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INITIAL
...but we don't know how to choose it.
Those who say, "Money can't buy my love..."
...deserves a lariat three times.
We make love according to the manuals.
We don't notice the lack of love.
Before we suffocate, let's yell. Ho!!!
In the midnight dream.
No place to relax in the sleepless city.
We smile without dropping our guard.
It's safe to lie and the truth is empty.
I desperately wanna shut and break out.
Now, we gotta start. Let's get moving.
Let's move into the brand new world.
Let's dive into the brand new trip.
You're afraid of a big world.
It's just begun.
Now we go full speed and funky beat.
You'll surely shine.
Around the world.
Trip to the world.
Ho! Here we go to an unknown world.
You're a newborn traveler.
Unstable footsteps are fun to watch.
Get things done right, only when needed.
So many people in this world...
...sometimes, you'll receive slanders.
Let's warp uninteresting things...
..and lead at least a rational life.
That's our law.
What's wrong with this Eight-Six?
These normal wheels make me sick just looking at them.
My eyes are watering!
I've never seen someone driving an Eight-Five!
A brat deserves an Eight-Five!
Try hard and don't let a scooter tailgate you.
I'm pissed. I can't let them get away.
Here we go.
T...Takumi!
Taku...Taku...Taku...
My...my...my Eight-Five...
Please drive gently with my Eight-Five!
Dangerous Shingo Appears!
It's alright, Takumi!
T...Takumi...
S...stop, Takumi!
Nice move!
W...what the...?
Hey, a car's tailgating us.
It must be those Akina brats.
They'll need ten years of practice to challenge us.
I see.
I'll outrun it easily.
Takumi, it's alright!
Stop!
Slow down, Takumi!
I don't believe it.
Is this really my Eight-Five?
The car behind us is pretty good.
Could it be...?
I don't know what's goin' on, but that's the Eight-Five!
That's the Eight-Five we saw at the top earlier!
It can't be! How could an Eight-Five keep up with me?
You're right! It's that Eight-Five!
Those brats must've lied to us!
It must be...
...an Eight-Six!
Okay, go.
What's this?
It doesn't accelerate, even on the downhill.
And the tires...
I don't believe this. They don't have any grip at all.
He's incredibly fast!
It's so slow.
Oh well, I don't have any choice but to do it that way.
I won't let you pass, no matter what!
What the...?!
What the hell was that?!
How I was overtaken?
That's not an Eight-Five...
...it must be an Eight-Six.
It's a highly tuned Eight-Six.
Or so I thought, but that rolling...
Could that really be an Eight-Five?
We were totally outrun.
That Eight-Five gave me the creeps.
Could that be...
...a ghost?!
Is coffee alright?
Here.
Arigato.
Now I understand what Iketani meant.
Your downhill driving is unusual.
Is it?
I don't think so.
You dummy. You just don't know it.
I never thought a car could run like that.
My point of view has been changed.
It was so shocking.
Was it scary?
Sorry.
You don't have to apologize, Takumi.
I'm so happy I can't sit still.
The performance of a car isn't the issue.
Good skill can make an Eight-Five run fast like that.
I really like this car a lot.
I'll take good care of it, and I'll practice hard starting tomorrow.
I don't mind if people laugh at me.
I like my Eight-Five best.
That's right.
Let's ask some girls to go driving in my Eight-Five.
S...sure.
Don't go without telling me next time, okay?
No matter what, Takumi.
I know.
Beach, girls in swimsuits... Wait for me!
Alright!
My S13.
Finally, it's returned with the same handsome face as before.
I'm almost ready to cry.
Itsuki, are you trying to run me over?
I'll start driving hard tonight.
I'll lower the grade of the tires and practice drifting.
I'll join you.
Look at this sticker!
It's alright, isn't it?
Well...I guess so.
I'm finally a member of the Speedstars!
Alright, that's it.
And before I forget the feeling of the downhill drive with Takumi...
