Initial D

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Initial D: First Stage

Act # Title Summary
Act 1 Ultimate Tofu Store Drift
  • Akagi Red Suns challenges Akina's Speedstars.
  • Speedstars know they're out of their league.
  • Keisuke Takahashi (of the Akagi Red Suns) gets overtaken by Takumi who is just driving downhill on an errand.
  • INERTIA DRIFT
Act 2 Revenge! The Rumbling Turbo
  • Early G T-Apex model Toyota Trueno AE86, stock except fog lights
  • Insert irl racing footage *(Keiichi Tsuchiya)*
  • Smoking indoors really immersing me in the 90's
  • Takahashi Keisuke (KT) FD
  • Not the fucking panty shot
  • NOT A SECOND ONE
  • Mogi Natsuki asks Fujiwara Takumi out to the ocean (this will be important later)
  • Iketani's on Bunta's tail- the original drift king.
  • We smoking inside again, even in a food place.
  • IKETANI GETS INTO A FUCKING ACCIDENT AS A CLIFF HANGER
Act 3 Downhill Specialist Arrives
  • I wonder if Bunta felt bad that Iketani got into an accident right after he said that last episode.
  • Iketani asks Bunta for a favor (beat the Akagi Red Suns)
  • Takumi wants the car for a sunday date- Bunta knows Takumi can beat Takahashi to defend Akinas's Speedstars
  • A full tank of gas is also part of the deal
  • Takehito Koyasu is Ryosuke Takahashi's seiyuu... I know that voice anywhere
  • Is that her dad... or was she a sugar baby?
  • MYOGI NIGHT KIDS ENTER
  • Takeshi Nakazato's R32 got a cool ass fisheye lens moment
  • Takahashi brother's signature Parallel Drift
  • OUGH NOT THE 3D MODEL AND 2D CLASH
Act 4 The Battle Begins
  • Takumi shows up just on time right before Kenji (the second best racer since Iketani is still recovering from the accident) would have had to battle against KT while representing the Speedstars
  • All of Takumi's friends (Iketani and Itsuki Takeuchi/Iggy) being like BRO NO TAKUMI?!
  • Iketani believing whole-heartedly in Bunta is kinda cute- wish he actually chose to teach iketani something
  • KT sweating like a dog while Takumi is literally not even breaking a sweat
Act 5 Dogfight!
  • Having to walkie-talkie all the races play by play means we get so much exposition
  • Takumi wins against KT for a second time on the downhill.
  • The solid 10 seconds when Takumi gets home from winning the race and its just silence.
  • "FULL TANK OF GAS, remember you promised." - How Takumi tells his dad he won as told
  • Takahashi brothers walk the course and realize Takumi hooked his inside tires onto the drainage ditch to gain more cornering force.
  • Ocean date with Mogi as planned
Act 6 A New Challenger
  • Nakazato's theme being the organ is kinda iconic actually.
  • (BN)R32 GT-R
  • Pulls over to talk shit about your car and have a smoke.
  • Bunta sent Iketani tofu
  • INSERT IRL FOOTAGE AGAIN (Keiichi Tsuchiya)
  • Iketani comes along with Takumi on a downhill and freaks out during turn 3 he passes out
  • DINGDING sound of the speedometer means its over 100clicks (wouldnt that be annoying to have going constantly? I wonder if theres a way to turn it off in those cars)
Act 7 Pride of a Racer
  • Takumi beating people up about Mogi (during a flashback)
  • Nakazato is on the trail and wants to race against the 86 of Akina
  • Itsuki accepted a race for takumi while talking out of his ass (typical)
  • Keisuke just stands there in the middle of the road... MENACINGLY, how does he not get run over, its pitch black and takumi is going fast downhill.
  • You cant lose because if lose then the winner thinks theyve also won against me since you beat me- KT
  • You cant lose to anyone but me!
Act 8 Time's Almost Up!
  • Bunta is changing the settings for the 86 to be a better match for Nakazato's R32
  • Itsuki is fucking lucky Takumi is getting into this whole thing
  • Itsuki needs to learn not to talk out of his ass (this character flaw will definitely come back)
  • Just once let Itsuki taste his fucking mistakes pls
  • SlOOOOOOw episode tbh
Act 9 Battle to the Limit!
  • Get out of my way! I'm gonna run you over. (revs engine) Best friends only
  • Nakazato is like who taught this toddler to drift?
  • Nakazato GT-R, R32, FR and four-wheel drive
  • I do feel like it's kinda unsafe that Bunta didn't tell Takumi that he was changing the settings on the car but I think he would notice something as he was driving on the way there I would hope.
  • Smoking inside again Bunta...
  • "Regular traffic" literally the only time we've seen other cars is when Iketani got into that accident.
  • RUNNING IN THE 90'S HITTING
  • Not Ryosuke saying we have the best seats and JUST FOLLOWS THE RACE??
  • Put your seatbelts on
  • A four-wheel drift in full throttle, and he's barely applying the countersteer (yeah *nods head*)
