adam in the dust.
- Fans will feel an immense amount of catharsis for all the hell Adam inflicted on Reki when after Reki avoided the Love Hug Adam trips on the mud and falls flat on his face, all for the entire S audience to see.
- Everyone in the end cheering for Reki even though Adam was declared the winner.
- Admittedly, the part where Adam swings across the factory from some makeshift zipper like Tarzan.
Episode 12
- This being the first race Langa does where he takes his special foot clip off.
- The final race being laid out on what could be described as a literal hellscape and likely only skaters like Adam and Langa being the only ones to brave it.
- Adam attempting to smash Langa in the face with his skateboard on at least three separate occasions with Langa managing to dodge it, similar to how Cherry did.
- Langa beating Adam and giving Reki a flying hug after he crosses the finish line.
