Quick Facts
| Format | TV |
| Status | Finished |
| Started | 1998-04 |
| Finished | 1998-12 |
| Year | 1998 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Runtime | 25 min |
| Score | 8.2 / 10 |
| Popularity | #115,667 |
Synopsis
High school student Takumi Fujiwara works as a gas station attendant during the day and a delivery boy for his father's tofu shop early in the morning. Little does he know that his precise driving skills and his father's modified Toyota Sprinter AE86 Trueno make him the best amateur road racer on Mt. Akina's highway. Because of this, racing groups from all over the Gunma prefecture issue challenges to Takumi to see if he really has what it takes to be a road legend. (Source: Anime News Network)
Filler Guide
26 episodesInitial D 1st Stage has no filler — all 26 episodes are canon.
Episodes26 ep
The Ultimate Tofu Store Drift
Revenge! The Rumbling Turbo
Downhill Specialist Arrives
The Battle Begins
Dogfight!
A New Challenger
Pride of a Racer
Time's Almost Up
Battle to the Limit
The Five Consecutive Hairpins
Shingo Arrives
The FR Killer
First Date
Evolving Drift
Takumi's Fury
The Angel of Usui
Sudden-Death Death Match
Hot Winds and Furious Driving
Super Drift!
The End of Summer
Challenge From the Superstar
Fiece Uphill Battle!
The Rainy Downhill
Akagi's White Comet
Last Great Battle
The New Downhill Legend