No. in series
|
No. in season
|
English Dub title
Japanese titles (translated)
|
Original airdate
|
44
| 1
| "Project D
"
"Project D"
(
Japanese
:
プロジェクトD
)
| April 16, 2004
(
2004-04-16
)
|
---|
Takumi Fujiwara has made his decision and joins Ryosuke and Keisuke Takahashi in creating a new race team. Project D has now been formed, and they have only but one goal, to compete against the best drivers in all of the
Kanto
region. This is the story of how their names became legendary among the streets of touge. The first battle is against Seven Star Leaf (members are Tohru and Atsuro) at their home course, Momiji Line. At the cafe, Tohru's beloved, Nao saying that if Tohru lost the battle, he must promise to stop racing. And the battle between Takumi's 86 and Tohru's Roadster in Downhill is about to begin.
|
45
| 2
| "Full Throttle! Downhill Battle
"
"Full Throttle! Downhill Battle"
(
Japanese
:
全開!ダウンヒルバトル
)
| April 16, 2004
(
2004-04-16
)
|
---|
Takumi and Toru Suetsugu are both reckless drivers, yet there is a big difference in their abilities. It is during this battle does it show why Takumi is known as one of the double-aces of Project D, as the Eight-Six is ready to overtake Seven Star Leaf’s very own Roadster of the downhill using techniques never dreamed possible on the streets. At the end of episode, Daiki is calling Tomoyuki and promised in the name of Todo School, he'll never lose against Project D's downhiller, Takumi Fujiwara.
|
46
| 3
| "The Most Powerful Man of the Toudou School
"
"The Most Powerful Man of the Toudou School"
(
Japanese
:
東堂塾最?の男
)
| June 19, 2004
(
2004-06-19
)
|
---|
Project D has now come face to face with racers from the Todo School. This time, Todo will use their wildcard racing students, Daiki Ninomiya with his
EK9
and Smiley Sakai with his
DC2
, as they will use their skills learned in their goal to become pro racers. The pressure in Project D’s team has begun, as there is no time to make any mistakes if future battles are going to be like this.
|
47
| 4
| "Two Pieces of Advice
"
"Two Words of Advice"
(
Japanese
:
二つのアドバイス
)
| June 19, 2004
(
2004-06-19
)
|
---|
Daiki decides on the position he is going to take in the battle. To ensure a victory, Ryosuke gives Takumi two advices to use against Daiki’s EK9, especially if Daiki’s level of techniques are that of semi-pros. Everything else is up to the reliance of Takumi’s driving skills.
|
48
| 5
| "The Starting Line to Victory
"
"Start Line to Victory"
(
Japanese
:
勝利へのスタ?トライン
)
| August 21, 2004
(
2004-08-21
)
|
---|
Project D gets another call from the Todo Racing School, this time against a pro racer graduate who has just returned. Ryosuke gets a warning from Kyoichi Sudo not to let Project D compete against the pro racer, especially since it’s a newly formed team. To his confusion, Ryosuke ponders as to which car should be used against Tomoyuki Tachi, one of Todo’s elite graduates. What confuses him more is Kyoichi's warning that if ever they will race Todo, Ryosuke himself must race with his FC.
|
49
| 6
| "Blind Attack
"
"Blind Attack"
(
Japanese
:
ブラインド·アタック
)
| August 21, 2004
(
2004-08-21
)
|
---|
Ryosuke has made his decision, and decides to take out the Eight-Six as his gamble. Tomoyuki then demonstrates all of his driving abilities that he learned as a pro using an EK9, but takes for granted that his opponent is a specialist of the streets. Takumi will have to find new ways to overcome some of the greatest barriers of racing in order to win.
|
50
| 7
| "The Stormy 85 Turbo
"
"The Stormy Eight-Five Turbo"
(
Japanese
:
嵐のハチゴ?タ?ボ
)
| October 15, 2004
(
2004-10-15
)
|
---|
A new nightmarish opponent arrives on Mount Akina challenging Takumi in a downhill battle. Also, Itsuki gets a new upgrade for his
Eight-Five
as it is demonstrated on the downhill.
|
51
| 8
| "Fateful Battle of FDs
"
"Fated FD Battle"
(
Japanese
:
運命のFDバトル
)
| October 15, 2004
(
2004-10-15
)
|
---|
With two prefectures of Project D completed, they move on towards the prefecture of
Saitama
, only to discover the difference of the roads compared to Kanto’s Gunma and Tochigi counterparts. This time, Keisuke will have to work on his acceleration techniques. However, there seems to be an unexpected twist, as his opponent also drives an FD, and happens to be a girl.
|
52
| 9
| "Kyoko's Confession
"
"Kyoko's Confession"
(
Japanese
:
恭子の告白
)
| December 17, 2004
(
2004-12-17
)
|
---|
Kyoko could not bring to tell her love interest, Keisuke, about how she feels about him. Meanwhile, Nobuhiko Akiyama is chasing after the Eight-Six with his
Altezza
only to behold the shocking driving techniques Project D’s downhill ace, Takumi, can perform.
|
53
| 10
| "The Saitama Area's Ultimate Weapon
"
"The Saitama Area's Ultimate Weapon"
(
Japanese
:
埼玉エリア最終兵器
)
| December 17, 2004
(
2004-12-17
)
|
---|
Nobuhiko has devised a new devilish Eight-Six destroyer at the sight of the
Cappuccino
, and with the addition of a rally racer named Sakamoto, the chance of success for the Northern Saitama Alliance is close to one hundred percent. The next battle Project D will face is going to be in another new level, as chances of a rainy night is taken to notice.
|
54
| 11
| "Rainy Downhill Battle
"
"Rainy Downhill Battle"
(
Japanese
:
雨のダウンヒルバトル
)
| February 18, 2005
(
2005-02-18
)
|
---|
A new strategy is devised by Ryosuke at the last minute. It seems that the only way Takumi will win the battle in the rain is if he uses the same strategy as a previous opponent he’s raced against before. The only problem to this is Takumi gets confused on what to do, as the rain is making it even more difficult during the race against the Cappuccino, uncertain of the advantage.
|
55
| 12
| "Straightaway of Struggles
"
"Straights of Struggles"
(
Japanese
:
葛藤のストレ?ト
)
| February 18, 2005
(
2005-02-18
)
|
---|
The final segments of the rainy race is at hand as Takumi now begins to perform the most daring attacks against the insane corner-attacking Cappuccino. But as it seems that Sakamoto is not willing to give Takumi any chances for a sure-fire victory.
|
56
| 13
| "Motivation
"
"Motivation"
(
Japanese
:
モチベ?ション
)
| April 15, 2005
(
2005-04-15
)
|
---|
The rain continues to pour down towards the next battle where Keisuke’s FD competes against Wataru’s newly upgraded Eight-Six. Instead, it only gets far more intense and time consuming as it keeps raining harder and harder. Then, just like Takumi predicted, the race ends in a split second along one of the wider corners of the pass.
|
57
| 14
| "Sad Lonely Driver
"
"Sad Lonely Driver"
(
Japanese
:
悲しきロンリ?ドライバ?
)
| April 15, 2005
(
2005-04-15
)
|
---|
Takumi wakes up for his usual tofu delivery when he recognizes the sight of the
Impreza
in front of him. Suddenly, everything he knows about his Eight-Six begins to collapse. Elsewhere, Itsuki Takeuchi is out on a date with Kazumi Akiyama, but he might be going too far with his date when there is more to the story.
|
58
| 15
| "4WD Complex
"
"4WD Complex"
(
Japanese
:
4WDコンプレックス
)
| June 17, 2005
(
2005-06-17
)
|
---|
Takumi continues to struggle between the difference of his Eight-Six and the Impreza’s awesome 4WD capabilities. Surprisingly, he gets a tip in starting to solve this problem from an unexpected ex-rival. Now Project D has come to meet with their next opponents, a pair of Lan Evos. However a deadly trap that will turn the tides has been set against them. This puts the practice on a risky hold.
|
59
| 16
| "Hillclimb of Fury
"
"Angry Hill Climb"
(
Japanese
:
怒りのヒル·クライム
)
| June 17, 2005
(
2005-06-17
)
|
---|
Keisuke is uncertain what to do now that the trap has become a success in his opponent’s favor. Nonetheless, he fights to find alternate ways to accomplish his goals, but fails with little success. Instead of giving up, an unexpected source arrives to his aid, but the question is whether or not Keisuke would break the code of the RedSuns to compete with his pride as a Project D racer.
|
60
| 17
| "The Saitama Area's Final Battle
"
"The Saitama Area's Final Battle"
(
Japanese
:
埼玉エリア最終決?
