Review of Initial D Manga

Initial D Manga is among the most elating manga series to have been made in Japan and should be much welcome to auto-racing enthusiasts. This fast-paced manga series is quite riveting and leaves someone eager to read the next one. The anime version of this manga first aired in 1998 within Japan and goes up to four stages, including 39 episodes in total, several OVAs plus a movie that came out in early of 2001. This Manga is written by Shigeno Shuici and easily suits fans who greatly like cars, adventure, racing or simply watching refreshing episodes, devoid of excessive fanfare.

The story-line of Initial D Manga revolves around street racers who are passionate about driving along with barreling down tricky mountain passes at over one hundred miles per hour. It features two high-school buddies, Itsuki Takeuchi and Takumi Fujiwara, who have just obtained driver’s licenses. Itsuki constantly dreams of getting into street racing and even joining Akina Speedstars, which is the local team. By contrast, Takumi is not as enthusiastic about matters of driving, let alone fast-paced driving.

The plot of Initial D manga takes a quick start as Akagi Redsuns, the nearby racing team, put forward a challenge to the Speedstars of racing down Akina Mountain. The Speedstars however view themselves as being inferior to the Redsuns and frantically seek out a driver to assist them in winning the race and thereby defend local pride. Rumor has it that the owner of a tofu shop who drives an old-fashioned Hachi-Roku is probably the fastest on Akina. He does agree to racing for the team, but opts to send Takumi his son instead when the car is availed at the race. Everyone gets surprised to learn that Takumi has delivered tofu on Akina Mountain for his father since being in middle school, which has sharpened his driving skills. The remaining manga series spotlights how Takumi feels about racing, together with inevitable conflicts which occur as illustrious street racers from all across Japan challenge invincible Hachi-Roku.

The animation of Initial D Manga is captivating and rather hard getting familiar with, when employing regular cel animation for backgrounds and characters, whereas cars are represented in 3D CG. These two media mix in decent manner, providing great thrills, each time drivers switch on their engines. Scenes of the race appear similar in suspicious manner to those witnessed in arcades, but the exhilarating ride makes it easy bypassing any joking remarks. This series has however unsurprisingly spawned a game of racing already for the Playstation.

If race scenes fail to excite the viewer, the music incorporated sure will. Extra action is added throughout the series by the soundtrack, which is quite pumping. The music easily fits the situations, ranging from techno, to sugary pop and hip hop. It remains stimulating and becomes a never-ending party of dance, relative to sluggish soundtracks applied in other anime series.

Initial D Manga is indeed a significantly enjoyable manga series which numerous racing fans should enjoy. It is saturated with references to racing techniques and cars, presenting a wild riding experience for auto aficionados. In fact, girls with interest in fast cars might like it too.

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