Initial D: First Stage (2003)

Initial D: First Stage (頭文字Ｄ(イニシャル・ディー)) is an anime television series based on the manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was produced by Studio Comet and Studio Gallop and aired between April 18, 1998 and December 5, 1998 in Japan, consisting of 26 episodes. The series was released in North America on DVD by Tokyopop between September 16, 2003 and January 11, 2005 and by FUNimation Entertainment between September 21, 2010 and November 16, 2010.

Main Cast

 * Crispin Freeman - Cole
 * Dave Wittenberg - Tak
 * Jason Spisak - Kenji
 * Robbie Rist - Iggy

Secondary Cast

 * Bridget Hoffman - Maya
 * Kat Cressida - Natalie
 * Kate Higgins - Simone
 * Kerrigan Mahan - Bunta Fujiwara
 * Lex Lang - Ry
 * Michael McConnohie - Boss
 * Steve Blum - K.T.
 * Wally Wingert - Zak

Minor Cast

 * Colleen O'Shaughnessey - Saori
 * David Rasner - Kent
 * Lex Lang - Narrator
 * Michael Lindsay - Miki (ep7)
 * Neil Kaplan - Keiichi Tsuchiya (ep23)
 * Quinton Flynn - Shingo Shoji
 * Steve Blum - Papa

Additional Voices

 * Dave Wittenberg
 * Lex Lang - Miki's Friend (ep7)
 * Michael Lindsay - Miki's Friend (ep7)
 * Richard Cansino

Main Cast

 * Christopher Bevins - Kenji
 * Eric Vale - Koichiro Iketani
 * Joel McDonald - Takumi Fujiwara
 * Josh Grelle - Itsuki Takeuchi

Secondary Cast

 * Brina Palencia - Natsuki Mogi
 * Chris Burnett - Takeshi Nakazato
 * Chuck Huber - Yuichi Tachibana
 * Colleen Clinkenbeard - Mako Sato
 * J. Michael Tatum - Ryosuke Takahashi
 * Kent Williams - Bunta Fujiwara
 * Monica Rial - Sayuki
 * Todd Haberkorn - Keisuke Takahashi

Minor Cast

 * Barry Yandell - Narrator
 * Chris Ayres - Miki (ep7)
 * Chris Cason - Hiroshi Fumihiro
 * Greg Ayres - Kenta Nakamura
 * Jamie Marchi - Saori
 * Kyle Hebert - Keiichi Tsuchiya (ep23)
 * Vic Mignogna - Shingo Shoji

Additional Voices

 * Adam Buck
 * Alex Organ
 * Anastasia Munoz
 * Austin Tindle
 * Ben Phillips
 * Brian Witkowicz
 * Chad Halbrook
 * Charlie Campbell
 * Chris Cason
 * Chris Hury
 * Christian Taylor
 * Cris George
 * Curtis Raymond Shideler
 * Cynthia Cranz
 * David Trosko
 * David Wilson-Brown
 * Drew Wall
 * Elias Taylorson
 * Erik Archilla
 * Graham Sinclair
 * Ian Sinclair
 * Jason Grundy
 * Jeremy Inman
 * Jerry Russell - Papa
 * Jim Foronda
 * Jonathan Brooks
 * Josh Blann
 * Josh Glover
 * Josh Martin
 * Justin Pate
 * Kara Torvik
 * Kate Oxley
 * Keith Kubal
 * Kenneth Thompson
 * Kevin Leasure
 * Kris Bryan
 * Kristi Bingham
 * Kyle Hebert
 * Kyle Phillips
 * Lauren McDonald
 * Liza Gonzalez
 * Mario Rodriguez
 * Matt Moore
 * Maxey Whitehead
 * Nathanael Harrison
 * Neal Malley
 * Newton Pittman
 * Orion Pitts
 * R. Scott Cantrell
 * Regan Adair
 * Ryan Lescalleet
 * Scott Freeman
 * Scott Hinze
 * Sean Michael Teague
 * Stephanie Young
 * Stew Awalt
 * Terri Doty
 * Tim McCarthy
 * Tyson Rinehart
 * Z Charles Bolton
 * Zac Kelty