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Initial D Vol. 1 is the first rental video release for Initial D First Stage. It includes the first 2 Acts of the anime and was first released on VHS on September 11, 1998, and later on DVD on September 27, 2000.[1] The release features the first battle of the series with the impromptu battle between Takumi Fujiwara and Keisuke Takahashi.
A bonus video titled S.E.B.presents Initial D Super Euro Battle was included in the release. It is an anime music video that features re-edited CG racing scenes from the anime, along with cut CG scenes set to the songs “Space Boy” by Dave Rodgers and “No One Sleep In Tokyo” by Edo Boys.
Acts[]
- 1. The Ultimate Tofu Store Drift (究極のとうふ屋ドリフト, Kyūkyoku no tōfuya dorifuto)
- 2. Revenge! The Rumbling Turbo (リベンジ宣言!ほえるターボ, Ribenji sengen! Hoeru tābo)
Specifications[]
VHS
- COLOR / 49min. / STERERO · HI-FI / NTSC / JAPAN
DVD
- APPROX 48min / MPEG-2 / COLOR / 4:3 / NTSC Region 2 / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1ch Audio · STEREO
Bonus[]
- Initial Airing Advertisement
- S.E.B. presents Initial D Super Euro Battle
- Initial D Video Release Commemoration Campaign Announcement
- Shin Shonan Bakusozoku Arakure Knight 2 Rental VHS Trailer
Gallery[]
DVD and VHS releases have the same covers other than identifiers for each respective format.
DVD Cover Spread
VHS Cover Spread
Trivia[]
- Super Euro Battle features three songs in the intro:
- The typing sound effect of "Black Out".
- The intro of "I Need Your Love".
- And the whole intro of "Killing My Love".
References[]
- ↑ "OB PLANNING 頭文字D Discography" (ja). OB PLANNING. Retrieved on May 4, 2025.