Initial D presents a street racing story that is very exciting to watch. In the series, there are many street racer teams that have famous reputations. They compete with each other to prove their prowess.
In this article, we want to discuss the best racing teams in Initial D. Who are they? Check out the complete discussion below!
10. Akina SpeedStars
Akina SpeedStars is a team led by Koichiro Iketani and based on Akina Pass. The majority of the team members are generally amateur racers and are less skilled than other teams.
Takumi is an exception. He is indeed affiliated with the team and often races against other team racers at Iketani's request. Without Takumi, the team is nothing.
9. Myogi NightKids
Myogi NightKids is one of the best racing teams in Gunma. The team is led by Takeshi Nakazato. He is a skilled racer and respected by Ryosuke Takahashi.
Apart from that, the team also has a great racer named Shingo Shoji. He and Takeshi have a very fierce rivalry relationship. Despite this, they genuinely respect each other.
8. Impact Blue
Impact Blue is a racing team that is quite unique because they only consist of two cute girls, namely Mako Sato and Sayuki. They are both known as the fastest racers on the Usui Pass.
Mako acts as a racer who drives a car, while Sayuki acts as a navigator who guides Sayuki. The two of them had a fierce race against Takumi in their area.
7. Emperor
The next best racing team is Emperor, led by Kyoichi Sudo. This team is very unique because all its members use Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution cars, aka Lan-Evo.
They consider that the car is king in the mountains. They come from the Togichi region and their base is on the slopes of Irohazaka. They had time to challenge the racers in Gunma, such as Takumi, Nakazato, and Ryosuke.
6. Northern Saitama Alliance
Different from the previous team, the Northern Saitama Alliance is an alliance of racers in North Saitama to defeat Project D. The team is led by Nobuhiko Akiyama.
Apart from that, they have strong racers, such as Wataru Akiyama, Kyoko Iwase, and Sakamoto. They were able to devise impressive tactics and fought very tenaciously against the Project D racers.
5. Akagi RedSuns
Akagi RedSuns is the best racing team in the Gunma region led by Ryosuke Takahashi. They have a very well-known reputation among street racers. Besides, they are a strong team.
Akagi RedSuns have an interesting principle in racing, namely that they always challenge to race at their opponent's home ground. They had beaten many racers in Gunma, but their winning streak was ultimately surpassed by Takumi.
4. Todo School
Todo School is not primarily a street racing team, but rather an official driving school. However, they became involved in street racing after they accepted a challenge from Project D.
The majority of Todo School members are experienced pro and semi-pro racers, especially Daiki Ninomiya and Tomoyuki Tachi. They both put strong pressure on Takumi throughout the race.
3. Purple Shadow
Purple Shadow is the strongest team that Project D has to face on an expedition in the Ibaraki region. They have two very great senior racers, namely Dr. Toshiya Joshima the “God Hand” and Kozo Hoshino the “God Foot”.
Joshima is famous for his skills in driving a car with one hand, while Hoshino specializes in acceleration and drift. They were so great that Takumi and Keisuka were cornered and almost lost the race.
2. Sidewinder
In second place, there is an interesting team called Sidewinder who is the final enemy of Project D. This team not only has fast racers like Go Hojo and Shinji Inui, but they have a great strategist named Eiji Kubo.
They analyze the weaknesses of the Project D racers and devise tactics to defeat them. Nonetheless, they miscalculated because they didn't think that the Project D racers had grown stronger.
1. Project D
Perhaps there is no doubt that Project D is the best and strongest team. They managed to beat talented racers from various regions while creating a legend in the world of street racing.
Ryosuke Takahashi created Project D by collaborating with two of the best racers in Gunma, namely Takumi Fujiwara and Keisuke Takahashi. He wants to improve their driving skills and enable them to become great professional racers.