Initial D: Second Stage (TV)
Alternative title: 
	
Инициал "Ди": Вторая стадия (Russian)
	頭文字〈イニシャル〉D SECOND STAGE (Japanese)
Themes: 
	auto racing,
	sports
Objectionable content: 
	Significant
Copyright notice: 
	©2003 Shuichi Shigeno / KODANSHA / prime direction / OB PLANNING
Plot Summary: 
	Following his victory over RedSuns leader Ryosuke Takahashi, AE86 driver Takumi Fujiwara is challenged by the Lancer EVO-based "Emperor," a group known for taking decals of racing teams they defeat, cutting them up and placing them on their cars like a fighter plane kill board. Takumi's undefeated streak is on the line as his AE86 is virtually no match against the more powerful and more agile four-wheel-drive EVOs of the Emperor team.
User Ratings: 
	1003 ratings have been given [details]
Running time: 
	23 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 
	13
Episode titles: We have 13
Vintage: 
	
1999-10-14 to 2000-01-06
	2000-10-25 to 2001-01-24 (Raw JP R2 DVD AVBA-14059,14066,14082,14096)
	2006-11-14 (France)
Release dates: We have 6
Opening Theme: 
	
"Blazin' Beat" by Move
	"Initialize" by Drop Logic featuring Jaden Norris & Michael O'Neill [TOKYOPOP English Version]
Ending Theme: 
	
"Initialize (DJ Milky D-Mix)" by Drop Logic [TOKYOPOP English Version]
	"Kimi ga Iru" by Galla
Insert song: 
	
"100" by Dave Rodgers (eps 2-3)
	"86" by Keiichi Tsuchiya & Unshō Ishizuka (ep 10)
	"Big in Japan" by Robert Patton (ep 9)
	"Burning Desire" by Mega NRG Man (ep 1)
	"Deja Vu" by Dave Rodgers (ep 13)
	"Don't You Forget My Love" by Sophie (ep 5)
	"Ever & Ever" by Queen of Times (ep 4)
	"Gimme the Night" by Dave McLoud (ep 12)
	"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Wain L (ep 6)
	"Grand Prix" by Mega NRG Man (ep 13)
	"I Love You Like Are" by Valentina (ep 3)
	"Make My Day" by Derreck Simons (eps 4,7)
	"Make Up Your Mind" by Wain L (ep 12)
	"Mikado" by Dave McLoud (ep 3)
	"Speedy Speed Boy" by Marko Polo (ep 5)
	"Station to Station" by Derreck Simons (ep 8)
	"Take My Soul" by Mickey B (ep 4)
Links: We have 2
Comment: 
	
	TOKYOPOP's release of this season starts on the third episode of volume 9 of their Initial D DVD series.
Review:
Initial D: Stage 2 DVD (Apr  1, 2011)
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| DVD (Region 1) | 
| Initial D - Akina's Superstar Challenge (DVD 9) 2005-01-11 (from $9.24) | 
| Initial D - Team Emperor (DVD 10) 2005-03-08 (from $2.44) | 
| Initial D - Blow-Out (DVD 11) 2005-05-10 (from $6.71) | 
| Initial D - Secret Weapon (DVD 12) 2005-07-12 (from $19.99) | 
| Initial D - Battle of the Souls (DVD 13) 2005-09-13 (from $11.98) | 
| Initial D: First Stage - The Complete First Season (DVD 1-9) 2007-03-13 (from $196.79) | 
| Initial D: Second & Third Stage + OVA Extra Stage [S.A.V.E.] (DVD) 2011-11-08 (from $149.95) | 
