Initial D

Description

From Kodansha:
Takumi Fujiwara spends a lot of time behind the wheel. His tofu delivery job sends him racing down the treacherous roads of Mount Akina, and without even realizing it, Takumi has mastered racing techniques that take most drivers a lifetime to learn. Of course, none of his friends realize this. They’re all too busy watching the Akina Speed Stars, the local street racing team. When the legendary Red Suns show up to challenge the Speed Stars, the rival team obsesses over a phantom car, the Trueno Eight-Six, seen racing through the mountain roads. Who is the driver, and will they take on the dangerous challenge?

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Type

Manga

Related Series

MF Ghost (Sequel)

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Initial D - Sentimental White (Side Story)

Associated Names

Инициал D

ถนนสายนี้ ข้าจอง

头文字D

頭文字D

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Latest Release(s)

v.1 c.4 by Project. D 4 years ago

v.1 c.3 by Project. D 5 years ago

v.1 c.2 by Project. D 5 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

48 Volumes (Complete)
24 Volumes (Shinsōban, Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (S1/ New Movie 1) / Vol 8, Chap 78 (S2) / Vol 14, Chap 146 (S3) / Vol 17, Chap 186 (S4) / Vol 32, Chap 425 (S5) / Vol 46, Chap 668 (Final Stage)

Ends at Vol 7, Chap 77 (S1) / Vol 13, Chap 145 (S2) / Vol 17, Chap 185 (S3) / Vol 32, Chap 424 (S4) / Vol 45, Chap 667 (S5) / Vol 48, Chap 719 (Final Stage) / Vol 5, Chap 50 (New Movie 3) Heavily abridged

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User Rating

Average: 8 / 10.0 (355 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.87 / 10.0

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Last Updated

January 2nd, 2025 12:17pm PST - 6 months ago

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Genre

Action Drama Seinen Slice of Life Sports
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)

Young Magazine (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

INKR Comics

Kodansha USA (48 Volumes; Complete | 4 Omnibuses; Ongoing)

TokyoPop (33 Volumes; Cancelled)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #829

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Monthly Pos #1666

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3 Month Pos #2378

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6 Month Pos #3664

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Year Pos #4225

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List Stats

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User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

Ehhh...

by [A]classfashionbunny
10 years ago

Rating: 7.4 / 10.0

Not something I'd suggest to people who don't know/care about cars. Plot is nonexistent aside from "cars and racing", love sequences seem really forced and...

repetitive, once you've read the first relationship story you'll know how all the other ones will end.

Also, the fact that...

the primary mc Takumi NEVER loses a serious race. Neither does the secondary mc Keisuke, unless of course he's racing against Takumi.

All in all it was 'sorta' interesting, but I wouldn't recommend the series to anyone but those who are interested in cars and/or touge racing.

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Pretty interesting at first

by Akatsubaki
10 years ago

Rating: N/A

So.. This is first comment after years for this page. It was pretty interesting at first but this manga get boring after the project D started. A few notes from me for this manga was those long boring naration when trying to explain about what the main character is doing rather than telling the story in the first person's pov (e.g. the monologue of his thoughts), some characters were a bit difficult to be distinguished, hence the arts/drawing. Personally, the anime would be more enjoyable than the manga because it was hard to get the feeling of 'speed' in manga.
Also I think this manga was specifically made for car lovers, since i have no clue until the end what is fr, fd, fc, etc... when the author made initial D, google hasn't even existed yet.

As a whole, what i feel after reading is not good... Because it made me aware of how dangerous street racing is and there is no benefit for doing it. Sure the characters in this story are all good drivers. But in reality, street racing could lead to innocent victims being dead.

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sweeeet...but...

by susumu99
14 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

The chapters are WAY too short!!! And i wish there was a bit more development outside of the racing world. However, one of its best qualities is that it doesn't detract with a lot of drama or any of that fluff. Somehow it's just really captivating =)

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Initial Awesome

by kaloo
15 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

The races tend to drag on, but the art(for the cars anyways the people are kinda...) is wonderful so it's not so bad.

The plot is simple but exciting and it's the kind of story that you can't wait for the next chapter in once you start reading it.

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A definite MUST read

by asaliah1116
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Admittedly, the art takes a bit of time getting used to and the repetitive touge scenes can be quite vexing (after a hill or two, all the mountain/hill roads looked the same) BUT for people who already have driving license and oft daydreamed of being a racer, be it amateur or pro, would definitely find this manga appealing in a sense that Shigeno-sensei under editorial supervision from Keiichi Tsuchiya had painstakingly explored and explained in detail the mechanics of a driver's potentials, the relationship between man and machine, and the sometimes awkward emotional scenes (especially with the opposite sex). Shigeno-sensei excells in narrating and subsequently breaking the 4th wall in a humorous lighthearted way. The technical terms may put most people off, especially if they had no idea what the heck they meant, but the excitement of the touge racing, despite the repetitiveness, is the one thing that will make you stuck reading from the 1st to the latest volume.

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Zomg

by keikii
17 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I don't know what it is about this series but it is amazing.
I'm normally one to read shoujo stories, and i never thought i would get into car racing, but whenever i start to read this series, or watch it i become infactuated and i can't stop!
the best story ever!

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excellent

by trunks84
17 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Once I thought this series was absolutely fabulous, like when I first wrote this comment. Sadly over the years it has dragged on endlessly and it has become a very tiresome series to follow.

It still is a great racing series and I don't think it has any competition in its genre, and I would still easily recommend the anime to anyone, but I can't hide my frustration/disappointment that it's lost a lot of its shine over the last years.

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not that hot

by bully_jesus
18 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

Hey guys,
I'm not a big fan, i do admit he does a nice job of creating car worship, the drawings aren't to my liking, and the plot is very very very very simple. The characters are likeable, but not very deep.
I still read amazing amounts of this manga, but i wouldn't cconsider it high quality

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Initial D

by lani_b2
19 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

The best! The characters and story keep me coming back for more.

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Read it

by [deleted member]
19 years ago

Rating: N/A

Strong story, Strong secondary characters. Tak's father is simply the real deal.
Very nice technical information throught the manga, really makes you want to learn these techniques 😛

And i think another strong point of this manga is that it focuses a lot on Takemi's life, and the huge impact driving has on his personality and dreams. The beaten opponents and other characters manage to keep their rightful place in the 27 volumes i've read 🙂

Nice work. Read it.

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