Say what?
You rode with Takumi in his Eight-Six?
I did...
...but not in his Eight-Six though.
What's with that suspicious grin?
Tell us everything.
What should I do...?
Do you want to drink oil, Itsuki?
Okay, okay!
I let him drive my Eight-Five, and he pushed it hard on Akina's downhill.
It was incredible. I've never had such an experience before.
My Eight-Five started skidding way before the corner...
...and the reflection on the windshield went by sideways so fast!
It's a godsent skill!
He drifted your Eight-Five?
It doesn't even have LSD.
It happened so quickly.
He passed two cars, driven by jerks in the hairpins on the downhill.
It felt so good!
Do you believe that story, Manager?
Even if it's Takumi, it's just an ordinary Eight-Five.
Usually, it'd be impossible, since it's an Eight-Five.
You don't have to say that much.
Even if you don't believe me, fact is fact.
If he can do that with an Eight-Five...
...he has much better adaptability than I thought.
The Eight-Five and Eight-Six share the same body, so maybe the characteristics are similar.
I don't think so.
The suspension of a normal Eight-Five...
...and Bunta's heavily tuned Eight-Six are like chocolate and shit.
They're totally different.
Shit?!
So Takumi can push any car to the limit.
Yeah.
I think he can push any car with an FR layout to its full potential.
They say that you can't use any tricks to drive the Eight-Six.
You have to master the basics in order to push it to the limit.
The Eight-Six is a car that trains the driver.
That's what Bunta always says.
The car that just passed by had a Night Kids sticker.
It had the suspension of a road racer.
If you pay attention to how a car bounces...
...it's easy to tell whether the suspension is modified or not.
Besides, we've seen the Night Kids so often on Akina lately.
I wonder why they come here.
Well, their leader, Nakazato, was defeated...
...so I don't think anyone will ask for a return match.
It serves him right.
After being defeated by the Eight-Six, Takeshi won't be so influential in the team anymore.
What would you like to have?
Two coffees.
Okay.
Besides, Shingo, I heard that the driver of the Speedstars' Eight-Six is young.
I don't know about him.
But if I defeat the Eight-Six, then me and Takeshi's positions will be reversed.
I'll be the fastest of the Night Kids.
Are you going to do it, Shingo?
I know you're fast on the downhill, but your opponent won't be so easy.
I'd be able to equal him by racing normally, but that'd be boring.
I have an interesting idea that will guarantee a 100 percent chance of winning.
Just wait and see...
...and I'll let him experience an impressive and dangerous downhill.
The downhill specialist should be no one else but me.
The days of the Eight-Six are over.
I'll push it to the bottom of the valley and send it to the junkyard.
Shoji Shingo of the Night Kids is the fastest downhill driver in the Gunma area.
Where's Ryosuke?
My brother?
He's staying in his room, staring at his computer every day.
I don't know what's so interesting.
No other Road Racer in Gunma could use a computer to race faster, except my brother.
Hey, Hiroshi, what do you think would happen if Akina's Eight-Six and my brother raced?
What do I think?
There's no way Ryosuke would be defeated.
The Eight-Six's secrets are out in the open because of the last race.
All data was registered systematically in Ryosuke's brain...
...and he must've completed a winning simulation.
No other Road Racer knows cars better than my brother.
His technique is outclassing.
I can't imagine my brother being defeated.
So?
But I feel like the Eight-Six won't be defeated either.
Beautiful high speed drift... Exquisite braking control...
He's equally exceptional.
As a Road Racer, driving the FR layout, maybe I'm addicted to his driving.
Keisuke...
If they race, one of them will lose.
I don't want my brother to be defeated...
...but for some reason, I also don't want to see the Eight-Six defeated.
I feel strange.
I'm sorry.
Did you get wet?
No.
Pick it up for a second.
Takumi, why don't we go somewhere again?
The mountains, highlands or the beach would be nice, too.
It's summer break.
