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Initial D S3E2 — Full Speed! Downhill Battle
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Initial D•Season 3•Episode 2

Full Speed! Downhill Battle

8.3/10 · 6 votesApr 17, 200428 min

Ranked #13 of 24 in Season 3•matches the season avg

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Tohru's promised to quit racing forever if he loses his next match. The course is dangerous, and with Project D's downhill specialist on his tail, one wrong move could spell disaster.

Directed bySusumu Kudo
Written byNobuaki Kishima
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Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Takumi Fujiwara (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Ryosuke Takahashi (voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Tomokazu Seki

Keisuke Takahashi (voice)

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Susumu Kudo

Susumu Kudo

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Nobuaki Kishima

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Susumu Kudo

Susumu Kudo

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Takashi Murai

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Naomasa Fukuda

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Takashi Murai

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Full Speed! Downhill Battle" is episode 2 of Initial D season 3. It scored 8.3/10 from 6 votes, ranking #13 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Susumu Kudo and written by Nobuaki Kishima, it aired on April 17, 2004.

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