Initial D: First Stage
Initial D: First Stage Episode Ratings Heatmap
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| S1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 9.0 |
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About
"The anime that turned mountain roads into legend"
A sleepy tofu delivery driver in the mountains turns out to be an unmatched street racer, running perilous hairpin turns every morning before school without knowing how good he is. When local racing legends notice him, he's pulled into the touge racing scene where reputations and cars mean everything. The show is slow-burn and character-driven, with long stretches of everyday teenage life punctuated by adrenaline-soaked night races scored to pounding Eurobeat. The dated CGI cars clash with hand-drawn backgrounds, but the tension and technical driving detail carry it.
the escalating mountain races and Eurobeat-fueled tension between overlooked talent and cocky rivals.
you find early-2000s CGI car models distracting or want fast-paced plotting over slow character build.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Ultimate Tofu Guy Drift | 7.8 | 237 | 28 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Declaration of Revenge! | 7.6 | 192 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Downhill Specialist Arrives | 7.6 | 181 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | The Battle Begins | 8.5 | 186 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Dogfight! | 8.1 | 172 | 28 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | A New Challenger | 7.5 | 156 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Pride of a Racer | 7.4 | 151 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Time's Almost Up | 7.4 | 150 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Battle to the Limit | 8.6 | 173 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | The Five Consecutive Hairpins | 8.5 | 155 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Shingo Arrives | 7.8 | 143 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | The FR Killer | 7.5 | 138 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Itsuki's First Date | 7.3 | 137 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Improving Genius of Drift | 8.3 | 146 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | Takumi's Fury | 8.5 | 148 | 28 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | The Angel of Usui | 7.7 | 132 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 17 | Sudden-Death Deathmatch | 7.7 | 133 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 18 | Hot Winds & Furious Driving | 8.4 | 138 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 19 | Super Drift! | 8.1 | 141 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 20 | The End of Summer | 7.6 | 136 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 21 | Challenge from a Superstar | 7.1 | 129 | 28 min | |
| ▶ | 22 | Severe Uphill Climb | 7.7 | 127 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 23 | Downhill Rain Battle | 7.8 | 130 | 28 min | |
| ▶ | 24 | Akina's Superstar | 8.0 | 133 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 25 | Last Battle! | 8.3 | 138 | 28 min | |
| ▶ | 26 | New Downhill Legend | 9.0 | 192 | 26 min |