>"You won't pass me no matter what!"
>*5 min later*
>"WTF my tires are losing grip"
>haha like im going to lose to some old 86
>wtf i lost to some old 86
every fucking episode
Initial D is full of characters declaring shit and then getting proven wrong, it's kind of ridiculous how much of it goes around.
>>17822715
>i am the only guy in the show with realistic approach towards racing, there is no way i could lose
>loses because skidding ae86 grows wings and teleports around
i genuinely feel bad for the guy
>>17823944
dagumi losing to misufiringu systemu is practically the only time a character makes a statement like that and ISN'T proven wrong
>>17824498
Lol'd
>>17824498
This is how you know someone has never seen the show. The wings and teleporting didn't start till fifth stage
>>17826477
>drives since kindergarten
>has severe autism
>drives his mom's 86
>almost manages to outperform a racing 86 with coincidentally limited engine
>impresses mako sato and cuck even more iketani cuckpai
>regularly fucks his mother
How could you fuck a show finale like this?
>>17826596
>mfw someone has said I look like a Mexican version of this guy
>turn headlights off
>his white car is immune to brake lights reflections from the car in front of him
>I swear I won't use this blind attack again
>uses it in every race
>>17826596
>tfw his only motivation was literally just impress a girl he met 1h ago
What were they thinking. At least Rage your Dream at the end was good
>>17826617
>Puts down headlights
>Gains 50 horsepower
That's how aerodynamics work, right?
>tries to kill random people
>thousand of dollars in damage to other cars
>it's ok he was just suffering
>a 150 hp car going downhill accelerates like a 200 hp one
>a 200 hp car accelerates like a 300 hp one
>that's why the 86 is so fast
?????
>>17822715
>>17824498
Can one of you make one of these, but with Kenta?
>>17826733
>>17826788
>>17826815
I mean the text thing.
>>17826617
>tfw nuvolari used this technique in real life
>>17826634
The only reason Takumi ever started racing was because he wanted to take Natsuki on a date.
>>17826788
>>17826815
Kenta already got enough shit in the anime. Keisuke told him to shut the fuck up, once.
Actually, Kenta is the first person to have lost to Takumi purely by being slower than Takumi. Keisuke lost through mechanical issues because one of his turbos failed midway through the race. Takeshi lost through strategic error by not maximizing his advantage at the start of the race by using his full power on the straights. Same goes for Shingo. Mako lost through driver error, by taking a corner too fast and spinning out. Kenta made no mistakes, he just wasn't fast enough.
>>17826864
I honestly wish he got more love in the fanbase/series (there's barely even any fanart of him).
>I have 1 year of time to end this project
>1 year later project D is over
>no it has just begun
>>17826864
>one of his turbos failed midway through the race
it's been a while but i honestly don't remember that at all
>studies to become a doctor
>become a talent scout of street racers
>>17826936
Forgot pic
>I won't have time for girls until project D comes to an end
>project D ends and he instantly becomes a professional race driver
>still no time for girls
>>17826935
Then go back and rewatch it.
You will hear Keisuke say that his car is feeling slow and he suspects one of the turbos isn't working.
If you're particularly sharp, you'll notice that prior to him saying this, he was shown, and both he and Takumi stated, that he pulled away from Takumi on the straights. But as soon as he talks about the turbo not working, you never see him pull ahead of Takumi on any straight for the rest of the race, because he no longer has the power to outspeed the 86.
>>17826936
>>17826941
street racing is an expensive hobby
>>17826864
>he just wasn't fast enough
big mistake, huge
>>17826973
What do you mean?
>>17826935
I don't think it did. He wonders at one point if the secondary turbine went out, but that mostly just seemed like he was scrambling for a justification for how the ae86 could be keeping up.
>>17826979
that was his first mistake
>cucked by a photograph
>cucked by Akina rouge downhill
>cucked by shingo
>cucked by an old man
>cucked by a random rock
>cucked by his cellphone
>>17826983
>>17826955
yeah it's obviously just him being shook, you're reading way too much into a minor visual element. in the manga there aren't even any meaningful straights left at that point (he says it going into the hairpins and is overtaken at their exit)
plus cmon in a series like this where every minor element of a race has to be explained at length by a narrator or a supporting character at the sidelines, you really think they'd leave the key to the first meaningful race that subtle and ambiguous?
>>17826991
>cucked by his cellphone
but he didn't have one, he's poor
it's why he didn't call mako back
>>17827006
>plus cmon in a series like this where every minor element of a race has to be explained at length by a narrator or a supporting character at the sidelines, you really think they'd leave the key to the first meaningful race that subtle and ambiguous?
Yes, because it hadn't yet been established as a series where every minor element of a race is explained by a narrator since it's the first race.
>>17826989
Still, I think he deserved a lot then what he got (like maybe joining another team and becoming successful/popular).
>>17827018
In the extra stage 2 he had one and when he tried to call mako after his tire popped the battery died and he was cucked again
>>17827019
not quite
>>17827079
but even then with this being the scene immediately after the race in question i'm not sure how there could be room for any reasonable doubt
>>17827068
>extra stage 2
i don't want to watch it, but now i must
am i in for sadness?
should i watch the stages in between (4 and 5)?
>>17827094
>(4 and 5)
oh wait, i think its just 4th stage that's before extra stage 2
>>17826936
>Blackubirde?
>>17827094
Nah, it's a standalone story that doesn't require knowing the ins & outs of what Takumi's up to.
>>17826634
I mean to be fair he's 15
>>17826596
>regularly fucks his mother
wait what i think i missed that part
>>17822715
>"we'll totally meet again one day lol"
>and they never met again.
SHIGENOOOOOOOOOOO
>>17827029
Do any of you agree with me? Just asking.
>>17826955
The second half of the race is far tighter and twistier, thus they don't have time to get past 2nd gear and let the FD stretch its legs.
>>17826967
Ryosuke told his brother that he had 1 year to complete the project D because after this time span would have had to move from racing to his medical career.
Still, at the end of the final stage he's a talent scout and therefore he had more spare time or gave up his career.
>>17826793
>380 hp on plain road
>accelerates like a 550 hp car downhill
>still loses to a car with less than half the power
>>17827911
A lot of people deserved better.
*cough lonely drivers*
>>17828016
>>17828358
I know, but he doesn't have any fan-art or even any meme's about him (plus we don't even know if he actually becomes a racer or not/works with Keisuke and the others).
>>17828408
>Kenji being forgotten is a meme
>Kenta is literally forgotten.
rip
>>17828480
At least he actually saw him drive his car (if only once), was at least somewhat relevant in the story and did stuff for project d.
>>17826733
something horsepower something
something something braking wins races
>>17828385
Where does that pic come from?
>>17826931
his hand is smol
lmao smol benis :DDD
>>17826931
Who's that in the pic there?
>has beaten like a ton of people
>highly tuned FC
>trained to be a doctor
>is autistic and records all of the data from every single even
>can give horsepower numbers from just engine noise
>has to detune his FC to try and beat some dumb kid in a old shitbox
>despite being a walking computer of technical car knowledge, he completely forgets that tires will wear with hard use
>>17829137
Aight, I'm gonna have to go full autist here. Ryosuke's data on Takumi was obsolete by the time they raced, so the pace was faster than Ryosuke had expected. But other than that, yeah, he should have realized beforehand that his tires wouldn't last.
>"I'm going to win this race easily"
>I'll just stay behind and not bother trying to pass until the last corner
>welp, something crazy happened on the last corner, guess I lose
>>17826596
>Takumi dramatically progresses during the show
>literally the end of 5th stage so he's twice as good at driving now
>86 is also dramatically upgraded
>almost loses to autist with shitty car because "he is just like Takumi from the beginning of the series"
>>17828921
doctor spinaroonie
>>17826815
>be Red Suns #3
>"up and coming" and probably thinks he's going to be famous like the Rotary Brothers
>sole purpose in Project D is to get called a dumbass by the hero characters in every episode for not being able to analyze things
>>17826596
Shinji get in the fucking [spoiler] 86 /spoiler]
>>17828921
Professor Wankel
>>17828921
Spin-Twin No. 1
>be racing team that's participates pretty often
>just a few bros
>dumb kids shows up since #1 down hill guy crashed
>he wins the race
>ends up winning ever other race ever while we do nothing
>never race again
>supposed to be a big ominous threat
driver #1
>a guy that loses every race and hits the guard rail every time
driver #2
>chainsmoking date rapist that nearly kills like 3 people in order to set up his retarded gumutape deathmatch
>literally the ideal rules and car for this race
>still manages to lose
>has try to crash into dagumi to end in a tie
>ends up destroying his 3k civic with a couple simple mods
driver #3
>literally who?
>>17829510
i legitimately completely forgot there was ever a 3rd night kids character, damn
>>17829510
I was really pissed that after all the hype Nakazato got, we never see him win a single race, and instead see him repeatedly crash like a retard.
>>17829549
At the end of 2nd stage when they first hint at an "all Gunma team" I was hoping they were going to include Nakazato in it. Ended up just being two people.
>>17829510
>with a couple simple mods
lold
>>17829573
Yeah, the way they kept talking about it being a "team" really got my hopes up for a Takumi/Keisuke/Nakazato/somebody else - type deal.
Would have also liked to see Iketani tag along somehow and then seriously improve over time, but I guess Kenta kinda filled that side role, and it would have left Itsuki alone.
>>17829407
>>17829440
>>17829456
My apex seals are in orbit
>>17829457
I like their moment of self awareness in stage 4 (i think) where Iketani says we should actually race someone considering we call ourselves a street racing team.
