Initial D
Initial D

Initial D (1998 – 2014)

1998 • 5 seasons • Animation, Action & Adventure • TV-PG
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Episode 23 — The Rainy Downhill

Season 1 • Initial D
Released: 1998-11-07 • Animation/Action & Adventure/Drama
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Kenta, a member of the RedSuns, challenges Takumi to a downhill race in the pouring rain. With the increasingly wet course conditions, neither driver is guaranteed victory.

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Episode air date07.11.1998
Episode runtime25 min
Episode rating8.40
GenresAnimation / Action & Adventure / Drama
TMDB series rating8.0
IMDb series rating8.5
Series statusEnded
Age rating6+
CountryJP

Cast

Shin-ichiro Miki
Shin-ichiro Miki
Takumi Fujiwara (voice)
Atsushi Abe
Atsushi Abe
Shinji Inui (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
Takehito Koyasu
Ryosuke Takahashi (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Tomokazu Seki
Keisuke Takahashi (voice)
Hidenobu Kiuchi
Hidenobu Kiuchi
Go Hojo (voice)
Yasuyuki Kase
Yasuyuki Kase
Eiji Kubo (voice)
Yuuka Hirose
Yuuka Hirose
Shinji's Mother (voice)

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