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Fujiwara Takumi

Age: 18
Height: 174 cm (about 5'8)
Weight: 58 kg
Car: Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (AE86)

Nickname in English adaptations: "Tak"

18 years old, Takumi Fujiwara is the son of Bunta Fujiwara, the owner of a tofu shop in his hometown Akina. He hardly shows much emotion on his face. 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 is totally ignorant about cars and racing, judging by Takumi's statements on his lack of interest on the subject.

The only one who suspects that Takumi has a great deal of knowledge on cars and racing techniques is the owner of the gas station, Yuuichi, as seen in the episode where Takumi discusses the drifting technique with Iketani and Itsuki. In fact, Takumi has far more experience with downhill racing than Iketani and Itsuki, as Takumi has been driving his father's AE86 Trueno since 5 years ago (in his first year of junior high school), delivering tofu to a hotel at 4 a.m. every day.

Takumi's father, Bunta Fujiwara, is in fact the original legendary driver of an AE86 who holds the record of the fastest time of downhill racing at Akina. Bunta has a unique way of training his son to drive; every morning when Takumi has to go on his tofu delivery route, Bunta will give Takumi a cup of water. The cup of water is placed in the drink holder; Takumi must not spill even a drop of it while he is driving.

Takumi's driving technique is regarded among the best in Akina; the very fact that he has managed to win races against more powerful cars with his AE86 Trueno is testament to his driving skills.

Officially, Takumi is part of no team, but later, Takumi joins Project D, a team aimed at capturing all the time records in Japan.