Initial D First Stage

Takumi Fujiwara has never cared much for car culture or street racing, and he knows little about the enthusiasts who obsess over it. As the son of a tofu shop owner, his days begin with unfailing early-morning deliveries along Mount Akina—work that leaves him tired and uninterested in talking about driving beyond what the routine demands.

Everything shifts when the Akagi Red Suns arrive in Akina to take on the local mountain pass. With Ryousuke and Keisuke Takahashi leading the charge and aiming to dominate racing courses across Kanto, the team expects an easy statement victory—until one of their aces is unexpectedly passed on the way home by an aging Toyota AE86. The encounter leaves the Takahashi brothers wary of an unknown driver whose skill on Akina’s roads suggests far more experience than anyone in town suspects.