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Initial
D Second Stage
Episodes: 13
Genre: Action
Creator: Shuichi Shigeno
Age Rating: 13 and up
Commercial Release:
Tokyopop
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Overview:
High
school student Takumi Fujiwara has taken the street
racing world at Mt. Akina by storm by outracing fast
cars and even faster legends. Takumi is seemingly unstoppable
at his home course - but his last opponent advised him
to go out of the area and seek other challenges with
his "Hachi-Roku" (AE86). Takumi's passion
for racing continues to grow, but so do the challenges,
and it may take more than Takumi's current skills to
keep him on top.
Some
Characters of Note:
Thanks
to Around
the World for the pics
 Takumi
Fujiwara: Takumi is still very laid-back and
relaxed, but his previous races have ignited in
him a fire and a passion for street racing that
continues to grow with each battle. Takumi has defeated
all his opponents at Mt. Akina, but now he seeks
to take his challenges outside of the Akina area.
But as Takumi may soon discover, his driving skills
are about to be challenged by the likes of drivers
that he has never yet encountered. Though young,
Takumi's style mirrors and even rivals that of his
father, Bunta Fujiwara, who was a street racing
legend.
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 Itsuki
Takeushi:
Takumi's best friend, Itsuki is considertably more
emotional and boisterous. Unlike Takumi, who reluctantly
takes the reins of becoming a Street Racer, Itsuki
constantly fantasizes and dreams of becoming a great
Speed racer (and getting the girls in the process).
However, his constant bumbling and misunderstandings
get him in trouble more often than not. Itsuki's
"Hachi-Go" (AE85) is inferior to Takumi's
"Hachi-Roku", but he has nevertheless
grown to love his new car and continues to drive
with it to emulate Takumi's amazing skill.
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 Seiji
Iwaki:
Second fastest racer on the highly skilled yet slightly
arrogant "Emperor" team, Seiji has complete
confidence in his driving skill. Most of this confidence
comes from his love of the Lancer Evolution car,
which he feels is the superior street racing car
over all other cars. Brash and not afraid to put
his opponents down, Seiji and his leader, Kyouichi
Sudou, plan on beating all the racers in the area
to prove the superiority of the Lancer Evolution
model. Seiji has a habit of cutitng the stickers
of teams he beats and placing them upside down on
his car.
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Ryosuke
Takahashi: The older of the Takahashi brothers,
Ryosuke is the more cerebral (and more skilled)
of the two. He was once known as the "White
Comet of Akagi" but founded the Akagi Redsuns
on the premise of beating all the teams in the
Gunma area and then retiring, setting records
no one could break. Driving a Mazda FC3S RX-7,
Ryosuke has a become a legend in the area, unbeatable
until Takumi's narrow win over him at Akina. However,
this has not stopped him from improving his technique,
and many challengers, even the Emperor team, respect
his skill.
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