Initial D: First Stage (1998)★ 8.6/10

Name: Initial D: First Stage
Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Released: 1998-04-18
Cast: Shin'ichirô Miki, Mitsuo Iwata, Kazuki Yao, Steve Blum, Jonathan R. Freeman

TV-PG · JP · 25 min · April 18, 1998 · 1 seasons

Action
Animation
Comedy
Drama
Sport

Directed by: Shin Misawa, Masami Hata, Rei Kotaki, Susumu Kudô, Hiroshi Tsuruta

Written by: Kôji Kaneda, Shuichi Shigeno, Nobuaki Kishima, Hiroshi Toda, Eric Vale

Takumi Fujiwara, 18 years old, delivers tofu on Mt. Akina, training unknowingly for drift racing. A late-night encounter with Keisuke Takahashi of the RedSuns thrusts him into high-stakes mountain races with friends.

Cast & crew

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Shin'ichirô MikiTakumi Fujiwara

Mitsuo IwataItsuki Takeuchi

Kazuki YaoKouichiro Iketani

Steve BlumKeisuke 'K.T.' Takahashi

Jonathan R. FreemanAdditional Voices

Ian SinclairAdditional Voices

Jason SpisakKenji

J. Michael TatumRyosuke Takahashi

Scott MenvilleGoro

Todd HaberkornKeisuke Takahashi

Vic MignognaShingo Shoji

Colleen ClinkenbeardMako Sato

Videos

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Initial D: First Stage (1998) - VHS Anime Trailer

Reviews

thiccJune 1, 2026

One of my favorite animes and I am not even into cars, like, not at all, yet it still gripped me and made me watch through it all. It is a classic, the music is legendary in internet culture, as is the Takumi's 86.
A Must-Watch for anyone.

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