Anime · TV series · 1998

Initial D 1st Stage

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A 26-episode television series from Studio Comet and Studio Gallop, broadcast April 19, 1998 to December 6, 1998. Episodes run about 25 minutes. Action, Drama, Sports.

Early CG cars on real mountain roads, plus Eurobeat. The animation has aged the cornering has not.

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01  —  The record

The record

Format
TV series
Status
Completed
Episodes
26 · about 25 min each
Broadcast
April 19, 1998 – December 6, 1998
Studio
Studio Comet, Studio Gallop
Genres
Action, Drama, Sports
Season
Spring 1998
02  —  Where to watch

Where to watch

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03  —  Elsewhere

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04  —  Who made it

Characters and credits

Characters

  • Takumi FujiwaraMainVoice (JP): Shinichirou Miki
  • Itsuki TakeuchiMainVoice (JP): Mitsuo Iwata
  • Kouichirou IketaniMainVoice (JP): Kazuki Yao
  • Bunta FujiwaraSupportingVoice (JP): Unshou Ishizuka
  • Ryousuke TakahashiSupportingVoice (JP): Takehito Koyasu
  • Keisuke TakahashiSupportingVoice (JP): Tomokazu Seki
  • Takeshi NakazatoSupportingVoice (JP): Nobuyuki Hiyama
  • Mako SatouSupportingVoice (JP): Michiko Neya

Production

  • Insert Song Performance ("WINGS OF FIRE" eps 18, 19) Michiko Neya
  • ADR Producer (English Funimation) Justin Cook
  • Insert Song Performance ("WINGS OF FIRE" eps 18, 19) Yumi Kakazu
  • ADR Script (English Funimation, eps 1-13) Eric Vale
  • ADR Script (English Funimation, eps 1-13) Eric Vale
  • ADR Script (English Funimation, eps 2, 8) J. Michael Tatum
05  —  Related records

Other versions and continuations

Separate works that share this story. They are listed rather than merged, because a sequel, a recap film and a remake are three different things and only one of them is this page.

06  —  In the shop

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