Initial D

About Initial D

Takumi’s job as a tofu delivery boy has turned him into one of the most formidable drivers around. Behind the wheel of his Eight-Six, he’s one with the road—and his life shifts into high gear when the underground street racing world takes notice.

Initial D is an action-adventure and animation series that ran on ANIMAX and Fuji TV. Its themes are prodigy, car race, racing, and motorsport.

Its 5 seasons and 81 episodes were broadcast from April 1998 to June 2014. Seasons run to about 16 episodes.

Shin-ichiro Miki stars as Takumi Fujiwara (voice), Atsushi Abe as Shinji Inui (voice), Takehito Koyasu as Ryosuke Takahashi (voice), and Tomokazu Seki as Keisuke Takahashi (voice). The story is adapted from a manga. It was produced by ACGT, Avex Entertainment, and Fuji Television Network.

MF GHOST, Wangan Midnight, and March Comes In Like a Lion make useful companions to Initial D, all filed under drifting. TMDB voters put it at 8.0 out of 10 across 144 votes and it carries a TV-14 rating.