This story is fiction. The names of people, places and groups are imaginary. Obey traffic rules and drive safely.
Raveman plays the "Blazin' Beat"!
Let's go!
Initial
Remember? Why don't I pull out that CD I no longer listen to?
For the sake of those nervous couples.
Yeah, yeah, check it out!
It's got that fast melody which was forbidden in the past.
It hits the spot and shakes the Earth.
Blazin' beat! Let me have that aching shower of love.
Blazin' beat! Love me with the wind's screaming echo.
Naked mind. Longing for desire isn't a sin.
Forget your fears and free yourself.
Blazin' beat! Let's go buzz buzz haywire!
It's okay to ignore morals.
Let's step out by your own desire. It's the weekend, so let's all together.
M-O-V-E, Move. Burst out and get moving!
Let's look for a goosebump raising thrill. It's the time!
Unexciting Victory
It's the same whenever Takumi races...
...including this oppressive silence while we wait.
We give up on winning, but somehow, you still win.
Both Iketani and Kenji keep saying the Lan-Evo is too tough an opponent.
But I wonder if it's true.
Every time we thought you wouldn't be able to do it, you still won.
I don't have any reason to think this way...
...but you might be able to defeat that Evo IV.
For some reason, I'm starting to feel that way.
Right, Takumi?
I didn't expect the Eight-Six to run this well.
This downhill race is tough.
So fast...
What a fast car.
Keisuke, there's still one thing I don't understand.
Even if it follows like a ghost...
...how can an Eight-Six, with so little power, pass an Evo IV?
I know that the difference in power is less significant on the downhill...
...but it shouldn't change the end result.
It's impossible to overtake him on the straightaway.
If two Road Racers with equal technique race each other...
...it's impossible to attack in a corner.
If he can't get ahead, he'll lose.
Just watch. I'd rather not explain it.
The real thing, which is about to happen before us, is your answer.
I just don't get it.
It's impossible for him to overtake that guy, no matter what.
He gains on me during braking and entry.
But that's because my front tires are wearing out.
It's an Eight-Six after all. It's slow at the corner's exit.
Even if he gains on me at the entrance, I can pull away at the exit.
I was right to take the front, Kyoichi.
Unless I make a horrible mistake, this race is mine, 100%.
Fast...
It exits corners faster than any car I've ever raced.
I can't keep up with him.
The power is so different. I've never felt like this before.
Even if I use the gutter, I'm slower at the exit.
I'll have to exit the corner much faster than he does to cope with the acceleration difference.
Then I'll be able to enter the next corner side by side.
I have no choice, but to use the technique I used against Takahashi Ryosuke.
Gutter run part two, the exit-oriented use of the gutter.
The attack point is the one before the corner above the bridge.
I don't know if I can use the gutter at top speed, but I have to take the chance.
I'm acting a little different than usual.
They're close!
They're just around the corner.
Honestly speaking, I'm still skeptical of him passing the Evo IV.
I just think that no one can defeat the guy my brother couldn't defeat.
You've got to win no matter what.
Don't mess up in a place like this before we have a rematch.
The Eight-Six is behind!
Now!
I've won. There's not much to go.
The Eight-Six disappeared.
What the hell...?!
The Eight-Six caught up with the Evo IV at the corner's exit.
What happened?!
It's over.
He's got the inside.
How?
It's only a junker, waiting to be scrapped!
Why is it so fast?
Shit, the tires aren't responding. Damn it all...
What an incredible battle. What's gonna happen next?
Nothing. It's over.
The race was settled when the Eight-Six lined up at that corner's exit.
There isn't any other place to overtake...
My god...
You made me realize how incredible you are, Fujiwara Takumi.
The Eight-Six is ahead!
The Eight-Six won!
Akina's Eight-Six stopped the Emperor's assault.
I don't believe it. How could he defeat that Lan-Evo?
It gives me chills.
I don't feel like I won.
Is it because it's on Akina?
I knew the attack point of the race, and the timing to use the gutter.
I would've been beaten anywhere else.
I'm sorry, Kyoichi.
Do you know why I'm upset, Seiji?
Can you explain why you were defeated by the Eight-Six?
I can't.
No matter how hard I pushed, I couldn't get away from him.
I don't know how he kept up with me, even though he's much slower on the straightaway.
I don't know what kind of technique he used at all.
Of course not.
What do you think you can learn by looking in the rear view mirror?
If you had driven behind him, you would've learned many things.
That's why I told you to go with simulation three.
If you had raced as I told you to, you wouldn't have lost so miserably.
You aren't a monkey of the Iroha mountain pass, so use your brain.
I'm sorry.
What're we going to do, Kyoichi?
Now our winning streak in Gunma has been stopped.
No matter how much we hate it, our loss can't be erased.
Let's change the mood, and go to Akagi.
The Redsuns?
My real target is Takahashi Ryosuke...
...so as long as we win on Akagi, I'll feel fine.
It'll be fine as long as I don't lose.
But, Kyoichi, what about Akina's Eight-Six?
To save our reputation, we can't leave without a win.
