The New Downhill Legend (新ダウンヒル伝説!, Shin daunhiru densetsu!, known as The New Downhill Legend! in the Tokyopop version) is the twenty-sixth and final Act of Initial D First Stage.
This episode contains the second half of the Battle between Takumi Fujiwara and Ryosuke Takahashi.
Synopsis[]
The drivers fly toward the finish line, with only one curve to go. Ryosuke and Takumi have earned their reputations - but the winner of this race will go down in history.
Plot[]
Stats[]
Airdates[]
- Fuji TV: December 5, 1998
Characters[]
In order of appearance:
Cars[]
- Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (AE86)
- Mazda SAVANNA RX-7 ∞ III (FC3S)
- Mazda ɛ̃fini RX-7 Type R (FD3S)
- Nissan SilEighty (RPS13)
Music[]
Japanese[]
Original (2.0 Stereo)[]
| Time | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 0:04 - 1:33 | BREAK IN2 THE NITE - m.o.v.e | Initial D Sound Files Vol 2 |
| 1:34 - 2:18 | Unreleased Sound File - "pride" | - |
| 2:35 - 4:15 | Dispair - Ryuichi Katsumata | Initial D Sound Files Vol 1 |
| 5:36 - 9:28 | Night & Day - Mr Groove | Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D ~D Selection 3~ |
| 10:30 - 11:28 | Unreleased Sound File - "serious" | - |
| 11:31 - 11:35 | Eye-Catch 2 - Ryuichi Katsumata | Initial D Sound Files Vol 1 |
| 12:16 - 13:19 | Unreleased Sound File - "consenquence" | - |
| 13:29 - 14:09 | Unreleased Sound File - "realisation" | - |
| 14:47 - 16:19 | Beat Of The Rising Sun - Dave Rodgers | Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D ~D Selection 3~ |
| 16:49 - 19:30 | Take Me Higher - m.o.v.e | Initial D Best Song Collection 1998-2004 |
| 21:00 - 24:31 | Kiseki no Hana - Galla | Initial D Sound Files Vol 2 |
Credits[]
Main episodic credits only. For a complete list of credits, please see Initial D First Stage#Credits
- Script: Hiroshi Toda
- Storyboard: Yūzō Satō
- Episode Director: Hiroshi Tsuruta
- Animation Director: Kazuyuki Kobayashi
- Assistant Animation Director: Kiyotaka Iida
- Director of Photography: Kenji Akazawa
- CG: Kazunori Yahata (Nest), Kenichiro Sakuno (Nest), Masamune Shimada (Nest), Toshihiro Honda (Nest), Yuichi Goto (Nest)
- Key Animation: DongWoo Animation: Junpei Ogawa, Riko Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Kato
Gallery[]
Eyecatcher A
Eyecatcher B
Differences from the Manga[]
Notes & Trivia[]
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 |