Initial D Season 2

Synopsis

A group of street racers called Team Emperor, all using Mitsubishi Lancer Evolutions, appear in the Gunma area, defeating anyone in their path, until their No. 2 racer, Seiji Iwaki, was defeated by Takumi, breaking their winning streak. Their leader, a professionally-trained driver named Kyoichi Sudo, challenged Takumi to a race at Akagi to “teach him some things” and as a sort of cover event for his race with Ryosuke, his primary target. Takumi declined his proposal at first but eventually accepted after being infuriated with seeing Natsuki with the Mercedes Driver which left him at a disadvantage from the get-go. This race saw Takumi's Eight-Six blow its engine. While it may have been a defeat for Takumi, Kyoichi did not consider it a race instead considering it more as a seminar to show Takumi how much he needs a better car as he believes the Eight-Six is far too old to match Takumi's skill level.

Main Cast

Shin-ichiro Miki

Takumi Fujiwara (voice)

Age : 56 | Popularity : 11%

Mitsuo Iwata

Itsuki Takeuchi (voice)

Age : 56 | Popularity : 12%

Episodes

Episode 1

14 October 1999 - A New Threat

Emperor, a team of Lan Evos from the Tochigi prefecture has arrived with the goal to crush every team in Gunma. Soon they realize the fastest car in Gunma isn’t just Akagi’s White Comet, but also a new downhill legend known as Akina’s Eight-Six.

Episode 2

21 October 1999 - Team Emperor on Akina

What would happen if the Eight-Six gets a new upgrade? That’s exactly what Iketani and Itsuki has been thinking about to increase the performance of Takumi’s vehicle. But would Bunta allow it? Elsewhere, team Emperor’s winning streak isn’t slowing down as they continue to sweep across Gunma, defeating every race team with ease. Their next target, Akina’s Eight-Six.

Episode 3

28 October 1999 - The Feeling of Defeat

Kyoiichi senses an uncanny fighting spirit within the Eight-Six’s driver, as he gives Seiji strict rules against the race. Seiji however decides to ignore these rules and launches his Evo IV into full power. Takumi is outclassed in almost every category as the Evo IV’s power is truly amazing. The battle risk escalates when the race reaches it’s second half point of the coarse.

Episode 4

04 November 1999 - Hollow Victory

In his heart, Takumi couldn’t accept his victory over the Evo IV and decides to make a vow. To add to his already uneasy thoughts … anonymous messages are being sent to Takumi concerning his relationship with Natsuki.

Episode 5

11 November 1999 - Countdown to Destruction

Takumi soon discovers Natsuki’s secret that leads him to vent his anger in an egotistic battle against Kyoiichi at Akagi, thinking little of the huge disadvantage he has.

Episode 6

19 November 1999 - Goodbye Eight-Six

Kyoiichi is realizing just how incredible Akina’s downhill is, yet he has full confidence in his rally tuned Evo III. Takumi soon realizes the difference between the Eight-Six and the loud banging horsepower of the Evo III. It seems that Bunta instinctively knows of the race taking place as a major turning point is about to happen in the series.

Episode 7

25 November 1999 - Battle at Akagi

With the Eight-Six out of the picture, the RedSuns has become the main representatives of Gunma, as every local racer within the prefecture are in favor of Emperor’s defeat. Ryosuke has returned on the street to defeat the revenge-seeking Kyoiichi, who plans to use his theories of motorsports against the White Comet. Also, Iketani and Kenji spot another racer from a neighbouring prefecture.

Episode 8

02 December 1999 - Dangerous Car

Mt. Akagi’s battle continues, as Ryosuke has his own theories about streetracing…and he plans to demonstrate it’s difference on Kyoiichi’s Evo III. Back in Akina, Takumi’s routine way of life is gone with the absence of the Eight-Six and the discovery of Natsuki’s secret.

Episode 9

09 December 1999 - The New Eight-Six

The Eight-Six has returned undergoing a major change. Takumi soon test-drives the new performance much to his mixed satisfactions and disappointments, but what he doesn’t understand is what Bunta knows what’s within that car. Also, the relationship between Takumi and Natsuki is falling apart, but Itsuki’s heart is shaken with the appearance of Kazumi.

Episode 10

16 December 1999 - The Eight-Six Turbo!

After Wataru issues a short-lived battle against Keisuke, his sister Kazumi introduces him to Itsuki leading to a chance meeting with another Eight-Six driver. At first everything seems right with the meeting, but because of Takumi’s naïve reaction to his car’s new downhill weapon, Wataru rubs it the wrong way as his bad side emerges.

Episode 11

06 January 2000 - The Seal Has Been Broken

Fujiwara takes up the challenge and decides where the battle would take place. But before he can accept Wataru’s challenge, he’ll have to learn the most basic essentials of what it means to be a streetracer. Also, Itsuki’s relationship with Kazumi is teaching him the value of having a girlfriend.

Episode 12

13 January 2000 - Eight-Six vs. Eight-Six

Fujiwara is about to experience a completely different type of racer within Wataru’s own Eight-Six, in a treacherous mountain pass consisted of mixed elevations, rusting guardrails, unexpected traps and aging rough pavements. As Takumi presses down the accelerator, the true nature of the Eight-Six’s new hidden weapon emerges in it’s monstrous raw performance.

Episode 13

20 January 2000 - Changing Seasons

The battle between the two Eight-Sixes have met Wataru’s satisfaction much higher than he expected, but he plans to decide the outcome of this battle with the judgement of the human body’s limitations. Takumi soon realizes he is losing grip of his pace. After the battle, a series of revelations take place among all the characters in preparation to what’s coming next.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound Designer	Miyuki Seki Reiji Matsumoto Takao Ogawa Kenji Koyama Takeshi Takadera Fujio Yamada
	Original Music Composer	Ryuichi Katsumata
	Sound Director	Masafumi Mima
	Theme Song Performance	Yuri Masuda Mototaka Segawa
Camera	Director of Photography	Sadanori Kaneda
Art	Art Direction	Minoru Maeda
Directing	Series Director	Shin'ichi Masaki
Visual Effects	CGI Director	Toshihiro Nagao
	Character Designer	Masaki Sato
Production	Executive Producer	Ren Usami
	Producer	Kayo Fukuda
Editing	Supervising Editor	Keiichi Tsuchiya
Writing	Comic Book	Shuichi Shigeno
Department	Role	Name

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