In the manga, when Takumi eventually learns about that relationship, he challenges and suffers his first official racing loss to Team Emperor, while the live-action movie concludes where Takumi discovers the couple coming out of a love hotel.
He challenges and suffers his first official racing loss to Team Emperor, while the live-action movie concludes where Takumi discovers the couple. This is in the manga. This couple is coming out of a love hotel. Takumi eventually learns about that relationship.