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* ''Initial D Fourth Stage'' — 24 episodes (2004–2006) |
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* ''Initial D Extra Stage 2'' — a 50-minute OVA side-story focusing on Mako and Iketani (2008) |
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* ''Initial D Fifth Stage'' — 14 episodes (2012–2013)<ref>{{cite web |
* ''Initial D Fifth Stage'' — 14 episodes (2012–2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perfectchoice-pr.com/program/page/000203.html|title=Initial D Fifth Stage #07 (13 story, 14 Story)|publisher=Perfect Choice|accessdate=2013-04-20|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425023922/http://www.perfectchoice-pr.com/program/page/000203.html|archivedate=2013-04-25|df=}}</ref> |
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* ''Initial D: Final Stage'' — 4 episodes (TV), compilation movie (DVD/Blu-ray) (2014) |
* ''Initial D: Final Stage'' — 4 episodes (TV), compilation movie (DVD/Blu-ray) (2014) |
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* ''[[New Initial D the Movie|New Initial D the Movie - Legend 1: Awakening]]'' — feature movie (2014) |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130213135459/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/content/top.php/02888/1000000111 ''Initial D'' at Kodansha's official site] {{ja icon}} |
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* [http://mv.avex.jp/initial/initial.html Avex webpage for ''Initial D''] {{ja icon}} |
* [http://mv.avex.jp/initial/initial.html Avex webpage for ''Initial D''] {{ja icon}} |
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* [http://www.perfectchoice-pr.com/initial-d/ Initial D Fifth Stage Official Website] - ''[[Animax]]'' {{ja icon}} |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120811052517/http://www.perfectchoice-pr.com/initial-d/ Initial D Fifth Stage Official Website] - ''[[Animax]]'' {{ja icon}} |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041206004338/http://initiald.sega.jp/english/ Initial D Arcade Stage Version 3.0] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041206004338/http://initiald.sega.jp/english/ Initial D Arcade Stage Version 3.0] |
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* [http://initiald.sega.com/ Initial D Games Official Website] - ''[[Sega]]'' |
* [http://initiald.sega.com/ Initial D Games Official Website] - ''[[Sega]]'' |
Revision as of 08:57, 10 December 2017
Initial D | |
Car racing ) | |
Manga | |
Written by | Young Magazine |
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Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 1995 – 2013 |
Volumes | 48 |
Anime television series | |
Initial D First Stage | |
Directed by | Animax Asia |
Original run | April 18, 1998 – December 5, 1998 |
Episodes | 26 |
Anime television series | |
Initial D Second Stage | |
Directed by | Shin'ichi Masaki |
Written by | Hiroshi Toda Nobuaki Kishima |
Music by | Music score: Ryuichi Katsumata BGM composer: Dave Rodgers |
Studio | Pastel |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Fuji TV, Animax |
English network | |
Original run | October 14, 1999 – January 6, 2000 |
Episodes | 13 |
Original video animation | |
Initial D Extra Stage | |
Directed by | Shishi Yamaguchi |
Written by | Hiroshi Toda Nobuaki Kishima |
Music by | Music score: Ryuichi Katsumata BGM composer: Dave Rodgers |
Studio | Pastel |
Licensed by | |
Released | February 22, 2000 – February 29, 2000 |
Runtime | 25 minutes (each) |
Episodes | 2 |
Anime film | |
Initial D Third Stage | |
Directed by | Fumitsugu Yamaguchi |
Produced by | Kayo Fukuda Takayuki Nagasawa |
Written by | Hiroshi Toda Nobuaki Kishima |
Music by | Music score: Ryuichi Katsumata BGM composer: Dave Rodgers |
Studio | Studio Deen |
Licensed by | |
Released | January 13, 2001 |
Runtime | 105 minutes |
Original video animation | |
Initial D Battle Stage 1 | |
Directed by | Shishi Yamaguchi |
Written by | Hiroshi Toda Nobuaki Kishima |
Music by | Music score: Ryuichi Katsumata BGM composer: Dave Rodgers |