  • Fujiwara family is the king on not communicating but somehow still understanding eachother completely.
  • ON THE ROCKS, you know I love when the organ hits.
  • Love that there's like that huffing sound that reminds me of a work horse or a train when Nakazato drives his car.
  • Over 100km/h doing a four wheel drift next to the guardrail
  • IM BURNING UP FOR YOU!
  • Nakazato acknowledges his ABS and downhill driving have put a strain on the front tires
Act 10 The Five Consecutive Hairpins
  • Trying to pass on the outside while drifting?
  • Funky background music
  • HOW WAS THAT NOT AN ACCIDENT
  • what is understeer?
  • cigarette time
  • 4th hairpin was the pass
  • delicious target??? ryos wording
  • itsuki bought,,, 85
  • TAKUMI KILL HIM
  • Friendship...
Act 11 Shingo Arrives
  • Shingo from the night kids shows up
  • if he beats takumi then he will be considered better than nakazato (whom takumi beat last time)
  • Shingo Shoji smoking inside a cafe
  • Powerslide is not a real drift
  • HEY NO BUMPER KISSES
  • The evil laugh in the back as Shingo does a shitty move is very cool and I love it
  • double date talks
Act 12 The FR Killer
  • cool vibrations,mmhahaha I WANNA DANCE
  • Fucking break checking during a race? how fucking cheap
  • EG6 is Shingo's car
  • YEAH WHY DONT THEY JUST CALL IT A CIVIC
  • Non-turbo 1.6L like the 86, but it also has a powerful VTEC engine
  • Left foot breaking...
  • Buntas meetings... is it just drinking?
  • Omigodddddd itsuki dressed up for the date
  • Shut up Itsuki god I wanna punch him
  • Saori, the second named girl chara
  • ITSUKI YOU TERRIBLE DRIVER GOD
  • I appreciate iketani so much because he wants to get better.
  • DUCT TAPE DEATH MATCH
Act 13 First Date
  • Itsuki has never been in a race before oh god
  • Itsuki races Shingo while Saori is in the car with him
  • Again the last straw for Takumi is always someone shitting on Itsuki
  • Takumi says he'll do the duct tape death match
Act 14 Evolving Drift
  • TK is Takumi's biggest fan
  • Bunta x Iketani fans (me) rejoice
  • NA 10-6DOHC can outperform a B-16A
  • iketani dont fucking say THAT, he thinks takumi will get in an accident
  • ON COMING TRAFFIC for the first time but neither Shingo nor Takumi are phased by it
  • Shingo bumps bumpers again right before Takumi enters a drift to turn causing him to lose control. The AE86 spins a full 360 degrees and Takumi recovers fast revealing his fury
Act 15 Takumi's Fury!
  • Eurobeat intensifies
  • Takumi is like pinballing and drifting
  • After the hairpins- famous last words bruh
  • DOUBLE CRASH?? are you joking- not the fucking ending theme playing
  • "I was so mad I went home and slept"
  • oh boy Itsuki... Saori doesn't want to see you
  • Iketani... you are so good.
  • Sato Mako? Third girl character
  • New ending??
Act 16 The Angel of Usui
  • Mako and Iketani go on a date and the Akina Speed Stars are eyeing up the local run
  • Iketani misunderstands Mako a little, as its shown she is the fasted on Usui pass
  • Mako drives a blue Silvia 180, sometimes called a Sileighty
  • He's mansplaining woof
  • Continuous reverse drift
  • SHES THE BEST
  • WHAT GIVE YOU HIM YOUR VIRGINITY NO
Act 17 Sudden Death Death-Match
  • Not kenji chewing iketani out for setting up a battle he thinks Takumi wouldn't win
  • WE CANT BE FRIENDS ANYMORE... kenji why
  • lesbians....
  • They decide it'll be a cat and mouse race since there isn't room to pass
  • Takumi decides to be the cat first (which everyone advises against)
Act 18 Hot Winds and Furious Driving
  • The race begins, Takumi realizes he's at a disadvantage on off turf
  • Usui pass has water on one side and a cliff wall on the other.
  • Ryosuke is updating his racing blog.
  • its like they have a fan club (mako and sayuki)
  • C-121 is Usui Pass hardest curve
Act 19 Super Drift!
  • First time seeing Mogi in awhile.
  • Oh jesus oh fuck that was a close ass accident
  • Takumi wins of course
  • the girls are fair losers and congratulate the dude on his win
Act 20 The End of Summer

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25012024 Added media (transparent png and dancing takumi) and a marquee for fun.
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Deja Vu! I've just been in this place before (Higher on the street) And I know it's my time to go Calling you, and the search is a mystery (Standing on my feet) It's so hard when I try to be me, woah Woah! Deja Vu! I've just been in this time before (Higher on the beat) And I know it's a place to go Calling you and the search is a mystery (Standing on my feet) It's so hard when I try to be me Yeah! I'm gonna replace this with Back on the rocks later lol