Kenji

Kenji (健二) is a member of the Akina SpeedStars and Koichiro Iketani's childhood best friend.

He is the second-best driver in the SpeedStars and was set to race Keisuke Takahashi in Iketani's stead, though he was replaced when the Eight-Six arrived at the last minute. His last name has never been revealed.

Childhood
Not much is known about Kenji's childhood, although he is indirectly referenced in the side story. We can thereby infer that he has been a close friend of Iketani since high school, and that he got his 180SX around the age of 18 or 19.

The White Ghost of Akina
Kenji is first seen in Act 1, accompanying Takumi, Itsuki and Iketani at the gas station. He often explains concepts for the benefit of the audience, such as drifting and types of vehicle.

MF Ghost
Kenji shows up to the gas station to share information about MFG with his fellow ex-SpeedStars. He is married and has children.

Koichiro Iketani
Koichiro Iketani is his best friend. He works at the gas station, so Kenji often comes over there to discuss about cars and races.

Itsuki Takeuchi
Itsuki is another worker at the gas station.

Takumi Fujiwara
Takumi Fujiwara works at the gas station along with Itsuki and Iketani.

Yuichi Tachibana
Yuichi is the boss of the gas station where Iketani works. He acts as a fatherly figure to the Akina SpeedStars despite Kenji not working in the gas station.

Trivia

 * Anri Katsu, his Japanese voice actor in the Legend trilogy, previously voiced Fake Takumi in Fifth Stage.