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• Bunta Fujiwara: Considering how much this man knows on all sorts of racing tactics and down to the most complex function of a car, I’d say he’s on the Ravenclaw side due to his extensive knowledge and experience of experimenting different methods over the years. He can also be an enigma and extremely cryptic, especially when giving Takumi advice on how to win a race or handle the Trueno, he definitely makes someone use their head and think.
• Gou Hojo: I feel like he’d be a Gryffindor since he can be pretty head-strong and stubborn at times, especially racing. He also gets straight to the point about racing tactics, explanations, and most likely just regular conversation with his team and brother. His bluntness definitely fits the vibe.
• Hiroshi Fumihiro: With how charismatic this man is with his words over the years of working with the RedSuns and Project D, I want to say he’s leaning more on the Hufflepuff side? He’s a very well-rounded person, patient and overall good-hearted. He tries to make the best of things and keep things on the positive side even if the opponent team isn’t as friendly.
• Itsuki Takeuchi: Gryffindor or Hufflepuff. He’s definitely living in the moment, occasionally funny, definitely stubborn, but is an honest guy and good-hearted like a Gryffindor. He tends to also get into the moment very quickly rather than thinking things over first and jumps at a lot of opportunities that are thrown at him without really thinking of the possible consequences. Like that time, he ditched work mid-shift to go on a date with Kazumi. However, like a Hufflepuff, he’s an emotional guy, also very trusting towards his friends and cares strongly for those he loves. He’s also a very compassionate and considerate guy, seen clearly during his dates.
• Keisuke Takahashi: Gryffindor for sure. Very head-strong, stubborn, blunt, will not take shit from anyone and most certainly will not back down without a fight. Even through that stubbornness and head-strong nature, he does come to learn the patience in certain racing techniques his brother told him to learn and practice. He takes the criticism as a challenge and uses it to better himself and prove to others he can do it.
• Kenji: Possibly Gryffindor? He gives me Ron, maybe one of the Weasley twins vibes occasionally. He does jump in to some opportunities before thinking, like the time he and the guys stalked Iketani when he went on a date with Mako.
• Kenta Nakamura: Possibly Slytherin or Gryffindor? He’s a very ambitious guy, wants to improve and follow in Keisuke’s footsteps, but can also get ahead of himself and jump to conclusions too quickly that it can come back to bite him in the ass like the rainy race on Myogi with Takumi.
• Koichiro Iketani: I feel like he’s a Hufflepuff. His loyalty to his friends and the trust he has in them is very strong. He’s a good-hearted person and is very honest and dependable. He just wants the best for the people he cares about. That sort of love and loyalty definitely fits a Hufflepuff.
• Kyoichi Sudo: Slytherin hands down. Man wants straight up power and authority. Extremely driven on taking down all the Gunma teams and be the best of the best with his Lan Evo supremacy. Definitely assertive and self-reliant, sometimes ruthless when needed.
• Kyoko Iwase: Gryffindor. The amount of courage and bravery I saw on this girl’s face when she confessed to Keisuke just fits. Even through the rejection and tears when she inevitably got rejected, she pulled through and stayed strong in the end. Her determination for racing itself and to better herself in her performance is a real Gryffindor trait.
• Mako Sato: Sweet girl feels like a Hufflepuff. She works hard at racing and is determined to improve while also being a genuine, loving person to those she cares about, even if they are someone new. She has let her emotions get the best of her a couple of times, once during a practice run with Sayuki about Iketani and after figuring Iketani wasn’t showing up under the billboard late at night.
• Nobuhiko Akiyama: Ravenclaw for sure. The amount of research this boy does into the opponents’ cars that his team will be racing against is serious business. He wants to know the ins and outs of those cars as well as the best advantages his teammates cars can use to pull a win.
• Rin Hojo: He’s a Slytherin, even before his mourning and depressive nature. He was always a serious guy to begin with and was a bit manipulative and controlling towards Kaori once. With threatening her to marry him or else her family’s fortune would suffer, sounds like a classic Malfoy move.
•Ryosuke Takahashi: Ravenclaw without a doubt. The amount of simulations, hypothesis testing, research, medical school cramming, and race tactic practicing, this man is the literal definition of Ravenclaw. With his large info dumps and explaining to the RedSuns all sorts of information from a car part to the inner workings of their opponent themselves, he’s a big brainer.
• Sayuki: I feel like she’s a Slytherin just for her charm and charisma, especially with guys. I wouldn’t say she’d use it to her advantage in a bad way, she just has the natural charm of flirting and is shameless about complimenting a guy on their looks right in front of them. She has nothing to be embarrassed about, so she’d go full send.
• Shingo Shoji: Another power and authority hungry Slytherin. With how much Shingo fights Takeshi for being team leader and his nasty attitude in general, he’s a typical Slytherin. Especially with pulling dirty tricks, like ramming his car into other people’s bumpers to gain the lead in a race.
• Takeshi Nakazato: Honestly, I’m torn on my boy here being either Gryffindor or Slytherin. He’s got the Slytherin traits of being an authoritative leader, ambitious, is really focused towards his goals, and likes his place of being number one on his team. On the other hand, his stubbornness and hating to go down without a fight bring strong Gryffindor vibes. He also uses his mistakes and losses as a challenge, like Keisuke, to better himself for the future.
• Takumi Fujiwara: Though he’s normally very laid back, keeps to himself, and spaces out a lot, he gives me Slytherin vibes. Not bad Slytherin either, but more so the traditional meaning of the house. When he gets into the zone during a race, he is extremely focused and determined. He doesn’t let things get to his head and he’s patient to wait for the time to pull a move. His desire to perfect his skills is also a high quality Slytherin trait, as well as his realism and the costs of what his actions may or may not do are always present. He is also selective on who he trusts as well. It takes a little bit for him to warm up to someone, but once he knows them enough, he’ll learn right away if their trustworthy or not.
• Wataru Akiyama: His attitude, stubbornness, and overall hatred of losing makes him a very competitive Gryffindor. I feel like he’s very similar to Keisuke. He’s straight forward, is strongly passionate in what he believes in and uses his mistakes in races to better himself.