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Initial D S1E8 — Time's Almost Up!

7.4

Initial D•Season 1•Episode 8

Time's Almost Up!

7.4/10 · 164 votesJun 20, 199825 min

Ranked #24 of 26 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

There’s a crowd waiting for a race to start on Mt. Akina, but the Eight-Six is nowhere to be seen. Itsuki’s in a tough spot - and Takumi’s the only one who can get him out of it.

Directed byHiroshi Tsuruta

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)

Crew9

N

Nobuaki Kishima

Writer

Y

Yukitaka Shishikai

Special Effects

K

Kenji Akazawa

Director of Photography

H

Hiroshi Tsuruta

Director

I

Ikko Kobayashi

Layout

I

Ikko Kobayashi

Animation Director

H

Harumi Tamano

Storyboard Artist

K

Ko Seong-un

Animation Director

S

Satoshi Arakawa

Compositing Artist

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Episode Summary

"Time's Almost Up!" is episode 8 of Initial D season 1. It scored 7.4/10 from 164 votes, ranking #24 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Hiroshi Tsuruta and written by Nobuaki Kishima, it aired on June 20, 1998.

Next: E9 · Battle To the Limit Best of Season 1