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Initial D S1E23 — The Rainy Downhill

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Initial D•Season 1•Episode 23

The Rainy Downhill

7.8/10 · 143 votesNov 7, 199825 min

Ranked #14 of 26 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

Kenta, a member of the RedSuns, challenges Takumi to a downhill race in the pouring rain. With the increasingly wet course conditions, neither driver is guaranteed victory.

Directed bySusumu Kudo

Written byNobuaki Kishima

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Seasons5

Cast3

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Takumi Fujiwara (voice)

Mitsuo Iwata

Mitsuo Iwata

Itsuki Takeuchi (voice)

Kazuki Yao

Kazuki Yao

Koichiro Iketani (voice)

Crew6

H

Hiroshi Kanazawa

Animation Director

M

Masayuki Nakajima

Special Effects

Susumu Kudo

Susumu Kudo

Director

N

Nobuaki Kishima

Writer

S

Seiichi Morishita

Director of Photography

K

Kazunori Ikegami

Storyboard Artist

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Episode Summary

"The Rainy Downhill" is episode 23 of Initial D season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 143 votes, ranking #14 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Susumu Kudo and written by Nobuaki Kishima, it aired on November 7, 1998.

Next: E24 · Akagi's White Comet Best of Season 1