Initial D (頭文字D, Inisharu D), retroactively known as Initial D First Stage, is a 1998 Japanese anime television series and the first installment in the anime adaptation of the Initial D manga by Shuichi Shigeno. The stage adapts Chapter 1 to Chapter 77 of the manga (Volumes 1 to 7) and originally aired on Fuji TV from April to December 1998, spanning 26 episodes. It was animated by Studio Comet in cooperation with Studio Gallop and directed by Shin Misawa.
Acts[]
The episodes were broadcast as part of Fuji TV's late-night anime slot on Saturdays at 27:20 JST (3:20 AM on Sunday). The series aired from April 18 to December 5, 1998.
- The Ultimate Tofu Store Drift (究極のとうふ屋ドリフト, Kyūkyoku no tōfuya dorifuto)
- Revenge! The Rumbling Turbo (リベンジ宣言!ほえるターボ, Ribenji sengen! Hoeru tābo)
- Downhill Specialist Arrives (ダウンヒルスペシャリスト登場, Daunhirusupesharisuto tōjō, known as The Downhill Specialist Appears in the Tokyopop version)
- The Battle Begins (交流戦突入!, Kōryū-sen totsunyū!, known as Into the Battle! in the Tokyopop version)
- Dogfight! (決着!ドッグファイト!, Ketchaku! Doggufaito!)
- A New Challenger (新たなる挑戦者, Aratanaru chōsen-sha)
- Pride of a Racer (走りやのプライド, Hashiri ya no puraido, known as A Racer's Pride in the Tokyopop version)
- Time's Almost Up! (タイムアップ寸前!, Taimuappu sunzen!)
- Battle to the Limit (限界バトル!, Genkai batoru!)
- The Five Consecutive Hairpins (爆裂!5連ヘアピン, Bakuretsu! 5-Ren heapin, known as 5 Point Hairpin! in the Tokyopop version)
- Shingo Arrives (デンジャラス慎吾登場!, Denjarasu Shingo tōjō!)
- The FR Killer (FR殺しのデスマッチ!, FR-goroshi no desumatchi!)
- First Date (イツキの初デート, Itsuki no hatsu dēto, known as Iggy's First Date! in the Tokyopop version)
- Evolving Drift (進化するドリフト天才!, Shinka suru dorifuto tensai!)
- Takumi's Fury (拓海·怒涛の激走!, Takumi· dotō no gekisō!, known as Takumi's Fury! in the Tokyopop version)
- The Angel of Usui (碓氷峠のエンジェル, Usuitōge no Enjeru)
- Sudden-Death Death Match (サドンデス·デスマッチ, Sadondesu· desumatchi)
- Hot Winds and Furious Driving (熱風!激走!碓氷峠, Neppū! Gekisō! Usuitōge)
- Super Drift! (決着!スーパードリフト, Ketchaku! Sūpādorifuto)
- The End of Summer (ジ·エンド·オブ·サマー, Ji· endo· Obu· samā)
- Challenge From the Superstar (スパースターからの挑戦状, Supāsutā kara no chōsen-jō, known as Challenge From a Superstar in the Tokyopop version)
- Fierce Uphill Battle! (激闘!ヒルクライム, Gekitō! Hirukuraimu)
- The Rainy Downhill (雨のダウンヒルバトル!, Ame no daunhirubatoru!)
- Akagi's White Comet (赤城の白い彗星!, Akagi no shiroi suisei!)
- Last Great Battle (決戦!ラストバトル, Kessen! Rasutobatoru, known as The Decisive Final Battle! in the Tokyopop version)
- The New Downhill Legend (新ダウンヒル伝説!, Shin daunhiru densetsu!, known as The New Downhill Legend! in the Tokyopop version)
Battles[]
- Takumi Fujiwara vs Keisuke Takahashi (Impromptu)
- Takumi Fujiwara vs Keisuke Takahashi
- Ryosuke Takahashi vs Takeshi Nakazato (Impromptu)
- Takeshi Nakazato vs Eikichi Shimamura (Flashback)
- Takeshi Nakazato vs the two racers (Impromptu)
- Takumi Fujiwara vs Takeshi Nakazato
- Takumi Fujiwara in the Eight-Five (Impromptu)
- Koichiro Iketani vs Shingo Shoji (Impromptu)
- Itsuki Takeuchi vs Shingo Shoji (Impromptu) (Anime only)
- Takumi Fujiwara vs Shingo Shoji
- Takumi Fujiwara vs Impact Blue
- Keisuke Takahashi vs Takeshi Nakazato
- Takumi Fujiwara vs Kenta Nakamura
- Takumi Fujiwara vs Ryosuke Takahashi
Cast & Credits[]
Cast[]
Credits[]
Original[]
Personnel[]
- Director: Shin Misawa
- Series Composition: Koji Kaneda (Fuji TV)
- Script: Hiroshi Toda (13 acts), Nobuaki Kishima (acts 6-10, 16-23)
- Storyboard: Akira Mano (act 14), Harumi Tamano (act 8), Hiroshi Kotaki (acts 10, 16, 22), Kazutaka Ikegami (4 acts), Kazuyoshi Yokota (act 17), Masami Hata (4 acts), Naoyuki Kuzuya (acts 3, 9, 19), Shin Misawa (acts 1-2, 4-5), Susumu Kudo (act 5), Yoshitaka Koyama (acts 7, 21), Yukihiro Makino (act 13), Yūzō Satō (acts 20, 26)
- Episode Director: Hiroshi Kotaki (4 acts), Hiroshi Tsuruta (4 acts), Kazutaka Ikegami (act 25), Kazuyoshi Yokota (acts 17, 21), Masami Hata (4 acts), Mihiro Yamaguchi (acts 5, 9, 13), Naoyuki Kuzuya (act 3), Shin Misawa (act 1), Susumu Kudo (4 acts), Yukio Nishimoto (acts 11, 15), Yūzō Yamada
- Music: Ryuichi Katsumata
- Original Manga: Shuichi Shigeno
- Character Design: Noboru Furuse
- Art Director: Kazuhiro Takahashi
- Chief Animation Director: Noboru Furuse
- Animation Director: Hatsuki Tsuji (4 acts), Hiroshi Kanazawa (act 23), Kazuyuki Kobayashi (4 acts), Kuniyuki Ishii (acts 6, 12, 18), Masaki Satō (act 24), Noboru Furuse, Seong Un Ko (4 acts), Takahisa Ichikawa (10 acts), Takeshi Yamazaki (6 acts)
- Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
- Cgi Director: Akihiro Nagao (ネスと)
- Director of Photography: Kenji Akazawa (acts 4-26 even), Seiichi Morishita (14 acts)
- Executive Producer: Ren Usami (OB Planning)
- Producer: Hiromichi Mogaki (Studio Comet), Kayo Fukuda (Pastel)
- Assistant Animation Director: Kazuhiro Shintani (acts 1-8), Kiyotaka Iida
- Assistant Director: Teruo Naruse
- Assistant Producer: Kuniyasu Ichikawa (Prime Direction), Sadahito Kikuchi (Studio Comet), Shigeo Sugimura (Studio Gallop)
- Background Art: Katsumi Takao (Studio Jack), Kazumi Kataoka (Studio Jack), Minoru Akiba (Studio Jack)
- CG: Daisuke Fukase (Nest; 8 acts), Emiko Hatanaka (Nest; act 1), Hirotaka Marufuji (Nest; act 9), Kaori Yanagisawa (Nest; act 7), Kazuaki Kishimura (Nest; act 5), Kazuhira Tanaka (Nest; 11 acts), Kazunori Yahata (Nest; acts 2-26 even), Kenichiro Sakuno (Nest; 8 acts), Masafumi Suzuki (Nest; acts 11-25 odd), Masamune Shimada (Nest; acts 2-26 even), Mihoko Iwai (Nest; act 3), Nobuaki Hayashi (Nest; act 1), Sadanori Kaneda (Nest; acts 1-25 odd), Shinobu Nihei (Nest; act 5), Sumiyuki Kusano (Nest; act 3), Tomoko Kowada (Nest; act 4), Tomomi Okuno (Nest; act 7), Toshihiro Honda (Nest; acts 18-26 even), Yuichi Goto (Nest; acts 2-26 even)
- Color design: Naomi Anzai
- Color setting: Hiromi Fujita (acts 4-26 even), Naomi Anzai (14 acts)
- Compilation: Koji Kaneda (Fuji TV)
- Digital Supervisor: Kouji Kobayashi
- Editing: Akihiro Kawasaki (Okayasu Promotion), Hajime Okayasu (Okayasu Promotion), Hideaki Murai (Okayasu Promotion), Kiyotaka Miyake (Okayasu Promotion), Toshihiko Kojima (Okayasu Promotion), Yumiko Nakaba (Okayasu Promotion)
- Editorial Supervision: Keiichi Tsuchiya (Hot Version Editorial Dept.)