| Initial D: Second Stage (DVD) 2011-02-01 | 
| Initial D: Second Stage - The Complete Second Season (DVD 10-14) 2007-10-16 (from $199.99) | 
| Director: Shin'ichi Masaki Storyboard: Kou Matsuo (ep 10) Naoyasu Habu (eps 2, 6) Shin'ichi Masaki (5 episodes eps 1, 5-6, 9, 13) Shinya Hanai (ep 4) Takeshi Ushigusa (ep 12) Toshiaki Kanbara (ep 8) Yoshizō Tsuda (eps 3, 7, 11) Episode Director: Hiroshi Ishida (ep 9) Shinya Hanai (eps 4, 8, 12) Yoshizō Tsuda (eps 3, 7, 11) Yukihiro Shino (eps 1, 5, 9, 13) Yūzō Yamada (eps 2, 6) Music: Ryūichi Katsumata Original Manga: Shūichi Shigeno Character Design: Masaki Satō Art Director: Minoru Maeda Animation Director: Aki Tsunaki (eps 1, 5, 9, 13) Kōichi Maruyama (eps 2, 6, 10) Masaharu Morinaka (eps 4, 8) Shōhei Kohara (ep 12) Yūki Iwai (eps 3, 7, 11) Mechanical design: Shōhei Kohara Sound Director: Masafumi Mima Director of Photography: Sadanori Kaneda Executive producer: Ren Usami (OB Planning) Background Art: Hiyoshi Takano (Studio Tulip) Kohji Azuma (Studio Tulip) Kuniaki Nemoto (Studio Tulip) Mayumi Suga (Studio Tulip) Yuri Satou (Studio Tulip) CG: Kazunori Yahata (A-CAT) Masaaki Yoshizawa (Nest) Masamune Shimada (A-CAT) Shin'ya Matsuura (Nest) Tomokazu Yoshioka (Nest) Toshihiro Honda (A-CAT) Yuichi Goto (A-CAT) Color Check: Masato Sasaki (eps 3, 7, 11) Noriyoshi Sakai (eps 4, 8, 12) Takeshi Baba (eps 2, 6, 10) Yukiko Ario (eps 1, 5, 9, 13) Color design: Kenji Shimanuki Color setting: Masato Sasaki (eps 3, 7, 11) Noriyoshi Sakai (eps 4, 8, 12) Takeshi Baba (eps 2, 6, 10) Yukiko Ario (eps 1, 5, 9, 13) Compilation: Daisuke Kawakami (Fuji TV) Composite Engineering: Kazuaki Kishimura Digital Manager: Tsubasa Tsuchi Digital Photography: Asami Yamashita (Yumeta Company; ep 11) Ayako Sanzen Hiroki Katō (Studio Wood; ep 11) Ikunaga Sakamoto (Studio Wood; ep 11) Mayumi Kaneko Megumi Yamauchi Noboru Matsuda (Studio Wood; ep 11) Shinya Matsuzaki (Yumeta Company; ep 11) Editing: Hideto Ota (YAG) Editorial Supervision: Keiichi Tsuchiya (Hot Version Editorial Dept.) Ending Cooperation: Atsushi Kuroyanagi Ending PV: Yukou Niwa (Dee DRIVE) In-Between Animation: Akemi Morita (eps 1, 5, 9, 13) Aya Nagumo (eps 1, 5, 9, 13) Chie Kokubo (eps 4, 8, 12) Eiichi Nanjo (eps 4, 8, 12) Eriko Murakami (eps 1, 13) Hisako Satō (eps 1, 5, 9, 13) Izumi Morita (ep 12) Kaoru Itō (eps 4, 8, 12) Katsura Yamada (ep 12) Keiko Nagamine (eps 1, 5, 9, 13) Kiyomi Ishihara (Studio Mark; ep 11) Koji Yabuno (Studio Mark; ep 11) Kyouko Yasuda (eps 1, 5, 9, 13) Marie Tagashira (eps 1, 5, 9, 13) Masaru Koseki (ep 12) Masayo Hanaoka (eps 5, 13) Masayoshi Tanaka (eps 4, 8, 12) Miki Suzuki (eps 2, 6, 10) Mitsuko Taniguchi (eps 1, 13) Mitsuzumi Yoshino (Studio Cockpit; ep 11) Nahoko Kasuga (Studio Mark; ep 11) Natsuki Igarashi (Studio Mark; ep 11) Natsuki Mito (Studio Mark; ep 11) Noriko Kai (Studio