Fifth Stage - Act 2

The New Battlefield (新たなる戦場, Aratanaru senjō) is the second Act of Initial D: Fifth Stage.

This episode features the battle between Keisuke Takahashi and Kobayakawa.

Synopsis
The first stage of Project D's Kanagawa expeditions is against Team 246: Satoshi Omiya and Kobayakawa. Although racing for their own pride, 246 are actually part of a grand plan initiated by Team Sidewinder's Go Hojo and Eiji Kubo. As the uphill race begins, Kobayakawa is about to be shown the true ability of Keisuke Takahashi.

Airdates

 * Animax: November 9, 2012

Characters (in order of appearance)

 * 1) Takumi Fujiwara
 * 2) Mika Uehara
 * 3) Bunta Fujiwara
 * 4) Itsuki Takeuchi
 * 5) Satoshi Omiya
 * 6) Kobayakawa
 * 7) Go Hojo
 * 8) Eiji Kubo
 * 9) Hideo Minagawa
 * 10) Ryuji Ikeda
 * 11) Kenji
 * 12) Koichiro Iketani
 * 13) Keisuke Takahashi
 * 14) Ryosuke Takahashi
 * 15) Kenta Nakamura
 * 16) Hiroshi Fumihiro
 * 17) Tomiguchi
 * 18) Shuichi Matsumoto

Cars

 * 1) Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (AE86)
 * 2) Toyota Corolla Levin SR (AE85)
 * 3) Mazda Roadster RS (NB8C)
 * 4) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII GSR (CT9A)
 * 5) Nissan 180SX (RPS13)
 * 6) Mazda efini RX-7 Type R (FD3S)
 * 7) Toyota Hiace

Music

 * 1) Raise Up - M.o.v.e
 * 2) Runaway - Leo River
 * 3) Flyleaf - Clutcho