8.2

Initial D•Season 5•Episode 1

Natural

8.2/10 · 6 votesMay 16, 201428 min

Ranked #4 of 4 in Season 5•−0.2 vs season avg

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Takumi and Shinji's match thus kicks off on an instant. Shinji is given the lead. Bunta steps out of the tofu shop and breaks his key pouch after accidentally dropping it. Bunta speculates an unfortunate event that will happen. Shinji starts to show his dormant

Directed byTaiki Nishimura

Written byNobuaki Kishima

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Natural

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Cast7

Shin-ichiro Miki

Takumi Fujiwara (voice)

Atsushi Abe

Shinji Inui (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Ryosuke Takahashi (voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Keisuke Takahashi (voice)

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Go Hojo (voice)

Yasuyuki Kase

Eiji Kubo (voice)

Yuuka Hirose

Shinji's Mother (voice)

Crew5

Mariko Aoki

Animation Director

Taiki Nishimura

Director

Kimio Nagaya

Editor

Naruyo Takahashi

Storyboard Artist

Nobuaki Kishima

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Natural" is episode 1 of Initial D season 5. It scored 8.2/10 from 6 votes, ranking #4 of 4 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Taiki Nishimura and written by Nobuaki Kishima, it aired on May 16, 2014.

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