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The Best Episodes of Initial D Season 2

Every episode of Initial D Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Initial D Season 2!

Takumi’s job as a tofu delivery boy has turned him into one of the most formidable drivers around. Behind the wheel of his Eight-Six, he’s...
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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"A New Threat" is the best rated episode of "Initial D" season 2. It scored 8.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Yukihiro Shino and written by Hiroshi Toda, it aired on 10/14/1999. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Team Emperor on Akina".

  • A New Threat
    8.3/103 votes

    #1 - A New Threat

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/1999

    Emperor, a team of Lan Evos from the Tochigi prefecture has arrived with the goal to crush every team in Gunma. Soon they realize the fastest car in Gunma isn’t just Akagi’s White Comet, but also a new downhill legend known as Akina’s Eight-Six.

    Director: Yukihiro Shino

    Writer: Hiroshi Toda

  • Team Emperor on Akina
    8.3/103 votes

    #2 - Team Emperor on Akina

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/1999

    What would happen if the Eight-Six gets a new upgrade? That’s exactly what Iketani and Itsuki has been thinking about to increase the performance of Takumi’s vehicle. But would Bunta allow it? Elsewhere, team Emperor’s winning streak isn’t slowing down as they continue to sweep across Gunma, defeating every race team with ease. Their next target, Akina’s Eight-Six.

    Director: Ken Baba

    Writer: Hiroshi Toda

  • The Feeling of Defeat
    8.3/103 votes

    #3 - The Feeling of Defeat

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/1999

    Kyoiichi senses an uncanny fighting spirit within the Eight-Six’s driver, as he gives Seiji strict rules against the race. Seiji however decides to ignore these rules and launches his Evo IV into full power. Takumi is outclassed in almost every category as the Evo IV’s power is truly amazing. The battle risk escalates when the race reaches it’s second half point of the coarse.

    Director: Yoshimitsu Tsuda

    Writer: Nobuaki Kishima

  • Hollow Victory
    8.7/103 votes

    #4 - Hollow Victory

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/1999

    In his heart, Takumi couldn’t accept his victory over the Evo IV and decides to make a vow. To add to his already uneasy thoughts … anonymous messages are being sent to Takumi concerning his relationship with Natsuki.

    Director: Shinya Hanai

    Writer: Nobuaki Kishima

  • Countdown to Destruction
    9.0/103 votes

    #5 - Countdown to Destruction

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/1999

    Takumi soon discovers Natsuki’s secret that leads him to vent his anger in an egotistic battle against Kyoiichi at Akagi, thinking little of the huge disadvantage he has.

    Director: Yukihiro Shino

    Writer: Nobuaki Kishima

  • Goodbye Eight-Six
    9.3/103 votes

    #6 - Goodbye Eight-Six

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/1999

    Kyoiichi is realizing just how incredible Akina’s downhill is, yet he has full confidence in his rally tuned Evo III. Takumi soon realizes the difference between the Eight-Six and the loud banging horsepower of the Evo III. It seems that Bunta instinctively knows of the race taking place as a major turning point is about to happen in the series.

    Director: Ken Baba

    Writer: Nobuaki Kishima

  • Battle at Akagi
    8.7/103 votes

    #7 - Battle at Akagi

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/1999

    With the Eight-Six out of the picture, the RedSuns has become the main representatives of Gunma, as every local racer within the prefecture are in favor of Emperor’s defeat. Ryosuke has returned on the street to defeat the revenge-seeking Kyoiichi, who plans to use his theories of motorsports against the White Comet. Also, Iketani and Kenji spot another racer from a neighbouring prefecture.

    Director: Yoshimitsu Tsuda

    Writer: Hiroshi Toda

  • Dangerous Car
    8.3/103 votes

    #8 - Dangerous Car

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/1999

    Mt. Akagi’s battle continues, as Ryosuke has his own theories about streetracing…and he plans to demonstrate it’s difference on Kyoiichi’s Evo III. Back in Akina, Takumi’s routine way of life is gone with the absence of the Eight-Six and the discovery of Natsuki’s secret.

    Director: Shinya Hanai

    Writer: Hiroshi Toda

  • The New Eight-Six
    8.7/103 votes

    #9 - The New Eight-Six

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/1999

    The Eight-Six has returned undergoing a major change. Takumi soon test-drives the new performance much to his mixed satisfactions and disappointments, but what he doesn’t understand is what Bunta knows what’s within that car. Also, the relationship between Takumi and Natsuki is falling apart, but Itsuki’s heart is shaken with the appearance of Kazumi.

    Director: Yukihiro Shino

    Writer: Nobuaki Kishima

  • The Eight-Six Turbo!
    8.7/103 votes

    #10 - The Eight-Six Turbo!

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/1999

    After Wataru issues a short-lived battle against Keisuke, his sister Kazumi introduces him to Itsuki leading to a chance meeting with another Eight-Six driver. At first everything seems right with the meeting, but because of Takumi’s naïve reaction to his car’s new downhill weapon, Wataru rubs it the wrong way as his bad side emerges.

    Director: Hiroshi Ishida

    Writer: Hiroshi Toda

  • The Seal Has Been Broken
    8.3/103 votes

    #11 - The Seal Has Been Broken

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2000

    Fujiwara takes up the challenge and decides where the battle would take place. But before he can accept Wataru’s challenge, he’ll have to learn the most basic essentials of what it means to be a streetracer. Also, Itsuki’s relationship with Kazumi is teaching him the value of having a girlfriend.

    Director: Yoshimitsu Tsuda

    Writer: Hiroshi Toda

  • Eight-Six vs. Eight-Six
    9.0/104 votes

    #12 - Eight-Six vs. Eight-Six

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2000

    Fujiwara is about to experience a completely different type of racer within Wataru’s own Eight-Six, in a treacherous mountain pass consisted of mixed elevations, rusting guardrails, unexpected traps and aging rough pavements. As Takumi presses down the accelerator, the true nature of the Eight-Six’s new hidden weapon emerges in it’s monstrous raw performance.

    Director: Shinya Hanai

    Writer: Nobuaki Kishima

  • Changing Seasons
    9.0/103 votes

    #13 - Changing Seasons

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/2000

    The battle between the two Eight-Sixes have met Wataru’s satisfaction much higher than he expected, but he plans to decide the outcome of this battle with the judgement of the human body’s limitations. Takumi soon realizes he is losing grip of his pace. After the battle, a series of revelations take place among all the characters in preparation to what’s coming next.

    Director: Yukihiro Shino

    Writer: Nobuaki Kishima