Initial D

Initial D (頭文字 D, kashiramoji D ) is a Manga of Shuichi Shigeno from which the publication began in Japan in 1995 in Young Magazine.

This manga was adapted in cartoon, video game and Film live.

History

Initial D is one of the many sporting series which one finds among the Anime S Japanese . It is question here of automobile races there consisting to descend or assemble a mountain (that of Akina is very present in the animates ). Takumi Fujiwara has been the son of an old runner of this sport Bunta Fujiwara, and delivers Tofu for five years in the small hour to the wheel of its car, a Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 (called 86) at the time when the history starts. It will be, against its liking with the beginning, brought to run in the 86 that lends to him his/her father vis-a-vis competitors at the wheel of more powerful racing cars all the ones than the others. But it will become largest thereafter of the " street racers" …

It as should be known as Akina is not the real name of the mountain, the real name is Haruna.

Characters

Main characters

; Takumi Fujiwara ; Bunta Fujiwara

Supporting characters

; Natsuki Mogi ; Saori ; Yuuichi Tachibana ; Itsuki Takeuchi (Tachibana in film) ; Masashi Suzuki ; Kazumi Akiyama ; Ken Kogashiwa ; Kai Kogashiwa ; Miki

Teams

Akina SpeedStars

; Kouichiro Iketani ; Itsuki Takeuchi ; Kenji

Akagi RedSuns

; Ryosuke Takahashi ; Keisuke Takahashi

; Kenta Nakamura

Myogi Night Kids

; Takeshi Nakazato ; Shingo Shoji

Blue impact

; Mako Sato and Sayuki

TEAM Emperor

; Seiji Iwaki

; Sudo Kyoichi

Seven Reaf Star

; Tohru Suetsugu ; Atsuro Kawai

Todo Juku

; Daiki Ninomiya ; Sakai smiley

; Tomoyuki Tachi

Northern Saitama Alliance

; Wataru Akiyama ; Nobuhiko Akiyama ; Kyoko Iwase ; Sakamoto

Purple Shadow

; Kôzo Hoshino ; Toshiya Joushima

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Project D

; Hiroshi Fumihiro ; Shuichi Matsumoto

Manga

The manga appears with the editions Kodansha and KPC, the 36e volume are appeared recently in Japan and the series is always in hand.

Diffusions abroad:

the USA, by Tokyopop.

Animate

Various training courses:

1st Training course (TV): 26 episodes (1998).
2nd Training course (TV): 13 episodes (1999 - 2000).
Extra Training course (OAV): 2 OAV centered on the characters of Mako and Saiyuki (2001).
3rd Training course (film): Cartoon film (2001).
Battle Training course (OAV): 1 OAV taking again the various races carried out by Takumi up to that point (2002).
4th Training course (TV): 24 episodes (2004 - 2006).
4th Special Training course ~Goes To Project D~: Presentation of season 4 and recall of the 3 preceding seasons history.
Battle Training course 2 (OAV): 1 OAV (2007).

The series was acquired in France by the editor Kaze. The first 3 stages are available in DVD.

Seasons 1 and 2 are diffused in France, VF, by the chains " Mangas" , " AB moteurs" then " NT1".

He was announced at the beginning 14 episodes for season 4. Then two others were added to each advertisement for finally arriving at a total of 24 episodes for the greatest pleasure of the fans.

1st training course

Beginning of the adventure for Takumi in the medium of the automobile races. It successively will run against Keisuke Takahashi, Takeshi Nakazato, Shingo Shoji, Mako Sato, Kenta Nakamura then Ryosuke Takahashi.

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2nd training course

" Emperor" are a team of another area which comes to defy the pilots of the area of Gunma, in which is Akina. They have the characteristic all to roll in Mitsubishi LanEvo 4 driving wheels. The representative will lose against Takumi but their chief, Kyôchi, at the time of a race " not officielle" will beat it by abandonment (driving break-in). The father of Takumi had already prepared a new engine of race much more powerful than it thus will be able to go up. After a phase of adaptation, Takumi will test this engine against another 86 equipped with turbo.

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Extra training course

The history is centered on the characters of Mako and Saiyuki (of Usui), it is held in parallel of the 2nd training course and the 3rd training course . Mako and Saiyuki run against individuals of the team of the " Emperor" come in location and gain the race. The 2nd OAV is held during the festivals of end of the year and thus utilizes snow.

3rd training course (animated Film)

Ryosuke requires of Takumi to integrate the team of runners which it intends to create (Project D). Takumi will take its revenge on the " Emperor" whereas the son of the former rival of his father will make his appearance to defy the pilot of the 86.

This film, heading " The road of the victoire" is available in DVD in editor KAZE since March 7th, 2007.

4th training course

This springtide tells the history of the " team; Project D" with as pilots Takumi for the races of descent and Keisuke for the races of rise. It is Ryosuke which deals with the management of the team and the strategies of race.

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Film

There is also a Film live carried out by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, left in 2005. Takumi is represented by Jay Chou. Its history takes again the major events of the series until little before the beginning of Project D. It is available in French at Video TF1 since March 22nd, 2007.

It should be noted that the film does not respect at all the history of animated; the character of the characters is very different and little in the spirit: in particular Itsuki and Sudo Kyoichi; Itsuki seems there the son of the manager of the service station inter alia.

The realization is also summary, one feels that the realizer had few means. Ca resembles a compilation of principal the first two seasons facts, but it is unfortunately very décousu, and only somebody having seen these two seasons will be able to include/understand film. The interest is altogether very reduced, it is true that to condense two seasons in a film is something of difficult.

Plays

Several video games of arcade and consoles left.

Initial D Arcade Training course Version 1 (Arcade)
Initial D Arcade Training course Version 2 (Arcade)
Initial D Arcade Training course Version 3 (Arcade)
Initial D Arcade Training course Version 4 (Arcade)
Initial D (Saturn)
Initial D (PS1)
Initial D Special Training course (PS2)
Initial D Mountain Revenge (PC)
Initial D Street Training course (PSP)
Initial D Gaiden (Game Boy)
Initial D Another Training course (GBA)
Initial D Collectible Card Range (Card deck to collect)

External bonds

http://initiald.sega.jp/: official site of the plays
http://avexmode.jp/animation/initial/initial.html
http://www.mangajima.com/anime/fiches/initiald.htm

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