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Initial D S1E7 — Pride of a Racer

7.4

Initial D•Season 1•Episode 7

Pride of a Racer

7.4/10 · 165 votesJun 13, 199825 min

Ranked #23 of 26 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

Takeshi is ready to take on the Eight-Six and he has every reason to believe that the car’s driver is game. When Takumi catches wind of the situation, he’s got to decide if the challenge is worth accepting.

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

T

Takahisa Ichikawa

Animation Director

M

Masayuki Nakajima

Special Effects

Susumu Kudo

Susumu Kudo

Director

N

Nobuaki Kishima

Writer

Yoshitaka Koyama

Yoshitaka Koyama

Storyboard Artist

S

Seiichi Morishita

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"Pride of a Racer" is episode 7 of Initial D season 1. It scored 7.4/10 from 165 votes, ranking #23 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Susumu Kudo and written by Nobuaki Kishima, it aired on June 13, 1998.

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