Cockpit; ep 11) Noriko Sugiyama (Studio Cockpit; ep 11) Noriko Takiyama (eps 2, 6, 10) Noriko Tejima (eps 1, 5, 9, 13) Shiho Ishimori (eps 4, 8) Shingo Ogiso (eps 4, 8) Shingo Sakai (eps 4, 8) Shinichi Nozaki (ep 1) Shinya Kameyama (Studio Mark; ep 11) Shūji Maruyama (eps 5, 9, 13) Terumi Nishii (Studio Cockpit; ep 11) Tōru Shigeta (eps 2, 6, 10) Yoshio Haratori (eps 2, 6, 10) Yoshiyo Oshima (Studio Cockpit; ep 11) Yūki Morimoto (ep 12) Yūki Ukai (Studio Cockpit; ep 11) In-Between Check: Hideyuki Arao (ep 12) Katsura Yamada (eps 4, 8) Kōichi Maruyama (eps 2, 6, 10) Shūji Maruyama (eps 1, 5, 9, 13) Insert Song Performance: Dave McLoud (Mikado, Gimme the Night; eps 3, 12) Dave Rodgers (100, Deja Vu; eps 2-3, 13) Derrick Simons (Make My Day, Station to Station; eps 4, 7-8) Keiichi Tsuchiya (86; ep 10) Marko Polo (Speedy Speed Boy; ep 5) Mega NRG Man (Burning Desire, Grand Prix; eps 1, 13) Mickey B (Take My Soul; ep 4) Queen of Times (Ever & Ever; ep 4) Robert Patton (Big In Japan; ep 9) Sophie (Don't You Forget My Love; ep 5) Unshō Ishizuka (86; ep 10) Valentina (I Love You Like Are; ep 3) Wain L (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Make Up Your Mind; eps 6, 12) Key Animation: Aki Tsunaki (eps 1, 9, 13) Asuka Tsubuki (Tama Production; eps 9, 13) Fujiko Aoyagi (ep 8) Hideki Itō (eps 4, 8, 12) Hideyuki Arao (ep 4) Hiroaki Kawaguchi (Tama Production; eps 9, 13) Hiroaki Shigeta (eps 3, 7) Hitsuji Oya (eps 6, 10) Ikuo Shimazu (ep 2) Izumi Shimura (ep 11) Katsumi Hashimoto (Anime R; ep 11) Kazunori Takahashi (eps 1, 5, 9) Kenzō Koizumi (Anime R; eps 3, 7, 11) Kiyomi Masuda (eps 4, 8, 12) Kōichi Hoshino (eps 1, 5, 9, 13) Kōichi Maruyama (eps 2, 6) Mari Nakatani (ep 8) Mariko Fujita (ep 13) Mariko Taki (eps 3, 7) Masami Murata (ep 11) Masaru Koseki (eps 4, 12) Masashi Kudo (ep 4) Michitaka Yamamoto (eps 3, 7) Naoki Arakawa (eps 2, 6, 10) Noriyoshi Yamazaki (ep 5) Osamu Ishikawa (ep 13) Sadatoshi Matsuzaka (ep 11) Shigeyuki Teraji (ep 2) Shinichi Nozaki (ep 5) Shinichi Toda (ep 12) Shūji Maruyama (eps 9, 13) Takahiro Honma (eps 1, 5, 9, 13) Takao Sano (Anime R; ep 11) Tomoaki Sakiyama (ep 11) Tomohiro Koyama (eps 5, 13) Tomoyuki Kanno (eps 6, 10) Yōichi Mitsui (ep 13) Yoko Hoshino (Tama Production; eps 9, 13) Yōko Ono (Tama Production; eps 9, 13) Yoshitaka Sato (Anime R; ep 11) Yūichi Nakazawa (ep 11) Yūji Kokai (eps 4, 8, 12) Opening Production: Shinji Kobukata Paint: Akemi Yamashita (Studio Tulip; ep 3) Asami Tenmyoya (eps 4, 8) Asami Yamashita (eps 1, 5, 9, 13) Chiharu Ueno (Studio March; ep 11) Chisato Ida (Studio March; ep 11) Hiroko Hirono (Studio Tulip; 5 episodes eps 1, 3, 5, 9, 13) Hiroko Wada (Studio Tulip; 5 episodes eps 1, 3, 5, 9, 13) Kanako Komiyama (eps 9, 13) Kaneyoshi Fujino (Film Magic; eps 2, 6) Maki Watanabe (Vega Entertainment; ep 10) Misako Shionotani (Vega Entertainment; ep 10) Miyuki Watanabe (Studio Tulip; 5 episodes eps 1, 3, 5, 9, 13) Sawako Yoshida (eps 9, 13) Shinya Matsuzaki (Studio Tulip; 5 episodes eps 1, 3, 5, 9, 13) Takeshi Baba (Film Magic; eps 2, 6, 10) Taro Sato (Studio Tulip; eps 1, 3, 5) Yoshito Tsuru (Film Magic; eps 2, 6, 10) Yuki Nariai (Studio March; ep 11) Yukiko Ario (Studio Tulip; ep 3) Planning: Ryuuzou Shouji (Prime Direction) Production Advancement: Harumi Ishiguro (eps 1, 5) Maho Ichikawa (eps 2, 6, 10) Shigetaka Ikeda (eps 4, 8, 12) Shin Katagai (eps 9, 13) Takashi Urano (eps 3, 7, 11) Production producer: Toshiaki Horie Publicity: Sachio Tamenaga (Fuji TV) Recording Assistant: Yūji Tagami Sound Design: Fujio Yamada (Techno Sound) Kenji Koyama (Techno Sound) Miyuki Seki (Techno Sound) Reiji Matsumoto (Techno Sound) Takao Ogawa (Techno Sound) Takeshi Takadera (Techno Sound) Theme Song Performance: Dave McLoud ("Mikado") Dave Rodgers ("100") Derreck Simons (Station to Station) Galla (ED) Marko Polo (Speedy Speed Boy) Mega NRG Man ("Burning Desire") Move (OP) Robert Patton (Big in Japan) Wain L ("Goodbye Yellow Brick Road") | Shinichirō Miki as  Ayako Kawasumi as  Kazuhisa Kawahara as  Kazuki Yao as  Kazuya Kawahara as  Masahiko Tanaka as  Mitsuo Iwata as  Takehito Koyasu as  Tomokazu Seki as  Unshō Ishizuka as  Hidenari Ugaki as  Keiji Fujiwara as  Kōji Ishii as  Kōsuke Okano as  Nobuyuki Hiyama as  Ryōka Yuzuki as  Tomomichi Nishimura as  Tōru Furusawa as  Wataru Takagi as  Yasunori Matsumoto as  Kōichi Ikai Kōji Ishii Kōji Yusa Nobuyuki Tanaka Takahiro Sakurai Takeshi Hayashi Yoshiro Fukui | |||
| Animation: Pastel Backgrounds: Studio Tulip DVD Distribution: avex mode In-Between Animation: Anime World Osaka (eps 6, 10) FAI (ep 12) Hyoin Animation (eps 3, 7, 11) K-Production (eps 4, 8, 12) Kagura (ep 10) Nest (ep 11) Orange (ep 2) Snow Light Staff (eps 6, 10) Studio Cockpit (ep 11) Studio Jungle Gym (ep 2) Studio Mark (ep 11) Studio Victory (ep 10) Tokyo Animation Center (eps 2, 10) Key Animation: Anime R (ep 11) E-cho (ep 2) Orange (ep 10) Studio Mates (eps 3, 7) Tama Production (eps 9, 13) Music: Avex Trax Paint: FAI (ep 12) Film Magic (eps 2, 6, 10) Gallop (ep 2) Hyoin Animation (eps 7, 11) K-Production (eps 4, 8, 12) Kagura (ep 10) Studio March (eps 11-12) Studio Tulip (ep 3) Tama Production (eps 6, 10) Vega Entertainment (ep 10) Yumeta Company Production Cooperation: Artland (eps 4, 8, 12) Avex Group AZETA PICTURES (eps 3, 7, 11) Vega Entertainment (eps 2, 6, 10) Yumeta Company (eps 1, 5, 9, 13) Recording Studio: Aoi Studio Sound Design: Techno Sound Video Editing: Tokyo Laboratory | ||||