Studio | Pastel |
Released | May 15, 2002 |
Runtime | 45 minutes |
Anime television series | |
Initial D Fourth Stage | |
Directed by | Tsuneo Tominaga |
Written by | Nobuaki Kishima Hiroshi Toda |
Music by | Music score: Atsushi Umebori BGM composer: Dennis Martin |
Studio | A.C.G.T |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Animax PPV |
Original run | April 17, 2004 – February 18, 2006 |
Episodes | 24 |
Original video animation | |
Initial D Battle Stage 2 | |
Directed by | Tsuneo Tominaga |
Written by | Nobuaki Kishima Hiroshi Toda |
Music by | Music score: Atsushi Umebori BGM composer: Dennis Martin |
Studio | A.C.G.T |
Released | May 30, 2007 |
Runtime | 78 minutes |
Original video animation | |
Initial D Extra Stage 2 | |
Directed by | Tsuneo Tominaga |
Written by | Nobuaki Kishima Hiroshi Toda |
Music by | Music score: Atsushi Umebori BGM composer: Dennis Martin |
Studio | A.C.G.T |
Released | October 3, 2008 |
Runtime | 55 minutes |
Anime television series | |
Initial D Fifth Stage | |
Directed by | Mitsuo Hashimoto |
Written by | Nobuaki Kishima Hiroshi Toda |
Music by | Music score: Atsushi Umebori BGM composer: Dave Rodgers |
Studio | SynergySP |
Original network | Animax PPV (Perfect Choice Premier 1) |
Original run | November 9, 2012 – May 10, 2013 |
Episodes | 14 |
Anime television series | |
Initial D Final Stage | |
Directed by | Mitsuo Hashimoto |
Written by | Nobuaki Kishima Hiroshi Toda |
Music by | Music score: Atsushi Umebori BGM composer: Dave Rodgers |
Studio | SynergySP |
Original network | Animax PPV (Animax Plus) |
Original run | May 16, 2014 – June 22, 2014 |
Episodes | 4 |
Films | |
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Initial D (
Initial D has been adapted into several
Synopsis
The protagonist, Takumi Fujiwara, is a gas station attendant working with his friend Itsuki to buy a car, which they plan to drift on the twisting roads surrounding nearby Mount Akina. Unbeknownst to his colleagues, Takumi moonlights as a tofu delivery driver for his father's store before sunrise each morning, passively building an impressive amount of skill behind the wheel of the family car, an aging Toyota Sprinter Trueno.
Shortly after the story begins, the Red Suns, an amateur racing team from Mount Akagi, challenge the local Speedstars team to a set of races on Mount Akina. Dispirited after watching the Red Suns' superior performance during a practice run, the Speedstars expect to lose. Later that night, the Red Suns' #2 driver, heading home after the last practice run, is defeated soundly by a mysterious Sprinter Trueno, despite driving a much more powerful car. An investigation into the identity of the driver leads to Bunta Fujiwara, Takumi's father. The Speedstars beg Bunta to help them defeat the Red Suns, and he initially refuses, later relenting to "maybe" show up at the race. At the same time, Takumi asks Bunta if he can borrow the car for a day to take a trip to the beach with a potential girlfriend, and Bunta seizes the moment by granting permission (plus a full tank of fuel) on the condition that Takumi defeats the Red Suns driver.
On the night of the race, the Trueno does not show up, and the Speedstars enlist a backup driver for the first run. At the last moment before the race starts, the Trueno arrives. Takumi steps out of the car to the bewilderment of the Speedstars, who were expecting Bunta. He easily defeats the Red Suns driver by utilizing a dangerous technique on the mountain road's hairpin corners.
The Red Suns' embarrassing defeat sets up the plot for the rest of the series: drivers from neighboring prefectures come to challenge Takumi and the "Legendary Eight-Six of Akina" and thus prove themselves as racers. Eventually, the plot moves away from Mount Akina as Takumi becomes bored with racing solely on that road. He joins an experimental racing team formed by the disbanded Red Suns and challenges more difficult opponents on their home courses in the pursuit of his dream to be "the fastest driver out there".
