When they were defeated by Project. While he never states anything explicitly, Ryosuke reveals on separate occasions as 4th Stage progresses that both the purpose of "D" and the true meaning of "the initial" will come to light. Takeshi is the leader of the NightKids team on Mount Myogi and he has shown an interest in Sayuki of Impact Blue. Akina.
Itsuki (武内 イツキ Takeuchi Itsuki; nicknamed "Iggy" in the English adaptations) is Takumi's best friend; he provides the comic relief in the series, and is generally quite loud and obnoxious.
Takumi looks docile and weak-minded, but he is stubborn and strong-willed, many remarks have been said about that. His driving skills are so-so at best. Takumi broke his suspension trying desperately to catch up, and was reduced to limping down the mountain. Having been featured on the cover of racing magazines, Ryosuke is called the "White Comet of Akagi", due to his white FC. Wataru later raced against Keisuke Takahashi in a wet weather race, but when his tires lost grip upon touching a metal gutter while he adjusted his wipers, he was defeated. Kai appeared on the 3rd Stage challenging Takumi on the Emperor's home course of Irohazaka (In Manga No.163, it is revealed that Kai is a go-kart racer). They appear out of nowhere with their Two guys that pose as Takumi and Keisuke. Appeared in 4th Stage in Saitama with Wataru against the race with Project D, then after started spending some time with Itsuki and she reveals she broke up with a working adult man then after patched up with him again (after he begged for her forgiveness) leaving Itsuki's heart broken. Hoshino conceded the match as his traction was now not enough to win another run. They are very highly skilled, with many of their graduates going semipro/professional. Takumi has been manipulated subtly by Bunta into developing driving skills, without being fully aware of Bunta's intent. He drives a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III powered up to 350 hp equipped with a WRC style An old acquaintance of Ryosuke Takahashi of the Akagi Red Suns, Kyoichi is much like Ryosuke — he is a calm and composed driver, compared to his teammate Seiji.
A member of the Akina Speed Stars and Iketani's best friend, Kenji (健二) drives a Nissan 180SX. Created by: Someboadee what is your favorite car dealer? Characters, voice actors, producers and directors from the anime Initial D First Stage on MyAnimeList, the internet's largest anime database. Posing as Takumi and Keisuke, they talk down to people that ask them questions, gloat about their "skills" and try to pick up women. However, his downfall is his anger and emotions getting in the way of his mind, resulting in poor throttle control.
(Trivia: Takumi jumps in to go side-by-side, but Omiya refuses to budge and maintains the inside. Each car has a dedicated mechanic, as well as other support personnel.
He had the same role during his time with the Akagi RedSuns and, presumably, has known Ryousuke for some time.
Wataru (秋山 渉 Akiyama Wataru) is a skilled driver who honed his skills on the treacherous Shomaru Pass. The race becomes so intense that while a rear wing would normally be considered purely cosmetic in the touge, Kubo Eiji of team Sidewinder notes that at the speed that both cars is enough to let aerodynamics be a possible deciding factor in the race.
Takumi works part-time at a gas station with Itsuki, along with Iketani, who is a member of the local racing team, the Akina Speed Stars. Love prevailed. Mika thanks Takumi and they continue to see each other as the story progresses. If he uses Omiya is Team 246's leader and downhill representative who drives a Mazda Roadster (possibly newer than Toru's NA6C MX-5).
He lost the race to Takumi when he steered off the center of the road to avoid hitting a It is highly speculated that his professional racing outfit seems to be based on the racing outfit that the "Drift King" A racing group made of teams located in the Northern One of the first racers from Saitama to actually race against Takumi with his turbocharged Levin, he appeared later in Stage 4, this time replacing the turbocharger with a supercharger for more linear acceleration. Itsuki admires him, as Iketani is leader of the local racing team, the Akina Speed Stars. Although Hoshino's weaker tyres made him bump Keisuke slightly, the FD pulled out in front and finished the second round in the lead.