Initial D Battle Stage 2 summarizes the major street races from the Initial D: Fourth Stage. Two races that were previously seen only in the manga were animated specially for this OVA. The first race is Takahashi Keisuke vs. Smiley Sakai, and the other is Keisuke vs. Kawai Atsuro.
Sound
Eurobeat drops timed so perfectly they should be illegal.
Editing
Manga panels brought to life with zero filler padding.
Director
Fumitsugu Yamaguchi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
These two races were originally skipped in Fourth Stage's broadcast due to time constraints, making this OVA pure fanservice for manga readers who'd been waiting years.
Battle Stage 2 arrived right as Initial D's Eurobeat soundtrack was becoming ironic internet canon, cementing its place in drift culture's global explosion.
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