Extra Stage - Act 1

Beyond Impact Blue (インパクトブルーの彼方に… Inpakutoburū no kanata ni…) is the first Act of Initial D Extra Stage.

This episode features the battle between Impact Blue and Satake.

Synopsis
Lately Mako’s driving concentration hasn’t been in rhythm as Sayuki draws out her problem. As a phone-call from Shingo of the NightKids reaches Sayuki, members of Emperor are on the lookout for other race teams to conquer. To prevent the conquest, Impact Blue’s Sil-Eighty will defend their home course against these outsiders.

Characters (in order of appearance)

 * 1) Sayuki
 * 2) Mako Sato
 * 3) Koichiro Iketani (Flashback)
 * 4) Yuichi Tachibana (Flashback)
 * 5) Takeshi Nakazato
 * 6) Shingo Shoji
 * 7) Ryosuke Takahashi
 * 8) Keisuke Takahashi
 * 9) Seiji Iwaki (Flashback)
 * 10) Satake
 * 11) Ren Nogami
 * 12) Itsuki Takeuchi

Cars

 * 1) Nissan SilEighty (RPS13)
 * 2) Nissan Silvia K's (S13) (Flashback)
 * 3) Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II (BNR32)
 * 4) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV RS (CN9A) (Flashback)
 * 5) Honda Civic SiR-II (EG6)
 * 6) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV RS (CN9A)
 * 7) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III GSR (CE9A)
 * 8) Toyota Sprinter Trueno 3door GT-APEX (AE86) (Flashback)

Music

 * 1) Get It All Right - Chilu
 * 2) Don't Need You - Chilu
 * 3) Impact Blue - Mako & Sayuki

Differences from the Manga

 * The scene with Ryosuke telling Keisuke about the Emperor is an anime exclusive.
 * The scene where Ren Nogami checks on Satake after he had crashed is an anime exclusive.

Notes & Trivia

 * Three Flashbacks of Mako from First Stage Are shown in this episode, however the clothes she is wearing differs to the original scenes shown in First Stage.
 * During the flashback when Mako dumps Iketani, she is wearing a yellow dress. In First Stage - Act 20, she is wearing a blue dress in this scene.
 * During the flashback when Mako is at the waterpark with Iketani, she is wearing black bikinis. In First Stage - Act 20, she is wearing yellow bikinis in this scene.
 * During the flashback when Mako is with Iketani during their first date, she is wearing a green jacket. In First Stage - Act 16, she is wearing a white jacket in this scene.
 * During the flashback to Takeshi Nakazato's battle with Seiji Iwaki, Toccata and Fugue in D is played. This is in reference to Back on the Rocks.
 * This episode, Extra Stage - Act 2 and Extra Stage 2 are the only episodes in the series to have nudity in them.