Initial D: Second Stage

Second Stage, a pretty decent "filler season"
A must watch for car and racing enthusiasts. I'd recommend seeing First Stage first though as the characters will then be more familiar, however, I didn't feel the Second Stage lived up to the high bar the First Stage set. Instead it kind of felt like a "filler season" between First and Third Stages, while Third Stage felt like a bridge between 1st and 4th Stages, though I'm yet to see the 4th stage. That said there still are some important points visited for the overall plot of Initial D.

I'd say the Second Stage is the least important of the series but it's still plenty good enough to watch.

For fans of street racing and cars.
Initial D. Stage 2. Although not as strong as the first season of the series, stage 2 of Initial D is an enjoyable box ride.

The box set includes all 13 episodes of the second season of Initial D plus an OVA 60 hour long movie focusing around the female racing team of Impact Blue.

Disc 1 and 2 --- A new street racing team known as the Emperors' invade the prefecture of Gunma attempting to defeat all of the street racers in the area. Team Emperor is arrogant, smug, cockey, and abrasive in their approach. Driving Mitsubishi 4WD Land Evos the emperor's are lead by Kyuchi Sudo, a former stock racer and graduate of a top tier racing school in Japan.

The Speed Stars, Night Kids, and Red Suns unite to fight off this new threat.

The second half of stage 2 centers around Takumi and his development as a street racer. Throw in a romance for Itsuki and the breaking of the relationship between Takumi and Natsuki and you have yourself a nice back...



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