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May 18, 2013 2:29 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Surprised to see no discussion on this episode, cause its subbed.



May 18, 2013 2:57 PM
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Shinji is funny....he got a crush on Mako-chan lolololol. You wish you could beat Takumi with his superior 86 ^_^ what a major cliffhanger! Can't wait for the the Ova
May 18, 2013 2:58 PM
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NSX spinned out of control so Keisuke wins, time for the final showdown!
May 18, 2013 4:46 PM
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ArtemisX said:

Surprised to see no discussion on this episode, cause its subbed.


I hate opening threads or I'd have done it long ago.
Great episode, but kinda scary thing is that the next episode is not announced.
Mako is really hot in 2013 graphics :D
May 18, 2013 5:10 PM
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damn those two really enjoyed that race. watching them made this ep better.


mako wants teh D

cant wait to see this next race. should be much more win
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May 18, 2013 7:22 PM
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A friend told me that Stage 5 ends here, can someone confirm?
May 19, 2013 12:20 PM
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robertomelchor said:
A friend told me that Stage 5 ends here, can someone confirm?


Thats what ive heard as well, the subbing group i follow on facebook also seems to have confirmed it. No surprises though since i dont think shinji vs takumi race has even finished in the manga, doubt they will let the anime overtake the manga. Looks like we gotta wait awhile til we see sixth stage?
May 19, 2013 3:52 PM
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SensouNoKami said:
robertomelchor said:
A friend told me that Stage 5 ends here, can someone confirm?


Thats what ive heard as well, the subbing group i follow on facebook also seems to have confirmed it. No surprises though since i dont think shinji vs takumi race has even finished in the manga, doubt they will let the anime overtake the manga. Looks like we gotta wait awhile til we see sixth stage?


ye its the end, they might make an OVA for the final battle since the manga is about to end too, source - http://idforums.net/index.php?s=98eacf95a0d54ed889ce56dccf86cd9e&showtopic=45794 initial d manga ending - http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=568505

and looks like Shinji X Mako is building up
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May 22, 2013 1:56 PM
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Maybe they'll make Sixth Stage as an OVA. The manga is done.
May 24, 2013 8:53 AM

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Can't wait for final stage.
May 24, 2013 1:22 PM
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I kind of want Initial D to end as Final Stage and not Sixth Stage or Extra or Battle or any of that. Only because this anime was so awesome, and then returning years later for the 5th Stage, it should just end on a good note. A great anime doesn't have to be 300+ episodes.
Personally I'd rather just want more, than to get more and it sucks. Just keep me wanting.
May 28, 2013 3:46 PM
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Even if it had 300+ episodes, I'd still watch it. Unlike Naruto, it's long but there are like no filler episodes at all and none of them are just stare offs. About five episodes of Naruto is one fight, while around 2-3 in Initial D is already a complete up + downhill race.
Jun 3, 2013 1:21 AM

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I get the impression that shinji is not an ordinary driver with his phycodelic abilities to be able to ascertain anything that is going on the racing field with just a mear glance. That guy kind of freakes me out. Deffinitly not ordinary and by not ordinary, i don't mean in the sence that he's their highest lvl driver but over all, we may have seen the birth of a new legend folks :P


He may even become a series regular following the remaining of the story, ill have to read the manga, i have got to see what this guy is capable of.

I have a prediction, but since they both look very identical, i wonder of takumi shinji are brothers and their dad is both bunto, that would be fcking sweet!



Jun 3, 2013 9:52 AM
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So I came across a thread/post discussing the manga where NSX vs FD had concluded, dated April 2012. So the battle between Shinji and Takumi has been going on over a year........
Jun 5, 2013 1:53 PM

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So wait Episode 14 is the last episode for Initial D 5th Stage....wow, that's a bit of a shock and not only that the manga is about to end soon.

I honestly thought it would go for longer since they're trying to conquer all of Japan.
Jun 10, 2013 5:05 AM
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Pretty sad that only glimpse we saw of takumi/shinji was the beginning of their race. No advice, no talking, no interaction. Was pretty sad about that man.
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Jul 8, 2013 11:25 PM

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO >(

HOW DARE YOU TO END IT WITHOUT SHOWING THE FINAL BATTLE !!!!!

Fix it or feel the wrath of your fans !

Shinji listen to mako saying any girl likes a man who knows their stuff then he enters on hype mode.
Jul 10, 2013 12:46 PM
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Too much talking + cliffhanger ending. I'm disappointed.

