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Initial D | |
The cover of the first tankōbon volume, released in Japan on November 6, 1995 | |
頭文字D (Inisharu Dī) | |
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Genre | Adventure,[1]coming-of-age,[2]sports[3] |
Manga | |
Written by | Shuichi Shigeno |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Seinen |
Magazine | Weekly Young Magazine |
Original run | June 26, 1995 – July 29, 2013 |
Volumes | 48 (List of volumes) |
Anime television series | |
Initial D First Stage | |
Directed by | Shin Misawa |
Produced by | Ren Usami |
Written by | Koji Kaneda |
Music by | Ryuichi Katsumata |
Studio | Studio Comet Studio Gallop |
Licensed by | Madman Entertainment |
Original network | Fuji TV |
English network | |
Original run | April 18, 1998 – December 5, 1998 |
Episodes | 26 (List of episodes) |
Anime television series | |
Initial D Second Stage | |
Directed by | Shin'ichi Masaki |
Produced by | Kayo Fukuda |
Written by | Hiroshi Toda Nobuaki Kishima |
Music by | Ryuichi Katsumata |
Studio | Pastel |
Licensed by | Madman Entertainment Funimation |
Original network | Fuji TV |
English network | |
Original run | October 14, 1999 – January 6, 2000 |
Episodes | 13 (List of episodes) |
Original video animation | |
Initial D Extra Stage | |
Directed by | Shishi Yamaguchi |
Written by | Hiroshi Toda Nobuaki Kishima |
Music by | Ryuichi Katsumata |
Studio | Pastel |
Licensed by | Madman Entertainment Funimation |
Released | February 22, 2000 – February 29, 2000 |
Runtime | 25 minutes (each) |
Episodes | 2 (List of episodes) |
Anime film | |
Initial D Third Stage | |
Directed by | Fumitsugu Yamaguchi |
Produced by | Takayuki Nagasawa |
Written by | Hiroshi Toda Nobuaki Kishima |
Music by | Ryuichi Katsumata |
Studio | Studio Deen |
Licensed by | Madman Entertainment Funimation |
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 | Ryuichi Katsumata |
Studio | Pastel |
Released | May 15, 2002 |
Runtime | 45 minutes |
Anime television series | |
Initial D Fourth Stage | |
Directed by | Tsuneo Tominaga |
Produced by | Kayo Fukuda |
Written by | Nobuaki Kishima Hiroshi Toda |
Music by | Atsushi Umebori |
Studio | A.C.G.T |
Licensed by | Madman Entertainment Funimation |
Original network | |
Original run | April 17, 2004 – February 18, 2006 |
Episodes | 24 (List of episodes) |
Original video animation | |
Initial D Battle Stage 2 | |
Directed by | Tsuneo Tominaga |
Written by | Nobuaki Kishima Hiroshi Toda |
Music by | Atsushi Umebori |
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 | Atsushi Umebori |
Studio | A.C.G.T |
Released | October 3, 2008 |
Runtime | 55 minutes |
Anime television series | |
Initial D Fifth Stage | |
Directed by | Mitsuo Hashimoto |
Produced by | Kayo Fukuda |
Written by | Nobuaki Kishima Hiroshi Toda |
Music by | Atsushi Umebori |
Studio | SynergySP |
Original network | Animax PPV (Perfect Choice Premier 1) |
Original run | November 9, 2012 – May 10, 2013 |
Episodes | 14 (List of episodes) |
Anime television series | |
Initial D Final Stage | |
Directed by | Mitsuo Hashimoto |
Produced by | Kayo Fukuda |
Written by | Nobuaki Kishima Hiroshi Toda |
Music by | Atsushi Umebori |
Studio | SynergySP |
Original network | Animax PPV (Animax Plus) |
Original run | May 16, 2014 – June 22, 2014 |
Episodes | 4 (List of episodes) |
Films | |
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Story overview[edit]
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Synopsis[edit]
Media[edit]
Manga[edit]
- 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)
Anime[edit]
- 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)[9]
- 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)
- Initial D Battle Stage — a 50-minute movie (2002)
- Initial D Battle Stage 2 — a 1-hour movie (2007)
- Note that Battle Stage 2 is a compilation of races from Fourth Stage with unchanged CGI, even for the hidden battles.
