Initial D

Synopsis

Takumi’s job as a tofu delivery boy has turned him into one of the most formidable drivers around. Behind the wheel of his Eight-Six, he’s one with the road—and his life shifts into high gear when the underground street racing world takes notice. Drivers from across the region are lining up for a shot at the new guy. Takumi’s not just focused on winning—he’s out to prove he’s the best.

First Air Date: 1998-04-18

Last Air Date: 2014-06-22

Number of Seasons: 5

Number of Episodes: 81

Networks: ANIMAX, Fuji TV

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Top Cast

Shin-ichiro Miki as Takumi Fujiwara (voice)
Tomokazu Seki as Keisuke Takahashi (voice)
Osamu Hosoi as Fumihiro (voice)
Kazuki Yao as Koichiro Iketani (voice)
Mitsuo Iwata as Itsuki Takeuchi (voice)
Takehito Koyasu as Ryosuke Takahashi (voice)
Wataru Takagi as Kenji (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka as Bunta Fujiwara (voice)
Tomomichi Nishimura as Yuichi Tachibana (voice)
Kousuke Okano as Kenta Nakamura (voice)

Seasons

Specials (2001) - (8 Episodes)

First Stage (1998) - (26 Episodes)

Second Stage (1999) - (13 Episodes)

Fourth Stage (2004) - (24 Episodes)

Fifth Stage (2012) - (14 Episodes)

Final Stage (2014) - (4 Episodes)

Specials (2001)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Extra Stage 1 Part 1 - Beyond Impact Blue... (2001-03-22)

As usual Mako and Sayuki are racing on Mt. Usui. But Mako is battling emotional wounds from what she thinks was a rejection by Iketani, while Sayuki's childhood friend Shingo (of the Myogi Night Kids) and his teammate Nakazato arrive to warn them that a team made of Lancer Evolutions called Emperor is targeting Usui now, to conquer the Gunma area.
Ep. 2: Extra Stage 1 Part 2 - Sentimental White (2001-03-22)

To make Mako’s world better, Sayuki sets up a perfect match for her best friend. At first this seems alright, but is it worth it if it means giving up her dreams in street racing for a relationship?
Ep. 3: Battle Stage (2002-05-15)

Initial D Battle Stage (special) will summarize the major street races from the two TV series. Rather than simply using clips from the TV series, the new special will entirely re-animate all of the original CG car and background footage with new state-of-the-art computer graphics rendering. The special will also feature entirely new Super Eurobeat music and guest commentary from legendary "drift racer" Keiichi Tsuchiya.
Ep. 4: Project D to the Next Stage (2003-03-22)

A special that comes with the Fourth Stage DVD-BOX. It is comprised of a recap from First Stage to Third Stage, along with staff commentary and sneak preview of the making of the Fourth Stage.
Ep. 5: Fourth Stage Battle Digest (2007-02-28)

An 8 minute trailer for Initial D Battle Stage 2 that came with Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Fourth Stage Non-Stop Mega Mix With Battle Digest, the thirty-fourth Initial D album. It was released February 28th 2007 and published by Avex Trax.
Ep. 6: Battle Stage 2 (2007-05-30)

Initial D Battle Stage 2 summarizes the major street races from the recent Fourth Stage TV series. While the first Battle Stage had every battle re-animated from scratch, the only episodes altered in the second version were the early races in stage 4, to match with the visual style of the latter portion of Stage 4. Additionally, two races that were previously seen only in the manga were animated specially for the feature. The first race is Takahashi Keisuke vs. Smiley Sakai, and the other is Keisuke vs. Kawai Atsuro. Both races are noticeably shorter than the other races in the feature.
Ep. 7: Extra Stage 2 - Tabidachi No Green (2008-12-05)

Itekani missed an oppertunity to see Mako-chan and hates himself for never calling to say he was sorry. By chance he runs into her 6 months later, and the situation is akward. Itekani does not have time to talk at the chance, but both want to talk, so they arrange a 2. meeting. Itekani goes to the meeting place early, but an old man was left behind from an tourist bus, and asks Itekani to catch the bus for him. Itekani being a nice guy, cant say no.
Ep. 8: Battle Stage 3 (2021-03-05)

Initial D: Battle Stage 3 is the eleventh and final installment of the Initial D series. It features every race from Fifth Stage and Final Stage. Unlike the previous two battle stages, it does not feature any new battles, and doesn't feature any character dialogue.