Initial D!!

I just bought the Stage 2 DVD...and that was ridiculous..it was so good i went on ebay and bought the entire DVD set for 80 bucks....now im lookin around for the models..heheheh

Hahaha~you're hooked!
Go to HLJ, Look under Fujimi, they have a whole line of Initial D 1/24 models
Oh what the hey, just click this (http://www.hlj.com/cgi-local/hljlist.cgi?Series=Initial+D&Dis=2)

I have other resources for these models if you need them, just let me know :smoker2:

:D
I have downloaded all episodes from stage 1 and am downloading stage 2 episodes as I type!BTW, how many 2nd stage episodes are there?

Question for TurboS86

Since you're from BC do you know where is good model shop in Vancouver? I was in Victoria, BC and there was best model shop I ever saw around Seattle. It's where i bought my first model RX7

1st stage has 26ep
2nd stage has 13ep
3rd stage is the movie
extra stage is a OVA about the sileighty girls
4th stage is coming this year (hopefully)

Comic is up to issue #23
3rd stage is at about #17-19 in the comic

anything else?:smoker2:

Model shops eh? Don't you mean walmart?:D
Just kidding!
There's this place call Imperial Hobbies where I get most of my stuff
this is their website http://www.imphobbies.com/

Another shop I go to is Wing's Corner, in Richmond Public Market.

Personally, I think the stuff in the shops here (Vancouver) are all over priced. You can get much better deals on HLJ even after shipping and duty fees.

just my 2 cents

Ok, guys,
Help the old musclecar guy out....What is "Initial D"???
Russ
:confused:

Originally posted by Murco
Ok, guys,
Help the old musclecar guy out....What is "Initial D"???
Russ
:confused:
:hehe: Little bit of a culture gap here. :D

Initial D is a 'Manga/Anime' from Japan. About street racers or something like that. I havent' seen it myself but I've heard it's pretty sweet! I might get the DVD collection sometime here soon.

Manga = Japanese comic books
Anime = Japanese animation

Usually these are not made for kids.

Initial D is a Comic/Anime from Japan about street/touge(mountain) racers. The main character is a 18 year old high school student by the name "Fujirawa Takumi" Since he was 13, every morning at 4am, he would help his dad deliver Tofu to Hotels on the other side of town driving his dad's AE86 Sprinter Trueno(aka, Corolla GTS in the US). Returning home, he would speed home through the Akina mountain(central location of the story). From this, he develops incredible driving and drifting(kind of like a "Control power slide") skills. Throught out the story, many teams and people from all around Japan would come and challenge Takumi for downhill races. Cars that he defeats include: RX-7 (FC&FD), Skyline BNR32, Civic EG6, Sileighty, Silvia S14, LanEvo (III&IV)...and the list goes on.

What made this Cartoon series so popular is because of 3 main things.
1) Drifting is very big in Japan, as big as drag racing is for America
2) The god like skills and technic that Takumi uses in the cartoon are simily amazing. Imagine a 130hp 80's Corolla beating a 4WD 400hp Skyline R32.
3) The race scenes on the anime are all done on the computer and the results is just like watching GT3 replays on your PS2:eek:

And why do I like it so much? I drive an AE86 too:D

Does the whole collection come with the soundtrack?

And why do I like it so much? I drive an AE86 too

That's a REASON!
Thanks for info, very cognitive. I think to check it in "japanimation" section of videostore

I just watched my First Initial D serie! I think I could get hooked!!!

BTW, they are downloading as avi format requiring Div3. What are you guys watching them with? I can only view the mpegs!:(

they are downloading as avi format requiring Div3

you have to download divx codec
do you use Morpheus?
i'm online now

INITIAL D RULES!
YEAH YEAH!

divx? try this player
http://www.gdivx.com

I downloaded stage I just now!
Looking for divx codec. all links are dead :(

go to www.divx.com for the latest one

I have the divx 3 if you're interested.

I almost have the second stage now :-D

Originally posted by ales

I almost have the second stage now :-D [/B]

You lucky bum, I had to buy all of my Initial D VCDs:mad:

where is everybody downloading from? cant find nething on morpheus, do i need to use irc? lemme know...peace

just search for videos on morpheus under "initial d"... there are TONS of them man...

How many DVDs in the whole set of all three series

Ive seen almost all of em but I have a couple questions: Who drives the Alteeza? I think his names Nobuhiko. How does he fit in the picture/Is he good or bad. And someone told me ZBunta(main chrectars dad) ges a WRX. I know FUjimi is making an Initial D Impreza. is this the same as the 2-door STIs?

