Initial D Second Stage

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: 頭文字〈イニシャル〉D SECOND STAGE
English: Initial D Second Stage
Spanish: Initial D: Supera el Límite de Velocidad Temporada 2
French: Initial D Stage 2
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Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 15, 1999 to Jan 21, 2000
Premiered: Fall 1999
Broadcast: Fridays at 01:55 (JST)
Producers: OB Planning, Fuji TV
Licensors: Funimation, Tokyopop
Studios: Pastel
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, DramaDrama
Theme: RacingRacing
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 8.181 (scored by 135568135,568 users)
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Ranked: #4062
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Popularity: #1096
Members: 220,274
Favorites: 1,081

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Accumulating an impressive series of victories with his AE86, Takumi Fujiwara has imposed himself as street racing's newest rising star. However, his newly found confidence of winning at his home turf of Mount Akina has been put in jeopardy by a new Emperor team exclusively using a car model favored by most professional racing pilots: the Mitsubishi four-wheel drive Lancer Evolutions—also known as Lan Evos. The Emperor team leader, Kyouichi Sudou, looks down on Takumi and regards him as an inferior pilot for driving an antique car that lacks the makings of a true modern race car. Kyouichi's elitist philosophy is also the reason why his team is only made of Lan Evo drivers.

Will Takumi be able to keep his perfect track record intact against the highly skilled and mechanically superior Emperor team, or does his hot streak end here?

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Adaptation:Initial D
Prequel:Initial D First Stage
Sequel:Initial D Third Stage
Summary:Initial D Battle Stage, Initial D: Project D to the Next Stage - Project D e Mukete
Side story:Initial D Extra Stage

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Characters & Voice Actors

Fujiwara, Takumi

Fujiwara, Takumi

Main
Miki, Shinichiro
Japanese
Miki, Shinichiro
Fujiwara, Bunta

Fujiwara, Bunta

Supporting
Ishizuka, Unshou
Japanese
Ishizuka, Unshou
Takahashi, Ryousuke

Takahashi, Ryousuke

Supporting
Koyasu, Takehito
Japanese
Koyasu, Takehito
Takahashi, Keisuke

Takahashi, Keisuke

Supporting
Seki, Tomokazu
Japanese
Seki, Tomokazu
Takeuchi, Itsuki

Takeuchi, Itsuki

Supporting
Iwata, Mitsuo
Japanese
Iwata, Mitsuo
Shouji, Shingo

Shouji, Shingo

Supporting
Fujiwara, Keiji
Japanese
Fujiwara, Keiji
Nakazato, Takeshi

Nakazato, Takeshi

Supporting
Hiyama, Nobuyuki
Japanese
Hiyama, Nobuyuki
Iketani, Kouichirou

Iketani, Kouichirou

Supporting
Yao, Kazuki
Japanese
Yao, Kazuki
Sudou, Kyouichi

Sudou, Kyouichi

Supporting
Tanaka, Masahiko
Japanese
Tanaka, Masahiko
Mogi, Natsuki

Mogi, Natsuki

Supporting
Kawasumi, Ayako
Japanese
Kawasumi, Ayako

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Staff

Cook, Justin
Cook, Justin
Producer
Simone, Jamie
Simone, Jamie
Producer
Masaki, Shinichi
Masaki, Shinichi
Director, Storyboard
Mima, Masafumi
Mima, Masafumi
Sound Director


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 "Kimi ga Iru" by Galla




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15 Recommended
3 Mixed Feelings
0 Not Recommended
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Apr 17, 2024
NevyZine
Recommended
Initial D is one of the most influential car animes any car enthusiast can watch.

This is technically a follow-up to a review I wrote back in 2022, so this will not be an insightful review of the Initial D Second Stage itself.
| If you have any interest in cars, I think this anime is a must; if you don't, watch this anime if you only particularly want to. |

My life has changed a lot since my first review. In 2022, I deleted the first sentence that I was going to end up wrapped around a tree in five years because of Initial D. ...
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Jun 16, 2023
Bensonas
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Well, I'll start with the only two negatives o have;
1. The story isn't as superb as Stage 1. I'm purposely using the word superb here for a reason. It's not at AS superb but it's still great.
2. The animation of the 'non driving' scenes is more polished but lost a little bit of the charm as stage 1. However, it just did what every anime did and got more polished with its animation. Again, this isn't really a negative.
And that is it. That's the only real things I can say are negatives. Let's face it though, they arnt really negatives.

Now, onto everything great. ...
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Jul 24, 2020
cameronrb24
Mixed Feelings
Second stage is more of the same, for better or worse. We get to see Takumi push the limitations of his 86 even further (eventually past its breaking point). More races outside of the usual Akina downhill get showcased as well. The drama/romance arcs still mostly fall flat, but it's definitely handled better than in first stage. Itsuki just takes more L's, but it plays an important role regarding Takumi's progression as a racer.

There are some odd changes in character design, but the art/animation is an improvement overall. The cgi is less jarring and animated more fluidly. The backgrounds are less flat and bland than ...
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