Initial D (TV)
[ adapted from Initial D (manga) ]
Related anime:
Initial D: Second Stage (TV) (1999-10-14 to 2000-01-06, sequel)
Initial D: Third Stage (movie) (2001-01-13, sequel)
Initial D: Fourth Stage (TV) (2004-04-17, sequel)
M.o.v.e: Raimei - Out of Kontrol (TV promo) (spinoff)
Initial D: Extra Stage (OAV) (2001-03-22, spinoff)
Initial D: Extra Stage 2: Tabidachi no Green (OAV) (2008-10-03, sequel)
Initial D: Battle Stage (OAV) (2002-05-15, compilation)
Initial D: Battle Stage 2 (OAV) (2007-05-30, sequel)
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Related anime:
Initial D: Second Stage (TV) (1999-10-14 to 2000-01-06, sequel)
Initial D: Third Stage (movie) (2001-01-13, sequel)
Initial D: Fourth Stage (TV) (2004-04-17, sequel)
M.o.v.e: Raimei - Out of Kontrol (TV promo) (spinoff)
Initial D: Extra Stage (OAV) (2001-03-22, spinoff)
Initial D: Extra Stage 2: Tabidachi no Green (OAV) (2008-10-03, sequel)
Initial D: Battle Stage (OAV) (2002-05-15, compilation)
Initial D: Battle Stage 2 (OAV) (2007-05-30, sequel)
Alternative title:
Initial D: First Stage
頭文字〈イニシャル〉D (Japanese)
Themes:
auto racing,
sports
Objectionable content:
Significant
Copyright notice:
©2003 Shuichi Shigeno / KODANSHA / prime direction / OB PLANNING
Plot Summary:
High school student Takumi Fujiwara works as a gas station attendant during the day and a delivery boy for his father's tofu shop during late nights. Little does he know that his precise driving skills and his father's modified Toyota Sprinter AE86 Trueno make him the best amateur road racer on Mt. Akina's highway. Because of this, racing groups from all over the Gunma prefecture issue challenges to Takumi to see if he really has what it takes to be a road legend.
User Ratings:
1274 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes:
26
Episode titles: We have 27
Vintage:
1998-04-18 to 1998-11-28
2000-03-29 to 2000-09-13 (Raw JP R2 DVD AVBA-14024,40,41,39,50,51,55)
2005-07-31 to 2005-11-23 (Latin America)
2010-11-25 to 2010-12-31 (Philippines, Hero - Dream team)
Release dates: We have 1
Opening Theme:
#1: "Around the World" by Move (eps 1-19)
#2: "Break in 2 the Nite" by Move (eps 20-26)
Ending Theme:
#1: "Rage Your Dream" by Move (eps 1-14)
#2: "Kiseki no Hana (Flower of Miracles)" by Galla (eps 15-26)
Official website:
Links: We have 6
Trivia: We have 3
Comment:
TOKYOPOP's DVD release of Initial D features two versions: Classic version (episodes that retain the original Japanese dialogue and soundtrack) and Tricked-Out version (edited episodes dubbed in English with a new soundtrack).
