[Layla's Keeper]

Okay, first the books are not based on the series. The books came first and have the proper order of events.

Second, yes there is a movie. That's third stage. It deals with Takumi realizing his desire to race professionally, exacting revenge on Team Emperor, and driving against the son of Bunta's greatest rival.

Third. The company that translated the books, Tokyopop, licensed the series and will be distributing it stateside beginning this fall. A boxset hasn't been confirmed, but there will be MULTIPLE English language/audio versions plus the original Japanese that will allow fans to choose how original they want the series to be when they watch it. (IE, with or without the changed names and new soundtrack)