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“Impact Blue's Mako races Usui Pass while battling love, past trauma, and dreams of going pro.”
Initial D Extra Stage
頭文字〈イニシャル〉D EXTRA STAGE
7.32
2,935 rank · 62,841 viewers · 89 favorites
Action
Drama
Racing
Seinen
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Synopsis
Impact Blue's Mako races Usui Pass while battling love, past trauma, and dreams of going pro.
Extra Stage - Act 1 The "Emperor"—a racing group consisting of several Mitsubishi Lancer EVO drivers—has defeated every racing team they have come across in Gunma Prefecture. Now, they set their eyes on conquering Mount Usui and the legendary Impact Blue racing duo, who hold the record for the Usui Pass. In her blue Nissan SilEighty, Mako Satou and her navigator Sayuki rise to the challenge to defend their title. However, Mako's recent woes begin to affect her concentration. Sensing that her rhythm is off, Sayuki helps her out, but will she be able to resolve it before the decisive race? Extra Stage - Act 2 Sayuki thinks Mako's life could improve if she had a boyfriend and sets her up with her "perfect match"—Miyahara from the Myogi NightKids. Though the relationship starts smoothly, Mako's past relationship haunts her once more. Faced with the possibility of giving up street racing entirely, Mako will have to choose between love and her dream of being a professional racer.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 13 sampled reviews
5.1
/10
What 13 viewers settled on.
44%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 5
σ 1.98
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.98 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.5 pts
Recommenders 7.5 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 2.92
Running avg · Jun 2009 → Aug 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “A lovely short side-story that delivers solid enjoyment with the same great art and character writing fans expect from Initial D, especially the Impact Blue team. While it could use more eurobeat...”
- 7 “Extra Stage offers a refreshing detour from Takumi’s story, delivering faster-paced, lighter action and an enjoyable side tale. While it won’t blow anyone away, it redeems the previously...”
- 7 “The Eurobeat soundtrack is energetic and the bilingual voice work is solid, while the clean late-90s art marks a visible step up from First Stage. Unfortunately, the plot is forgettable and...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 54%
Long · 8%
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- Format 2 × 27′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 54m all episodes
- Aired Mar 2001 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-0744 catalog
Produced by
- OB Planning Producer
- Fuji TV Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Tokyopop Licensor