Second Stage
(1999)
Overview
A group of street racers called Team Emperor, all using Mitsubishi Lancer Evolutions, appear in the Gunma area, defeating anyone in their path, until their No. 2 racer, Seiji Iwaki, was defeated by Takumi, breaking their winning streak. Their leader, a professionally-trained driver named Kyoichi Sudo, challenged Takumi to a race at Akagi to “teach him some things” and as a sort of cover event for his race with Ryosuke, his primary target. Takumi declined his proposal at first but eventually acc…
Cast
as Takumi Fujiwara (voice)
as Itsuki Takeuchi (voice)
Episodes
A New Threat 8.3
October 14, 1999
Emperor, a team of Lan Evos from the Tochigi prefecture has arrived with the goal to crush every team in Gunma. Soon th…
Team Emperor on Akina 8.3
October 21, 1999
What would happen if the Eight-Six gets a new upgrade? That’s exactly what Iketani and Itsuki has been thinking about t…
The Feeling of Defeat 8.3
October 28, 1999
Kyoiichi senses an uncanny fighting spirit within the Eight-Six’s driver, as he gives Seiji strict rules against the ra…
Hollow Victory 8.7
November 4, 1999
In his heart, Takumi couldn’t accept his victory over the Evo IV and decides to make a vow. To add to his already uneas…
Countdown to Destruction 9.0
November 11, 1999
Takumi soon discovers Natsuki’s secret that leads him to vent his anger in an egotistic battle against Kyoiichi at Akag…
Goodbye Eight-Six 9.3
November 19, 1999
Kyoiichi is realizing just how incredible Akina’s downhill is, yet he has full confidence in his rally tuned Evo III. T…
Battle at Akagi 8.7
November 25, 1999
With the Eight-Six out of the picture, the RedSuns has become the main representatives of Gunma, as every local racer w…
Dangerous Car 8.3
December 2, 1999
Mt. Akagi’s battle continues, as Ryosuke has his own theories about streetracing…and he plans to demonstrate it’s diffe…
The New Eight-Six 8.7
December 9, 1999
The Eight-Six has returned undergoing a major change. Takumi soon test-drives the new performance much to his mixed sat…
The Eight-Six Turbo! 8.7
December 16, 1999
After Wataru issues a short-lived battle against Keisuke, his sister Kazumi introduces him to Itsuki leading to a chanc…
The Seal Has Been Broken 8.3
January 6, 2000
Fujiwara takes up the challenge and decides where the battle would take place. But before he can accept Wataru’s challe…
Eight-Six vs. Eight-Six 9.0
January 13, 2000
Fujiwara is about to experience a completely different type of racer within Wataru’s own Eight-Six, in a treacherous mo…
Changing Seasons 9.0
January 20, 2000
The battle between the two Eight-Sixes have met Wataru’s satisfaction much higher than he expected, but he plans to dec…