)
| August 19, 2005
(
2005-08-19
)
|
---|
It seems that the Lan Evo team will continue to do everything to win the battles, even if they have to resort to dirty tricks. That’s just exactly what the next Lan Evo driver told Takumi, to give the Project D driver a warning of what is to come. If Takumi wants to complete the Saitama battles of Project D, then he will have to make a choice whether to heed the warning or not.
|
61
| 18
| "Last Drive
"
"Last Drive"
(
Japanese
:
ラスト·ドライブ
)
| August 19, 2005
(
2005-08-19
)
|
---|
While his FD is in the shop being upgraded, Keisuke and Kyoko go out on a date. Afterwards, Keisuke test-drives his FD, as his acceleration skills has finally paid off in unleashing this new vehicle’s monstrous power.
|
62
| 19
| "God Foot and God Arm
"
"God Foot and God Arm"
(
Japanese
:
ゴッドフットとゴッドア?ム
)
| October 14, 2005
(
2005-10-14
)
|
---|
Now that Project D is now recognized as street racers worthy of competing against high levels, they have to venture out much farther to meet greater rivals in the streets. Purple Shadow, a legendary pair of street racers in the
Ibaraki Prefecture
have come back out of retirement to prove that they can still hold the title of gods of the streets.
|
63
| 20
| "The Unmatched GT-R!
"
"Transcendent GT-R!"
(
Japanese
:
超絶GT-R!
)
| October 14, 2005
(
2005-10-14
)
|
---|
Keisuke agrees to K?z? "God Foot" Hoshino’s request in making the uphill battle rule different, until Ryosuke tells him that this is in favor of the FD. This makes Keisuke feel a lot of pressure concerning Hoshino’s true intentions, as the battle between his newly modified FD is put to its first test against God Foot’s newly purchased next generation
R34 GT-R
.
|
64
| 21
| "Dogfight
"
"Dogfight"
(
Japanese
:
ドッグファイト
)
| December 16, 2005
(
2005-12-16
)
|
---|
The battle between the FD and GT-R continues, however the real battle has just begun. Now, Hoshino demonstrates his unique driving skills that people call the impossible earning him the name God Foot. This makes Keisuke’s true racing abilities appear when it is pushed beyond his limits as both drivers begin to drive recklessly forcing the battle to be settled in more than just one battle.
|
65
| 22
| "The Sorcerer of the Single-Handed Steer
"
"Wizard of the One-Hand Steer"
(
Japanese
:
ワンハンドステアの魔術
)
| December 16, 2005
(
2005-12-16
)
|
---|
As the battle between the super powered cars of the hillclimb has ended, Takumi’s battle is another story. Takumi realizes that his opponent has the same frightening aura that the Impreza driver had, making his battle with Dr. Toshiya "God Arm" Joushima more difficult. This time, it’s street racing skills against another form of street racing skills.
|
66
| 23
| "Endless Battle
"
"Endless Battle"
(
Japanese
:
エンドレスバトル
)
| February 17, 2006
(
2006-02-17
)
|
---|
The battle between Takumi’s Eight-Six and Toshiya’s
S2000
has become a battle of the best endurance. Yet Ryosuke suspects that something is not quite right about the battle, rather he finds out late on what has just happened. Now that the battle has stretched for far too long, God Arm gets serious and shows off his true driving skills when he is at the peak of his full potential.
|
67
| 24
| "Never-Ending Challenge
"
"The Challenge Without End"
(
Japanese
:
終わらない挑?
)
| February 17, 2006
(
2006-02-17
)
|
---|
The dramatic conclusion between the Eight-Six and S2000 is at hand. Now that God Arm has gotten serious, Takumi will compensate into winning, by allowing the Eight-Six to hold itself together, knowing that only risky maneuvers are the only way to success. After the episode, it fades to black with a message saying "See you again."
|