- Effects: Masayuki Nakajima (14 acts), Yukitaka Shishikai (acts 4-26 even)
- Effects Cooperation: Kunji Tanifuji
- Ending Production: Transformer
- Finish Animation: Chiharu Yoshihara (Peacock; 6 acts), Eiko Tokuda (Peacock; 8 acts), Eri Okamoto (Studio M; 14 acts), Fumiko Ishiguro (8 acts), Hajime Aida (Peacock; 8 acts), Hiroko Takahashi (Studio M; 14 acts), Kayoko Suzuki (Studio M; 14 acts), Kimiko Ookura (8 acts), Noriko Omura (Peacock; 8 acts), Ritsuko Kanazawa (Peacock; 8 acts), Yoko Suzuki (Peacock; 6 acts), Yuko Abe (Peacock; 6 acts), Yūko Satō (Peacock; 6 acts)
- In-Between Animation: Akiko Funakoshi (acts 6, 16, 22), Chie Yamazaki (8 acts), Daisuke Kikuchi (Wombat; 5 acts), Hideki Nagahama (Wombat; 4 acts), Hiroko Satō (Wombat; 4 acts), Hironobu Kobayashi (acts 14, 16), Hiroshi Watanabe (Wombat; 5 acts), Hirotoshi Ozaki (Wombat; 5 acts), Junpei Ogawa (acts 14, 20, 26), Kazuhiro Fukuchi (14 acts), Kenji Nakano (Wombat; 5 acts), Kentarō Inoue (Wombat; 5 acts), Masakazu Sugizaki (Wombat; 5 acts), Mayumi Noda (act 14), Miho Aoki (8 acts), Miho Sotozaki (4 acts), Mitsuru Ikeda (acts 8, 14, 16), Miyoshi Kikuchi (Wombat; 4 acts), Riko Tanaka (acts 8, 14, 26), Rumi Takahashi (4 acts), Sansai Onoki (Wombat; 5 acts), Shihori Kitano (Wombat; 4 acts), Shingo Ohyama (Wombat; 5 acts), Tadashi Kubo (Wombat; 5 acts), Takashi Miura (Wombat; 4 acts), Teika Ueda (Wombat; 4 acts), Tomohisa Ishiyama (Wombat; 5 acts), Tomomi Isoda (6 acts), Toshiharu Suzuki (Wombat; 5 acts), Tsuyoshi Kato (acts 8, 14, 26), Yō Hashimoto (14 acts), Yoshiaki Iwata (Wombat; 5 acts), Yoshimi Itazu (acts 8, 14, 16), Yukie Harada (act 24)
- Key Animation: Aki Nishizaki (acts 1, 7), Chikara Sakurai (act 18), Hatsuki Tsuji (4 acts), Hideki Kumazawa (act 18), Hidetoshi Namura (act 18), Hiromi Maezawa (acts 6, 18), Hisashi Saito (act 25), Jun Yoshida (Wombat; acts 2, 9, 21), Junko Matsushita (acts 10, 18), Kakuo Mutou (act 17), Kaoru Yabana (4 acts), Katsumi Hiroe (5 acts), Katsuzō Hirata (act 25), Kazuhiro Shintani (acts 1, 21, 25), Kazuyo Nakamura (act 12), Kazuyuki Kobayashi (act 4), Ken'ichi Hara (7 acts), Kiyotaka Iida (act 1), Koichi Hatsumi (act 24), Koji Yasuda (act 13), Kuniyuki Ishii (acts 6, 12, 18), Masaki Kamiguchi (Wombat; acts 2, 9, 21), Masaki Satō (acts 18, 24), Masanori Watanabe (act 24), Masaru Yoshioka (4 acts), Masayuki Yagi (7 acts), Nobuo Hashimoto (Wombat; acts 2, 9, 21), Ryuji Tsuzuku (Studio Mark; act 13), Shinichiro Minami (7 acts), Shōsuke Shimizu (Wombat; act 21), Suguru Iijima (act 12), Sumiko Matsumoto (act 24), Tadashi Kubo (Wombat; act 21), Tadayoshi Okimura (acts 1, 7), Takaharu Ōkuma (Wombat; acts 2, 9, 17), Takeshi Yamazaki (act 1), Tatsuo Honda (6 acts), Toshikazu Motozumi (Wombat; 4 acts), Tsutomu Shibutani (act 24), Wataru Abe (acts 12, 18, 24), Yasunobu Nishijima (acts 18, 24), Yojiro Shige (4 acts), Yoshiaki Kubokawa (act 24), Yoshitaka Sato (act 24), Yū Yoshida (Studio Mark; act 13), Yuichiro Masuda (6 acts), Yukio Ōya (acts 1, 7), Yukitoshi Morita (Wombat; 4 acts)
- Layout: Kazuyuki Kobayashi (4 acts)
- Layout Supervisor: Chihiro Hayashi
- Opening Production: Shinji Kobukata
- Photography: Akira Kato (acts 4-26 even), Hiroshi Nakatomi (acts 4-26 even), Ikuo Suzuki (acts 4-26 even), Katsuaki Kamata (Studio Twinkle; 14 acts), Katsumi Ota (Studio Twinkle; 14 acts), Kenji Takehara (Studio Twinkle; 14 acts), Koji Sawada (Studio Twinkle; 14 acts), Masahiro Kasahara (acts 4-26 even), Masayuki Iwata (Studio Twinkle; 14 acts), Satoshi Arakawa (acts 4-26 even), Tadafumi Ono (Studio Twinkle; 14 acts), Takashi Aoki (Studio Twinkle; 14 acts), Takashi Kimishima (Studio Twinkle; 14 acts), Takuhiko Endō (acts 4-26 even), Tatsuji Fukumoto (Studio Twinkle; 14 acts), Tomofumi Fujita (Studio Twinkle; 14 acts), Tomomi Otsugi (acts 4-26 even), Yasuhiro Iwai (acts 4-26 even), Yasuhiro Shimizu (acts 4-26 even), Yoshiaki Tsutsui (acts 4-26 even)
- Planning: Ryuuzou Shouji (Prime Direction)
