Wataru vs Takumi

[@kildare2940]

i love how in this race there is just a good amount of time where its just racing just raw racing nothing else no character interdiction nuthin just racing. And i love that this is why its one of if not my favorite races in the anime

[@StanceSantos]

Give me the night only adds to the intensity too. Great choices of songs during this battle

[@henrybernert2253]

battle of the headlights

[@gonza2504]

Lol

[@MyogiGuardrailerPNG]

Real, but as you Takumi will defeat everyone with his *XTRA DRAG* headlights and new Engine

[@megalosergamer4480]

Senator Armstrong? What are you doing here?

[@Cqex]

😂😂😂

[@wataruakiyama-sc86]

So true lol

[@talkshow69]

This was a learning experience for Takumi in every way.

[@megalosergamer4480]

6:54 BABY MAKE UP YOUR MIND

[@JamilmariamX]

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS UNTIL THE NIGHT IS OVER

[@gaelicprincess4937]

@@JamilmariamXBABY MAKE UP YOUR MIND FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND DO IT LIKE A DREAMER

[@DebateAbullets]

​@@gaelicprincess4937 (Epic music)

[@WG_269]

This was my favourite race in the entire Anime.

[@gseric4721]

It brought some of the best Eurobeats in the show as well.

[@braticeva_fantazija]

0:28 HE BROKE THE SEAL

[@badaboom8520]

The break in?

[@braticeva_fantazija]

@badaboom8520 he broke the seal. He unlocked the high rev part of the engine

[@badaboom8520]

@@braticeva_fantazija got it

[@WhitShiro]

@@badaboom8520 basically

[@xwrecker]

14:20 god I love that transition from the turbo fan to the wheels spinning

[@wataruakiyama-sc86]

well, that's my turbo for ya

[@edd2184]

Daddy connections versus the guy with a rich kid complex 😂

[@adrianwong5166]

16:41 side mirror still intact xD

[@WhitShiro]

height

[@mrLeL-vo1on]

@@WhitShiro it's the same car fym height

[@coobk]

takumis car is at an angle so his 86s side mirrors are lower ​@@mrLeL-vo1on

[@theguywithanobjective482]

@@mrLeL-vo1ontakumis was angled down due to the mud

[@robin_dabanks5287]

Always in tears seeing the overtake🥲

[@samuelj6879]

Naturally Aspirated

[@alanchantiefighterskuanlia627]

Damm that turbo is so sweet. Bucket list

[@True_Religions]

5:55 BABY MAKE UP YOUR MIND 🔥🔥🫶🏾

[@luisgabrielramos7923]

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS UNTIL THE NIGHT IS OVER

[@4soandypk]

3:18 HAHAHA the english dub is so goofy

[@redducky]

Bro wtf r u talking about :/

[@Pkmn_mlp_sonic_fnaf_fan]

@@redduckyprobably a dub hater or some sort

[@Nismo_Tyrone]

​@@redduckyit's because takumi moaned

[@dan_lazaro]

​@@Pkmn_mlp_sonic_fnaf_fanthere are very good en dubs, then there's this.

[@soopadupa9424]

​@@Nismo_Tyronesome dudes grunt like that, yall weird sexual.

[@Blinktarga911]

Best eurobeat ever in any episode of this anime series you feel the rush when watching this is the exactly what was initial d was all about unlike the rest of the stage its just had stupid plots and flicking abilities this is just a real racing what i was looking for i hope that sungkang remaking this once again will going to be appear this master piece song's in the upcoming movie

[@QienCho5566]

15:10 fricking damn 4AGE peak ASMR

[@thepreviewchannel6398]

🔥🔥🔥 GOTTA FIRE ON TO THE GRAAAANDPRIIIIX 🔥🔥🔥

[@gaelicprincess4937]

GRIPPING MY STEERING WHEEL SO TIGHT

[@mokhtaruddinabdullah6896]

This second race I like my love no line to corner and wary crazy jump in the corner

[@alanchantiefighterskuanlia627]

Coolest line ever said by ricer Dad. Rev it to 11,000 🎉

[@Minato_Akiyama03]

Imagine Wataru joins Akina Speedstars and teaches the team how to drift and improve the racing pace and Iketani has character development as well Itsuki being hooked up by new gears for AE85 and a new girl by Wataru's help, that; I wish I could've seen...

[@中原健吾-p4x]

イニシャルＤのキャラクターはかっこよくて素敵ですな。

[@mikeysellars6444]

Still one of my favorite episodes

[@thatpuresoul0519]

What if instead of Takumi going up against the cappuccino in fourth stage he had a rematch against wataru's supercharged 86

[@joshuaxiong8377]

i find what wataru said in the beginning interesting. he has a small, lightweight, and nimble 280hp car that's looks decent. at first to me it sounds like he likes to win with the low tier, but it's sounding more like either he enjoys trolling with a sleeper or he's downplaying his car.

[@wataruakiyama-sc86]

I enjoy being a sleeper

[@gameadventures1]

Yo rare Unharmed miata sighting at the statt of the video

[@divinehatred6021]

"Our cars are powerful as hell" XDDDDD

[@wataruakiyama-sc86]

They are yes

[@jasper39488]

This might be a controversial opinion, but id say initial d peaked in stage 2, the intense races, the story, even the look/design of the anime is peak for me. And this race cements it for me. This is easily the best race in initial d in my humble opinion.

