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FACTS ABOUT INITIAL-D
The Initial D creator Shuichi Shigeno took the opportunity to show off Initial D. At first, Initial-D was originally based on a japanese manga story intended to poke fun on a Toyota Trueno AE86 model that had a driver delivering tofu for a living. Similarly Macross cartoon also was based on the intention to poke fun at the Japanese Navy and Airforce. Both anime however have reaped unexpected success in Japan and at international level.
Shuichi Shigeno (Initial-D creator), himself own a Toyota Trueno AE86 model and a Subaru WRX (gun metal colour). These cars were shown in the cartoon.
Initail-D open doorways to people that never knew anything about cars or either dislike and hated cars until they have seen Initial D. This has lead to appreciation, increase of awareness and understanding of cars. This has also spark many forums and fansites that contain nemerous automotive and technical discussions. This include Best Motoring International, JGTC, etc.
In Japan, the star of the show was a Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno, In North America it was called Toyota Corolla GT-S. To street racing fan, they prefer calling the car by their chassis code. (thus Trueno is called the Eight-Six) Initial-D die hard fans prefer calling the cars by their original Japanese numbers, which is why the term "Hachi-Roku" (or Eight-Six in Japanese), Other variations using the numbers in their original Japanese names include:- Eight-Six (aka "Hachi-Roku"), Eight-Five (aka "Hachi-Go"), S13 (aka "S-Ichi-San"), R32 (aka "R-San-Ni"), R34 (aka "R-San-Yon").
Dorikin" (Japanese translation for "Drift King") or "Dori-Dori" is the original inspiration of the driver of the Eight-Six. Tsuchiya (Japanese Drift King) states in the "Best Motoring Videos Drift Bible" that he is the one that taught the main character Takumi how to drive. He plays himself in episode 23 of the First Stage while talking to Bunta off the phone.
The sportsbike rider who appear in the 3rd Stage, overtook Takumi who was en route to an initiation battle with Ryosuke, wears a jade green overall, the trademark color of Keiichi Tsuchiya and also wears the same helmet design.
Joshima "Godhand" Toshia's driving style, the one-hand steer, is stated in the manga as a technique that a famous rally racer uses. Ironically, professional rally racer Petter Solberg also demonstrated the use of the one-hand steer in a Best Motoring Video, although this technique is common use among the pro racers as well such as the Formula One drivers.
Both Akina Speedstars and Silver Star Leaf (SSR) are named after the same brand of wheel called “Speed Star Racing”, the most famous wheel by the company, who collapsed late 2004 and was later then brought out by “Tanabe”
The main character in Initail-D, Takumi fujiwara, is an 18 year old senior high school student. The age of 18 years is considered the youngest age limit to obtain driving licence in Japan. Judging from the timeline of the cartoon, Takumi has been driving illegaly in Japanese road long before obtaining his licence.
The name “Takumi”, means “skillful” and “clever” in Japanese.
The Transformers cartoon features (the Energon series) an Eight-Six, seen from the distance complete with a carbon fibre hood, although it was never specified if this was a transformable autobot since it was getting a carwash from another autobot.
In the live-action movie version of Initial D released in the summer of 2005 made in Hong Kong, .the movie has been initailly planned to be made for such a long time that countless delays, the changing of directors and actors as well as production differences. Hong Kong superstars who were previously attached to this project were Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, and Tsui Hark
New Balance shoes and clothing line are very commonly used in the series as the Initial-D characters always wear different clothings everyday. This was not so common in earlier Stages, but are more apparently seen in much later Stages.
Presently, Mt. Akina haa added large speed bumps to the road. "Drift bumps" are placed to prevent racing on the mountains. They are usually placed at the entrance and exit of corners to deter street racing. Large road reflectors, (or "Cat's eyes") are placed in the middle of the road to prevent drifting, as these reflectors are large enough to tear the oil pan off of a lowered vehicle, though they more commonly destroy alloy wheels. Plastic poles are also placed in the middle of the lanes to deter drifting, as Japanese roads are narrow. These poles are frequently removed by drifters, as they interfere with the required line of the road.
FICTIONS ABOUT INITIAL-D
Mount Akina, the featured scene in the Initial-D is far different from the cartoon series. The differences include:-
The road pavements are much worse to be seen in real-life compared to the cartoon version. By looking at real pictures of the locations, one can tell the amount of terrible pavement, rusting corners, tighter roads, and shorter distances (heavily extended for dramatic use in the cartoon series)
Mt. Akagi being the homecourse of the RedSuns is an example that now contain speedbumps and guardrails to prevent drifting and accidents especially on the highspeed corners and hairpins.
In real life, Initial D’s locations are not what it seems. The gas station featured in the cartoon is seen as GS Gas Station. In actual fact the station is an Esso gas station. There is no Tofu Shop, no Lake Akina and Mt. Akina Gutters in Mt. Akina.
Lonely Driver is a term from the Initial-D. It is used to describe single young men who get their emotional fulfillment from driving cars. Referred to as 'lonely' because they usually do not have girlfriends (or the lack of finding/keeping one), they spend their nights racing other drivers. This is term is fictionally added to intensify the story line in the cartoon series rather than concentrating in characters relationship development.
BTW, I'm not a Ricer or modder, but an old-old unker prone to heart disease and have hearing prob...hehehe, just that I am very curious why ppl are so crazy with the Initial-D and the "8-6". Don't tembak me, hor?.....hihihihi
The Initial D creator Shuichi Shigeno took the opportunity to show off Initial D. At first, Initial-D was originally based on a japanese manga story intended to poke fun on a Toyota Trueno AE86 model that had a driver delivering tofu for a living. Similarly Macross cartoon also was based on the intention to poke fun at the Japanese Navy and Airforce. Both anime however have reaped unexpected success in Japan and at international level.
Shuichi Shigeno (Initial-D creator), himself own a Toyota Trueno AE86 model and a Subaru WRX (gun metal colour). These cars were shown in the cartoon.
Initail-D open doorways to people that never knew anything about cars or either dislike and hated cars until they have seen Initial D. This has lead to appreciation, increase of awareness and understanding of cars. This has also spark many forums and fansites that contain nemerous automotive and technical discussions. This include Best Motoring International, JGTC, etc.
In Japan, the star of the show was a Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno, In North America it was called Toyota Corolla GT-S. To street racing fan, they prefer calling the car by their chassis code. (thus Trueno is called the Eight-Six) Initial-D die hard fans prefer calling the cars by their original Japanese numbers, which is why the term "Hachi-Roku" (or Eight-Six in Japanese), Other variations using the numbers in their original Japanese names include:- Eight-Six (aka "Hachi-Roku"), Eight-Five (aka "Hachi-Go"), S13 (aka "S-Ichi-San"), R32 (aka "R-San-Ni"), R34 (aka "R-San-Yon").
Dorikin" (Japanese translation for "Drift King") or "Dori-Dori" is the original inspiration of the driver of the Eight-Six. Tsuchiya (Japanese Drift King) states in the "Best Motoring Videos Drift Bible" that he is the one that taught the main character Takumi how to drive. He plays himself in episode 23 of the First Stage while talking to Bunta off the phone.
The sportsbike rider who appear in the 3rd Stage, overtook Takumi who was en route to an initiation battle with Ryosuke, wears a jade green overall, the trademark color of Keiichi Tsuchiya and also wears the same helmet design.
Joshima "Godhand" Toshia's driving style, the one-hand steer, is stated in the manga as a technique that a famous rally racer uses. Ironically, professional rally racer Petter Solberg also demonstrated the use of the one-hand steer in a Best Motoring Video, although this technique is common use among the pro racers as well such as the Formula One drivers.
Both Akina Speedstars and Silver Star Leaf (SSR) are named after the same brand of wheel called “Speed Star Racing”, the most famous wheel by the company, who collapsed late 2004 and was later then brought out by “Tanabe”
The main character in Initail-D, Takumi fujiwara, is an 18 year old senior high school student. The age of 18 years is considered the youngest age limit to obtain driving licence in Japan. Judging from the timeline of the cartoon, Takumi has been driving illegaly in Japanese road long before obtaining his licence.
The name “Takumi”, means “skillful” and “clever” in Japanese.
The Transformers cartoon features (the Energon series) an Eight-Six, seen from the distance complete with a carbon fibre hood, although it was never specified if this was a transformable autobot since it was getting a carwash from another autobot.
In the live-action movie version of Initial D released in the summer of 2005 made in Hong Kong, .the movie has been initailly planned to be made for such a long time that countless delays, the changing of directors and actors as well as production differences. Hong Kong superstars who were previously attached to this project were Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, and Tsui Hark
New Balance shoes and clothing line are very commonly used in the series as the Initial-D characters always wear different clothings everyday. This was not so common in earlier Stages, but are more apparently seen in much later Stages.
Presently, Mt. Akina haa added large speed bumps to the road. "Drift bumps" are placed to prevent racing on the mountains. They are usually placed at the entrance and exit of corners to deter street racing. Large road reflectors, (or "Cat's eyes") are placed in the middle of the road to prevent drifting, as these reflectors are large enough to tear the oil pan off of a lowered vehicle, though they more commonly destroy alloy wheels. Plastic poles are also placed in the middle of the lanes to deter drifting, as Japanese roads are narrow. These poles are frequently removed by drifters, as they interfere with the required line of the road.
FICTIONS ABOUT INITIAL-D
Mount Akina, the featured scene in the Initial-D is far different from the cartoon series. The differences include:-
The road pavements are much worse to be seen in real-life compared to the cartoon version. By looking at real pictures of the locations, one can tell the amount of terrible pavement, rusting corners, tighter roads, and shorter distances (heavily extended for dramatic use in the cartoon series)
Mt. Akagi being the homecourse of the RedSuns is an example that now contain speedbumps and guardrails to prevent drifting and accidents especially on the highspeed corners and hairpins.
In real life, Initial D’s locations are not what it seems. The gas station featured in the cartoon is seen as GS Gas Station. In actual fact the station is an Esso gas station. There is no Tofu Shop, no Lake Akina and Mt. Akina Gutters in Mt. Akina.
Lonely Driver is a term from the Initial-D. It is used to describe single young men who get their emotional fulfillment from driving cars. Referred to as 'lonely' because they usually do not have girlfriends (or the lack of finding/keeping one), they spend their nights racing other drivers. This is term is fictionally added to intensify the story line in the cartoon series rather than concentrating in characters relationship development.
BTW, I'm not a Ricer or modder, but an old-old unker prone to heart disease and have hearing prob...hehehe, just that I am very curious why ppl are so crazy with the Initial-D and the "8-6". Don't tembak me, hor?.....hihihihi
