Keisuke Takahashi is the central protagonist of anime and manga series Initial D. He was a member of the Akagi Redsuns and Project D. He drives a yellow Mica Mazda ɛ̃fini RX-7 Type R FD3S. He is the younger brother of Ryosuke Takahashi. Unlike his older brother's calm demeanor, Keisuke was a hot-headed individual, he was known for driving with his emotions and his dislike for losing made him very arrogant. His pride was shattered when he encountered the mysterious AE86 during a practice trial on Mount Akina. Unwilling to accept this loss, he continually traveled to Akina to encounter the Eight Six again. He finally got his chance during the RedSuns race against the Akina SpeedStars when the AE86 driver and future rival Takumi Fujiwara arrived where he was defeated once again, since this defeat he has desired to have a rematch with Takumi until the time was right and both have become rivals since.
Japanese Voice[]
Tomokazu Seki (main series),
Yuichi Nakamura (New Initial D the Movie)
English Voice(s)[]
Steve Blum (Tokyopop dub),
Todd Haberkorn (Funimation dub),
Gray G. Haddock (New Initial D the Movie),
David Sta. Maria (Animax dub),
Ely Martin (GMA dub)