Characters
- Takumi Fujiwara (藤原 拓海, Fujiwara Takumi, "Tak" (Tokyopop version))
- The main character of the series, Takumi develops his racing skills to be one of the fastest drivers in Kanto while driving an old 1984 Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86. This is due to Takumi's job delivering tofu to Lake Akina every morning for 5 years (since 7th grade). Although Takumi believes this to be just a job, he had actually been manipulated subtly by his father, Bunta Fujiwara, into developing driving skills, without being fully aware of his father's intent.
- Voiced by: Joel McDonald(Funimation dub) (English)
- Bunta Fujiwara (藤原 文太, Fujiwara Bunta)
- Bunta is the owner of the Fujiwara Tofu Shop and is the father of Takumi. He used to be the No.1 downhill racer in Mt. Akina years ago, but now guides Takumi's racing development. He is the original driver of the mysterious "Ghost of Akina" AE86 Sprinter Trueno that holds the record of the fastest downhill time at Akina. Later in the series, as Takumi used the Trueno more than Bunta, he buys a Subaru Impreza WRX STi Type R Version 5, which Takumi alternates between the Impreza and his Eight-Six for deliveries.
- Voiced by: Unshō Ishizuka (Japanese); Kerrigan Mahan (Tokyopop dub)/Kent Williams (Funimation dub) (English)
- Ryosuke Takahashi (高橋 涼介, Takahashi Ryōsuke, "Ry")
- Ryosuke is one of the most skilled drivers in the series as Red Suns/Project D's leader and older brother to Keisuke. He drives a Mazda Savanna RX-7 FC3S. Ryosuke is a very cerebral driver as he pores over technical data and is able to tell what kind of modifications have been made to a car just by hearing it, and what a driver is capable of just by watching the car drift. He is also referred to as "Akagi's White Comet" (赤城の白い彗星, Akagi no Shiroi Suisei) in reference to his early racing days.
- Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese); Lex Lang (Tokyopop dub)/J. Michael Tatum (Funimation dub) (English)
- Keisuke Takahashi (高橋 啓介, Takahashi Keisuke, "K.T.")
- Keisuke is the number two driver for the Red Suns and the hillclimb ace for Project D. Keisuke drives a Mazda RX-7 FD3S, and is a skilled driver second only to his brother. Keisuke is a rather hot-headed and does not like losing. He isn't analytical like his older brother, but his ability to think less while he is driving, and to do only what he feels amazes Ryosuke. Because of his initial encounters with Takumi, he is Takumi's main rival.
- Voiced by: Steven Blum (Tokyopop dub)/Todd Haberkorn(Funimation dub) (English)
Media
Manga
- Initial D manga Japanese release: 48 Volumes (1995–2013, Vol. 48 released in November 2013)
- Initial D manga Tokyopop release: 33 Volumes (2002–2009, expired license)
The first Initial D volume was released in Japan on November 6, 1995 and concluded on July 29, 2013.[2] The manga has been translated officially into Chinese, French and English over its publication run. As of 2013, 48 volumes have been published.
The manga and anime were originally licensed for English releases in North America by Tokyopop. The company changed the names of the characters in the anime edition, and subsequently changed them in the manga to match.[3] These name changes were to reflect the name changes that Sega implemented into the western releases of the Initial D A Stage video games {see below} due to name length limits. Tokyopop also cut out a character's enjo kōsai relationship with another and edited sex scenes, appearing in volumes 1 and 9 in the original manga. In addition, "street slang" was interlaced in translations (a drift was described as "slammin'", for example).
The manga also had some translation errors. One example was the technical term "Wastegate" (which is a mechanism used to regulate the boost pressure generated by a turbocharger) that was translated as "West Gate". Another was an inaccurate explanation of how an engine's displacement is calculated (the explanation given is how a ship's displacement is calculated, which is totally different). Many of the explanations of automotive design and function, as well as the specification sheets of the various cars, were incorrect.
