Karakter & Staf

Takumi Fujiwara

Utama

Male · Umur 18

Car: Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (AE86) (color: High Tech two-tone) Takumi Fujiwara is the son of Bunta Fujiwara, the owner of a tofu shop in his hometown Akina. He rarely shows emotion. His best friend is Itsuki Takeuchi, who is a racing fan. 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. Takumi has been manipulated subtly by Bunta into developing driving skills, without being fully aware of Bunta's intent. Bunta aside, Takumi's driving technique is the best on Akina; the very fact that he has managed to win races against far more powerful cars with his AE86 Trueno is testament to his driving skills. As a result of constant everyday practice and over 5 years of experience on Akina, Takumi is able to adapt to nearly any situation that presents itself during a race with astonishing speed. One factor in his nearly unparalleled driving skills is his ability to visualize the road in his head, thus making up for the lack of visibility no matter how dark the mountain pass may be. He is an instinctive rather than an intellectual driver. Although the mizutoshi technique is a great but difficult technique that his father taught him, it lead him to many victories through out the story.

Shinichirou Miki

Ryousuke Takahashi

Utama

Male · Umur 23

Car: 1990 Mazda Savanna RX-7 ∞III (FC3S) He is the leader of the street racers called "Red Suns". One of the most talented and skilled drivers in the Gunma prefecture. The older brother of Takahashi Keisuke, who also drives for Red Suns. To win races he thoroughly analyzes his opponent and the course to come up with an optimal strategy. Has an extraordinary ability to study technical data and set his car up to perform its best. Has been called "Akagi's White Comet" and is also the founder and manager of "Project D", a street racing team started solely for the purpose of capturing every time attack record in Japan.

Takehito Koyasu

Keisuke Takahashi

Utama

Male · Umur 21

Car: Mazda RX-7 Type R (FD3S) (color: Competition Yellow Mica) Keisuke Takahashi is the number two driver for the Red Suns. Keisuke drives FD3S and is a skilled driver, second only to his brother. Keisuke is a rather hot-headed young man and does not like losing. Keisuke is also known to drive with his emotions, for example if he realises that he cannot win his driving suffers and if he is in the lead he is carefree and much relaxed. Before Ryousuke got Keisuke involved in street racing he was the leader of a Bosozoku gang. He joins his brother's new team and has a rivalry with Takumi. Keisuke races the Hillclimb (Uphill) on most races, while Takumi races the downhill. Keisuke isn't analytical like his older brother, and Ryousuke's ability to compute and analyze amazes Keisuke. But at the same time, Keisuke's ability to think less while he is driving, and to do only what he feels amazes Ryosuke. While Ryousuke has decided that he won't race much longer, and that he will become a doctor in the future, Keisuke has dedicated his life to racing, his eventual goal is to become a professional racer. But first he must defeat Takumi. Though visibly getting along, they still have some kind of argumentation over who is the ace, he has respect for Takumi. He stated once he was not as strong minded as Takumi, because Takumi fell asleep really fast before a great battle, making him ask himself if he knew what was pressure.

Tomokazu Seki

Bunta Fujiwara

Pendukung

Male · Umur 43-44

Car: Subaru Impreza WRX STI Coupe Type R Version V (GC8) (color: Sonic Blue Mica in anime/Gunmetal Gray Mica in manga) Bunta Fujiwara is the owner of a tofu shop in Akina, and the father of Takumi. He used to be the No.1 downhill racer in Mt. Akina years ago, but he no longer races, preferring to guide Takumi's racing development. He is the original driver of the mysterious AE86 that holds the record of the fastest downhill time at Akina. Bunta has a unique way of training his son to drive; every morning when Takumi delivers tofu, Bunta gives Takumi a cup of water. The cup of water is placed in the drink holder; Takumi must not spill even a drop of it while he is driving. This is ostensibly to prevent breaking the tofu in the boot, but it forces Takumi to drive very smoothly. As for Bunta, he is still considered the fastest downhill racer in Akina. We see proof of this early in the series as he pushes the Trueno with Yuuichi in the passenger seat lighting a cigarette while drifting around a corner.