- Production Advancement: Akihiro Sekiyama (acts 2, 7), Makoto Nishijo (4 acts), Ryusuke Nabemi (acts 6, 12), Sadahiko Sekikawa (acts 18, 24), Shigeo Aoki (act 3), Tadashi Shiohara (5 acts), Takehiro Miyashita (acts 1, 5), Yoshiharu Kawamura (4 acts), Yūji Tanaka (act 13)
- Production Business: Miwa Tagawa (acts 1-3)
- Production Manager: Yoshiharu Kawamura (acts 4-26 even)
- Production Supervision: Wataru Hirukawa
- Promotion Video: Daisuke Ueda (acts 19-25), Masashi Muto (acts 15-18), Wataru Takeishi (acts 1-14)
- Publicity: Sachio Tamenaga (Fuji TV)
- Recording: Fujio Yamada
- Recording Assistant: Yūji Tagami
- Sound Effects: Kenji Koyama
- Sound Production Manager: Takeshi Takadera
Companies[]
- 2D Digital Processing: Sunrise D.I.D. (act 26)
- 3DCGI: Nest
- Animation: Pastel
- Animation Production: Gallop, Studio Comet
- Backgrounds: E-cho, K-Production, Studio Jack
- Broadcaster: Fuji Television Network
- Development: Tokyo Laboratory
- DVD Distribution: avex mode
- Editing: Okayasu Promotions
- Footage Cooperation: Hot Version (acts 2, 6)
- In-Between Animation: Baek Koo (14 acts), DongWoo Animation (acts 4-26 even), Studio Mew (act 12), Studio Wombat (14 acts), Studio Wonbat (14 acts)
- Key Animation: DongWoo Animation (4 acts), Studio Mark (act 13), Studio Wombat (5 acts), Studio Wonbat (5 acts)
- Music: Avex Trax
- Music Cooperation: Avex Group
- Paint: Anime House (act 12), Baek Koo (14 acts), DongWoo Animation (acts 4-26 even), Studio Mew (Act 12), Studio Peacock (14 acts), Trace Studio M (14 acts)
- Photography: Studio Twinkle (14 acts)
- Production: Fuji Television Network, Kodansha, OB Planning. Pastel, Prime Direction, to'max
- Recording Studio: Aoi Studio
- Research Cooperation: ONIX Shin-Oume Accel Auto
- Sound Production: Techno Sound
- Titles: Maki Production
Funimation[]
Personnel[]
English Reversioned by Funimation Entertainment
- ADR Director: Ian Sinclair (Acts 21-26), Joel McDonald (Acts 1-20)
- Script: Andrew Rye (Acts 9-10, 14-16, 23-25), Eric Vale (Acts 1-13), J. Michael Tatum (Acts 2, 8)
- Executive Producer: Gen Fukunaga
- Producer: Carly Hunter, Justin Cook
- ADR Engineer: Kevin Leasure (Acts 21-26), Stephen Hoff (Acts 1-20)
- Assistant Producer: Michael Harcourt
- Digital Video Coordinator: Jeff Yale
- DVD Authoring: John Andreas, Matthew O'Hara, Trace Furniss
- DVD Compression: Duncan Yan, Jacob Martin
- DVD Editing: Jeremy Jimenez
- DVD Menu Audio: Gino Palencia
- DVD Menu Design: Young Wang
- DVD Producer: Clarine Harp
- DVD Quality Control: Caesar Lopez, Christine Bertolino, DJ Fonner, Jason Gee, Jesse Kirstein, Kris Bryan, Rob Schindlbeck
- Head Writer: John Burgmeier
- Lead Video Engineer: Sarah Mueller
- Line Producer: Colleen Clinkenbeard
- Mix Engineer: Gino Palencia (Acts 8-13), Nathanael Harrison
- Post-Production Assistant: Aya Spann, Casey Barteau, Niki Cooper
- Production Assistant: Gino Palencia, Sarah Sullivan, Sarah Alys Lindholm, Trenton Jons
- Production Supervision: Susie Nixon
- Senior Video Editor: Daniel Mancilla, Jeremy Jimenez
- Subtitling: Ashley Hayward, Jon Uzzel
- Talent Coordination: Tara A. Williams
- Video Editing: Ashley Rosse, Christopher Bryan, Jessie Mancilla, Josh Tyler, Robert Bell
- Video Editor: Robert Bell
- Video Engineer: Michael Rivas
- Video Post-Production Director: Brandon Tyler
Tokyopop[]
Personnel[]
- Art Director: Matt Alford
- Translation: Bryan Matsumo, Daisuke Kinouchi, Jason Alnas (Opening and Ending Themes), Mutsumi Miyazaki
- Executive Producer: John Parker, Ron Klamert, Stuart Levy
- Producer: Jamie Simone, Stuart Levy
- Additional Translation: Alexis Kirsch, Daisuke Kinouchi, Katherine Schilling
- Associate Producer: Daisuke Kinouchi, Jennifer Wagner
- Creative Director: Jennifer Wagner
- Final Mix: Michael Clark
- Graphic Design: Gary Shum
- Music Supervision: Benjamin Chan
- Production Coordination: Daisuke Kinouchi
- Production Manager: Jennifer Wagner
