Takumi Fujiwara (Initial D)

Takumi Fujiwara, also known as Tak, Tak-kun, Taku-chan, Space Cadet and The White Ghost of Akina, is the main protagonist from the Initial D series.
== Charactah Account ==
Takumi Fujiwara is the son of Bunta Fujiwara, the owner of a tofu shop in his hometown Akina. He rarely shows emotion. His best friend is Itsuki Takeuchi, who is a racing fan. Takumi works part-time at a gas station with Itsuki, along with Iketani, who is a member of the local racing team, the Akina Speed Stars. In the first few episodes both Itsuki and Iketani think that Takumi has no driving ability because of Takumi's total disinterest in cars and racing.
The only one who suspects that Takumi has an advanced driving technique is the owner of the gas station, Yuuichi, as seen in the episode where Takumi discusses drifting technique with Iketani and Itsuki. In fact, Takumi has far more experience on the touge than Iketani and Itsuki, as Takumi has been driving his father's AE86 Trueno for five years, delivering tofu to a hotel at 4 a.m. every day. Takumi has been manipulated subtly by Bunta into developing driving skills, without being fully aware of Bunta's intent.
Bunta aside, Takumi's driving technique is the best on Akina; the very fact that he has managed to win races against far more powerful cars with his AE86 Trueno is testament to his driving skills. As a result of constant everyday practice and over 5 years of experience on Akina, Takumi is able to adapt to nearly any situation that presents itself during a race with astonishing speed. One factor in his nearly unparalleled driving skills is his ability to visualize the road in his head, thus making up for the lack of visibility no matter how dark the mountain pass may be. He is an instinctive rather than an intellectual driver. Although the mizutoshi technique is a great but difficult technique that his father taught him, it lead him to many victories through out the story.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Initial D Battle Stage
* Initial D Battle Stage 2
* Initial D Battle Stage 3
* Initial D Extra Stage
* Initial D Extra Stage 2
* Initial D Fifth Stage
* Initial D Final Stage
* Initial D First Stage
* Initial D Fourth Stage
* Initial D Second Stage
* Initial D Third Stage
* Initial D: Project D to the Next Stage - Speculations on Project D
* MF Ghost
* New Initial D Movie: Battle Digest
* New Initial D Movie: Legend 1 - Awakening
* New Initial D Movie: Legend 2 - Racer
* New Initial D Movie: Legend 3 - Dream
=== Manga ===
* Initial D
* MF Ghost
=== Video Games ===
* Initial D
* Initial D Another Stage
* Initial D Arcade Stage
* Initial D Arcade Stage 3
* Initial D Arcade Stage 4
* Initial D Arcade Stage 4 Kai
* Initial D Arcade Stage 4 Limited
* Initial D Arcade Stage 5
* Initial D Arcade Stage 6 AA
* Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AAX
* Initial D Arcade Stage 8
* Initial D Arcade Stage Ver.2
* Initial D Arcade Stage Zero
* Initial D Collectible Card Game
* Initial D Extreme Stage
* Initial D Gaiden
* Initial D Mountain Vengeance
* Initial D Pachislot
* Initial D RPG
* Initial D The Arcade
* Initial D: Perfect Shift Online
* Initial D: Ryosuke Takahashi's Fastest Typing-Theory
* Initial D: Special Stage
* Initial D: Street Stage
== Trivia ==
* A different spelling of "Takumi" means "artisan" or "craftsman", something Takumi is described as on several occasions.
* In Legend 3: Dream, a Toyota 86 GT driver appears, voiced by Shinichiro Miki, Takumi's original voice actor.
* Takumi is shown driving 5 different cars in the series. These are:
** His Toyota Sprinter Trueno 3door GT-APEX (AE86)
** Itsuki Takeuchi's Toyota Corolla Levin SR (AE85)
** Koichiro Iketani's Nissan Silvia K's (S13)
** Tsukamoto's Nissan 180SX Type II (RPS13) (only in the manga)
** His father's Subaru Impreza WRX STi Coupe Type R Version V (GC8F)
* In the Latin Spanish Dub of the anime, Takumi's last name is mispronounced as "Fujiyara" (Act 2) and "Fujuwara” (throughout the entire dub).
* In the Animax version of Initial D: Fourth Stage which is the only series to be dubbed in Tagalog in the Philippines except the previous series. Takumi is voiced by Matteo Guidicelli is an international car racer who takes upon international car racing and later became a local singer and actor in the broadcasting network, ABS-CBN.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Takumi Fujiwara at Initial D Wiki
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