Characters — Browse every character across the manga and anime catalogue

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

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

Shouichi

Shuichi Matsumoto

Shuichi Matsumoto is the personal mechanic for Takumi Fujiwara's AE86 and possibly Chief Mechanic for Project D. He is the driver for Project D's support van #3 during their expedi

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

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

Tomoyuki Tachi

Tooru Suetsugu

Toudou

Toushiya Joushima

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.

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

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