Initial D: First Stage Downhill Specialist Arrives (1998– ) Online
- Original Title :
- Downhill Specialist Arrives
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Animation / Action / Comedy / Sport
- Year :
- 1998–
- Directror :
- Naoyuki Kuzuya,Shin Misawa
- Cast :
- Shin'ichirô Miki,Unshô Ishizuka,Mitsuo Iwata
- Writer :
- Bob Buchholz,Kôji Kaneda
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 26min
- Rating :
- 7.7/10
Due to a crash on Akina's downhill, Iketani finds himself injured and without a car to challenge the RedSuns. Iketani begs Bunta Fujiwara to help defend Akina, but Bunta can only offer a 'maybe' in reply. As race time approaches, the Akina Speedstars and the Akagi RedSuns are both shocked as the mysterious Eight-Six approaches- with Takumi driving.
| Episode credited cast: | |||
 | Shin'ichirô Miki | - | Takumi Fujiwara (voice) |
 | Unshô Ishizuka | - | Bunta Fujiwara |
 | Mitsuo Iwata | - | Itsuki Takeuchi |
 | Takehito Koyasu | - | Ryosuke Takahashi (voice) |
 | Tomokazu Seki | - | Keisuke Takahashi (voice) |
 | Ayako Kawasumi | - | Natsuki Mogi (voice) |
 | Kazuki Yao | - | Kôichirô Iketani |
 | Wataru Takagi | - | Kenji |
 | Tomomichi Nishimura | - | Yûichi Tachibana |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Greg Ayres | - | Kenta Nakamura (voice) |
 | Christopher Bevins | - | Kenji (voice) |
 | Steve Blum | - | Keisuke 'K.T.' Takahashi (voice) (as Steven Jay Blum) |
| Z. Charles Bolton | - | Additional Voices (voice) |
 | Jonathan Brooks | - | Additional Voices (voice) |
 | Charles C. Campbell | - | Additional Voices (voice) (as Charles Campbell) |