Originally posted by JDMTUNING
Ive seen almost all of em but I have a couple questions: Who drives the Alteeza? I think his names Nobuhiko. How does he fit in the picture/Is he good or bad. And someone told me ZBunta(main chrectars dad) ges a WRX. I know FUjimi is making an Initial D Impreza. is this the same as the 2-door STIs?

OK, you're right about the Altezza driver's name. He's as smart as Ryosuke but it takes less than 10 pages in the comic for Takumi to beat him. He and Wataru (Levin Turbo) will form a team to fight Project D. Bunta buys a GC8 STI with 22B/WRC front bumper, and kicks Takumi's ass, LOL. I guess I just ruin everything for you, haha:finger: Now go buy the comic!

I cant find the comic! BTW is it a 2 or for door. And wats with the team??? is it project D

Wats project D btw.

okok....i guess you've only seen the anime, wait for 4th stage and you'll understand...or find the comic somehow

GC8, the C means coupe so 2 doors

for initial d, if you don't read the comic, you are missing the best of it

Project D is a new team Ryosuke created to battle all of east japan, it consist of Keisuke (FD3S - uphill) and Takumi (AE86 - downhill)

Originally posted by turbos86
And why do I like it so much? I drive an AE86 too:D [/B]

yea, i am a recent initial D addict

and the car i owned prior to my integra was a 1985 toyota corolla SR5 (AE86 chassis, AE85 rear end and interior with the carbeurated 4A-C engine)

i am now looking to buy an AE86 GT-S

i am absolutely fascinated with the cars. have been since i rediscovered it in June of 2001, been lookin ever since

I'll trade you my SR5 if you find me a GTS, j/k

here, all AE86 all the time
Club4AG (http://www.club4ag.com)

I'm a recent Initial D fan as well. I bought the movie on DVD, it's one of the best movies I own. Definity the best car movie I own. I've seen episodes 1-10,12 and part of 13 in the first stage. I want to buy all the stages on DVD, but it's expensive! $150 for the entire first stage! but it is six discs. I really want to get some of the manga, but i can't find any anywhere. The only manga I got is Dragon Ball (much better than the show!), Rurouni Kenshin (five stars. I have all 28 volumes!) and Trigun (another great series!). My local comic book store gets shipments very rarely, so I'll have to wait til summer for my Japanese friend to buy it for me when he goes to Japan.

Originally posted by turbos86
I'll trade you my SR5 if you find me a GTS, j/k

here, all AE86 all the time
Club4AG (http://www.club4ag.com)

hehe, i know all about the site :)

Originally posted by shadowboy


yea, i am a recent initial D addict

and the car i owned prior to my integra was a 1985 toyota corolla SR5 (AE86 chassis, AE85 rear end and interior with the carbeurated 4A-C engine)

i am now looking to buy an AE86 GT-S

i am absolutely fascinated with the cars. have been since i rediscovered it in June of 2001, been lookin ever since

oh, interesting thing about my rediscovery of the AE86, and my discovery (sort of, i knew of it but never saw one) of the GT-S...

it happened at the very autocross of my sig pic (which happens to be my current car that i autocross on 3.5 cylinders and hard 60-series street tires)

HOOKED :D

I got a problem for some reason the Stage two episodes i download wont give me audio just video, i think its just the wrong audio codec nebody know what the deal is?

Get DivX 3. And the latest one as well. Should sort you out

can somebody tell me how many parts are on the stage 2 dvd please? thanks :)

There were 3 DVD's with 13 episodes total for 2nd Stage.

Found a whole shop deoted to Manga here in Melbourne!
They have the whole of the first episodes on 6 DVDs for $149. And the whole second series too! Tempting!
I could spend money like water here!!! They also have a few of the Initial D models, as well as Gundam galore!!!

Originally posted by Guiddy
Found a whole shop deoted to Manga here in Melbourne!
They have the whole of the first episodes on 6 DVDs for $149. And the whole second series too! Tempting!
I could spend money like water here!!! They also have a few of the Initial D models, as well as Gundam galore!!!

DROOL.......:bloated:

Anyone here read Issue 22 of the comic yet?
I want to know what color is the WRX. In the comic, Takumi says its BLUE but Fujimi has just release the official model and its black?! I'm really confuse now!