7.4/10103 votesLoading...#1 - Time's Almost Up!
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/20/1998
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.
Director: Hiroshi Tsuruta
Writer: Nobuaki Kishima
7.4/1094 votesLoading...#2 - Challenge From the Superstar
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 10/17/1998
Takumi’s growing rep has attracted the attention of Ryosuke, who’s ready to face the Eight-Six on Mt. Akina. Takumi better get his head on straight - this will be his greatest challenge yet.
Director: Kazuyoshi Yokota
Writer: Nobuaki Kishima
7.5/10124 votesLoading...#3 - Downhill Specialist Arrives
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/2/1998
Iketani’s out of commission for the race against the RedSuns, so he tries to convince Bunta to take his place. Takumi’s working on a deal of his own - he need’s his dad’s car for a date with Natsuki.
Director: Naoyuki Kuzuya
Writer: Hiroshi Toda
7.5/10104 votesLoading...#4 - Pride of a Racer
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/13/1998
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.
Director: Susumu Kudou
Writer: Nobuaki Kishima
7.5/10101 votesLoading...#5 - First Date
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/8/1998
Shingo’s itching to take on the Eight-Six in a dangerous race, but with nobody stepping up to accept the challenge, he takes drastic measures to get his way.
Director: Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: Hiroshi Toda
7.6/10130 votesLoading...#6 - Revenge! The Rumbling Turbo
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/25/1998
When his boss reveals that the Eight-Six driver from Mt. Akina owns a tofu shop, Iketani begins to wonder if the legendary racer might have an intimate connection to Takumi.
Director: Susumu Kudou
Writer: Hiroshi Toda
7.6/10110 votesLoading...#7 - A New Challenger
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/23/1998
Driving his new Three-Two, Takeshi goes head-to-head against Ryosuke on Mt. Akina. Meanwhile, Takumi offers Iketani a first-hand look at the thrill of riding in the Eight-Six.
Director: Masami Hata
Writer: Nobuaki Kishima
7.6/1095 votesLoading...#8 - The Angel of Usui
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 8/29/1998
When Iketani takes Mako out for a good time, his friends decide to tail the duo and figure out what she’s all about. They soon discover her greatest talent: outdriving them all on Mt. Usui!
Director: Hiroshi Kotaki
Writer: Nobuaki Kishima
7.7/10164 votesLoading...#9 - The Ultimate Tofu Store Drift
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/18/1998
High school kid Takumi works at a gas station with his buddy Itsuki. When the guys join their co-worker Iketani for a night of street racing action on Mt. Akina, Takumi’s life will never be the same.
Director: Shin Misawa
Writer: Hiroshi Toda
7.7/10102 votesLoading...#10 - The FR Killer
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/1/1998
Shingo arrives with the NightKids and he’s calling Takumi and the gang out. His demands: A Duct Tape Death Match against the Eight-Six.
Director: Masami Hata
Writer: Hiroshi Toda
7.7/1096 votesLoading...#11 - Sudden-Death Death Match
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 9/12/1998
Takumi’s upcoming race at Usui is creating friction among his friends. One reason for the tension: he’s never driven the course. A bigger reason: his opponent is Mako.
Director: Kazuyoshi Yokota
Writer: Nobuaki Kishima
7.7/1096 votesLoading...#12 - The End of Summer
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 10/1/1998
When the gang heads out to a water park, Iketani sees signs that it could actually work out with Mako - until he finds photographic proof that her heart might belong to another guy.
Director: Hiroshi Tsuruta
Writer: Nobuaki Kishima
7.7/103 votesLoading...#13 - The Most Powerful Man of the Toudou School
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 6/19/2004
The guys of Project D are great at keeping their cool, but the pressure can't be denied as they prepare to face their next opponents - the students of the Toudou Racing School.
Director: Satoshi Nakagawa
Writer: Nobuaki Kishima
7.7/103 votesLoading...#14 - Kyoko's Confession
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/18/2004
Hoping to keep up with Takumi's growth as a racer, Keisuke's spending most of his spare time driving. He's not interested in distractions - and that could spell heartbreak for Kyoko.
Director: Satoshi Nakagawa
Writer: Nobuaki Kishima
7.8/1094 votesLoading...#15 - Fierce Uphill Battle!
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 10/24/1998
At Itsuki’s behest, Takumi heads out to watch an uphill race between two of his former foes - Takeshi of the NightKids and the RedSuns’ Keisuke.
Director: Hiroshi Kotaki
Writer: Nobuaki Kishima
7.9/10104 votesLoading...#16 - Shingo Arrives
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/11/1998
Iketani’s putting his S-13 to the test now that it’s out of the shop, but a simple practice session turns into a dangerous situation when a reckless member of the NightKids - Shingo - arrives in a red EG-6.
Director: Yukio Nishimoto
Writer: Hiroshi Toda
8.0/10118 votesLoading...#17 - Dogfight!
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/16/1998
When Takumi stuns everyone with his skills in the Eight-Six, Iketani and Itsuki start plotting a way to get the new hotshot to join the SpeedStars.
Director: Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: Hiroshi Toda
8.0/1097 votesLoading...#18 - The Rainy Downhill
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 11/7/1998
Kenta, a member of the RedSuns, challenges Takumi to a downhill race in the pouring rain. With the increasingly wet course conditions, neither driver is guaranteed victory.
Director: Susumu Kudou
Writer: Nobuaki Kishima
8.0/104 votesLoading...#19 - 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
8.0/104 votesLoading...#20 - 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
8.0/104 votesLoading...#21 - 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
8.0/103 votesLoading...#22 - Project D
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 4/17/2004
Project D's reputation is growing with every race. The team's next match pits Takumi against a downhill racer with technique very similar to his own.
Director: Yasuo Ejima
Writer: Nobuaki Kishima
8.0/103 votesLoading...#23 - Full Stop, Continued...
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 4/12/2013
As the out-of-control FC and R32 hurtles down the mountain, only a miracle can stop these two missiles from spectacularly crashing! Meanwhile, Project D prepares for their last battle of Kanagawa against the secretive Team Sidewinder. That is, until the SpeedStars find out that Takumi’s opponent will be an Eight-Six.
Director: Taiki Nishimura
Writer: Nobuaki Kishima
8.0/103 votesLoading...#24 - Brothers
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 4/12/2013
The final battles for Project D are here, and it all starts with the uphill battle between Keisuke's FD and Go Hojo's NSX. But as Rin understands, there is a fundamental difference between his younger brother and Keisuke, one that might determine this race.
Director: Shu Watanabe
Writer: Nobuaki Kishima
8.2/10100 votesLoading...#25 - Super Drift!
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 9/26/1998
The finish line is in sight on Mt. Usui! Mako and Sayuki know the course like the back of their hands; Takumi might need a miracle if he is to claim victory against the girls.
Director: Susumu Kudou
Writer: Nobuaki Kishima
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Time's Almost Up!" is the worst rated episode of "Initial D". It scored 7.4/10 based on 103 votes. Directed by Hiroshi Tsuruta and written by Nobuaki Kishima, it aired on 6/20/1998. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Challenge From the Superstar".