In August 2009, Kodansha announced that they would not be renewing their licensing agreements with Tokyopop, citing "tense relations" between the two companies. This meant that Tokyopop could no longer release new volumes of Kodansha manga properties, nor re-release Kodansha titles that were already printed. Tokyopop ceased the release of Initial D after volume 33, which was released on December 30, 2008. Volume 34 had a scheduled street date of April 7, 2009, but never released.[4] There have been no announcements as to a new distributor in North America for continuing or restarting the manga.
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 (referred to retroactively by fans as "First Stage") — 26 episodes (1998)
- Initial D Second Stage — 13 episodes (1999)
- Initial D Extra Stage — 2-episode OVA side-story focusing on Impact Blue (2000)
- Initial D Third Stage — a 114-minute movie (2001)
- Initial D Fourth Stage — 24 episodes (2004–2006)
- Initial D Extra Stage 2 — a 50-minute OVA side-story focusing on Mako and Iketani (2008)
- Initial D Fifth Stage — 14 episodes (2012–2013)[5]
- Initial D: Final Stage — 4 episodes (TV), compilation movie (DVD/Blu-ray) (2014)
- New Initial D the Movie - Legend 1: Awakening — feature movie (2014)
- New Initial D the Movie - Legend 2: Racer — feature movie (2015)
- New Initial D the Movie - Legend 3: Dream — feature movie (2016)
The Battle Stages are
- Initial D Battle Stage — a 50-minute movie (2002)
- Initial D Battle Stage 2 — a 1-hour movie (2007)
In 1998, Initial D was adapted into an animated television series produced by OB Planning and Prime Direction. The first episode premièred on
The second series, named "Second Stage", aired from October 14, 1999 to January 20, 2000 with a one-week break over the New Year period. This was followed by animated feature film in 2001 and an OVA documenting all battles from the previous three stages, with the battles from First Stage being re-animated.
Initial D: Third Stage was a feature film covering the story arcs between the second and fourth stage, released in Japan on January 13, 2001.
In 2004, Initial D: Fourth Stage aired on SkyPerfecTV's pay-per-view service, airing two episodes back-to-back every two months. 24 episodes were made until the final episodes were aired in February 2006.
Following Second Stage in 2000, Initial D: Extra Stage was aired as a spinoff to the original series. This story focused on the all-female Impact Blue team of Usui Pass and their point of view of the recent events of Second Stage and the upcoming Third Stage movie. This was followed by Extra Stage 2 in 2008, which look at the relationship between Impact Blue's Mako Sato and Iketani of the SpeedStars (following on from the original side-story in the manga).
Following eight years after the release of "Fourth Stage" in 2004, Animax airs "Initial D: Fifth Stage". Animax has aired the series on a pay-per-view basis on SKY PerfecTV!'s Perfect Choice Premier 1 channel.[6] The first two episodes aired on November 9, 2012. The rest of the episodes were broadcast two per month till May 10, 2013.[6]
In 2014, "Initial D: Final Stage" became the latest installment in the anime series. Animax has aired its first two episodes on a pay-per-view basis on its own brand new ANIMAX PLUS channel, on May 16, 2014, on its new subscription VOD (Video On Demand) service, which allows subscribers to watch all the latest anime series. Initial D Final Stage will start right after where Fifth Stage left off. There are a total of four episodes that makes up this mini stage.[7] The final two episodes were broadcast on June 22, 2014.
Since the anime's original run, Japanese musical group
Like in the manga, Tokyopop change elements of the anime to suit Western audiences. As well as changing the names and used western slang, the company also changed the anime's music from the series' staple eurobeat tracks to originally developed tracks of rap and hip-hop via Stu Levy (DJ Milky), the Tokyopop CEO and an in-house musician.[9]
In 2006,
Tokyopop had completed an English dubbed version of Third Stage, and reportedly screened it at the Big Apple Anime Fest on August 29, 2003.[10] They briefly mentioned that their version of Third Stage would retain the original Japanese soundtrack, in contrast to their treatment of the anime series. This version of the film was never released on DVD, nor was it ever mentioned by Tokyopop past the original announcement.