We'll share a lot of memories.
Sure.
I can stay overnight if it's with you, Takumi.
When will you have a day off?
Sunday again...?
The schedule's not up yet.
Then why don't we go driving on the next holiday?
With your car.
Don't go without telling me next time, Takumi!
Ummm...do you mind if Itsuki comes along, too?
Itsuki, too?
Yeah.
If you can arrange a girl for him, it would be great.
He's a nice guy, but he's clumsy about finding a girl.
You're a really good friend.
I don't mean to be like this, but...
Okay, I'll talk to my friends.
You will?
I'll find a pretty girl who matches Itsuki.
You look cool!
Maybe I'd better give it a try.
I'm getting better at using the parking brake to let the rear skid.
Steering timing is the key.
So you use the parking brake to start drifting.
But, Iketani, when I was sitting next to Takumi...
...I didn't see him using the parking brake at all.
Takumi has an advanced technique to initiate the load-shift by only using the foot brake.
We have a long way to go to achieve that.
We've been happy skidding our cars by stepping on the gas pedal at a corner's exit.
But it's an elementary technique called a ``power slide,'' and it's different from a drift.
In a real drift, like you see Takumi doing...
...you enter a corner while skidding and minimize the slide at the exit.
That's the fastest manner, and it looks cool.
I see. You must've studied a lot.
I had lots of time until my S13 returned.
I studied by reading a lot.
I'd like to try the sidespin.
I'm getting excited!
I've got the hang of it, so I'll move to the next step.
I'll try the sidespin in a moderate curve instead of a straightway.
Good luck, Iketani!
Watch out for other cars!
We'll join you later!
It's difficult to control a car freely.
I want to be like Takumi.
I want to sit next to Takumi again.
And it'd be really helpful if I let him drive my car and watch how he drives.
I didn't notice that.
Where did he come from?
Dammit!
He tapped my bumper!
Don't screw with me!
You've gone too far! I won't let you pass me!
Pass me if you can!
Speedstars?
I made it.
The load shifts forward just before the turn-in...
...so the car loses control easily by being tapped on the rear.
The stability of FR cars is so poor.
a remake standalone sub based on fansubfilesanime's release
Original translations and scripts by Central Anime
Repro sub by FXM-ID Project
My pride says "You gotta be wild and tough."
I don't let others meddle in.
Never stop. I don't want to stop...
...even if I sacrifice my crying lover.
Head for the peak, and sweep the winding street.
By Fans for the Fans! Not for Sale or Rent!
Beep, beep! The warning sounds so cheap.
The sheep should make room.
`Cos I'm never gonna stop streakin' my dream.
Your motivation is easy.
Everything is simulated.
Even if you want to break out, you'll end up in a safety zone.
You obtain something while you lose something else.
It won't change, even if the world is destroyed.
LSD = Limited Slip Differential FR = Front Engine Rear Wheel Drive
Beasty shout. No one can handle it.
The raging dream goes beyond time now.
Rage your dream to break through the darkness.
Like a stream to the peak.
It will eliminate the frozen night.
Rage your dream to explore the road.
Di-ding dang, another round, never slow down.
Knock down in comma zero one second.
You head for the next town, leaving trails.
Dust rises and the loser falls down to the ground.
The puffery, full of logic...
...is bothering, so let's ignore it.
The streaker disappears into the street.
Something they would know.
Rage your dream.
In the never-ending street...
...without looking back at your love or your past...
...you keep on going, so you shine.
Rage your dream.
You live in the present.
What do I want most right now?
Yes.
Time to be with Takumi.
I want to go dating more often, and share lots of memories.
But even though it's summer break...
...Takumi is busy working, so we can't see each other very often.
Even if we're dating and I'm close to him, he looks away and doesn't pay attention to me.
Well, this'll take too long.
Next time on Initial D:
That makes him mysterious and charming though, don't you think?
Initial
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FR Killing Death Match!
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