| ADR Director: Chris Cason (FUNimation Dub; eps 8-12) Ian Sinclair (FUNimation Dub; eps 1-2, 13) Joel McDonald (FUNimation Dub; eps 3-7) Script: Andrew Rye (FUNimation Dub; eps 3-5, 9-11) Eric Vale (FUNimation Dub; 7 episodes eps 1-2, 6-8, 12-13) Art Director: Matt Alford ADR Engineer: Justin Houston (FUNimation Dub; eps 8-12) Kevin Leasure (FUNimation Dub; eps 1-2, 13) Stephen Hoff (FUNimation Dub; eps 3-7) Assistant producer: Michael Harcourt (FUNimation Dub) Creative Director: Jennifer Wagner DVD Authoring: John Andreas (FUNimation Dub) Matthew O'Hara (FUNimation Dub) Trace Furniss (FUNimation Dub) DVD Editing: Jeremy Jimenez (FUNimation Dub) DVD Menu Audio: Gino Palencia (FUNimation Dub) DVD Menu Design: Young Wang (FUNimation Dub) DVD Producer: Clarine Harp (FUNimation Dub) DVD Quality Control: Caesar Lopez (FUNimation Dub) Christine Bertolino (FUNimation Dub) DJ Fonner (FUNimation Dub) Jason Gee (FUNimation Dub) Jesse Kirstein (FUNimation Dub) Kris Bryan (FUNimation Dub) Rob Schindlbeck (FUNimation Dub) Final Mix: Michael Clark Head Writer: John Burgmeier (FUNimation Dub) Lead Video Engineer: Sarah Mueller (FUNimation Dub) Line Producer: Colleen Clinkenbeard (FUNimation Dub) Mix Engineer: Nathanael Harrison (FUNimation Dub) Music Supervision: Benjamin Chan Production Assistant: Gino Palencia (FUNimation Dub) Sarah Sullivan (FUNimation Dub) Sarah Alys Lindholm (FUNimation Dub) Trenton Jons (FUNimation Dub) Production manager: Jennifer Wagner Production Supervision: Susie Nixon (FUNimation Dub) Recording engineer: Eric Lewis Script Adaptation: Bob Buchholz Sound Effects Editing: Ron Salaises Special Thanks To: Barbara Girrens Brian Bushman Dave Hogan Hiroaki Fukuda Lillian Fukuda Richard Roberts Todd R. Perkins Talent Coordination: Tara A. Williams (FUNimation Dub) Translation Supervisor: Daisuke Kinouchi Video Editing: Ashley Rosse (FUNimation Dub) Christopher Bryan (FUNimation Dub) Jessie Mancilla (FUNimation Dub) Josh Tyler (FUNimation Dub) Robert Bell (FUNimation Dub) Video Engineer: Brittany Smith (FUNimation Dub) Casey Barteau (FUNimation Dub) Michael Rivas (FUNimation Dub) Video Post-Production Director: Brandon Tyler (FUNimation Dub) Visual Effects Editing: Terry T. Marlin Voice Direction: Jamie Simone | Dave Wittenberg as  Joel McDonald as  Brina Palencia as  Christopher R. Sabat as  Crispin Freeman as  David Lucas as  Eric Vale as  Grant George as  J. Michael Tatum as  Jason Douglas as  Josh Grelle as  Kat Cressida as  Kent Williams as  Kerrigan Mahan as  Lex Lang as  Michael McConnohie as  Richard Cansino as  Robbie Rist as  Todd Haberkorn as  Barry Yandell as  Bob Carter as  Cherami Leigh as  Chris Burnett as  Christopher Bevins as  Chuck Huber as  Colleen O'Shaughnessey as  David Rasner as  Greg Ayres as  Jason Spisak as  Jerry Russell as  Kirk Thornton as  Michael Lindsay as  Mike McFarland as  Quinton Flynn as  Robert McCollum as  Vic Mignogna as  Wally Wingert as  Adam Whittington Anastasia Munoz Anthony Bowling Ben Phillips Bradley Campbell Brian Witkowicz Chad Halbrook Charles Campbell Chris Ayres Christopher Eastland Corey Cleary-Stoner Cris George Daniel Fredrick David Trosko Duane Deering Hilary Couch Jason Grundy Jeff Johnson Justin Houston Justin Pate Micah Solusod Orion Pitts Phil Parsons R. Scott Cantrell Robert Colin Scott Barber Scott Freeman Shelton Windham Sonny Strait Tyler Walker Z. Charles Bolton | |||