At the
In July 2013 it was announced that another feature film titled New Initial D the Movie and a last anime series, Initial D Final Stage, will be produced.[12] The movie is a retelling of the early Stages with a wholly new voice cast and is split into three parts, with the first part released on August 23, 2014.[13]
Games
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- Initial D Arcade Stage Zero (2017—Arcade(Sega Nu2))
- Initial D (1999—Sega Saturn)
- Initial D (1999—PS1)
- Initial D Gaiden (1998—Game Boy)
- Initial D: Ryosuke Takahashi's Fastest Typing-theory (2001—PS2)
- Initial D Another Stage (2002—GBA)
- Initial D Collectible Card Game (2003—Collectible Card Game)
- Initial D: Special Stage (2003—PS2)
- Initial D Mountain Vengeance (2004—PC)
- Initial D: Street Stage (2006—PSP)
- Initial D Extreme Stage (2008—PS3)
- Initial D Sony Ericssonmobile phone)
- Initial D: Perfect Shift Online (2014—Nintendo 3DS eShop) (free-to-play)
Feature film
A live-action movie based on Initial D was released on June 23, 2005 in Asia. The movie was jointly produced by Japan's
A sequel has been in discussion since the following year after the movie has debuted. However, a concrete conclusion could not be reached due to several obstacles which includes the storyline, filming locations, casts, and safety reasons. As of March 2015, director and producer, Andrew Lau, has once again reconfirmed in an exclusive interview that a sequel will surely follow but is tight-lipped on the release date. Jay Chou and Edison Chen will reprise their roles in the sequel.
Reception
Template:Globalize/Eng Some fans of Initial D reacted negatively to the Tokyopop's extensive editing and changes made in the English-language version of the manga. Similar reactions were made towards their English dub's script and voice acting, and the removal of the original music from the anime series. Tokyopop said that it was trying to Americanize the series so it could be aired on television, while at the same time keeping the Japanese spirit of the series.[16]
According to Funimation officials, the re-release of the anime has "done well".[17] Reviews of the series note a marked improvement from the Tokyopop iteration, with most complaints leveled against the lack of anamorphic widescreen on the DVDs.
See also
- List of Initial D characters and teams
- List of Initial D chapters
- List of Initial D episodes
- Initial D Arcade Stage
- Initial D Extreme Stage
References
- ^ "TOKYOPOP Inc. Out of Print Titles". Tokyopop. 1 Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved on September 10, 2009.
- ^ [1] Retrieved August 2, 2013
- ^ "Editors Note. Name Changes in Initial D, English Language Version." Initial D Volume 2. Tokyopop.
- ^ Tokyopop Confirms its Kodansha Manga Licenses Will End. August 31, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ "Initial D Fifth Stage #07 (13 story, 14 Story)". Perfect Choice. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
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- ^ "「頭文字D」イニシャル". Animax. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ [2]. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ Open letter from Tokyopop. Retrieved 3 June 2006.
- ^ BAAF to Screen Initial D Third Stage March 17, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2012
- ^ 2009 press release. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ Initial D Car-Racing Manga Gets New Anime Film & Final Stage Anime. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ New Initial D Car-Racing Anime Teaser Reveals Film Trilogy. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Initial D World - Discussion Board / Forums – History of Fujiwara Tofu Shop". Initial D World Forums. October 20, 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "The Real Life Initial D On Display - Speedhunters". Speedhunters. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Tokyopop Open Letter regarding Initial D." Tokyopop at Anime News Network. July 13, 2002. Retrieved on September 28, 2009.
- ^ "Funimation's Live Feed from Otakon 10." July 30, 2010. Retrieved on March 27, 2012.
External links
- Initial D at Kodansha's official site Template:Ja icon
- Avex webpage for Initial D Template:Ja icon
- Initial D Fifth Stage Official Website - Animax Template:Ja icon
- Initial D Arcade Stage Version 3.0
- Initial D Games Official Website - Sega
- Initial D Games Official Website - Sega Template:Ja icon
- North America Premier of the Live-action Initial D film
- Initial D (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia