First stage:
Alternative title:
Initial D: First Stage
頭文字〈イニシャル〉D (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: High school student Takumi Fujiwara works as a gas station attendant during the day and a delivery boy for his father's tofu shop during late nights. Little does he know that his precise driving skills and his father's modified Toyota Sprinter AE86 Trueno make him the best amateur road racer on Mt. Akina's highway. Because of this, racing groups from all over the Gunma prefecture issue challenges to Takumi to see if he really has what it takes to be a road legend.
Vintage:
1998-04-18 to 1998-11-28
2000-03-29 to 2000-09-13 (Raw JP R2 DVD AVBA-14024,40,41,39,50,51,55)
2005-07-31 to 2005-11-23 (Latin America)
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Second Stage:
Alternative title:
Инициал "Ди": Вторая стадия (Russian)
頭文字〈イニシャル〉D SECOND STAGE (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Following his victory over RedSuns leader Ryosuke Takahashi, AE86 driver Takumi Fujiwara is challenged by the Lancer EVO-based "Emperor," a group known for taking decals of racing teams they defeat, cutting them up and placing them on their cars like a fighter plane kill board. Takumi's undefeated streak is on the line as his AE86 is virtually no match against the more powerful and more agile four-wheel-drive EVOs of the Emperor team.
Vintage:
1999-10-14 to 2000-01-06
2000-10-25 to 2001-01-24 (Raw JP R2 DVD AVBA-14059,14066,14082,14096)
Running time: 23 minutes per episode
Third Stage:
Alternative title:
頭文字〈イニシャル〉D THIRD STAGE (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: A few months before graduating from high school, Takumi is approached by RedSuns leader Ryosuke Takahashi and offered to join him in forming an expeditionary racing team and challenge other teams outside the Gunma Prefecture. Before coming up with an answer to the proposal, Takumi seeks retribution by issuing a rematch to Emperor leader Kyouichi Sudou, who previously defeated him due to an engine failure. He is also challenged by Kai Kogashiwa, a second-generation street racer whose father was once a fierce rival of Takumi's father Bunta. Meanwhile, Natsuki tries to mend her friendship with Takumi during the Christmas season, but the situation goes wrong when her ex-boyfriend Miki returns to town.
Vintage: 2001-01-13
Running time: 114 minutes
Fourth Stage:
Alternative title:
頭文字〈イニシャル〉D FOURTH STAGE (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Takumi Fujiwara and brothers Keisuke and Ryousuke Takahashi have formed "Project D," a racing team aimed at bringing their driving skills to their full potential outside their prefecture. Using the internet, Project D issues challenges to other racing teams and posts results of their races. Managed by Ryousuke, the team has Takumi engaging in downhill battles with his AE86, while Keisuke challenges opponents uphill. Among their rivals are the Seven-Star Leaf (SSR) and Todo-juku. Meanwhile, Takumi is caught off-guard on Mount Akina when he encounters his father Bunta and his newly acquired Subaru Impreza WRX Type R Version V.
Vintage: 2004-04-17
Running time: 27 minutes per episode
Fifth Stage:
Alternative title:
頭文字<イニシャル>D Fifth Stage (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Still working as part of the Project D driving team, Takumi Fujiwara and Keisuke Takahashi continue to challenge courses and teams in the Kanagawa Prefecture. Meanwhile, a young golf phenom catches Takumi's eye, and Ryousuke Takahashi settles a score from his past.
Vintage: 2012-11-09
Final Stage:
Alternative title:
頭文字[イニシャル]D Final Stage (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Takumi and Keisuke of the gifted mountain racing team, Project D, face their toughest opponents yet as they race to conquer the Kanegawa area's finest racers and mountain roads. Takumi faces a young prodigy who drives a very familiar car.