- Recording Engineer: Eric Lewis, Michael Clark
- Script Adaptation: Bob Buchholz
- Sound Effects Editing: Ron Salaises
- Special Thanks To: Barbara Girrens, Brian Bushman, Dave Hogan, Hiroaki Fukuda, Lillian Fukuda, Richard Roberts, Todd R. Perkins
- Translation Supervisor: Daisuke Kinouchi
- Visual Effects Editing: Terry T. Marlin
- Voice Direction: Jamie Simone
Soundtrack[]
For Eurobeat tracks featured in First Stage, please see Initial D Soundtrack.
The anime's original score was composed by Ryuichi Katsumata, who also composes all the Sound Files for the series up until Initial D Third Stage.
Opening Theme[]
- Acts 1-19: "around the world" - m.o.v.e
- Acts 20-26: "BREAK IN2 THE NITE" - m.o.v.e
- Tokyopop Dub: "Initialize" - Drop Logic feat. Jaden Norris & Michael O'Neil
Ending Theme[]
- Acts 1-14: "Rage your dream" - m.o.v.e
- Acts 15-26: "Kiseki no Hana" - Galla
- Tokyopop Dub: "Initialize" (DJ Milky D-Mix) - Drop Logic feat. Jaden Norris & Michael
Soundtrack Albums[]
- See also: Initial D Albums
| Title | Release Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D ~D Selection~ | July 29th 1998 | Includes Eurobeat tracks from First Stage Acts 1-8. |
| Initial D Sound Files Vol 1 | First album of sound files from First Stage. | |
| Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D ~D Selection 2~ | October 28th 1998 | Includes Eurobeat tracks from First Stage Acts 9-19. |
| Initial D Sound Files Vol 2 | November 26th 1998 | Second album of sound files from First Stage. |
| Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D ~D Selection 3~ | January 1st 1999 | Includes Eurobeat tracks from First Stage Acts 21-26. Also includes Eurobeat tracks from the special Initial D Excite Battle Special. |
| Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D ~D Non-Stop Mega Mix~ | March 10th 1999 | Contains select Eurobeat tracks from First Stage in a non-stop mega mix format. First-press edition includes a Mini-CD with nine Eurobeat tracks in their TV length. |
| 頭文字D : Initial D Vocal Battle | March 25th 1999 | Character vocal album of songs from First Stage covered by the |
| Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Millennium Box | September 27th 2000 | First Stage Eurobeat tracks on Discs 1-3. |
| Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Super Euro-Best | November 22nd 2000 | Selection of the Best tracks First Stage and Second Stage with six of them being remixes |
| Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D First Stage Selection | November 20th 2019 | Digital-only release. Includes the Best selection of tracks from First Stage. |
| Initial D Sound Files (LP) | February 10th 2023 | A French LP by Kana Music, released as part of their Retro Kana series. A rerelease of the first two Initial D Sound Files albums. |
Promotional Material[]
Promotional Images[]
Sony Magazine AX Poster
Animax Asia[]
"New debut on August 24th, every Thursday at 10 PM"
Takumi
Keisuke
Ryosuke
Takumi vs Ryosuke
Promotional Videos[]
Original[]
Initial D PV
Fuji TV Preview
頭文字D CM SPOT
Commercial Spot
Tokyopop (English)[]
Initial D (Tokyopop) - Initial D Commercial
Initial D DVD TV Commercial
Initial D (Tokyopop) - Preview 1
Anime Preview 1
Initial D Anime Trailer - Preview
Series Trailer 1
Initial D - TOKYOPOP -Trailer-
Series Trailer 2
Funimation (English)[]
Initial D- First Stage, Part One on DVD 9.21.10 - Anime Trailer-2
Funimation Part One DVD Trailer
Initial D First Stage - Funimation First Stage Part 2 Trailer
Funimation Part Two DVD Trailer
Initial D - First Stage - SAVE - Available 10.11.11 - Trailer
Funimation S.A.V.E. DVD Trailer
Shin Vision (Italian)[]
Trailer di Initial D della Shin Vision
Italian Dub Trailer
Kaze (French)[]
Initial D VF-VOST DVD Preview
DVD Preview
Animax Asia (Cantonese)[]
Animax 頭文字D Frist Stage (VO︰葉偉麟) (20秒節目預告)
Animax Trailer
Home Media Releases[]
- See also: Initial D Anime Releases
| Title | Format | Discs/Tapes | Episodes | Release Date | ID Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | |||||
| Initial D Volume.01 "vs FD3S" | VHS | 1 | First Stage Act 1 - Act 5 | 9th of December 1998 | AVVD-90049 |
| Initial D Volume.02 "vs R32" | First Stage Act 6 - Act 10 | 13th of January 1999 | AVVD-90050 | ||
| Initial D Volume.03 "vs EG6" | First Stage Act 11 - Act 15 | 10th of February 1999 | AVVD-90051 | ||
| Initial D Volume.04 "vs SILEIGHTY" | First Stage Act 16 - Act 20 | 3rd of March 1999 | AVVD-90054 | ||
| Initial D Volume.05 "vs FC3S" | First Stage Act 21 - Act 26 | 7th of April 1999 | AVVD-90055 | ||
| Initial D Complete Box | LaserDisc | 7 | Initial D First Stage (full series) | 15th of September 1999 | AVLT-80001~7 |
| Initial D Volume-1 | DVD | 1 | First Stage Act 1 - Act 2 | 29th of March 2000 | AVBA-14024 |
| Initial D Volume-2 | First Stage Act 3 - Act 6 | 26th of April 2000 | AVBA-14040 | ||
| Initial D Volume-3 | First Stage Act 7 - Act 10 | 31st of May 2000 | AVBA-14041 | ||
| Initial D Volume-4 | First Stage Act 11 - Act 14 | 28th of June 2000 | AVBA-14039 | ||
| Initial D Volume-5 | First Stage Act 15 - Act 18 | 26th of July 2000 | AVBA-14050 | ||
| Initial D Volume-6 | First Stage Act 19 - Act 22 | 30th of August 2000 | AVBA-14051 | ||
| Initial D Volume-7 | First Stage Act 23 - Act 26 | 13th of September 2000 | AVBA-14055 | ||
| Initial D DVD Box | 8 | Initial D First Stage (full series) Excite Battle Special |
28th of March 2001 | AVBA-14101~7/B | |
| Initial D Super Complete Box | 13 | Initial D First Stage (full series) Initial D Second Stage (full series) Initial D Extra Stage Initial D Third Stage Initial D Battle Stage |
25th of December 2003 | AVBA-14821~34/B~1 | |
| Initial D First Stage Memorial DVD Dash 1 | 1 | First Stage Act 1 - Act 4 | 2nd of November 2012 | KDS-0130 | |
| Initial D First Stage Memorial DVD Dash 2 | First Stage Act 5 - Act 7 | 1st of December 2012 | KDS-0131 | ||
| Initial D Full Throttle Collection - First Stage Vol. 1 | 4 | First Stage Act 1 - Act 13 | 21st of December 2012 | AVBA-62028~30/B | |
| Initial D Full Throttle Collection - First Stage Vol. 2 | First Stage Act 14 - Act 26 | AVBA-62031~3/B | |||
| Initial D First Stage Memorial DVD Dash 3 | 1 | First Stage Act 8 - Act 10 | 1st of January 2013 | KDS-0132 | |
| Initial D First Stage Memorial DVD Dash 4 | First Stage Act 11 - Act 13 | 1st of February 2013 | KDS-0133 | ||
| Initial D Premium Blu-Ray Box Pit 1 | Blu-ray | 9 | Initial D First Stage (full series) Initial D Second Stage (full series) Initial D Radio Stage Vol. 1 Initial D Extra Edition ~ Legend of the Fastest Female Driver: Beyond Impact Blue Initial D Extra Edition ~ Lonely Driver Legend |
21st of February 2014 | AVXA-74153~8 |
| Initial D Memorial Blu-ray Collection Vol. 1 | 6 | Initial D First Stage (full series) Initial D Second Stage (full series) |
1st of February 2019 | AVXA-12187~92 | |
| Initial D Stage Series Complete Blu-ray | 2 | Initial D First Stage (full series) Initial D Second Stage (full series) Initial D Third Stage Initial D Fourth Stage (full series) Initial D Fifth Stage (full series) Initial D Final Stage (full series) |
25th of August 2023 | EYXA-14053~4 | |
| United States (Tokyopop) | |||||
| Initial D Battle 01 - Akina's Downhill Specialist | DVD | 1 | First Stage Act 1 - Act 3 | 16th of September 2003 | TPDV-1612 |
| Initial D Battle 02 - Challenge: Red Suns | First Stage Act 4 - Act 6 | 14th of October 2003 | TPDV-1622 | ||
| Initial D Battle 03 - Challenge: Night Kids | First Stage Act 7 - Act 9 | 13th of January 2004 | TPDV-1782 | ||
| Initial D Battle 04 - Myogi's Downhill Technician | First Stage Act 10 - Act 12 | 9th of March 2004 | TPDV-1842 | ||
| Initial D Battle 05 - Duct Tape Death Match | First Stage Act 13 - Act 15 | 11th of May 2004 | TPDV-1852 | ||
| Initial D Battle 06 - Asphalt Angels | First Stage Act 16 - Act 18 | 13th of July 2003 | TPDV-1862 | ||
| Initial D Battle 07 - The End of Summer | First Stage Act 19 - Act 21 | 14th of September 2004 | TPDV-1872 | ||
| Initial D Battle 08 - Battles in the Rain (also Rain Battle) | First Stage Act 22 - Act 24 | 9th of November 2004 | TPDV-1882 | ||
| Initial D Box Set One | 5 | First Stage Act 1 - Act 15 | TPDV-32226 | ||
| Initial D Battle 09 - Akina's Superstar Challenge | 1 | First Stage Act 25 - Act 26 Second Stage - Act 1 |
11th of January 2005 | TPDV-1892 | |
| Initial D: First Stage - The Complete First Season (Funimation Release) | 9 | Initial D First Stage (full series) Second Stage - Act 1 (Bonus) |
13th of March 2007 | FN-08640 | |
| Initial D Battles 01-02-03 (United Kingdom Release) | 3 | First Stage Act 1 - Act 9 | 2008 | VDI0043 | |
| United States (Funimation) | |||||
| Initial D First Stage Part 1 | DVD | 2 | First Stage Act 1 - Act 13 | 21st of September 2010 | FN-08823 |
| Initial D First Stage Part 2 | First Stage Act 14 - Act 26 | 16th of November 2010 | FN-08824 | ||
| Initial D First Stage The Complete First Season [S.A.V.E. Edition] | 4 | Initial D First Stage (full series) | 11th of October 2011 | FN-08828 | |
| Italy (Shin Vision) | |||||
| Initial D First Stage · Volume-1 | DVD | 1 | First Stage Act 1 - Act 4 | 5th of December 2004 | SVD31301 |
| Initial D First Stage · Volume-2 | First Stage Act 5 - Act 8 | 6th of May 2005 | SVD31302 | ||
| Initial D First Stage · Volume-3 | First Stage Act 9 - Act 12 | 12th of September 2005 | SVD31303 | ||
| France (Kazé) | |||||
| Initial D Battle:01 | DVD | 1 | First Stage Act 1 - Act 5 | 16th of March 2005 | - |
| Initial D Battle:02 | First Stage Act 6 - Act 9 | 13th of April 2005 | - | ||
| Initial D Battle:03 | First Stage Act 10 - Act 13 | 25th of May 2005 | - | ||
| Initial D Battle:04 | First Stage Act 14 - Act 18 | 13th of July 2005 | - | ||
| Initial D Battle:05 | First Stage Act 19 - Act 22 | 14th of September 2005 | - | ||
| Initial D Battle:06 | First Stage Act 23 - Act 26 | 12th of October 2005 | - | ||
| Initial D Intégrale First Stage Intégrale Collector + Sac | 6 | Initial D First Stage (full series) | 2nd of December 2006 | - | |
| Initial D Box 1 | 3 | First Stage Act 1 - Act 12 | 23rd of May 2007 | - | |
| Initial D Box 2 | First Stage Act 13 - Act 26 | - | |||
| Initial D Intégrale Des Etapes Series + Film + OAV | 17 | Initial D First Stage (full series) Initial D Second Stage (full series) Initial D Extra Stage Initial D Third Stage Initial D Fourth Stage (full series) |
21st of October 2009 | - | |
| Initial D Intégrale 3 Saisons + Film | 15 | Initial D First Stage (full series) Initial D Second Stage (full series) Initial D Third Stage Initial D Fourth Stage (full series) |
28th of October 2009 | - | |
| Initial D Intégrale First Stage Second Stage | 8 | Initial D First Stage (full series) Initial D Second Stage (full series) |
7th of June 2017 | DVD3146 | |
| Blu-ray | BR3149 | ||||
| Spain (Jonu Media) | |||||
| Initial D Ultimate: Supera el límite de velocidad (Edición Coleccionista) | DVD | 16 | Initial D First Stage (full series) Initial D Second Stage (full series) Initial D Extra Stage Initial D Third Stage Initial D Fourth Stage (full series) |
11th of November 2008 | - |
| Initial D: Supera el límite de velocidad (1A Temporada - 1A Parte) | 4 | First Stage Act 1 - Act 17 | 25th of March 2009 | - | |
| Initial D: Supera el límite de velocidad (1A Temporada - 2A Parte y 2A Temporada) | 5 | First Stage Act 18 - Act 26 Initial D Second Stage (full series) |
22nd of April 2009 | - | |
| Initial D: Supera el límite de velocidad (1A Temporada) | 6 | Initial D First Stage (full series) | 2009? | - | |
Anime and Manga Differences[]
- in the anime, Ryosuke Takahashi's battle against Takumi Fujiwara takes place after Takumi's battle against Impact Blue on Usui Pass and Kenta Nakamura on Myogi Downhill. However, in the manga, Ryosuke's race occurs first, followed by the aforementioned battles.
