“Yo, watch this sick move. I saw it in Initial D,” says an overly ambitious friend moments before pulling the worst driving maneuver you’ve ever had the misfortune of riding shotgun for. Misguided ...

Initial D: Fifth Stage is an animated, action-packed racing series centering on Takumi Fujiwara, a member of Project D's racing crew. He competes against rivals and engages in fierce competitions with ...

Initial D Season 2 is an animated series that follows a high school boy who joins an underground racing crew and competes in numerous races with his worn-out Toyota AE86. The season comprised 13 ...

If you love to street race while blasting J-pop anime music, you're going to have to get yourself a PS3. The latest issue of Famitsu has a first look at Initial D Extreme Stage, a PS3 version of the ...

Here's an imaginary scenario for you. Let's pretend you'd have the power to delete one of two franchises from history: Initial D or the Fast and the Furious. Which one would you rather keep? I ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. While the likes of Initial D and Eurobeat are synonymous with one ...

SEGA has finally taken its hit series of Initial D arcade racers into the next generation. While the three previous entries have appeared on the aging Naomi 2 arcade board, Initial D Arcade Stage 4 ...

As per Crunchyroll’s official announcement, Kodansha is collaborating to re-release Shuichi Shigeno’s iconic racing manga, which includes introducing a series of exclusive commemorative covers for ...

Donut Media hosts James Pumphrey and Jimmy Hilton have ranked all the cars in the Initial D anime series. This does not include the manga or live-action vehicles, unfortunately. They rank the cars ...

Meet Dev, an avid writer, cat lover, and anime enthusiast. He has a passion for storytelling, traveling, and new adventures. Initial D is a highly popular racing anime series that dives into the ...