Initial D #2 was published by Kodansha on February 1, 1996, as part of a series that began in 1995. Shuichi Shigeno writes. This 223-page issue features Takumi Fujiwara, Keisuke Takahashi, Ryosuke Takahashi, Bunta Fujiwara and Itsuki Takeuchi, among 8 characters cataloged on VerseDB.