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“After engine failure and defeat, Takumi considers joining Ryousuke's pro team while seeking rematch against Kyoichi.”
Initial D Third Stage
頭文字〈イニシャル〉D THIRD STAGE
7.93
877 rank · 208,652 viewers · 742 favorites
Action
Drama
Racing
Seinen
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Synopsis
After engine failure and defeat, Takumi considers joining Ryousuke's pro team while seeking rematch against Kyoichi.
Takumi Fujiwara is a skilled street racer, but he suffers a crushing loss against the team Emperor's leader Kyoichi Sudou due to his AE86 experiencing an engine failure. Doubting his abilities, the recent high school graduate is then approached by the Akagi RedSuns' team leader Ryousuke Takahashi, who proposes the formation of a professional street racing team. Although it would be the ideal way to improve as a street racer, Takumi remains undecided. Does the young street racer have what it takes to become a professional? Perhaps Ryousuke and the RedSuns can help him reevaluate his own doubts and misconceptions concerning street racing. However, first and foremost, Takumi decides to settle the score with Kyoichi Sudou...
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Derived from 17 sampled reviews
8.1
/10
What 17 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 1.68
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.68 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.88
Running avg · Oct 2008 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Everything about this stage is so good.... Story, beautiful. I love how this stage was turned into a movie. Art, one of the best and packs a large amount of aesthetic designs Sound, outstanding as...”
- 9 “This is my personal favorite Christmas movie, I watch it every year as a tradition now! This is just more Initial D, if you like that, then definitely watch it! The races are great, and have the...”
- 9 “Laohoam: This was a great add on to the series, the fact that they summarized then continued right were they left off was great. the story continued to develop tac as a racer and how he had to...”
Verbosity
Short · 24%
Medium · 53%
Long · 24%
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- Format 1 × 104′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 44m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2001 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0165 catalog
Produced by
- OB Planning Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor