Main Anime Characters:
Takumi Fujiwara  - The reticent hero in the traditional Japanese anime style

Bunta Fujiwara - His sly clever father

Natsuki Mogi - Flirtatous, Cheerful and Bouncy - is more than she seems

Itsuki Takeuchi - Over enthusiastic, boisterous and prone to getting himself
in trouble

Akina SpeedStars - Local Down Hill racing Team and Friends of Takumi

Kouichirou Iketani - serious, eager, dreamer

Kenji - sensitive to feelings, aware of own limitations

Akagi RedSuns - Challenging team and the most skilled

Ryousuke Takahashi - Cool and controlled - a thinker and planner

Keisuke Takahashi - Wild, tempestous runs on instinct ^X

Myougi Night Kids - second Challengers

Takeshi Nakazato - determined and driven

Shingo Shouji - prideful and brutish - as close to a villian as the story has

Story:
On the streets of Japan, young men an women test their courage and skill.
Down hill on a mountain being requiring the most technique.  Pride and Talent war as different teams struggle to be the top performers

Into this steps Takumi - the son of an ex downhill street racer who has been
secretly trained by his father to be the greatest downhill street racer.
Only problem is Takumi doesn't realize it - he thinks he's been delivering
Tofu.  He doesn't even like cars much  but  for the chance to take a pretty
girl on a date he gets drawn in to the racing world.  In the process he grows
developing a competitive spirit and an interest in racing.

The anime uses 3D computer generated techniques for the  races, which oddly considering I don't like racing movies I really enjoyed.  The music is pretty good too - though some rap tracks ick

Potential Slash Couples:
Boy I really don't like Itsuki with anyone - the boy is ugly and obnoxious-
yet of all the characters he has actions which can be used to justify slash

Itsuki x Takumi -  They have been friends for ever and Itsuki frequently boss
his friend around - he is touchs Takumi frequently.  Itsuki is also very
interested in sex and itsn't getting it elsewhere

Itsuki x Kenji or Kenji x Itsuki - In a surprising moment which came out of
the blue the two guys are in a water park going down a slide and Itsuki
becomes aware of what is pushing into his back - the reaction is funny

Keisuke Takahashi x Takumi -There is a real love hate emotional struggle
going on in Keisuke.  Takumi is oblivious, still I think the couple could
work especially Natsuke is a high priced call girl - with a sugar daddy.
Everyone thinks that she is a simple highschool student - the shock of
finding out could make Takumi ameniable to being seduced or at least
overpowered.

Ryousuke Takahashi  X Takumi - Ryousuke clearly admires Takumi and even sends him a dozen roses with the invitation to race

Ryousuke x Keisuke - the brothers are very close and slash would work well
between them -

Also I think that well described racing could be used as a metaphor for
discussion and would be interesting

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