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Initial D S1E5 — Dogfight!

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Initial D•Season 1•Episode 5

Dogfight!

8.1/10 · 189 votesMay 16, 199825 min

Ranked #9 of 26 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

When Takumi stuns everyone with his skills in the Eight-Six, Iketani and Itsuki start plotting a way to get the new hotshot to join the SpeedStars.

Directed byMihiro Yamaguchi

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

M

Masayuki Nakajima

Special Effects

H

Hiroshi Toda

Writer

S

Shin Misawa

Storyboard Artist

T

Takeshi Yamazaki

Animation Director

M

Mihiro Yamaguchi

Director

Susumu Kudo

Susumu Kudo

Storyboard Artist

S

Seiichi Morishita

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"Dogfight!" is episode 5 of Initial D season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 189 votes, ranking #9 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Mihiro Yamaguchi and written by Hiroshi Toda, it aired on May 16, 1998.

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