Cult manga.
Takumi overtakes Keisuke Takahashi from Akagi Red Suns and immediately elevates his local team to unprecedented heights. Now everyone dreams of racing against the downhill master of Akina and surpassing the legendary Toyota AE86, regardless of the fact that it is considered hopelessly outdated. The thing is, Takumi is in no hurry to accept the challenge and showcase his incredible drift.
Only a twist of fate pushes him to compete against the Nissan Skyline G-TR and its owner Takeshi Nakazato…
Initial D — 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 Gunma Prefecture. Unbeknownst to him, he becomes a virtuoso racer and attracts the attention of street racers. Starting with duels at Akina Pass, Takumi gradually becomes involved in the world of illegal racing across Japan.
Features:
- Mastery, personal growth, driving technique, competitive spirit, and car culture of the 90s.
- Realistic depiction of drifting techniques.
- Eurobeat music, which became the hallmark of the series.
- Cult status in the automotive community.
Initial D has had a strong impact on motorsport, especially in popularizing drifting outside of Japan.