Sudden-Death Death Match (サドンデス·デスマッチ, Sadondesu · desumatchi) is the seventeenth Act of Initial D First Stage.
The episode is the beginning of Takumi Fujiwara's battle with Impact Blue.
Synopsis[]
Takumi's upcoming race at Usui is creating friction among his friends. One reason for the tension: he’s never driven the course. A bigger reason: his opponent is Mako.
Plot[]
Stats[]
Airdates[]
- Fuji TV: September 12, 1998
Characters[]
In order of appearance:
Cars[]
- Toyota Corolla Levin SR (AE85)
- Nissan Silvia K's (S13)
- Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (AE86)
- Nissan SilEighty (RPS13)
Music[]
Japanese[]
Original (2.0 Stereo)[]
| Time | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 0:04 - 1:34 | around the world - m.o.v.e | Initial D Sound Files Vol 1 |
| 2:10 - 2:59 | Anxiety - Ryuichi Katsumata | |
| 5:52 - 7:23 | Regret - Ryuichi Katsumata | Initial D Sound Files Vol 2 |
| 7:26 - 8:18 | Embarrassed - Ryuichi Katsumata | Initial D Sound Files Vol 1 |
| 8:49 - 10:30 | Admiration - Ryuichi Katsumata | |
| 11:00 - 13:39 | Maybe Tonite - Norma Sheffield | Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D ~D Selection 2~ |
| 13:39 - 13:43 | Eye-Catch 2 - Ryuichi Katsumata | Initial D Sound Files Vol 1 |
| 15:34 - 15:43 | Unreleased Sound File - "eye contact" | - |
| 15:49 - 16:40 | Unreleased Sound File - "consenquence" | - |
| 17:15 - 17:4 | Enigma - Ryuichi Katsumata | Initial D Sound Files Vol 1 |
| 18:10 - 20:07 | Unreleased Sound File - "slow tick" | - |
| 20:58 - 22:20 | Love Is In Danger - Priscilla | Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D ~D Selection 2~ |
| 22:21 - 24:25 | Kiseki no Hana - Galla | Initial D Sound Files Vol 2 |
| 24:26 - 24:55 | Around The World (Instrumental) - m.o.v.e. | - |
Credits[]
Main episodic credits only. For a complete list of credits, please see Initial D First Stage#Credits
- Script: Nobuaki Kishima
- Storyboard: Kazuyoshi Yokota
- Episode Director: Kazuyoshi Yokota
- Animation Director: Takahisa Ichikawa
- Assistant Animation Director: Kiyotaka Iida
- Director of Photography: Seiichi Morishita
- CG: Masafumi Suzuki (Nest), Sadanori Kaneda (Nest)
- Key Animation: Takaharu Ōkuma (Wombat), Tatsuo Honda, Kakuo Mutou, Toshikazu Motozumi (Wombat), Yojiro Shige, Yuichiro Masuda, Yukitoshi Morita (Wombat)
Quotes[]
- "What in the holy hell?! My Eight-Six has been turned into an Eight-Five!"
- ―Bunta Fujiwara (English; Funimation)
Gallery[]
Eyecatcher A
Eyecatcher B
Differences from the Manga[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- During the scene where Bunta finds out his AE86 Trueno was swapped for Itsuki's AE85 Levin, the spring sound effect was removed in the Funimation dub after the drum beats.
- In the credits, "Maybe Tonite" was misspelled as "May Be Tonight"
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Initial D First Stage Memorial DVD Dash 1. Kodansha, November 2, 2012. ISBN 978-4-06-358422-6. Page 28. Release includes a booklet which contains viewership ratings for all Acts of Initial D First Stage from April 18, 1998, to December 5, 1998. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
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| Initial D Acts | |
|---|---|
| First Stage | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 |
| Second Stage | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 |
| Extra Stage | 1 • 2 |
| Third Stage | Movie |
| Fourth Stage | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 |
| Extra Stage 2 | OVA |
| Fifth Stage | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 |
| Final Stage | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 |