Reviews:
Initial D: First Stage DVD Part 1 (Nov 7, 2010)
Initial D DVD 1 (Jan 19, 2004)
Initial D (Jan 1, 1970)
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Series Composition: Koji Kaneda (Fuji TV) Storyboard: Masami Hata Music: Ryuichi Katsumata Original Manga: Shuuichi Shigeno Character Design: Noboru Furuse Art Director: Kazuhiro Takahashi Animation Director: Noboru Furuse Sound Director: Masafumi Mima Cgi Director: Akihiro Nagao (ネスと) Editorial Supervision: Keiichi Tsuchiya (Hot Version Editorial Dept.) In-Between Animation: Yoshimi Itazu (eps 8, 14, 16) Planning: Ryuuzou Shouji (Prime Direction) Theme Song Performance: Dave Rodgers ("Space Boy") Dave Simon ("I Need Your Love") Delta Queens ("Dance Around the World") Dr. Love ("Don't Stand So Close") Dusty ("Rock Me to the Top") Edo Boys ("No One Sleep in Tokyo") Elisa ("Lost Into the Night") Fastway ("Number One") Galla (ED 2) Go Go Girls ("One Night in Arabia") Jilly ("Be My Babe") King and Queen ("Dancing Queen") Leslie Parrish ("Remember Me") Lou Grant ("Don't Stop the Music") Man Power ("Spark in the Dark") Max Coveri ("Running in the 90s") Mega NRG Man ("Get Me Power") Move (OP 1-2/ED 1) Mr. Groove ("Night & Day") Nathalie ("Heartbeat") Niko ("Night of Fire") Norma Sheffield ("Maybe Tonite") Overload ("Black Out") Priscilla ("Love is in Danger") Sara ("Burning Up For You") Sophie ("Lonely Love") Susan Bell ("My Only Star") Tension ("Everybody's Warming") Tommy K ("Break the Night") Vicky Vale ("Dancing") Victoria ("Stay") Za-Za ("Love & Money") | Shinichiro Miki as Ayako Kawasumi as Kazuki Yao as Michiko Neya as Mitsuo Iwata as Takehito Koyasu as Tohru Furusawa as Tomokazu Seki as Tomomichi Nishimura as Unshou Ishizuka as Yumi Kakazu as Akio Suyama as Keiichi Tsuchiya as Keiji Fujiwara as Kousuke Okano as Kunihiko Yasui as Nobuyuki Hiyama as Ryoka Yuzuki as Wataru Takagi as | |||
Animation: Pastel Animation Production: Studio Gallop Broadcaster: Fuji TV DVD Distribution: avex mode Music: Avex Trax | ||||
Script: Andrew Rye (FUNimation Dub; 8 episodes eps 9-10, 14-16, 23-25 )Eric Vale (FUNimation Dub; eps 1-13) J. Michael Tatum (FUNimation Dub; eps 2, 8) Assistant producer: Michael Harcourt (FUNimation Dub) Creative Director: Jennifer Wagner Digital Video Coordinator: Jeff Yale (FUNimation Dub) DVD Authoring: John Andreas (FUNimation Dub) Matthew O'Hara (FUNimation Dub) Trace Furniss (FUNimation Dub) DVD Editing: Jeremy Jimenez (FUNimation Dub) DVD Menu Audio: Gino Palencia (FUNimation Dub) DVD Menu Design: Young Wang (FUNimation Dub) DVD Producer: Clarine Harp (FUNimation Dub) DVD Quality Control: Caesar Lopez (FUNimation Dub) Christine Bertolino (FUNimation Dub) DJ Fonner (FUNimation Dub) Jason Gee (FUNimation Dub) Jesse Kirstein (FUNimation Dub) Kris Bryan (FUNimation Dub) Rob Schindlbeck (FUNimation Dub) Final Mix: Michael Clark Head Writer: John Burgmeier (FUNimation Dub) Lead Video Engineer: Sarah Mueller (FUNimation Dub) Line Producer: Colleen Clinkenbeard (FUNimation Dub) Music Supervision: Benjamin Chan Post-Production Assistant: Aya Spann (FUNimation Dub) Casey Barteau (FUNimation Dub) Niki Cooper (FUNimation Dub) Production Assistant: Gino Palencia (FUNimation Dub) Sarah Sullivan (FUNimation Dub) Sarah Alys Lindholm (FUNimation Dub) Trenton Jons (FUNimation Dub) Production Coordination: Daisuke Kinouchi Production manager: Jennifer Wagner Production Supervision: Susie Nixon (FUNimation Dub) Recording engineer: Michael Clark Script Adaptation: Bob Buchholz Sound Effects Editing: Ron Salaises Talent Coordination: Tara Williams (FUNimation Dub) Video Editing: Ashley Rosse (FUNimation Dub) Christopher Bryan (FUNimation Dub) Jessie Mancilla (FUNimation Dub) Josh Tyler (FUNimation Dub) Robert Bell (FUNimation Dub) Video Edtior: Robert Bell (FUNimation