Episode 21 - Initial D First Stage -dub-

: "He’s not faster. The road is lying to me. It’s pulling me into the gutter. Into the dark."

(nervous laugh) : "So… a little touch-up paint, a new fender, maybe an exhaust that doesn't sound like a dying raccoon—good as new, right?"

Kenji, K.T., and Iketani huddle around a greasy table. Initial D First Stage -Dub- Episode 21

: "Dude. Roads don't want things. Tofu shops do. Your dad’s gonna kill you slower than Kyoichi did if you get all philosophical on me."

(low, almost a whisper) : "It’s not the metal, Itsuki. It’s the road. I heard it. That stretch… it wanted me to lose." : "He’s not faster

(slamming his fist) : "So we un-believe him! We take him to the mountain, blindfold him, and just yell 'DRIFT!' until he stops being a baby!"

: "A superstition? What, you think the ghost of some old racer pushed him off?" Into the dark

: "That’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever said. And you once tried to race a minivan." CLOSING NARRATION (DUB EPILOGUE STYLE): "The Eight-Six sleeps in steel and shadow. But on the mountain, the gutter still glistens with rain and regret. Takumi will return to that corner. Not because he wants to. But because the night… always asks for a rematch." PREVIEW FOR EPISODE 22:

(calm, smoky voice) : "You think the car lost? No. You drove it like you were afraid of breaking it. Tomorrow… we fix that. Hand me the 10,000-yen socket."