Nobuhiko Akiyama (秋山 延彦 Akiyama Nobuhiko, known as Nobu in the English localisation of the Arcade Stage games) is the leader of the Northern Saitama Alliance and Wataru Akiyama's cousin.
History[]
Saitama and Ibaraki Arc[]
He is very intelligent and analytical, but his skills as a driver are comparatively very poor. Because of this, he usually recruits other highly skilled drivers and uses his technical data to further tune their cars according to each course. Nobuhiko did race against Takumi Fujiwara once on the downhill, but he was left behind after the first hairpin and only because Takumi was letting him keep up, upon Ryosuke Takahashi's instruction. Upon knowing he is no match for him, he and Wataru later recruited Sakamoto, a rally racer to the Northern Saitama Alliance in an attempt to defeat Takumi Fujiwara.
Kanagawa Expedition Arc[]
Nobuhiko Akiyama, alongside his cousin Wataru Akiyama and Sakamoto, watched Project D's battle against Sidewinder.
Trivia[]
- Nobuhiko's surname is not given during any of his initial appearances in the manga[2], with his full name first being stated when he travels to Kanagawa to spectate Project D's final battles in Chapter 622.
- The first piece of media to use his full name was Initial D Arcade Stage Ver. 2.[3]
- While his full name is not spoken in Fourth Stage, it is used in the credits. It was also later used in Battle Stage 2.
Gallery[]
Miscellaneous[]
Manga[]
Saitama and Ibaraki Arc[]
Nobuhiko in chapter 266
Nobuhiko in Chapter 268, with his Altezza
Kanagawa Expedition Arc[]
Anime[]
Fourth Stage[]
In Act 8, Wataru discusses with his team at Sadamine
Ditto, Nobuhiko talks with Kyoko before she races Keisuke
Ditto, Nobuhiko watches Kyoko race
In Act 9, Nobuhiko battling against Takumi
Fifth Stage[]
Nobuhiko in Final Stage spectating Project D's final battle
Games[]
Nobuhiko in Arcade Stage 8 Infinity
Appearances[]
Manga[]
| Volume 22 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 258: | Absent | Chapter 265: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 259: | Absent | Chapter 266: | Introduced | |||||||||
| Chapter 260: | Absent | Chapter 267: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 261: | Absent | Chapter 268: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 262: | Absent | Chapter 269: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 263: | Absent | Chapter 270: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 264: | Absent | Chapter 271: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 272: | Appears | |||||||||||
| Volume 23 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 273: | Absent | Chapter 281: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 274: | Absent | Chapter 282: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 275: | Appears | Chapter 283: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 276: | Absent | Chapter 284: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 277: | Absent | Chapter 285: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 278: | Absent | Chapter 286: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 279: | Absent | Chapter 287: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 280: | Absent | Chapter 288: | Absent | |||||||||
| Volume 24 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 289: | Appears | Chapter 297: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 290: | Appears | Chapter 298: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 291: | Absent | Chapter 299: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 292: | Appears | Chapter 300: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 293: | Appears | Chapter 301: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 294: | Appears | Chapter 302: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 295: | Absent | Chapter 303: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 296: | Absent | Chapter 304: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 305: | Appears | |||||||||||
| Volume 25 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 306: | Absent | Chapter 314: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 307: | Absent | Chapter 315: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 308: | Appears | Chapter 316: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 309: | Absent | Chapter 317: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 310: | Appears | Chapter 318: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 311: | Absent | Chapter 319: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 312: | Absent | Chapter 320: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 313: | Absent | Chapter 321: | Absent | |||||||||
| Volume 27 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 340: | Absent | Chapter 348: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 341: | Absent | Chapter 349: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 342: | Absent | Chapter 350: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 343: | Absent | Chapter 351: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 344: | Appears | Chapter 352: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 345: | Absent | Chapter 353: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 346: | Absent | Chapter 354: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 347: | Absent | Chapter 355: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 356: | Absent | |||||||||||
| Volume 43 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 612: | Absent | Chapter 621: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 613: | Absent | Chapter 622: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 614: | Absent | Chapter 623: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 615: | Absent | Chapter 624: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 616: | Absent | Chapter 625: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 617: | Absent | Chapter 626: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 618: | Absent | Chapter 627: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 619: | Absent | Chapter 628: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 620: | Absent | Chapter 629: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 630: | Absent | |||||||||||
Anime[]
| Fourth Stage | ||||||||||||
| Act 1: | Absent | Act 13: | Appears | |||||||||
| Act 2: | Absent | Act 14: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 3: | Absent | Act 15: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 4: | Absent | Act 16: | Appears | |||||||||
| Act 5: | Absent | Act 17: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 6: | Absent | Act 18: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 7: | Absent | Act 19: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 8: | Introduced | Act 20: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 9: | Appears | Act 21: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 10: | Appears | Act 22: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 11: | Appears | Act 23: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 12: | Appears | Act 24: | Absent | |||||||||
| Fifth Stage | ||||||||||||
| Act 1: | Absent | Act 8: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 2: | Absent | Act 9: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 3: | Absent | Act 10: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 4: | Absent | Act 11: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 5: | Absent | Act 12: | Appears | |||||||||
| Act 6: | Absent | Act 13: | Appears | |||||||||
| Act 7: | Absent | Act 14: | Absent | |||||||||
Games[]
| Initial D Games | ||||||||||||
| Gaiden: | Absent | Street Stage: | Appears | |||||||||
| Fastest Public Road Legend: | Absent | Arcade Stage 4: | Absent | |||||||||
| Initial D: | Absent | Extreme Stage: | Absent | |||||||||
| Arcade Stage: | Absent | Arcade Stage 5: | Absent | |||||||||
| Another Stage: | Absent | Arcade Stage 6 AA: | Absent | |||||||||
| Arcade Stage Ver. 2: | Introduced | Arcade Stage 7 AAX: | Appears | |||||||||
| Special Stage: | Appears | Arcade Stage 8 Infinity: | Appears | |||||||||
| Mountain Vengeance: | Absent | Perfect Shift Online: | Absent | |||||||||
| Arcade Stage Ver. 3: | Appears | Arcade Stage Zero: | Absent | |||||||||
| The Arcade: | Appears | |||||||||||
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References[]
- ↑ Chapter 324 - "A cousin of mine lives in Higashimatsuyama... He drives this Altezza."
- ↑ The 2004 guidebook "Initial D the Legend of Project D" similarly refers to him by just his first name.
- ↑ Fujiwara Tofu Shop (July 6, 2017). Initial D Arcade Stage Version 2 - Part #6 - Nobuhiko Akiyama (ENG SUB). Youtube. Retrieved on April 26, 2025.