7/10
Jul 10, 2013 5:06 PM

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I'm glad to see it wasn't only me who thought they talk too much. It was bothersome. They hardly showed any of the actual racing.

6/10
Jul 11, 2013 7:56 AM

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I agree with the talking, not enough racing. If they were going to add so much dialogue, they should have worked harder on the animations. Still images with recycled mouth movements isn't going to cut it- I couldn't feel any emotion from the characters, and the corny "big eye, open mouth" reaction to everything was stupid the first time I saw it, and it didn't grow on me.
It feels like a bunch of old friends got together and just punched this season out for shits and giggles. There are quite a few useless plot elements that were added, and that ending was horrendous. They gave the last two episodes to a supporting character and his boring, uneventful race... eh it just didn't feel as polished as the previous seasons.

6/10
Jul 19, 2013 10:10 PM

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What? it's over?
Jul 21, 2013 10:14 PM
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You'll telling me 5 seasons of initial D covered freaking 700 chapters of manga? the hell
Jul 22, 2013 1:57 AM

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Just finished watching this... i cant even know how they can finish the season like this, now im angry xD hope they announce a movie or something fast.
Jul 23, 2013 6:13 AM
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You'll telling me 5 seasons of initial D covered freaking 700 chapters of manga? the hell

There will be a movie next year and they talked about an anime as well. So cheer up.
Jul 27, 2013 3:26 AM
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Heibi said:
PhoenixIce said:
You'll telling me 5 seasons of initial D covered freaking 700 chapters of manga? the hell

There will be a movie next year and they talked about an anime as well. So cheer up.


If it's a movie then we can expect it to be on dvd 2015
Jul 27, 2013 9:56 AM
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PhoenixIce said:
Heibi said:
PhoenixIce said:
You'll telling me 5 seasons of initial D covered freaking 700 chapters of manga? the hell

There will be a movie next year and they talked about an anime as well. So cheer up.


If it's a movie then we can expect it to be on dvd 2015


Umm, the DVds for the latest series came out 1 month after airing. The Japanese aren't like the American film industry. The show it and then get it out there on DVD/Blu-ray quickly.
Aug 6, 2013 2:34 PM

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6/10. So it's going to be Shinji vs. Takumi huh? I always knew that kid had something going on. I'll look forward to it. Cya at Final Stage!
Aug 15, 2013 1:48 PM

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That monk comment was hilarious
I guess there will be another OVA season to cover the end of Takumi's race and on
Oct 30, 2013 12:42 PM

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I agree this season had too much talking and less racing :( but this was superb, Keisuke's growth was done brilliantly! GAHHHH another half a year for the finale?!! >.<!!!!!!!!!

7.8/10
Dec 21, 2013 11:32 AM

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Finally saw it and i really dont care about Shinji at all. It seems like poor writing to me.
Apr 30, 2014 10:39 AM

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The race was great. I could feel the excitement on that battle.

I agree about too much talking and less racing. Still great thought. Sucks they gave us a darn cliffhanger.
Oct 24, 2014 10:10 PM

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Not a bad anime slowly getting less interesting tho
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Mar 12, 2015 2:04 AM

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I agree that the constant taking takes away from the races but in this season there was a lot of development for the Takeshi bros so 8/10 for me :)
Apr 16, 2015 6:23 PM

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Worst season imo. Character designs got a complete downgrade, most of the races were short and lackluster compared to the previous seasons and don't even get me started on the whole shinigami fiasco. Just made me want to rewatch the previous stages instead : /
May 29, 2015 5:00 PM

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Worst season imo.

Agree on that.

Shinji going for much older women, just shows how messed up in the head he is :p
Sep 5, 2015 10:25 PM
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you must all be a bunch of white folks that don't get eastern culture much, i'm not japanese and even i get it, yes it could of had a little less talking but if all you idiots want is all action then go watch some american garbage like "fast and furious"

9/10 in quality for FIFTH STAGE, drama was amazing and the message is touching, unlike western movies that all about sluts waving a scarf to count down a bunch of jocks revving their engine that have ZERO clue about driving physics and just put their foot on the gas and hit the nos if they are losing. It hit all the desires spots of an anime, in teaching you to believe in yourself, follow your dreams, and never giving up
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Avenger-senpai said:
Worst season imo.

Agree on that.

Shinji going for much older women, just shows how messed up in the head he is :p


thats westerners for you, excepting poofs into society where its ok for two men to be together two women to be together, but the biggest problem you have is an AGE GAP?? whats wrong with shinji liking older women? great anime and i am so excited for the cliff hanger to come, i want an initial D sixth stage...unlike american tv shows, sequels in anime don't lose quality :)
Sep 18, 2015 8:17 AM
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Wow, talk about a cliffhanger! I was really thinking we'd see Takumi's race in this season, but no :( That didn't feel like the end at all.