Unshou Ishizuka

Kyouichi Sudou

Pendukung

Male

From Nikko, Tochigi and rated as one of the best drivers in the series, Kyouchi Sudou is the team leader and driving ace of the Lancer Evolution-only Emperor team. He drives a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III powered up to 350 hp equipped with a WRC style misfiring system. In his philosophy a car must have a high power turbo and all-wheel drive. He is also a graduate of the racing school, the Toudou Juku.

Masahiko Tanaka

Itsuki Takeuchi

Pendukung

Male · Umur 18-19 · Gol. darah O

Height: 162 cm (5'3") Car: Toyota Corolla Levin SR (AE85) (color: High Tech White) Itsuki is Takumi's best friend and a member of the Akina SpeedStars. Itsuki provides the comic relief in the series, as he is the most enthusiastic of the whole street racing scene. Wanting to be more like Takumi, he accidentally buys an AE85 (Known as Hachi Go, "Eight-Five") Corolla Levin mistaken it for an Hachi-Roku (Eight-Six). This upsets him until Takumi takes him for a drive (ultimately racing it downhill), demonstrating that the driver's skill can make a difference. With a car, he is a self-proclaimed member of the Akina SpeedStars. He eventually purchases a turbocharger for his Hachi-Go.

Mitsuo Iwata

Kyouko Iwase

Pendukung

Female

Kyoko drives a black singe turbo FD Rx-7(Spirit R) and is the ace driver of her hometown. She isn't interested in any men unless they can drive faster than her and drive a FD rotary engine car since she finds driving more enjoyable than hanging out with random men. She eventually encounters Keisuke Takahashi and falls for him only to later face him in a uphill climb when Project D arrives to their hometown.

Megumi Toyoguchi

Kouichirou Iketani

Pendukung

Male · Umur 21

Car: Nissan S13 Silvia Height: 175.3 cm Iketani is the leader of the Speedstars and drives an S13 Silvia. He has great pride in his racing team and cares for everyone, including some oppenents. He doesn't know how to drift, but he is working on the back-brake-skid. His driving skills are fairly weak and is scared when the car begins to skid. However, he is getting over his scare and is willing to try almost anything to improve his skills. Iketani is often called "senpai" by Itsuki and Takumi (because he is older than them and watches out for them most of the time). He also works at the Esso (GS in the anime) gas station with Takumi and Itsuki and loves to talk about cars non-stop! Iketani is one of those guys that are somewhat dense about women (his relationship with Mako) and often jumps to conclusions too early. However, he learns from his mistakes quickly and even under the heaviest pressures, tries to remain calm and collective.

Kazuki Yao

Natsuki Mogi

Pendukung

Female

Takumi's love interest.

Ayako Kawasumi

Atsuro Kawai

Pendukung

Atsuro Kawai is the hillclimb racer and the leader of the Tochigi-based "Seven Star Leaf". He seems to be a decent enough driver, again favouring the grip racing techniques, but his mastery of it is uncomparable to that of Takeshi Nakazato. His car is powered up to 400 hp. Atsuro races against Keisuke during Project D's first expedition in Tochigi.

Seiji Sasaki

Wataru Akiyama

Pendukung

One of the first racers from Saitama to actually race against Takumi with his turbocharged Levin, he appeared later in Fourth Stage, this time replacing the turbocharger with a supercharger for more linear acceleration. Wataru is a skilled driver who honed his skills on the treacherous Shomaru Pass. He came to Gunma in hopes of facing new racers to challenge. As well as to watch over his sister Kazumi, who just got a job at a hotel with her aunt. Wataru reappeared in episode 9 of Fourth Stage as Nobuhiko's cousin, to watch Takumi race against the Northern Saitama Alliance in the hopes of finding a weak spot. 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. Some time later, Wataru confronts the imposter Project D somewhere in Saitama and helps the real Project D expose them as the frauds they are. (Source: Wikipedia)

