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> Merry Christmas, Takumi!
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    Posted: Dec 16 2013, 03:44 AM


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Christmas and the festive season are here. Unfortunately, it is not always a happy time for everybody. We, here at Initial D World, would like to send our thoughts to the people who cannot spend a joyful Christmas and enjoy its magical moments.

If you recall the Third Stage, Takumi himself said: "Christmas is boring…" More precisely, when Natsuki asked him about his plans for Christmas, he nonchalantly replied not having done anything special since he was little. Putting things back into perspective, we are always in awe in front of Takumi's prowess with Project D or as the driver of Akina's 86, but we are also quick to forget that he grew up without a mother. No matter how you would put it, this is terrible for a child. Besides, when we were between 13 and 18 years old, surely we had other ideas and ambitions than delivering tofu at 4 am on a daily basis.

This is where Natsuki's role in the story becomes important. By setting up a surprise party, she allowed Takumi to celebrate Christmas for the first time. Remember Bunta and Takumi's reaction when she turned off the lights after lighting up the candles on the cake? She brings this relational / emotional balance that Takumi did not have before then.

It is details like this which makes you realize how much thought Shigeno-san put into the characters' (complex) personalities. This is why we all love Initial D! So please enjoy and cherish your Christmas times with your family and loved ones. And please, spare a thought to those for whom the magic of Christmas is an inaccessible luxury.

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