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Initial D: Battle Stage (OAV)

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Alternative title:
頭文字〈イニシャル〉D BATTLE STAGE (Japanese)
Themes: auto racing, sports
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: There are many street races in the Initial D Series. This OAV has no plot other than to collect all the street races into one stage. The dialog during the original races is left in.
User Ratings: 352 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 27 votes (sub:22, dub:3, others:2
2 Spanish subtitled
)
 Excellent: 36 votes (sub:31, dub:3, ?:1, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Very good: 47 votes (sub:42, dub:2, ?:1, others:2
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Good: 111 votes (sub:102, dub:3, raw:2, others:4
1 Russian dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Decent: 69 votes (sub:61, dub:6, ?:1, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 So-so: 31 votes (sub:24, dub:5, ?:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 15 votes (sub:13, dub:2)
 Weak: 8 votes (sub:8)
 Bad: 6 votes (sub:5, ?:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 908 users, rank: #1329 (of 9535)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.855 (Good), std. dev.: 1.7819, rank: #4426 (of 9642)
Weighted mean: 6.767 (Good−), rank: #4617 (of 9642) (seen all: 6.76 / seen some: 7.57 / won't finish: 4.00)
Bayesian estimate: 6.794 (Good−), rank: #4184 (of 7244)
Running time: 40 minutes 
Number of episodes: 1
Vintage: 2002-05-15
Release dates: We have 1
Ending Theme:
"Don't You Wanna Be Free" by Wain L
Insert song:
"24 Hours a Day with You" by Ace Warrior
"Crazy for your Love" by Morris
"Dancin' in my Dreams" by J. Storm-GTR
"Destination Love" by Black Power
"Doctor Love" by Dr. Love
"Emotional Fire" by Denise
"Express Love" by Mega NRG Man
"Generation" by Dave Simon
"Get Ready for Loving" by Black Power
"Golden Age" by Max Coveri
"Jumping Up the Nation" by Toby Ash
"King of the Night" by Thomas T
"Love Killer" by Nando
"She Devil" by Triumph
"Supersonic Fire" by Atrium
"Take Me to the Top" by D. Essex
"This Time" by Derreck Simons
"You're Gonna Be" by Starlet
Comment:
The 3D race scenes from the First Stage and Second Stage episodes were redone to match the quality of the Third Stage footage. 
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Original Manga: Shuuichi Shigeno
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
Executive producer: Ren Usami (OB Planning)
Producer: Kayo Fukuda (Pastel)

Editorial Supervision: Keiichi Tsuchiya (Hot Version Editorial Dept.)
Mixing: Fujio Yamada
Planning: Ryuuzou Shouji (To Max)
Sound Effects: Kenji Koyama
Sound Production: Tomoko Nakajima
Theme Song Performance:
Ace Warrior ("24 Hours a Day With You")
Atrium ("Supersonic Fire")
Black Power ("Get Ready For Loving")
D. Essex ("Take Me to the Top")
Dave Simon ("Generation")
Denise ("Emotional Fire")
Derreck Simons ("This Time")
Dr. Love ("Doctor Love")
J. Storm-GTR ("Dancin' in My Dreams")
Max Coveri ("Golden Age")
Mega NRG Man ("Express Love")
Morris ("Crazy For Your Love")
Nando ("Love Killer")
Starlet ("You're Gonna Be")
Thomas T. ("King of the Night")
Toby Ash ("Jumping Up the Nation")
Triumph ("She-Devil")
Wain L ("Don't You Wanna Be Free")
Shinichirō Miki as Takumi Fujiwara

Ayako Kawasumi as Natsuki Mogi
Michiko Neya as Mako Sato (AE86 vs. SilEighty)
Takehito Koyasu as Ryosuke Takahashi (AE86 vs. FC3S, FC3S vs. EVO3)
Tomokazu Seki as Keisuke Takahashi (AE86 vs. FD3S)
Yumi Kakazu as Sayuki (AE86 vs. SilEighty)

Kazuki Yao as Koichiro Iketani
Kazuya Kawahara as Seiji Iwaki (AE86 vs. EVO4)
Keiji Fujiwara as Shingo Shouji (AE86 vs. EG6)
Kōsuke Okano as Kenta Nakamura (AE86 vs. S14)
Masahiko Tanaka as Kyouichi Sudou (AE86 vs. EVO3, FC3S vs. EVO3)
Nobutoshi Canna as Kai Kogashiwa (AE86 vs. SW20)
Nobuyuki Hiyama as Takeshi Nakazato (AE86 vs. R32)
Takumi Yamazaki as Miki (AE86 vs. GT4)
Wataru Takagi as Kenji
Yasunori Matsumoto as Wataru Akiyama (AE86 vs. AE86 Turbo)
Japanese companies
Animation: Pastel
Animation Production: Pastel
CG Production: Pastel
DVD Distribution: avex mode
Music: Avex Trax
Production Cooperation: Avex Group
Recording Facility: Techno Sound
Sound Production: Techno Sound
Video Editing: Tokyo Laboratory
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Broadcaster: Animax
Licensed by: Xystus (expired)
Spanish cast
(none)

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