Initial D

Hoshino is on his fourth GT-R. He has driven 32, 33, then back to the 32. Now he's on the 34.

Character Debuts Toshiya Joushima goes by God Hand and drives the blue Honda S2000 type-V. He has the wavy hair and the yellow square framed glasses. Kouzou Hoshino goes by God Foot and drives the tan Nissan Skyline GT-R R34. He has a moustache and the larger build. Joushima and Hoshino are the senior members of the Purple Shadow Group in Ibaraki. License Plate Numbers Joushima's Honda: Tsuchiura 35 71-109 Hoshino's GT-R: Tsuchiura 39 38-274 Tsuchiura is in the Ibaraki Prefecture

License Plate Numbers Lan EVO V - Kumagaya 30 12-159 Lan EVO VI - Kumagaya 36 86-502 Gunma 36 46-491 Kumagaya is a city in the Saitama Prefecture

Right after the big hug, there's a scene in front of the convenience store where it looked like Iketani and Kenji are standing next to Itsuki while he's squatting by the ground sulking, but then it cuts to a scene where they are still hiding behind the wall. It's actually some other group of guys, as Kenji was wearing a brown jacket with blue jeans while the guy was wearing a brown shirt and brown pants. Iketani was wearing a blue t-shirt and jeans like the other guy.

License Plates Cappucino Trueno : Kumagaya 71 35-218 The license plate has a background yellow color to designate lightweight status. Kumagaya is a city in the Saitama Prefecture.

Nobuhiko and Wataru are cousins.

License Plate Numbers Wataru's Eight Six Levin: 56 73-212

Manga Corollary: Volume 22 Chapter 266, The Prince Who Rode the Rotary (Part 2) - second half Chapter 267, Love So Soft Chapter 268, Together Again Chapter 269, Pre-Battle Jitters Chapter 270, A Prince in the End Chapter 271, FD vs. FD Chapter 272, Driven by Love Manga Corollary: Volume 23 Chapter 273, Elimination Heats Chapter 274, Elimination Heats (Part 2) Chapter 275, One Turbine or Two? Chapter 276, White-Hot Rendezvous Chapter 277, White-Hot Rendezvous (Part 2) Chapter 278, The Glittering Genius Chapter 279, The Glittering Genius (Part 2) Chapter 280, A Painful Conclusion The manga version of Kyoko touching Keisuke's FD is a bit more fan-servicey.

License Plate Numbers WRX Impreza: Gunma 52 13-600 Iketani's S-15: Gunma 56 51-745 Itsuki's Eight-Five: Gunma 56 11-009 S-15 Guy from Tokyo: Tama 55 34-628 Tama is one of the regions in the Tokyo Prefecture. Kyoko's FD: Kumagaya 39 54-369 Kumagaya is a city in the Saitama Prefecture

License Plate Numbers Tomoyuki Tachi's EK-9: Utsunomiya 57 10-547 Utsunomiya is the capital city of the Tochigi Prefecture.

Character debuts: Toudou Racing School Daiki Ninomiya (VA: Toshiyuki Morikawa) – One of the starring students of the Toudou racing school. He drives a Honda Civic Type R EK-9. His specialty is the downhill and using the braking drift technique. Smiley Sakai (VA: Akimitsu Takase) – Another starring student from Toudou. He drives the Acura Integra Type R with a Turbo and specializes in uphill racing. Tomoyuki Tachi (VA: Kazuhiro Nakata) – A pro-racer and graduate of the Toudou racing school. He also has a Honda Civic Type R EK-9. Alternative spellings: Todo, Todou

License Plate Numbers Daiki Ninomiya 50 56-838

License Plate Numbers Takumi (eight-six): 55 13-954 Ryosuke: 58 13-137 Keisuke: 37 63-887 Itsuki: 56 11-009 Bunta (blue car): 52 13-600 Minivan: 79-464? Tohru: 55 86-596 Atsuro: 34 22-936 Shinichi (black car): 57 14-036

Character debuts: Hiroshi Fumihiro (VA: Osamu Hosoi) – Ryosuke's assistant and coordinator for the Project D team. He interacts with the challenging teams to set up races and negotiate rules. Shuichi Matsumoto (VA: Rintarou Nishi) – Takumi's mechanic for the Project D team.

License Plate Numbers Impact Blue: Gunma 57 78-547 Iketani: Gunma 58 51-745 Racers: Gunma 34 32-801 Kenji: Gunma 11-305

Although the timeline isn't made clear how many years have passed, Iketani and Mako have both managed to get cell phones now.

Iketani starts shouting like Kouzou Hoshino in the Fourth Stage when he makes a turn.

The time frame for this episode starts six months after Takumi started racing, and spans through to the end of high school and the start of their lives in the Spring.

At the conclusion of the episode is a brief message inviting people to see the movie.

Mako wears New Balance sneakers.