One of the first racers from Saitama to actually race against Takumi with his turbocharged Levin, he appeared later in Fourth Stage, this time replacing the turbocharger with a supercharger for more linear acceleration. Wataru is a skilled driver who honed his skills on the treacherous Shomaru Pass. He came to Gunma in hopes of facing new racers to challenge. As well as to watch over his sister Kazumi, who just got a job at a hotel with her aunt. Wataru reappeared in episode 9 of Fourth Stage as Nobuhiko's cousin, to watch Takumi race against the Northern Saitama Alliance in the hopes of finding a weak spot.  Wataru later raced against Keisuke Takahashi in a wet weather race, but when his tires lost grip upon touching a metal gutter while he adjusted his wipers, he was defeated.  Some time later, Wataru confronts the imposter Project D somewhere in Saitama and helps the real Project D expose them as the frauds they are.  (Source: Wikipedia)

Following his victory over RedSuns leader Ryosuke Takahashi, AE86 driver Takumi Fujiwara is challenged by the Lancer EVO-based "Emperor," a group known for taking decals of racing teams they defeat, cutting them up and placing them on their cars like a fighter plane kill board. Takumi's undefeated streak is on the line as his AE86 is virtually no match against the more powerful and more agile four-wheel-drive EVOs of the Emperor team. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Husband of voice actress [Junko Sakuma](https://anilist.co/staff/111433).

Robert McCollum is an American voice actor who works for anime series at FUNimation Entertainment. He has provided voices for a number of English language versions of Japanese anime films. McCollum is also the host of WFAA-TV's Good Morning Texas.

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Ricardo Sakamoto Sawaya, better known as Ricardo Sawaya, is a Brazilian actor, voice actor and dubbing director.

_Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Liu Kang (Mortal Kombat X, 11 & 1)
- Kotarō Katsura (Gintama 2: Rules are Made to be Broken)
- Long (Wish Dragon)
- Shirako Takamoto (Hot Wheels: Acceleracers franchise)
- Andrew Baines "Andy" Bernard (The Office)
- Mitchell Vincent Pritchett (Modern Family)
- Philip Blake / The Governor (The Walking Dead)
- Randall Park (Marvel Cinematic Universe, Always Be My Maybe and Blockbuster)
- Floyd Lawton / Deadshot (Injustice 2 and LEGO DC Super-Villains)
- Dick Grayson / Nightwing (LEGO DC Super-Villains)
- Griffon Minos (Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul)
- Ed (2nd voice; Parks and Recreation)
- Gil (Midnight In Paris)
- Chirrut Îmwe (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
- Doctor Mark Devanow (2nd dub; Mad About You)
- Doctor Curt Connors / Lizard (Ultimate Spider-Man)
- Raúl Lázaro (Trese)
- Thor (1st dub; The Super Hero Squad Show)
- H.E.R.B.I.E. (2nd dub; The Super Hero Squad Show)
- Chris Miller (Detroit Become Human)
- Mark Cheung (Batman: Arkham Knight)
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Takumi Fujiwara and brothers Keisuke and Ryousuke Takahashi have formed "Project D," a racing team aimed at bringing their driving skills to their full potential outside their prefecture. Using the internet, Project D issues challenges to other racing teams and posts results of their races. Managed by Ryousuke, the team has Takumi engaging in downhill battles with his AE86, while Keisuke challenges opponents uphill. Among their rivals are the Seven-Star Leaf (SSR) and Todo-juku.

202X A.D., a future beyond Initial D. 
 
Self-driving cars are in widespread use in Japan, and public roadways are used for auto racing. In such an era, a race called MFG has become popular around the globe. Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini… Participants are invited to race with their fastest cars. One such participant, a British racing school graduate, Kanata Rivington, returns to Japan to achieve his goal. 
(Source: Crunchyroll)

Taking place in the sacred land of street running Kanagawa, once more Takumi Fujiwara will show his driving skills on his now legendary Hachi-roku.

Only the fearless survive in the white-hot world of street racing, as teams take on dangerous roads in the shadow of Mt. Akina. Behind the wheel of the mysterious "Ghost of Akina" is Takumi, on his way to becoming the greatest racer ever. (Source: Tokyopop)
 
Note: the chapter count includes 6 extra chapters published in volumes 2, 3, 30, 33, 39 and 48.

In a near future where cars have mostly switched over to sustainable power, combustion engine racing is a rarity. The MFG is the last major race for this dying breed, and half-Japanese Kanata Rivington has come back to try his luck. But that's not all he's come to Japan to do...he's searching for his father, too. Can even the ambitious Kanata accomplish all he's set out to do? 
 
(Source: Kodansha USA)

There are many street races in the Initial D Series. This OAV has no plot other than to collect all the street races into one stage. The dialog during the original races is left in.

This is simply the OAV summing up the major events and battles of "Initial D 4th Stage" much like the "Initial D Battle Stage" original summed up the first 3 seasons. Additionally, has 2 extra battles from the manga that were not incorporated into the original 4th Stage.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

A special that comes with the Fourth Stage DVD-BOX. It is comprised of a recap from First Stage to Third Stage, along with staff commentary and sneak preview of the making of the Fourth Stage.

Wataru Akiyama