Dub) Video Engineer: Michael Rivas (FUNimation Dub) Video Post-Production Director: Brandon Tyler (FUNimation Dub) Visual Effects Editing: Terry T. Marlin Voice Direction: Jamie Simone | Dave Wittenberg as Joel McDonald as Bridget Hoffman as Brina Palencia as Chuck Huber as Colleen Clinkenbeard as Crispin Freeman as Eric Vale as J. Michael Tatum as Jason Douglas as Jerry Russell as Josh Grelle as Kat Cressida as Kate Higgins as Kent Williams as Kerrigan Mahan as Lex Lang as Michael McConnohie as Monica Rial as Robbie Rist as Todd Haberkorn as Barry Yandell as Chris Ayres as Chris Burnett as Chris Cason as Christopher Bevins as Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Dave Wittenberg as David Rasner as Derek Stephen Prince as Doug Erholtz as Grant George as Greg Ayres as Jamie Marchi as Jason Spisak as Kyle Hebert as Lex Lang as Neil Kaplan as Quinton Flynn as Richard Cansino as Vic Mignogna as Adam Buck Alex Organ Anastasia Munoz Austin Tindle Ben Phillips Brian Witkowicz Chad Halbrook Charles Campbell Chris Hury Christian Taylor Cris George Curtis Raymond Shideler Cynthia Cranz David Trosko David Wilson-Brown Drew Wall Elias Taylorson Erik Archilla Graham Sinclair Ian Sinclair Jason Grundy Jeremy Inman Jim Foronda Jonathan Brooks Josh Blann Josh Glover Josh Martin Justin Pate Kara Torvik Kate Oxley Keith Kubal Kenneth Thompson Kevin Leasure Kris Bryan Kristi Bingham Kyle Phillips Lauren McDonald Liza Gonzales Mario Rodriguez Matt Moore Maxey Whitehead Nathanael Harrison Neal Malley Newton Pittman R. Scott Cantrell Regan Adair Ryan Lescalleet Scott Freeman Scott Hinze Sean Michael Teague Stephanie Young Stew Awalt Terri Doty Tim McCarthy Tyson Rinehart Z. Charles Bolton Zac Kelty | |||
ADR Director: Jean-Pascal Quilichini | Yann Pichon as Cyrille Monge as Daniel Lafourcade as Eric Chevallier as Fabien Briche as François Creton as Frederic Popovic as Frederique charpentier as Hervé Caradec as Martial Leminoux as Naïké Fauveau as Alexandre Aubry as Constantin Pappas as Cyril Aubin as Francoise Escobar as James Clermont as Jean-Christophe Bretignière as Stéphane Ronchewski as | |||
(none) | Eduardo Diez as Jose Gilberto Vilchis as Manuel Campuzano as Albert Socias as Arturo Sian Vidal as Carlos Sianes as Erik Osorio as Eva Ordeig as Guillermo Rojas as Héctor Rocha as Jesus Barrero as Jordi Navarro as Linda Herold as Maribel Pomar as Marisol Castro as Mireya Mendoza as Rodrigo Miranda as Salvador Campoy as Yolanda Gispert as Angel del Río as Mireya Mendoza as | |||
Dubbing: Seimar (Barcelona - Spain dub) | ||||
Dubbing Director: Serena Verdirosi Dubbing Assistant: Caterina Piferi | Alessandro Tiberi as Angelo Nicotra as Fabrizio Manfredi as Massimiliano Manfredi as Massimo De Ambrosis as Massimo Lodolo as Simone Crisari as Valentina Mari as Alessandro Quarta as Alessandro Vanni as Gianfranco Miranda as Giorgio Bassanelli as Massimiliano Virgilii as Roberto Gammino as Vittorio De Angelis as | |||
Distributor: Shin Vision Dubbing: SEFIT-CDC | ||||
Don Sanmaniego as RYAN BONDOC as Allan Ortega as Angelo Crisolo as Ed Belo as Ely Martin as John Maylas as JUN LEGASPI as Klariz Magboo as Pinky Rebucas as Rafael Miranda as Robert Brillantes as RYAN BONDOC as Wilbert Hererra as ayen dangcalan as Gino Alcoba as Hazel Hernan as Jenny Bituin as Jimmy Manato as Pinky Rebucas as | ||||
Distributor: Media Link International | ||||
Dubbing Director: Elcio Sodré | Marco Aurélio Campos as Afonso Amajones as Denise Reis as Fritz Gianvito as Hermes Baroli as Leonardo Camilo as Samira Fernandes as Sílvio Giraldi as Ulisses Bezerra as Yuri Chesman as | |||
Broadcaster: Animax (Brasil) (dubbed version) Dubbing Studio: Álamo | ||||
(none) | Licensed by: Top-Insight International Co., Ltd. | |||
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