Be quiet! I don't need you to tell me that!
Leave the Eight-Six to me.
I'm the one who's frustrated the most.
Besides, it was fantastic, wasn't it?
I've never felt that good before.
I never forgot that that ponytail guy told us the Eight-Six wasn't worth his time.
I want to say from the bottom of my heart, "Serves you right."
Right, Takumi? You feel good, don't you?
I don't.
Why not?
I've been thinking about this for a while, and I realized it during the last race.
It's no fun racing on Akina, so I won't race there anymore.
Not again. Nothing comes out right when you think hard.
What's wrong with Akina?
I don't feel like I won last night's race.
Feeling-wise, I lost.
Takumi, wait!
Why're you upset?!
I'm not upset.
It's pointless to tell you this...
...but I won't race on Akina again.
I've decided, that even if I lose, I want to race in other places.
Again?
There he is.
Hey, Takumi, big news!
Saturday on Akagi will be hot!
The Emperor will face the Redsuns!
We shouldn't miss it!
Rumor says that the guy who drives the black Lan-Evo will race for the Emperor team...
...and Takahashi Ryosuke will represent the Redsuns!
H...hey, are you listening, Takumi?!
Hey, what's wrong, Takumi?!
Nothing.
Hey, Itsuki, when Takumi looks spaced out...
...he's thinking about something, right?
That doesn't happen very often.
More often, he's emptied his mind when he looks spaced out.
Which is it today?
I don't know, but he was acting different today.
A black Evo III.
Could that be...?
I knew it.
Emperor...
Why don't you come to Akagi?
Come to Akagi and race against me.
H...he's challenging him!
No, although you wouldn't understand.
Do you remember what I said the other day by the lake?
I told you that even if you have good skills...
...you have no future if you keep driving the Eight-Six.
I'll show you what I really mean.
If you race, you'll be able to see the things you haven't noticed.
Whether today or tomorrow, come to Akagi whenever you feel like it.
I'll have a preliminary match with you before I race against the Redsuns.
Unlike your familiar course, Akina, it will be over very quickly.
But try to learn something in that short period of time.
If you understand what I said, come to Akagi.
That's all I wanted to say.
What's with him? He's so rude.
You don't have to go to Akagi, Takumi.
I know.
He was acting smart, but he just wants to get his revenge against you on Akagi.
That must be it.
But...
...I've decided not to race on Akina.
I'd go if the expectations for the race between the Redsuns and Emperor weren't so high.
Takumi...
I don't want him to think that I'm running away, but I'd better not go.
Bunta, I saw your son driving your car on Akina.
If he pushes it that hard, the engine will give out sometime soon.
Yeah, it'll be soon.
What're you going to do?
You said that you won't put the new engine in until your son's defeated.
It was unexpected.
He's pulled it off so far, and he hasn't lost.
Whether the engine blows first or he loses first...
In any case, the engine is ready anytime.
That letter...
It totally trashed Mogi.
She's going out with a middle-aged man in a Benz.
Dammit, what is this crap?
Hello?
Won't you think it over?
The Family Restaurant near the Maebashi Interchange?
If they're going to keep screwing with me, I'll go and see for myself.
Dad, let me use the car.
I've been concerned about it for some time.
The more I try not to worry about it, the more I worry and get frustrated by not knowing.
I probably love Mogi.
So, it's absurd, but I'll listen to whoever it is this once.
This is the place.
Benz...
Thank you for understanding my selfishness, Papa.
How is it, Seiji?
I can start any time now.
I've already figured out how to drive the course.
I was annoyed seeing the Redsuns brats watching me with stopwatches in their hands.
Just ignore them.
Once you have the course layout memorized...
...the basics to finish with a good time are the same on every mountain pass.
Anyway, do you think he'll come?
I don't know.
I say the chances of him being taken in by my provocation are about forty percent...
If he comes, we can save some time.
I want to get rid of the small concerns before I race against Ryosuke.
Yeah, our goal is to conquer the Gunma area.
Once I defeat Ryosuke, we won't need to stay in Gunma.
But I can't leave our loss on Akina as it is, because I can't sleep well.
I'll defeat the Eight-Six as a warm up...
...and face the main event without any concerns.
The car just climbing up... It's him.
Why did he come to Akagi?
a remake standalone sub based on fansubfilesanime's release
I always see your smile, whenever I look into the past.
Original translations and scripts by Central Anime
Repro sub by FXM-ID2 Project
Even the day when I stood still after a draining walk...
By Fans for the Fans! Not for Sale or Rent!
...or the day with little happiness...
You taught me love, that fills both of my hands...
...and more...
Ah, I remember the warm breeze, that blows quiet and soft.
I'm alone and gazing at the sky.
You are smiling at me...
...so charming... Just like that day.
You're waving at me.
You are my everlasting memory.
Takumi got so mad he headed for Akagi!
Countdown to Breakdown
A thrilling battle against the Evo III will happen in front of the Takahashi brothers!
And the outcome is...?!
Next time on Initial D Second Stage:
"Countdown to Breakdown"
Don't miss it.