- In the manga, the Emperors make their first appearance during Kenta and Takumi's battle when Seiji interrupts the battle driving past Kenta in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV. In the anime, the Emperors are first introduced in Act 1 of Second Stage.
- Itsuki Takeuchi had a girlfriend named Saori, a charater exclusive to the anime. This storyline leads to an accident inflected upon Itsuki by Shingo Shoji, which does not occur in the manga. With the subsequent battle proceeding as usual, though being a public race taking place without Itsuki in the anime.
- Takeshi Nakazato engages in a short battle on Akina against two street racers. In the anime, one of the competing vehicles is a white Nissan Silvia S13, whereas in the manga, the car is depicted as a Honda Integra.
- The battle between Takumi Fujiwara and Itsuki Takeuchi against three drivers who mocked Itsuki's AE85 Levin features different vehicles and are on different teams in the anime and manga:
- In the manga, the racers are members of the Myogi Night Kids, driving a black Nissan Silvia S13 and a black Toyota MR2 SW20.
- In the anime, the battle involves Thunder Fire members, driving a black Nissan Silvia S13 and a white Nissan 180SX.
- The impromptu battle between Keisuke Takahashi and Takeshi Nakazato does not occur in the anime, Instead, Takumi's realization unfolds during their official battle on Myogi.
Trivia[]
- Following the Pokémon Shock incident in December 1997, broadcasters became significantly stricter towards anime productions. This affected the release of Initial D First Stage, as a disagreement arose between the anime's production staff and the original broadcaster. As many broadcasts were canceled two months prior to the anime's scheduled debut, the anime's planned broadcast start time was subsequently delayed. Ultimately, the station was changed, and the anime aired on Fuji TV's on their late-night anime slot.[1]
- The series' 2.0 and 5.1 audio versions feature different sound files and sound work. The 2.0 version includes numerous unreleased tracks, whereas the 5.1 version is primarily composed of previously released sound files from First Stage and Second Stage, alongside remastered audio.
- The shadows of the vehicles are directly linked to their 3D models, resulting in visual inconsistencies. These shadows may clip into the ground during drifts or appear suspended in midair when the car jumps.
- Due to probable licensing issues, the badge on Takumi's Eight-Six appears as "Toreno" instead of "Trueno" in certain episodes. Additionally, in Act 1, the car does not feature a badge at all.
Eight-six as seen in Act 1 with no "Trueno" Badge
Eight-six "Toreno"
"Trueno" logo in the second opening.
References[]
- ↑ Initial D First Stage Memorial DVD Dash 1. Kodansha, November 2, 2012. p. 36. ISBN 978-4-06-358422-6. Release includes a booklet which details this. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
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| Initial D Anime | |
|---|---|
| Main Series | Initial D First Stage • Initial D Second Stage • Initial D Third Stage • Initial D Fourth Stage • Initial D Fifth Stage • Initial D Final Stage |
| Extra Stages | Initial D Extra Stage • Initial D Extra Stage 2 |
| Battle Stages | Initial D Battle Stage • Initial D Battle Stage 2 • Initial D Battle Stage 3 |
| Initial D Acts | |
|---|---|
| First Stage | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 |
| Second Stage | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 |
| Extra Stage | 1 • 2 |
| Third Stage | Movie |
| Fourth Stage | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 |
| Extra Stage 2 | OVA |
| Fifth Stage | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 |
| Final Stage | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 |