Initial D. Volume 1

Cult manga.

Takumi Fujiwara has a tough job: since middle school, he has been delivering tofu to an inn on top of a mountain. 

In rain or snow, he drives along the winding roads to keep his father's business afloat.

Takumi doesn't even suspect that he has inherited an exceptional talent for touge racing; that he is a master of drifting and downhill speed, with whom all the famous teams in the area want to race.

Will Takumi learn to love drifting? Will he go beyond local competitions?

Initial D is a Japanese manga and anime series about the world of street racing, created by Shuichi Shigeno. The manga was published from 1995 to 2013, and several seasons of anime, feature films, and games have been made based on it.

The plot revolves around high school student Takumi Fujiwara, who delivers tofu every morning in an old Toyota AE86 along the mountain roads of Gumma Prefecture. Unbeknownst to himself, he becomes a virtuoso driver and attracts the attention of street racers. Starting with battles at Akina Pass, Takumi gradually gets pulled into the world of illegal racing in Japan.

Features:

- Mastery, personal growth, driving techniques, competitive spirit, and car culture of the 90s.

- A realistic portrayal of drifting techniques.

- Eurobeat music, which has become the calling card of the series.

- Cult status in the automotive community.

Initial D has had a strong influence on motorsport, especially in popularizing drifting outside Japan.