>>17828921
Doc dorito
>>17826991
>Icucktani
>ITS JUST A SHIT JUNKER 86 HOW COULD I EVER LOSE
>everyone totally ignores the fact that it's a 850kg car with a 250hp engine tuned specifically for the downhill
even mr gtr with his 1600kg car only had 350hp
>>17830119
the 250hp engine didn't come until after he raced mr gtr tho
>>17830183
still
Are people ignoring the fact Takumi is able to keep his speed up while drifting, which is why he's able to beat faster cars on Akina?
>>17829412
This is one of many reasons why I wanted see him also become a famous racer and see him win.
>>17829457
I find it ridiculous that Iketani claimed they were the fasted team on Akina when all of their drivers are complete shit.
Like, none of them could hold a candle up to almost anyone Takumi raced against, not even those fourth stage guys with the Lan Evos who resorted to cheating to try to win, but were beaten with no sweat when they had to race.
I'm not sure they could even beat those guys who Takumi beat in Itsuki's 85, or another other joke racers.
>>17830259
I never got why he managed to do that.
Is it because the 86 is light or something?
I remember he struggled in the Capuccino race and how the two were similar
>>17831031
>someone did not see the wings
>>17831029
aren't the Speed Stars the fastest by default? IIRC nobody said there was another Akina team.
>>17831029
I would have liked to see Iketani vs Kenta
>>17831087
That's not what's implied when the Red Suns show up to challenge the fastest on Akina
>Keisuke says "who is the fastest team or driver on Akina?"
>Iketani says "We're the fastest, we're the Akina Speed Stars."
>>17829394
When he showed up with an 86, I already it was gonna go down like that.
>>17828921
Cool Ranch
>>17826931
Why does he look like that there? It looks nothing like his normal self (even during stage 5)
>>17831429
Its one of his many doubles
>>17831154
>drifting in reverse
Now that's some true street racing skill
>>17831803
I made that in 2013...
I just realized I misspelled strategy.
>>17826617
>the blind attack is supposed to be useful to make his opponents not be able to see where he is, and thus, not being able to counter him
>he drives a car as white as snow, you'd have to be fucking blind to not see it in the dark
Just wondering, but do you guys think it would've been better if Kyoko was Kenta's love interest instead of Keisuke's?
>Races Takumi on a mountain pass with shitty tight roads where he thinks passing is impossible
>Entire plan is based on outlasting Dagumi since he thinks Tofuboy won't be able to pass him anyways
>Takumi just rides along the inner wall and passes him
>>17832096
>Stratedgy
Leave it, it's perfect as is
>>17832715
Kenya didn't drive an FD.
He's also gay.
>>17833366
So he'd end up with Keisuke instead of Kyoko?
>>17833612
Only as a side bitch
>>17833986
Does this mean that Keisuke would be with both?
Btw, is there a video of the "Initial D: Extreme Stage" where the dialogue's translated to english?
>>17826864
lol no , keisuke was just projecting , also riosuke lost to him .
>>17826941
>tfw you are so stressed that your hair turn from blu to brown and then to black
>>17833612
yes he'd be Keisuke's twink boi
>>17834151
I'm honestly surprised by the practically non-existent amount of yaoi fan art of them. There's more of that with Keisuke/Takumi then him and Kenta.
>>17834137
Why did they keep switching his hair color and just kept it navy blue?
Is anyone still on this board?
>>17824498
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6okKGPsiQ-k
ch-chotomate Hachiroku!
>>17829510
>driver 3
I don't think he was in the show, but it's an MR2 uphill I believe
>>17836788
What did he look like?
>>17836788
Yeah it was in extra stage 1
The Project D stages are unironcially better than the early ones you memers
>"hello, my name's je...Takumi fujiuaua and I could won only by having a cat jump in front of my opponent's car and the sweaty man throwing up just before the finish line, even if I fucked up my suspension"
>>17836788
>>17836811
this guy
he's forgettable
mako surely has forgotten about him by now, too
>>17837056
Can I get the source for this pic?
>>17837094
saucenao>pixiv
>>17837094
protip pixiv filenames are the same as pixiv urls
https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=52408201
>>17836788
>>17836811
he was in the extra stage and tried to get in mako's pants, drove a red sw20
>>17826684
It does help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFDZCIYe3RY
>>17837056
>car was an SW20
That's literally Kai with glasses. Wait a minute, maybe Kai used to drive with the NAITO KEES, and was kicked out because his *jampu* showed up Nakazato's *grippu* and Shingo's *daburucurasu*?
>>17829510
>date rapist
don't talk about my shingo like that
>>17837617
Thanks anon!
>>17828921
Le run simulations man
For the Funimation dub, whose's voices fit what character the most/least to you?
>>17839305
>dub
>>17839373
I know it's not rly a good dub (putting that lightly), but to be fair, but it's not the worst one in existence (and i've heard some really shitty dubs).