Yuichi Tachibana

Yuichi Tachibana (立花 祐一 Tachibana Yūichi, known as Boss in the Tokyopop version) is the owner of the gas station that Takumi Fujiwara and his friends worked in. An old friend of Bunta Fujiwara's and a racer in his youth, Yuichi acts like a father figure to the Akina SpeedStars.

His 1994 Toyota Camry (V40) appears in the first episode of Initial D First Stage while Takumi (assumed to be Bunta by Yuichi) passes Yuichi on a downhill run in Akina.

Yuichi is absent from Fifth Stage, though he later appears in Final Stage.

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Height: 165cm (5'5")

Weight: 72 kilos (158lb)

An old racing friend of Bunta.

His secret: He was not a very good driver, and he was never fast.

Likes: The young generation of racers.

Dislikes: The SUV fad.

Vehicle: Toyota Camry (V40)

Trivia

 * Yuichi is the first character to appear in the Initial D anime.