[@藤野奨平]

マニアの走り心を刺激した傑作FRクーペ

[@eloycarreterocastillo1651]

Siempre llevan en cinturón de seguridad. Sí señor. Jajajajaja 🤣

[@wags696]

LONG LIVE THE GRAND PRIX!

[@blue5371]

11,000 RPM LETS GOOO!!!

[@concours14sp1000gtr]

The match between Takumi Fujiwara and Wataru Akiyama is my favorite best.

[@alanchantiefighterskuanlia627]

The dub is very well done, just that the Japanese voices all sound like dragon balls z

[@justmayathings]

GOTTA FIRE ON TO GRAND PRIXXX🔥🔥🔥

[@gaelicprincess4937]

GRIPPING MY STEERING WHEEL SO TIGHT

[@SalimAmir-xb1dw]

What's the song on 4:03

[@takumifujiwara2674]

its one from the sound files

[@True_Religions]

Night Kids by Ryuichi Katsumata

[@winchesterchua3311]

16:12

[@NateTheDragonoidAlicorn]

How can a car with RWD drive on dirt? How much off-road power does the Fujiwara AE86 have?

[@griffins750]

Laughs in Porsche 911, Lancia Stratos, Renault R5, Lancia 037, other amazing RWD rally cars… Oh and let’s not forget the AE86 rally cars that drove on dirt all the time!

[@griffins750]

RWD is perfectly capable of driving on dirt, and given the tire technology of the early to mid 90s I highly doubt they were on racing tires or slicks of any sort for a street race, so Takumi being a good probably wouldn’t have much issue controlling his car on dirt for a short period of time.

[@r3uvsgaming]

​@@griffins750rally drivers in the 70s did it all the time lmao

[@MGdrifts]

takumi literally races in snow

[@Joescrazypants]

There are a few things I would like to point out 1. Most of the mud was already pushed out of the way in the earlier rounds 2. Takumi is a top tier driver 3. As an earlier comment pointed out, Takumi regularly drives on snow in the winter, so a little mud wouldn’t hurt 4. If this was more realistic (aka corners aren’t 1 mile long for dramatic takeovers, like this race for example) he would mostly be on for a few seconds 5. The AE86 is also a great rally car and overall race car (they go more into detail about this in the Fifth Stage)

[@alanchantiefighterskuanlia627]

The best eurobeat at it's peak. Just like starwars 4 5 6 only.

[@sbe_ruben16]

13:36 Fired up!!

[@cynthayungog]

i have always thought that this was the best race in all of initial d, any of the 86 vs 86 races are, just a true test of skill, two god tier drivers on old shitboxes.

[@CptMinnesota]

HKS blow off valve 😍

[@maegjohncareeon639]

DEJA VU

[@yoshitsugukabayama5549]

😢

[@Pkmn_mlp_sonic_fnaf_fan]

I’ve just been in this place before

[@lancecook7225]

​@@Pkmn_mlp_sonic_fnaf_fanhigher on the streets.

[@gaelicprincess4937]

@@lancecook7225And I know it’s my time to go

[@bumrush8701]

takumi has aura

[@tougedriftman492]

First time takumi go uphill to downhill

[@migueljozart8287]

Not exactly

[@tougedriftman492]

@@migueljozart8287 why not :(

[@gonza2504]

@@tougedriftman492 When he delivered the tofu in akina he went uphill then downhill back home. But if you meant that this is his first time on a mountain pass with both uphill and downhill at the same time, then yes.

[@outlawtrent3371]

@@gonza2504also when he battled Kenta on myogi downhill in the rain. The myogi downhill has a uphill at the start but rest is downhill. So I don’t know if you would count that has a uphill and downhill race

[@justmayathings]

11:51 GRAND PRIXXXXXXXXZZ

[@lourodriguez3913]

7:01 🫨

[@ДавидАлиев-г6е]

5:55❤🎉

[@JingfengCho-my5vi]

秋山涉，秋水嗎？

[@ultamate4734]

Turbo brz vs Beams Swapped FRS

[@juan_1960]

Haha 86 go boing

[@joshmoment42]

Miot spotted

[@JingfengCho-my5vi]

龍家俊

[@Cqex]

My favorite battle

[@HonkHill-ev4hk]

English dub, I'll just tie the noose now.

[@griffins750]

It’s honestly not a bad dub, the script is cringey as fuck regardless of what language it’s in (albeit in an endearing way). And the English VAs are actually not all that bad…

[@toasterbath2069]

@@griffins750I think it’s a solid dub but if you ever get to chance to watch it dubbed with the Japanese subtitles you’ll notice how subtle changes to what the characters say really affects how you view them. Itsuki is less annoying dubbed though.

[@griffins750]

@@toasterbath2069 I’ve watched both, and I agree but compared to alot of other dubs it’s surprisingly well done which is why I appreciate it so much, it has no right to be as good as it is considering the shit show that was the original dub when it first came to the US in the early-mid 2000s (if you know what I’m talking about then props if not I think Donut media made a video about Initial D awhile ago where they explained how/why it was such a shit show at first).

[@LukeMM95]

It's just weird watching a bunch of Japanese characters speaking like Cali kids or Canadians.

[@ITSMRFOXY]

​@@griffins750I think the fact it is cringey is the reason this is one of the best dubs out there. Teens are cringy, specially car guys, so this is just a mirror image of it.

[@フロムヴァンタレイ]

TOYOTAとisIs

[@fusemalaysia840]

🤣🤣🤣

[@goatlinkcyclingchannel263]

6:52

[@apolinarhowell7783]

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