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Initial D S1E3 — Downhill Specialist Arrives

7.6

Initial D•Season 1•Episode 3

Downhill Specialist Arrives

7.6/10 · 197 votesMay 2, 199825 min

Ranked #19 of 26 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

Iketani’s out of commission for the race against the RedSuns, so he tries to convince Bunta to take his place. Takumi’s working on a deal of his own - he need’s his dad’s car for a date with Natsuki.

Directed byNaoyuki Kuzuya

Written byHiroshi Toda

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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)

Crew7

T

Takahisa Ichikawa

Animation Director

M

Masayuki Nakajima

Special Effects

H

Hiroshi Toda

Writer

N

Naoyuki Kuzuya

Director

N

Naoyuki Kuzuya

Storyboard Artist

S

Seiichi Morishita

Director of Photography

T

Tadashi Shiobara

Production Assistant

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Episode Summary

"Downhill Specialist Arrives" is episode 3 of Initial D season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 197 votes, ranking #19 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Naoyuki Kuzuya and written by Hiroshi Toda, it aired on May 2, 1998.

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