Initial D

[king_kw13]

Hi guys

I was reading the music post in this section and some of you mentioned Initial D. (Great musik to be playin in the car btw)

Has everyone here seen of know of Initial D?

Was it one of the factors why Skylines and Jap import cars are so popular here and around the globe?

Did it influence any of your decisions to get a fast Jap car?

[SKY031]

ummm...... InitialD isn't very well known in Australia (but those of us who like it, are addicted!), and it has had little or no influence on the import market.

Australia was already flooded with import cars well before the discovery of InitialD

[hippy]

i totally agree .. in fact my bro bought the whole set of initial d and it was sitting there fore months and i only started to watch it after i bought my car ... but after i watched the first expisode ... i watched the whole thing straight ... all 3 series ... in about 2 days heheh

[Shell]

I only just got all the InitialD from someone...

had never heard of it till ages after I got my Skyline

[SSS 01]

Initial D is a cartoon inspired by Tsuchiya (ARTA NSX JGTC Driver), it tells the story of how a young boy driving a Trueno AE86 around the winding / mountain roads that he has to deliver Tofu (Family Business) every morning. His skills were honed and trained, while his father keeps a constant look on his progress by having a ¾ cup filled with water when he does his runs to tests his skills.

During this time, he meets "Mountain Racers" and the sport of "Drifting" was starting to pickup in Japan. He races other racers and beats them who cars are more powerful - FC Rx-7, FD Rx-7, R32 GTR, etc. It's simply just a non-fiction story however it did started a great trend of FR drifting in Japan and outside. Thus suddenly the appearance of many AE Sprinters in current times through Cities around the world who are inspired by this cartoon.

This also happens to be the way Tsuchiya became famous, he set the quickest times in public mountain roads and lead him to be a professional race car driver. Today, he is highly involved in the JGTC series, produces car shows (Hot Version, Best Motoring) and thus the infamous "Dori Dori".

[hippy]

good summary SSS ... this is one kickass manga ... possibly the best i've seen ... and i've seen quite a few ... cannot recommend it enough!!! even if ur not even into jap cars ....

[Guest SiM97]

can you puchase the initial D series in Sydney? is it in japanese or english?

[hippy]

i'm not sure about sydney but my bro got the whole series here in adelaide somewhere all on dvd ... originals as well ...

[king_kw13]

Hey SSS

Is that Tsuchiya the fast old dude that is on Best Motoring all the time??? Kewl I never knew that!!

[Guest INASNT]

I watched it for a bout 2 months when i was in taiwan.

Was very confusing as it was in japanese with chinese subtitles of the screen!

The main car is the corolla levins!

[initialD]

u mean Trueno

[Guest INASNT]

Originally posted by initialD

u mean Trueno

yep thants the 1

[ninjadust]

play the game... if u like the manga u'll luv the game..

[hippy]

don't like the game ... a bit too arcady for me ... try this one ... www.liveforspeed.com ... now if u have a steering wheel on the computer ... thats one good sim!!

[B-Man]

Go the AE86 - TUKUMI !!!!!

Initial D Rocks !

[Guest nismo_trip]

Initial D is cool but in the Australian car culture well um .. I dunno I have seen a lot of riced up civic's, Integras and lancers with initial D stickers all over em along with the whole mess of other stickers and then you see the stock exhaust

[HKS400R]

You can get the Initial D comic book series in english at Kings Comics, on Pitt Street, City.

Except, they run out quick, so you should pre-order if you really want. It's the only english publication i've found in sydney so far.

[CroatianR33]

I heard that grand turismo is what made skylines popular in Oz??

[Duncan]

lol, I think boost is what made skylines popular in Oz

[S13 Silvia]

Where else can you get Initial D in Sydney / Newcastle on DVD besides going through ebay in asia?