| DVD Menu Design: Nightjar, LLC Recording Studio: STUDIOPOLIS, Inc. Special Thanks To: Central Anime Subtitles: Visual Data Inc. Translation: Visual Data Inc. | ||||
| Adaptation: Olivier Le Treut | Yann Pichon as  Agnès Manoury as  Antoine Tome as  Benoit Du Pac as  Cyrille Artaux as  Daniel Lafourcade as  Eric Chevallier as  Fabien Briche as  François Creton as  Frederic Popovic as  Frederique charpentier as  Hervé Caradec as  Jean-Pascal Quilichini as  Martial Leminoux as  Stéphane Ronchewski as  Alexandre Aubry as  Antoine Tome as  Didier Cherbuy as  Jean-Pascal Quilichini as  Thierry Monfray as  | |||
| Broadcaster: AB 1 (from 8 December 2007) AB 3 (from 26 July 2007) AB Moteurs (from 14 November 2006) Mangas (from 22 December 2006) NT1 (from 2 March 2007) Distributor: KAZÉ Internet Streaming: Anime Digital Network | ||||
| Executive producer: José Luis Puertas (Jonu Media) | Jose Gilberto Vilchis as  Arturo Sian Vidal as  Erik Osorio as  Héctor Rocha as  Jesus Barrero as  Linda Herold as  Mauricio Valverde as  Rodrigo Miranda as  Miguel Angel Reza as  | |||
| Broadcaster: Animax Translation: Traducciones Imposibles (Spain dub) | ||||
| Dubbing Assistant: Caterina Piferi | Alessandro Tiberi as  Angelo Nicotra as  Fabrizio Manfredi as  Massimiliano Manfredi as  Massimo De Ambrosis as  Massimo Lodolo as  Simone Crisari as  Valentina Mari as  Alessandro Quarta as  Alessandro Vanni as  Gianfranco Miranda as  Giorgio Bassanelli Bisbal as  Massimiliano Virgilii as  Roberto Gammino as  Vittorio De Angelis as  | |||
| Distributor: Shin Vision Dubbing: SEFIT-CDC | ||||
| (none) | Don Sanmaniego as  Ryan Bondoc as  Allan Ortega as  Angelo Crisolo as  Charvie Abeletes as  Ed Belo as  Ely Martin as  Ryan Bondoc as  Weebz Herrera as  Ed Belo as  Jenny Bituin as  Jimmy Manato as  | |||
| Dubbing: ALTA Productions | ||||
| ADR Director: Elcio Sodré | Marco Aurélio Campos as  Fritz Gianvito as  Hermes Baroli as  Leonardo Camilo as  Samira Fernandes as  Sílvio Giraldi as  Yuri Chesman as  Affonso Amajones as  Alexandre Marconato as  Carlos Campanile as  Celso Alves as  Elcio Sodré as  Emerson Caperbat as  Jussara Marques as  Nestor Chiesse as  Ricardo Sawaya as  Sérgio Corsetti as  Sérgio Moreno as  Ulisses Bezerra as  Walter Cruz as  | |||
| Broadcaster: Animax Brazil Dubbing Studio: Álamo | ||||
| (none) | Licensed by: Top-Insight International Co., Ltd. | |||
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