This season had a lot of ups and downs for me but I think I liked the middle episodes best (6~9). I will remember that crazy race in the fog every time I find myself driving in fog now. Loved the setting of Hakone for this season too, since Kanagawa is close to my heart.
May 23, 2016 4:15 PM

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Oh boy that cliffhanger ending of this season! Really impressive, looking really forward to the next and final season! But I do got to say that this was one of the better season combining backstory/romance with greatly intense races!

All an in all a great season, let's see what's next!
Dec 5, 2016 5:12 PM
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the cliffhanger lol.... good thing last season is out
Jan 15, 2018 1:44 AM

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This episode made me beyond mad you don't just pull a new takumi and try to capture the magic of the first two seasons fuck that annoying shit. shitty OST and talking completely ruined Keisuke's final uphill race. 5/10
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Feb 12, 2018 7:09 PM

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They really did split Takumi's race into next season...

At the very least Keisuke's race got exciting once the pace picked up.

6/10 (above average)
Not as good as 4th stage.
Sep 16, 2018 4:40 PM

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The last bit of the race was cool I guess, Keisuke and his car are cool after all, but my favorite part was the talk between Mako, Sayuki and Shinji, to think that an innocent crush would fire him up! I loved how Mako was moved to tears too, it happens to me with the stuff I like so I can relate! And I thought that Shinji was just going to run away without saying that he was going to race against Takumi, but I'm glad he didn't.

But the poor boy is about to be crushed, after all, just like all the other races before this one, the protagonist is going to win, and this time at least it would be silly to expect him to lose since it's against someone with less experience, and a car that is, at most, on the same level. Even if he's a genius, Takumi is also one, and with plot armor too, but this talk is pointless so I will stop here. I can't wait to hear the duo of losers, and probably some side characters too, saying that Takumi is going to lose just for Itsuki to defend him before he wins in the end, just like it just happened in Keisuke's race, I just LOVE this pattern that has NEVER been used!!! I laughed out loud when the sub for the "katta" the loser duo + Itsuki said was "we won", just lol, I guess this is the only way they can "win" something. And it's finally time for the Final Stage.
Sep 30, 2018 8:43 AM

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Keisuke's race was great.

I don't really like Shinji all that much, his character just seems so outta nowhere and he's basically meant to be Takumi from the start of the series, not really understanding the fun of driving while driving an 86 and then he gets a crush on Mako which changes his mind about driving? I don't know, just feels a little forced but nevertheless good season overall.

7/10
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The talk between Mako, Sayuki and Shinji was great, seems like Shinji got motivated by them-- by Mako alone to be precise, and so, he will compete, he made up his mind, he's adamant about it now. The race got rather fiery at the end, racing with everything he has, disregarding his potential crash. So, time for the finale.
Apr 6, 2020 3:43 PM
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Not as good as the previous seasons but it was still good 7/10 last stage seems very interesting I definitely need to watch it
Nov 8, 2020 12:05 PM

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NSX lost, but this race was outstanding! Very pleasant to watch and accompanied with cool music. Both drivers showed incredible skill. Too bad that the car that was perfectly tuned for certain route had to lose because of a skid.

So Shinji in the end decided to participate. Good that such a pretty girl like Mako was nearby, lol. She surely motivated him.

This season had some boring or weak moments, and battles could last longer, however it was still an awesome anime and of course a decent Initial D's Stage. Races were very entertaining and I liked new characters that were introduced in this Stage. I liked how we had a lot of scenes that enriched the plot directly and presented some character development.

In short, this Stage was good. Worse than 1st and 2nd, but still good and enjoyable with its own unique charm.
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Great end to the battle! Keisuke has become amazing since his first appearance on First Stage, wowee
Feb 8, 2021 8:43 PM

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Lol Mako went and motivated Shinji, Now its gonna be a bit harder for Takumi.
Cant wait to watch the final race!!!

May 12, 2021 4:44 AM

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I really wanted Hojo to win this. Basically all of Keisuke's battles went like "Our opponent is super good, but Keisuke is better". Boring stuff.
May 18, 2021 3:00 AM

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Damn, where did they get this kid and is his 86 even modified , because theres no way at this stage of series would you race against Takumi himself in regular 86 and expect engine not to be pushed to a limit

Looks like we will see it all play out in a finale
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