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Animated feature film series[edit]
Games[edit]
- Initial D Gaiden — 1998 — Game Boy
- Initial D — 1999 — Sega Saturn
- Initial D — 1999 — PS1
- Initial D: Ryosuke Takahashi's Fastest Typing-theory — 2001 — PS2
- Initial D Arcade Stage / Initial D — 2002 — Arcade (NAOMI 2)
- Initial D Another Stage — 2002 — GBA
- Initial D Arcade Stage Ver.2 / Initial D Ver.2 — 2003 — Arcade (NAOMI 2)
- Initial D Collectible Card Game — 2003 — Collectible Card Game
- Initial D: Special Stage — 2003 — PS2
- Initial D Mountain Vengeance — 2004 — PC)
- Initial D Arcade Stage 3 / Initial D Version 3 — 2004 — Arcade (NAOMI 2)
- Initial D Arcade Stage 4 / Initial D 4 — 2006 — Arcade (Lindbergh)
- Initial D: Street Stage — 2006 — PSP
- Initial D Arcade Stage 4 Limited — 2007 — Arcade (Lindbergh)
- Initial D Arcade Stage 4 Kai — 2008 — Arcade (Lindbergh)
- Initial D Extreme Stage — 2008 — PS3
- Initial D Arcade Stage 5 — 2009 — Arcade (Lindbergh)
- Initial D Arcade Stage 6 AA — 2011 — Arcade (RingEdge)
- Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AAX — 2012 — Arcade (RingEdge)
- Initial D Arcade Stage 8 ∞ (Infinity) — 2014 — Arcade (RingEdge / RingEdge 2)
- Initial D: Perfect Shift Online — 2014 — Nintendo 3DSeShop (free-to-play)
- Initial D Arcade Stage Zero — 2017 — Arcade (Sega Nu2)
- Initial D RPG — Sony Ericsson mobile phone
Live-action film[edit]
Soundtracks[edit]
Reception[edit]
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Commercial reception[edit]
Initial D New Series
Critical response[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^See Initial D Arcade Stage § Reception
- ^See Initial D (film) § Soundtrack
- ^See Weekly Young Magazine § Circulation
- ^See New Initial D the Movie § Box office
References[edit]
- ^'Initial D'. Funimation. Archived from the original on June 23, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ^'Initial D Zip Zaps Available Now'. IGN. October 17, 2003. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^'The Legendary Tofu Delivery Car Drifts to Yushi-Con'. Anime News Network. July 25, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^'TOKYOPOP Inc. Out of Print Titles'. Tokyopop. 1Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine.' Retrieved on September 10, 2009.
- ^ ab'Initial D Manga's Final Chapter to be Published This Month'. Anime News Network. 2013-07-18. 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.
- ^Sherman, Jennifer (April 17, 2019). 'Comixology, Kodansha Comics Release Complete Initial D Manga in English'. Anime News Network. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^'Initial D Fifth Stage #07 (13 story, 14 Story)'. Perfect Choice. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- ^'2001年度 日本映画・外国映画 業界総決算 経営/製作/配給/興行のすべて'. Kinema Junpo (2002年(平成14年)2月下旬号): 138. 2002.
- ^ ab'「頭文字D」新アニメはアニマックス presents PPVで放送'. Comic Natalie. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^'「頭文字D」イニシャル'. Animax. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^[1]. 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.
- ^これがアニメビジネスだ. 2002. p. 107.
- ^'「頭文字D」SOUND FILES vol.1'. Oricon. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^'頭文字D Second Stage サウンドファイルズ'. Oricon. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^'頭文字D : 人気'走り屋'マンガ次週完結 18年の歴史に幕'. Mainichi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
- ^'頭文字(イニシャル)D 1'. Oricon. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^'頭文字<イニシャル>D 45'. Oricon. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^'2年半ぶりの完全新作!「頭文字[イニシャル]D Extra Stage2~旅立ちのグリーン~」が12月5日にリリース!'. Newtype. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
- ^'頭文字(イニシャル)D VOLUME-1'. Oricon. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^'頭文字[イニシャル]D VOLUME-7'. Oricon. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^'2000-Present, Average Sales of 10,000 or More'. Someanithing: Anime DVD/BD Sales in Japan. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^'19th Annual Business Report'. Avex Group. 2006. p. 13. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^'2001年度 日本映画・外国映画 業界総決算 経営/製作/配給/興行のすべて'. Kinema Junpo. Kinema Junposha (2002年(平成14年)2月下旬号): 138. February 2002.
- ^'TAU MAN JI D (INITIAL D)'. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
- ^'Initial D - Stage 1'. The Anime Review. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^'Review - Initial D'. Anime News Network. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^'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.
- ^Francisco, Eric (April 13, 2017). 'These 9 Sweet Action Comics Will Thrill 'Fast & Furious' Fans'. Inverse.
- ^'7 Anime Fast & Furious Fans Would Totally Dig'. Geek & Sundry. April 18, 2017.
- ^Fast & Furious 6. '10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About The Fast & Furious Films'. BuzzFeed.
- ^The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (DVD).
External links[edit]
- Initial D at Kodansha's official site‹See Tfd›(in Japanese)
- Avex webpage for Initial D‹See Tfd›(in Japanese)
- Initial D Fifth Stage Official Website - Animax‹See Tfd›(in Japanese)
- Initial D Games Official Website - Sega
- Initial D Games Official Website - Sega‹See Tfd›(in Japanese)
- Initial D (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia