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Initial D
Initial D(頭文字 (イニシャル)D; Inisharu Dī; lit., "Kashiramoji Dī") is a manga by Shuichi Shigeno which has been serialized in Kodansha's Young since 1995. It has been adapted into an anime series by Avex and a live action film by Avex and Media Asia. more...
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The anime and manga focus on the world of illegal Japanese street racing, where all the action is concentrated in the mountain passes (called Tōge) and never in cities nor urban areas, and the drift racing style is emphasized in particular. Keiichi Tsuchiya helps with editorial supervision. The story is centered around the Japanese prefecture of Gunma, more specifically on several mountains in the prefecture and in and their surrounding cities and towns. Although some of the names of the locations the characters race in have been fictionalized all of the locations in the series are based on actual locations in Gunma Prefecture.
List of Releases
Manga
Initial D Manga Japanese Release - 33 Volumes (1995 - new volume released every 5 months);
Initial D Manga Tokyopop Release - 24 Volumes (2002 - new volume released every 3 months);
Anime
Avex has released the anime in several parts called Stages. One noticeable feature is that it uses Eurobeat music as background music in race scenes.
Initial D First Stage - 26 episodes (1998);
Initial D Second Stage - 13 episodes (1999);
Initial D Extra Stage OVA - 2 episodes side-story focusing on Impact Blue(2000);
Initial D Third Stage - a 2 hour movie (2001);
Initial D Battle Stage - a 50 minute movie.(2002);
Initial D Fourth Stage - 24 episodes (2004—2006).;
Games
Numerous arcade and other platforms video games have been released (note: The U.S. versions of the arcade titles are called simply "Initial D").
Initial D Arcade Stage Version 1 (Arcade);
Initial D Arcade Stage Version 2 (Arcade);
Initial D Arcade Stage Version 3 (Arcade);
Initial D Arcade Stage Version 4 (Arcade)In Development;
Initial D (Saturn);
Initial D (PS1);
Initial D Special Stage (PS2);
Initial D Mountain Vengeance (PC);
Initial D Street Stage (PSP);
Initial D Gaiden (Game Boy);
Initial D Another Stage (GBA);
Initial D Collectible Card Game (Collectible Card Game);
American licensing and alterations
The manga and anime have also been licensed by TOKYOPOP for an English release. Many fans questioned TOKYOPOP's intent when it changed some characters' names and gave others Americanized nicknames. For instance, the main character, Takumi, became Tak (this is a nickname many Japanese-American change their names to), and his best friend Itsuki became Iggy. Some characters, such as Takumi's father, Bunta, retained their original names. These name changes were to reflect the name changes that Sega implemented into the western releases of the Initial D Arcade Stage video games {see below} due to name lengths. Viewers are able to view the episodes with the original Japanese 5.1 track should they wish. In addition, TOKYOPOP cut out a character's enjo kōsai relationship with another character and edited sex scenes in the manga. In addition, "street slang" has been interlaced in translations (a drift is described as "slammin'", for example), and there have been accusations that Tokyopop has put out incorrect spec sheets on the characters' cars in the manga. The company also changed the music from the series' staple eurobeat tracks to originally developed tracks of rap and hip-hop via an in-house DJ called DJ Milky. (Complete Initial D Eurobeat Song Selection.) The massive editing has been attributed to rumors that TOKYOPOP was hoping to cash in on the growing Import Scene brought about by The Fast and the Furious with edits that would conform to American broadcasting standards (Americanization) on TV.
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