Aikawa (会川)[1], also known as the Man of Lan Evo V (ランエボVの男 Ran'ebo V no otoko)[2], or Black Evil (黒悪 Kuro Waru)[3] is the uphill racer for the Tsuchisaka Lancer Evolution Team that Project D races in the Saitama Prefecture.
History
Wanting to promote a car shop they're affiliated with, and knowing that Project D will arrive to face them, Aikawa and his teammate Ichijo state about the money they'll earn depending on how many races they win. They state they'll earn 500,000 yen if they win both races, 250,000 if each of them win a single race, and 50,000 yen if its a draw and they don't win. However, Aikawa states that they both won't win easy, and he and Ichijo plan to play dirty in their upcoming race.
He faces Keisuke Takahashi on the uphill run on the Tsuchisaka pass. Unlike previous opponents, both Aikawa and his racing partner Ichijo are more than willing to use cheap, unfair tactics, such as spilling oil on the road, to defeat Project D (albeit they want to win only to promote a garage they are affiliated with). It is due to this team's slicking of the road with oil that leads to Keisuke spinning out on the road and damaging his FD to such a state that it cannot be used in the race. He is on the line with Shingo Shoji in terms of jerkiness.
As a person, Aikawa is depicted as being an "ugly", mid to late 20s, arrogant jerk, an example of which occurs when he confronts Project D after Keisuke crashes his FD, at which point he acts innocent in regards as to who was at fault for slicking the road. In his race versus Keisuke (who drove Kyoko's black FD), he displays little skill (Keisuke compares him to Atsuro Kawai, the ER34 Skyline driver of Seven Star Leaf) and considers the Lancer Evolution to be in a totally different class apart from the Mazda RX-7 FD. He loses when he was spooked as Keisuke takes the inside when the two cars drive along a long straightaway with a construction barricade on the left side of the road, much to his anger as he berates for nearly crashing. After losing the race in anger, he was humiliated when he was given a lecture by Keisuke when he complained of "reckless driving." After Ichijo loses the race to Takumi, Aikawa and the rest of the team decide to call a Bosozoku gang to beat up Project D. However, he finds out that the gang was from Gunma and former subordinates of Keisuke Takahashi. As a result, the gangsters turned on the losers, including Aikawa.
Trivia
- Ichijo is never named in the series, with all of the names he is known by being stated in credits or other media.
- His first name is never even revealed, as Aikawa is just his surname.
- Aikawa is a playable character in Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity's RivalSide mode.
Gallery
Manga
Anime
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Games
Appearance
Manga
| Volume 26 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 322: | Absent | Chapter 331: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 323: | Absent | Chapter 332: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 324: | Absent | Chapter 333: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 325: | Absent | Chapter 334: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 326: | Absent | Chapter 335: | Introduced | |||||||||
| Chapter 327: | Absent | Chapter 336: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 328: | Absent | Chapter 337: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 329: | Absent | Chapter 338: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 330: | Absent | Chapter 339: | Absent | |||||||||
| Volume 27 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 340: | Appears | Chapter 348: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 341: | Absent | Chapter 349: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 342: | Appears | Chapter 350: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 343: | Appears | Chapter 351: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 344: | Appears | Chapter 352: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 345: | Appears | Chapter 353: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 346: | Appears | Chapter 354: | Appears | |||||||||
| Chapter 347: | Appears | Chapter 355: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 356: | Absent | |||||||||||
| Volume 28 | ||||||||||||
| Chapter 357: | Appears | Chapter 365: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 358: | Appears | Chapter 366: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 359: | Absent | Chapter 367: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 360: | Absent | Chapter 368: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 361: | Absent | Chapter 369: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 362: | Absent | Chapter 370: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 363: | Absent | Chapter 371: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 364: | Absent | Chapter 372: | Absent | |||||||||
| Chapter 373: | Absent | |||||||||||
Anime
| Fourth Stage | ||||||||||||
| Act 1: | Absent | Act 13: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 2: | Absent | Act 14: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 3: | Absent | Act 15: | Introduced | |||||||||
| Act 4: | Absent | Act 16: | Appears | |||||||||
| Act 5: | Absent | Act 17: | Appears | |||||||||
| Act 6: | Absent | Act 18: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 7: | Absent | Act 19: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 8: | Absent | Act 20: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 9: | Absent | Act 21: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 10: | Absent | Act 22: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 11: | Absent | Act 23: | Absent | |||||||||
| Act 12: | Absent | Act 24: | Absent | |||||||||
Games
| Initial D Games | ||||||||||||
| Gaiden: | Absent | Street Stage: | Appears | |||||||||
| Fastest Public Road Legend: | Absent | Arcade Stage 4: | Absent | |||||||||
| Initial D: | Absent | Extreme Stage: | Absent | |||||||||
| Arcade Stage: | Absent | Arcade Stage 5: | Absent | |||||||||
| Another Stage: | Absent | Arcade Stage 6 AA: | Absent | |||||||||
| Arcade Stage Ver. 2: | Absent | Arcade Stage 7 AAX: | Absent | |||||||||
| Special Stage: | Absent | Arcade Stage 8 Infinity: | Appears | |||||||||
| Mountain Vengeance: | Absent | Perfect Shift Online: | Absent | |||||||||
| Arcade Stage Ver. 3: | Introduced | Arcade Stage Zero: | Absent | |||||||||
| The Arcade: | Appears | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ The name Aikawa was reportedly given on the Fourth Stage official website and on the Fourth Stage DVDs, but this has yet to be proven. The name Aikawa is given however in the Initial D Memorial Blu-ray Collection Vol. 2's information booklet.
- ↑ This name is used in most media, including guidebooks and the Arcade Stage series.
- ↑ This name is used in Initial D Battle Stage 2.