Yasunori Matsumoto

Tomoyuki Tachi

Pendukung

Male

Kazuhiro Nakata

Nobuhiko Akiyama

Pendukung

Jin Horikawa

Kazumi Akiyama

Pendukung

Female

Ryouka Yuzuki

Yuuichi Tachibana

Pendukung

Male

Yuichi Tachibana is the boss of the gas station that Takumi worked in. An old friend of Bunta's and a racer in his youth, Yuichi acts like a father figure to the "Akina Speed Stars". It seems that he drives a black Toyota Chaser that is seen during some of Takumi's races that he watched, specifically the races against Nakazato's R32 and Ryosuke's FC3S.

Tomomichi Nishimura

Sakai

Pendukung

Male

Driver of Integra Type-R JDM DC2 spec98.

Akimitsu Takase

Tooru Suetsugu

Pendukung

Male

Daiki Nakamura

Sakamoto

Pendukung

Umur 26

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Seiji Iwaki

Pendukung

Kazuhisa Kawahara

Kenta Nakamura

Pendukung

Male

Kenta Nakamura, also known as Kent, is one of the youngest members of the Akagi RedSuns. Kenta absolutely adores Keisuke Takahashi and is always eager to prove himself to Keisuke. Kenta was recognized by Keisuke himself for his driving skills, and has been somewhat taken under his wing. Kenta specializes in rain conditions, because he had a habit of practicing in the rain since the wet roads wouldn't wear his tires down as much.

Kousuke Okano

Toushiya Joushima

Pendukung

Male · Umur 40

Masashi Ebara

Hiroshi Fumihiro

Pendukung

Male

Osamu Hosoi

Shuichi Matsumoto

Pendukung

Shuichi Matsumoto is the personal mechanic for Takumi Fujiwara's AE86 and possibly Chief Mechanic for Project D. He is the driver for Project D's support van #3 during their expeditions. In chapter 39 of the manga, Matsumoto was asked by Ryosuke to tune his FC for his anticipated encounter with Rin Hojo. (Source: Initial D Wiki)

Rintarou Nishi

Kouzou Hoshino

Pendukung

Male · Umur 40

A member of a two-man team of middle-aged racers, he is known by the name of "God Foot" due to his extraordinary acceleration control and his ability to drift the BNR34 with the ATTESA-ETS 4WD system activated, which is considered almost impossible. He shouts exclamations during a race in order to keep himself from over concentrating. If he becomes silent and concentrates too hard, he will drive without braking. He races Keisuke Takahashi in a full lap (uphill and downhill) battle, demonstrating his sense of fairness, as the FD3S would have no chance against the GT-R Nür uphill. He has owned a total of 4 GT-Rs: an R32, an R33 in which he was disappointed with, another R32, and finally the R34 in which he uses in the race against Project D. He displays incredible control of his accelerator and brake pedals, but his heavier car is chased down by Keisuke's lighter FD3S in the first run although it barely wins the first run. The second run displays Hoshino's cunning as he overtakes Keisuke on the uphill/downhill pylon, though his heavier GT-R begins losing traction. Keisuke's doggedness inspires Hoshino to initiate a drift battle which make his tyres suffer even more. Near the goal line Hoshino drifts too far because of his tires, allowing Keisuke to attempt to pass him on the outside. Although Hoshino's weaker tyres made him bump Keisuke slightly, the FD pulled out in front and finished the second round in the lead. Hoshino conceded the match as his traction was now not enough to win another run. After his race with Keisuke, he offers to introduce him to his professional racing contacts. Keisuke refuses the offer, as he has unfinished business he wishes to take care of first. Although he lost, his time attack record still remains unbeaten, even by Keisuke no matter how hard he tried. His last name may be a nod to Kazuyoshi Hoshino, a professional race driver known for driving Skylines and other Nissans in several major Japanese circuits, and also Impul Corporation's founder.

Ryuuzaburou Ootomo

Toudou

Pendukung

Male

Takaya Hashi