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Takumi’s job as a tofu delivery boy has turned him into one of the most formidable drivers around. Behind the wheel of his Eight-Six, he’s one with the road—and his life shifts into high gear when the underground street racing world takes notice. Drivers from across the region are lining up for a sh...

First Air Date: 1998-04-18

Last Air Date: 2014-06-22

Status: Ended

Number of Seasons: 5

Number of Episodes: 81

Genre:

Animation Action & Adventure Drama

Production Companies: OB Planning, Fuji Television Network, Gallop, Studio Comet, Pastel, ACGT, SynergySP, Avex Entertainment

Cast

Shin-ichiro Miki

Takumi Fujiwara (voice)

Atsushi Abe

Shinji Inui (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Ryosuke Takahashi (voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Keisuke Takahashi (voice)

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Go Hojo (voice)

Yasuyuki Kase

Eiji Kubo (voice)

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Seasons

First Stage

1998-04-19 • Episodes: 26

The story begins when street racers called the RedSuns, a team from Mt. Akagi, come to challenge Mt. Akina's local SpeedStars team to a "friendly" race. After seeing how skilled the RedSuns are, the SpeedStars treat it as a race for pride, determined not to be humiliated on their home turf. However, the SpeedStars are left in a bind when their team leader and primary downhill driver Iketani has an accident during a practice run.