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? Kikanakunatteta ano CD wo mata sagasou.
Itsushika nervous gachi no futari no tame ni.
Yeah, yeah, check it out!
Speed tozashita kako ga mezamete iku melody.
Chikyuu ga furueru kurai kakushi han no neraiuchi.
Blazin' beat, itai hodo tsuyoi ai wo abisete.
Blazin' beat, sakebu kaze hibiku oto de daite.
Naked mind. Desire motomeru koto ni tsumi wa naku.
Utagau koto sura wasurete mi wo makesete.
Blazin' Beat, Yo. Bing bing de ikou.
Moral ha hashotte ii darou.
Shoudou no mama ni tobidasou Weekend dayo zenin shyuugou.
M-O-V-E, Move. bucchigiri hajikeru.
Torihada mon no wakuwaku wo sagasou It's the time!
Goodbye Eight-Six
Did Takumi go to Akagi?
Oh, Manager.
We don't know for sure, but...
Takumi's been acting strange since this morning.
Do we know of anybody who can get to Akagi?
If we call them, we can find out.
If he went to race against the Evo III, we won't be able to get there in time.
I thought he was on a love-love date with Mogi!
What were you doing?!
Sorry.
You don't have to apologize. It's not your fault.
Besides, we don't know if he's actually racing on Akagi yet.
Takumi...
Not yet... I'm not finished yet.
He passed the Eight-Six!
It's over!
Because that meticulous Kyoichi'll simply outrun it now that he's finally overtaken it.
So Kyoichi is ahead.
Don't ease up. That Eight-Six gets persistent after that.
We don't know what's gonna happen, Kyoichi.
There they are!
The Evo III...
...of the Emperor team.
What about the Eight-Six?
There!
He's picked up his pace again.
So that's it.
He didn't know about the course...
...so he couldn't push his car to the limit.
Now that he's behind me...
...he can anticipate the course by watching how I enter the corners.
You're incredible. With that underpowered piece of junk...
Considering the acceleration difference between the Evo and Eight-Six...
...he's turning faster than I am.
I don't believe it, but he has godlike control.
What should I do?
Should I up the pace and sacrifice the tires?
Or...
Or should I wait until the straightaway, and simply use my power?
This isn't like me.
I already know the answer. I shouldn't change my pace.
If I get disturbed and charge, it'll be the height of folly.
That must be how Seiji was defeated.
Top class drivers manage the stress to their tires.
I'll simply do what I'm supposed to do, and win.
The gap hasn't widened. It's gotten shorter instead.
They say the Eight-Six's entries are faster than on Akina.
I guess so.
You guess so, Brother?
The midsection of Akagi is mainly S curves of moderate speed.
There's only a fraction of a second to fully open the throttle...
...from one corner to the next in that section.
Yeah.
The remaining time has to be used to endure the side G force from right and left.
That misfiring system allows Kyoichi's Evo III...
...to totally outclass the Eight-Six's exit speed from each corner.
The Eight-Six has to shorten the gap during its approach to the corners.
Using the advantage of being lightweight...
...he brakes as late as possible to enter the corners.
He uses the full grip potential of all four tires...
...and changes the cornering speed.
It's a miracle performance...
...that could only be done with the partner he's driven for so long, the Eight-Six.
Then Fujiwara hasn't given up.
I don't think he knows how to give up.
His mind and machine are racing as one.
That's all.
Even if I gain in the corner...
...he pulls away so easily in the short full throttle sections.
This is the difference in power?
Yes, this is Fujiwara Tofu Shop.
Oh, it's you, Yuichi.
He hasn't come back yet.
What's happening tonight?
Everyone seems worried about him.
What? To Akagi?
I see.
How can you have kept up with me this far?
I commend you.
It's almost miraculous.
Bye.
It's time.
This slow section of S curves will end soon.
After the next corner, I'll fully open the throttle.
I'll push myself to the limit as well.
You'll be finished in a second.
His driving changed.
This aggressive drift from a feint motion, which I'm showing you for the first time...
...is the sign that I'm ready to settle this race.
It's not a long straightaway...
...but it's long enough to pull away from the Eight-Six.
