The BEST episodes of Initial D season 2

Every episode of Initial D season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Initial D season 2!

Takumi Fujiwara is the son of the owner of a local tofu shop. Every night Takumi delivers tofu on the seldom-used roads of Mt. Akina in his father's AE86 Sprinter Trueno (AE86 Corolla GT-APEX). One night, the Akagi RedSuns racing team challenges the local Akina SpeedStars team to a race. While on his way home from a practice run on Mt. Akina, Keisuke, one of the leaders of the RedSuns, encounters a mysterious Sprinter Trueno and is shocked as he is easily passed on Akina's downhill. Keisuke vows to take revenge against the mysterious AE86 of Mt. Akina...

Last Updated: 12/9/2024Network: Fuji TVStatus: Ended
Eight-Six vs. Eight-Six
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8.47
193 votes

#1 - Eight-Six vs. Eight-Six

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2000

Takumi is about to experience a completely different type of racer within Wataru’s own Eight-Six, in a treacherous mountain pass consisting of mixed elevations, rusting guardrails, unexpected traps and aging rough pavements. As Takumi presses down the accelerator, the true nature of the Eight-Six’s new hidden weapon emerges in its monstrous raw performance.

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Changing Seasons
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8.34
194 votes

#2 - Changing Seasons

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/2000

The battle between the two Eight-Sixes have met Wataru’s satisfaction much higher than he expected, but he plans to decide the outcome of this battle with the judgement of the human body’s limitations. Takumi soon realizes he is losing grip of his pace. After the battle, a series of revelations take place among all the characters in preparation to what’s coming next.

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Premonition of Defeat
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8.31
171 votes

#3 - Premonition of Defeat

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/1999

Kyoichi senses an uncanny fighting spirit within the Eight-Six’s driver, as he gives Seiji strict rules against the race. Seiji however decides to ignore these rules and launches his Evo IV into full power. Takumi is outclassed in almost every category as the Evo IV’s power is truly amazing. The battle risk escalates when the race reaches the second half of the course.

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The Eight-Six Turbo!
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8.28
166 votes

#4 - The Eight-Six Turbo!

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/1999

After Wataru issues a short-lived battle against Keisuke, his sister Kazumi introduces him to Itsuki leading to a chance meeting with another Eight-Six driver. At first everything seems right with the meeting, but because of Takumi’s naïve reaction to his car’s new downhill weapon, Wataru rubs it the wrong way as his bad side emerges.

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Hollow Victory
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8.19
139 votes

#5 - Hollow Victory

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/1999

In his heart, Takumi cannot accept his victory over the Evo IV and decides to make a vow. To add to his already uneasy thoughts, anonymous messages are being sent to Takumi concerning his relationship with Natsuki.

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Team Emperor on Akina
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8.13
137 votes

#6 - Team Emperor on Akina

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/1999

What would happen if the Eight-Six gets a new upgrade? That’s exactly what Iketani and Itsuki has been thinking about to increase the performance of Takumi’s vehicle. But would Bunta allow it? Elsewhere, team Emperor’s winning streak isn’t slowing down as they continue to sweep across Gunma, defeating every race team with ease. Their next target: Akina’s Eight-Six.

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The Seal Is Broken
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8.04
168 votes

#7 - The Seal Is Broken

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2000

Takumi takes up the challenge and decides where the battle would take place. But before he can accept Wataru’s challenge, he’ll have to learn the most basic essentials of what it means to be a street racer. Also, Itsuki’s relationship with Kazumi is teaching him the value of having a girlfriend.

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Countdown to Destruction
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8.04
170 votes

#8 - Countdown to Destruction

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/1999

Takumi soon discovers Natsuki’s secret that leads him to vent his anger in an egotistic battle against Kyoichi at Akagi, thinking little of the huge disadvantage he has.

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Battle at Akagi!
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7.99
194 votes

#9 - Battle at Akagi!

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/1999

With the Eight-Six out of the picture, the RedSuns has become the main representatives of Gunma, as every local racer within the prefecture are in favor of Emperor’s defeat. Ryosuke has returned on the street to defeat the revenge-seeking Kyoichi, who plans to use his theories of Motorsports against the White Comet. Also, Iketani and Kenji spot another racer from a neighboring prefecture.

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Dangerous Car
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7.90
166 votes

#10 - Dangerous Car

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/1999

Mount Akagi’s battle continues as Ryosuke has his own theories about streetracing, and he plans to demonstrate its difference on Kyoichi’s Evo III. Back in Akina, Takumi’s routine way of life is gone with the absence of the Eight-Six and the discovery of Natsuki’s secret.

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The New Eight-Six
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7.85
166 votes

#11 - The New Eight-Six

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/1999

The Eight-Six has returned undergoing a major change. Takumi soon test-drives the new performance much to his mixed satisfactions and disappointments, but what he doesn't understand is what Bunta knows what’s within that car. Also, the relationship between Takumi and Natsuki is falling apart, but Itsuki’s heart is shaken with the appearance of Kazumi.

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A New Threat
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7.79
170 votes

#12 - A New Threat

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/1999

Emperor, a team of Lan-Evos from the Tochigi prefecture has arrived with the goal to crush every team in Gunma. Soon they realize the fastest car in Gunma isn’t just Akagi’s White Comet, but also a new downhill legend known as Akina’s Eight-Six.

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Goodbye Eight-Six
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7.79
169 votes

#13 - Goodbye Eight-Six

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/1999

Kyoichi is realizing just how incredible Akina’s downhill specialist is, yet he has full confidence in his rally tuned Evo III. Takumi soon realizes the difference between the Eight-Six and the loud banging horsepower of the Evo III.

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