Fourth Stage - Act 14

Sad Lonely Driver (悲しきロンリードライバー, Kanashiki ronrīdoraibā) is the fourteenth Act of Initial D Fourth Stage.

Synopsis
After driving the Impreza, Takumi begins to question his abilities behind the wheel of the Eight-Six. Itsuki’s got his own emotional turmoil after a date with Kazumi takes an unexpected turn.

Airdates

 * Animax: April 15, 2005

Characters (in order of appearance)

 * 1) Bunta Fujiwara
 * 2) Takumi Fujiwara
 * 3) Yuichi Tachibana
 * 4) Koichiro Iketani
 * 5) Kenji
 * 6) Kazumi Akiyama
 * 7) Itsuki Takeuchi
 * 8) Ichijo
 * 9) Kazumi's Ex-Boyfriend
 * 10) Wataru Akiyama

Cars

 * 1) Subaru Impreza WRX STi Coupe Type R Version V (GC8D)
 * 2) Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (AE86)
 * 3) Nissan Silvia K's (S13)
 * 4) Toyota Corolla Levin SR (AE85)
 * 5) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V GSR (CP9A)
 * 6) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR Tommi Mäkinen Edition (CP9A)
 * 7) Toyota Corolla Levin GT-APEX (AE86)
 * 8) Nissan 180SX Type II (RPS13)

Music

 * 1) Noizy Tribe - m.o.v.e
 * 2) Get The Future - Maiko
 * 3) Nobody Reason ~ノアの方舟 (~Noah No Hakobune) - m.o.v.e

Differences from the Manga

 * A minor part in chapter 325, where Kazumi drives Itsuki's AE85 at Maze Pass was not adapted into the anime.
 * Several other parts that show Itsuki and Kazumi together after they went to the restaurant during the rainy night were also not adapted to the anime, the only scene shown after in the anime is when the two of them are at a convenience store.

Notes & Trivia

 * The scene at 24:40 until the end credits was reutilized for the opening scene after the intro of Fourth Stage - Act 18.