It's fast, and he's pulling away.
Am I done for? I can't...
I can't catch him, can I?
No matter how hard I try?
In the racing world, an engine blow means a loss.
As I said earlier, I didn't mean this to be a race.
Do you understand this reality?
Your car has reached the end of its life span.
The engine is totaled.
It's a good time to decide.
Why don't you scrap the Eight-Six?
Even if you have techniques for clearing corners that quickly...
...the difference between a fast car and slow car is obvious.
Until you get a competitive car...
...I'll put this game on hold.
Something happened?
THAT was about what I could do to an Eight-Six.
It was basically a performance.
A performance?
It didn't seem that easy.
Well, it wasn't even a performance.
The real race was just starting...
...but the Eight-Six was trashed because of an engine blow.
Engine blow... That idiot!
They say that the Eight-Six lost.
Really?
The Redsuns guys are all yelling about it.
Its engine gave out.
So he couldn't defeat the Evo III after all.
The power is so different.
He'd never been defeated on the downhill.
I'm so shocked.
Just like Kyoichi!
It was impossible for an Eight-Six to race against him to begin with.
It's the expected result, but...
I don't get it. For some reason, I'm not satisfied.
Was I expecting something to happen because it was that Eight-Six?
Let's leave the main event till the weekend.
I'm looking forward to it.
Your free and easy attitude won't last long.
Takahashi Ryosuke...
...I'll beat the crap out of you, and our Emperor team will conquer the Gunma area.
My precious...
My precious Eight-Six...
Hey.
D...Dad...
Dad, I...
We can talk later. Let's finish the job.
We're gonna load the car up.
What're you doing?
Don't just stand there, get in quickly.
How did you know...
...that this would happen?
I had a feeling.
A feeling?
Yeah.
Say, Dad...
What?
I have about 200,000 saved up from my job.
200,000 yen ~ $2000
I don't think that's enough, but we can use it to fix the engine.
There's more than just 200,000.
You're actually rich.
You've been delivering tofu since you were in middle school.
It's been saved in your name.
I sometimes borrow it to go out and drink, but...
Then, why don't you use that to fix it?
It's impossible.
Will it cost that much?
How much do you think you'll need?
That's not the problem.
It's impossible to fix.
The pin, which connects the crankshaft and con-rod, broke...
...causing the con-rod to go wild, and it made a huge hole in the side of the block.
It's my fault.
If I hadn't been so reckless, this could've been avoided.
That engine is finished.
We'll have to swap out the engine.
Swap?
Yep.
Are you going to take an engine from another car?
I don't think I'll like it even if it's fixed, because it won't feel the same.
That engine is special, isn't it?
You've put so much effort into improving it, we should fix it.
If we don't have enough, why don't we borrow some money and...
I'll put in all the money I earn.
I'm not that poor.
Then, why're you going to use a different engine?
If it could be fixed...
If it could be fixed, I might do that...
...but what can't be fixed, can't be fixed.
That engine is useless now. That's all.
Takumi hasn't gotten home yet.
I wonder what happened?
It's strange.
Takumi, you think that it's your fault that the engine blew.
You're mistaken.
It just happened when you were driving.
It wasn't your fault.
a remake standalone sub based on fansubfilesanime's release
Furikaereba itsudatte, kawaranu kimi no egao ga atta.
Original translations and scripts by Central Anime
Repro sub by FXM-ID2 Project
Aruki tsukare tachidomaru hi mo...
By Fans for the Fans! Not for Sale or Rent!
...chiisana yorokobi no himo.
Kono ryoute ni kakaekirenai ai wo osietekureta...
...motto...
Ah, atatakaku sotto yasashiku yomigaeru kaze wa.
Ima hitori sora wo mitsumeteru.
Boku ni hohoendeiru...
...mada ano hi no mama no mabushisa de.
Ah te wo futteiru.
Kimi wa ever lasting memory.
Goodbye, Eight-Six.
Battle on Akagi - White and Black Blaze!
Meanwhile, on Mt. Akagi, there's the battle between the FC and Evo III.
Next time on Initial D Second Stage:
"Battle on Akagi White and Black Blaze!"
Don't miss it.