Initially Takumi seems oblivious to the incident, but takes notice after he is mistakenly blamed for taking advantage of a girl. Akina, Takumi receives a new challenge from a Subuaru Impreza WR-X. Itsuki's got his own emotional turmoil after a date with Kasumi takes an unexpected turn.After driving the Impreza, Takumi begins to question his abilities behind the wheel of the Eight-Six.

Ryosuke gives Takumi some advice in beating his opponent, but he didn't give it clearly because he wants Takumi's skills to grow by figuring it out. Takumi Fujiwara is an eighteen-year-old high school student who usually appears aloof and spaced out. Initial D: Fifth Stage Episode 12.

Takumi has accepted Wataru's challenge and the location for this battle is on Wataru's home ground, Shomaru Pass. This is a list of episodes for the anime series Initial D Initial D: First Stage (1998) Episodes in First Stage are numbered as Acts, such as "ACT.1 The Ultimate Tofu Store Drift". This makes Keisuke feel a lot of pressure concerning Hoshino’s true intentions, as the battle between his newly modified FD is put to it’s first test against Godfoot’s newly purchased next generation GT-R34.The battle between the FD and GT-R continues, however the real battle has just begun. Will it pay off, or will Hoshino leave him in the dust?

While Iketani is out on a date with his dream girl, his friends decide to watch this mountain pass in hoping to see the rare SilEighty in action.Iketani is given a tempting incentive by Mako if he can have the Eight-Six race Mako's team.

Despite the outcome, people all around Gunma know that this is a race not to miss.Emperor, a team of Lan Evos from the Tochigi prefecture has arrived with the goal to crush every team in Gunma. It begins with Toshiya Joushimain the Honda S2000 Type-V and Kôzô Hoshino in the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 practicing for the up coming battle with Project D. The pairing will be the Skyline GTR R34 vs. the the FDS3 Uphill and the S2000 vs the AE86 Downhill.

Ryosuke knows victory isn't a sure thing, and as the race begins, so does a heavy rain.Takumi struggles to keep up with the Northern Saitama Alliance's Cappuccino. This meant that Tokyopop could no longer release new volumes of Kodansha manga properties, nor re-release Kodansha titles that were already printed. They've already shown their willingness to cheat - and now they've threatened Takumi's team with physical violence.The Lan EVO drivers have proven to be Project D's shadiest opponents yet.

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Bunta steps out of the tofu shop and breaks his key pouch after accidentally dropping it. Name Changes in Initial D, English Language Version." First ""don't look back"" - Secondly rev limiting he told Takumi to shift gears at 9000 RPM and not the normal 11,000.

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Whilst this is on, another battle is in the midst: Ryosuke's inevitable battle with the driver known as 'Shinigami', Rin Hojo.The destined battle between Ryosuke and Rin 'Shinigami' Hojo has begun, over a girl named Kaori. He's not interested in distractions - and that could spell heartbreak for Kyoko.Hoping to keep up with Takumi's growth as a racer, Keisuke's spending most of his spare time driving.

Their second encounter is a race on her turf.Hoping to keep up with Takumi's growth as a racer, Keisuke's spending most of his spare time driving. Also to everyone’s surprise, Itsuki buys a new car.To prove the potential of Itsuki’s new car, Takumi drives it against a minor racing team from Gunma. Meanwhile, Ryosuke hints to Fumihiro that he has a hidden objective for his racing team, and that it involves the letter D in his Project D team name.

After the race ends, the rising star looks to the legend for a lesson in technique - and Project D looks into the future where new challengers wait for their shot.TV14 • Science Fiction, Animation • TV Series (2000)A few shows play with an ad break before and after the video.

She likes him more than ever, but with his skills growing, Keisuke's never been more focused on driving.Project D's next match is against a pair of legendary racers. This time, Keisuke will have to work on his acceleration techniques.

As they come closer to the finish line, Takumi begins to wonder whether or not he should beat his opponent in the straightaway, eventhough he lost in the corners.