Akio

Takumi Fujiwara

Takumi Fujiwara is the son of Bunta Fujiwara, the owner of a tofu shop in his hometown Akina. He rarely shows emotion. His best friend is Itsuki Takeuchi, who is a racing fan. Taku

Itsuki Takeuchi

Itsuki is Takumi's best friend and a member of the Akina SpeedStars. Itsuki provides the comic relief in the series, as he is the most enthusiastic of the whole street racing scene

Shinji Inui

Shinji Inui is the downhill driver for Sidewinder. Shinji appears to be a boy (possibly younger than Takumi) but seems very intelligent. Shinji has many parallels to Takumi, in tha

Keisuke Takahashi

Keisuke Takahashi is the number two driver for the Red Suns. Keisuke drives FD3S and is a skilled driver, second only to his brother. Keisuke is a rather hot-headed young man and d

Yuuichi Tachibana

Yuichi Tachibana is the boss of the gas station that Takumi worked in. An old friend of Bunta's and a racer in his youth, Yuichi acts like a father figure to the "Akina Speed Stars

Kazumi Akiyama

Natsuki Mogi

Takumi's love interest.

Kyouichi Sudou

From Nikko, Tochigi and rated as one of the best drivers in the series, Kyouchi Sudou is the team leader and driving ace of the Lancer Evolution-only Emperor team. He drives a Mits

Kouichirou Iketani

Iketani is the leader of the Speedstars and drives an S13 Silvia. He has great pride in his racing team and cares for everyone, including some oppenents. He doesn't know how to dri

Takeshi Nakazato

Nakazato Takeshi is the leader of the Myogi NightKids. He made his first appearance at the race in Akina where Keisuke Takahashi of the RedSuns is to race against Takumi. Surprised

Masashi Suzuki

Masashi Suzuki is a mechanic and good friend of Bunta Fujiwara and Yuuichi Tachibana.

Wataru Akiyama

One of the first racers from Saitama to actually race against Takumi with his turbocharged Levin, he appeared later in Fourth Stage, this time replacing the turbocharger with a sup

Tsukamoto

Tsukamoto is an Akagi based street racer. He used to attend the same high school as Takumi Fujiwara, albeit being a few years above. He was a member of the soccer club.

Shingo Shouji

Shingo Shoji is a member of the Night Kids who drives a red Honda Civic SiR-II (EG-6). Shingo races dangerously—he will nudge his rival's car in order to make the other drive

Bunta Fujiwara

Bunta Fujiwara is the owner of a tofu shop in Akina, and the father of Takumi. He used to be the No.1 downhill racer in Mt. Akina years ago, but he no longer races, preferring to g

Hiroshi Fumihiro

Kenji

He's a friend to Iketani, and he's one of the top three in the Speedstars. He hangs out at the gas station where Iketani, Takumi and Itsuki work from time to time, usually discussi

Ryousuke Takahashi

He is the leader of the street racers called "Red Suns". One of the most talented and skilled drivers in the Gunma prefecture. The older brother of Takahashi Keisuke, who also driv