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{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Shūichi Shigeno and its franchise}} {{Other uses}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox animanga/Header | image = InitialD vol1 Cover.jpg | caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume cover, featuring Takumi Fujiwara and the [[Toyota AE86|Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86)]] | ja_kanji = {{ruby-ja|頭文字|イニシャル}} D | ja_romaji = Inisharu Dī | genre = {{ubl|[[Action fiction|Action]]<ref name="JT-Ho1000">{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Jason|title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Initial D|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2011-09-08|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 19, 2019|date=September 8, 2011|archive-date=November 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127025134/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2011-09-08|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Coming-of-age story|Coming-of-age]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Initial D Zip Zaps Available Now|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/10/17/initial-d-zip-zaps-available-now|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=February 7, 2019|date=October 17, 2003|quote="Its coming-of-age plot follows the adventures of reluctant hero Tak (Taki, in the Japanese anime and manga)"|archive-date=February 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124410/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/10/17/initial-d-zip-zaps-available-now|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Sports manga|Sports]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Legendary Tofu Delivery Car Drifts to Yushi-Con|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2018-07-25/the-legendary-tofu-delivery-car-drifts-to-yushi-con/.134684|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 7, 2019|date=July 25, 2018|quote=''Initial D'' is a high-octane drift-racing themed sports anime and manga|archive-date=July 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726035640/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2018-07-25/the-legendary-tofu-delivery-car-drifts-to-yushi-con/.134684|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). --> }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = manga | author = [[Shuichi Shigeno]] | publisher = [[Kodansha]] | publisher_en = {{English manga publisher | NA = {{ubl|[[Tokyopop]] (former)|[[Kodansha USA]] (current)}} }} | demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|[[Seinen manga|Seinen]]}} | imprint = Young Magazine KC | magazine = [[Weekly Young Magazine]] | first = July 17, 1995 | last = July 29, 2013 | volumes = 48 | volume_list = List of Initial D chapters }} {{collapsed infobox section begin}} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = tv series | title = Initial D First Stage | director = [[Shin Misawa]] | producer = Ren Usami | writer = Koji Kaneda | music = Ryuichi Katsumata | studio = {{ubl|[[Studio Comet]]|[[Studio Gallop]]}} | licensee = {{English anime licensee | NA = {{ubl|Tokyopop (former)|[[Crunchyroll]] (current)}} | AUS = [[Crunchyroll Store Australia|Madman Entertainment]]|SEA = [[Medialink]] }} | network = [[Fuji TV]] | network_en = {{English anime network | AUS = [[Adult Swim (Australia)|Adult Swim]] | SEA = [[Animax (Asian TV channel)|Animax Asia]] }} | first = April 18, 1998 | last = December 5, 1998 | episodes = 26 | episode_list = List of Initial D episodes#Initial D: ''First Stage'' (1998) }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = tv series | title = Initial D Second Stage | director = Shin'ichi Masaki | producer = Kayo Fukuda | writer = {{ubl|Hiroshi Toda|Nobuaki Kishima}} | music = Ryuichi Katsumata | studio = Pastel | licensee = {{English anime licensee | NA = {{ubl|Tokyopop (former)|Crunchyroll (current)}} | AUS = Madman Entertainment | SEA = Medialink }} | network = Fuji TV | network_en = {{English anime network | SEA = Animax Asia }} | first = October 14, 1999 | last = January 6, 2000 | episodes = 13 | episode_list = List of Initial D episodes#Initial D: ''Second Stage'' (1999–2000) }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = ova | title = Initial D Extra Stage | director = Shishi Yamaguchi | producer = | writer = {{ubl|Hiroshi Toda|Nobuaki Kishima}} | music = Ryuichi Katsumata | studio = Pastel | licensee = {{English anime licensee | NA = {{ubl|Tokyopop (former)|Crunchyroll (current)}} | AUS = Madman Entertainment | SEA = Medialink }} | released = November 10, 2000 | runtime = 55 minutes | episodes = 2 | episode_list = List of Initial D episodes#Initial D: Extra Stage (2000) }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = film | title = Initial D Third Stage | director = Fumitsugu Yamaguchi | producer = Takayuki Nagasawa | writer = {{ubl|Hiroshi Toda|Nobuaki Kishima}} | music = Ryuichi Katsumata | studio = {{ubl|[[Studio Deen]]|Pastel (3DCG Production)}} | licensee = {{English anime licensee | NA = Crunchyroll | AUS = Madman Entertainment | SEA = Medialink }} | released = January 13, 2001 | runtime = 105 minutes }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = ova | title = Initial D Battle Stage | director = Shishi Yamaguchi | producer = Takayuki Nagasawa | writer = {{ubl|Hiroshi Toda|Nobuaki Kishima}} | music = Ryuichi Katsumata | studio = Studio Deen | released = May 15, 2002 | runtime = 45 minutes }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = tv series | title = Initial D Fourth Stage | director = Tsuneo Tominaga | producer = Kayo Fukuda | writer = {{ubl|Hiroshi Toda|Nobuaki Kishima}} | music = Atsushi Umebori | studio = [[A.C.G.T]] | licensee = {{English anime licensee | NA = Crunchyroll | AUS = Madman Entertainment | SEA = Medialink }} | network = [[Animax]] [[Pay-per-view|PPV]] | first = April 17, 2004 | last = February 18, 2006 | episodes = 24 | episode_list = List of Initial D episodes#Initial D: ''Fourth Stage'' (2004–2006) }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = ova | title = Initial D Battle Stage 2 | director = Tsuneo Tominaga | producer = | writer = {{ubl|Hiroshi Toda|Nobuaki Kishima}} | music = Atsushi Umebori | studio = A.C.G.T | released = May 30, 2007 | runtime = 78 minutes }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = ova | title = Initial D Extra Stage 2 | director = Tsuneo Tominaga | producer = | writer = {{ubl|Hiroshi Toda|Nobuaki Kishima}} | music = Atsushi Umebori | studio = A.C.G.T | released = October 3, 2008 | runtime = 55 minutes }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = tv series | title = Initial D Fifth Stage | director = [[Mitsuo Hashimoto (director)|Mitsuo Hashimoto]] | producer = Kayo Fukuda | writer = {{ubl|Hiroshi Toda|Nobuaki Kishima}} | music = Atsushi Umebori | studio = [[SynergySP]] | network = Animax PPV ([[SKY PerfecTV!|Perfect Choice Premier 1]]) | first = November 9, 2012 | last = May 10, 2013 | episodes = 14 | episode_list = List of Initial D episodes#Initial D: Fifth Stage (2012–2013) }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = tv series | title = Initial D Final Stage | director = Mitsuo Hashimoto | producer = Kayo Fukuda | writer = {{ubl|Hiroshi Toda|Nobuaki Kishima}} | music = Atsushi Umebori | studio = SynergySP | network = Animax PPV (Animax Plus) | first = May 16, 2014 | last = June 22, 2014 | episodes = 4 | episode_list = List of Initial D episodes#Initial D: Final Stage (2014) }} {{Infobox animanga/Other | title = Films | content = * ''[[Initial D (film)|Initial D]]'' (2005) * ''[[New Initial D the Movie|New Initial D]]'' (2014–2016) }} {{collapsed infobox section end}} {{Infobox animanga/Other |title = Sequel |content = * ''[[MF Ghost]]'' (2017–2025) }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}} {{nihongo|'''''Initial D'''''|{{ruby-ja|頭文字|イニシャル}} D|Inisharu Dī|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[street racing]] [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Shuichi Shigeno]]. It was serialized in [[Kodansha]]'s [[Seinen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Weekly Young Magazine]]'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes. The story focuses on the world of illegal Japanese [[street racing]], where all the action is concentrated in the [[mountain pass]]es and rarely in cities or urban areas, and with the [[drifting (motorsport)|drifting]] racing style emphasized in particular. Professional race car driver and pioneer of drifting [[Keiichi Tsuchiya]] helped with editorial supervision. The story is centered on the prefecture of [[Gunma]], more specifically on several mountains in the [[Kantō region]] and in their surrounding cities and towns. Although some of the names of the locations the characters race in have been fictionalized, all of the locations in the series are based on actual locations in Japan. ''Initial D'' has been adapted into several [[anime]] television and [[original video animation]]s series by OB [[Studio Comet]], [[Studio Gallop]], Pastel, [[A.C.G.T]] and [[SynergySP]]. A [[Initial D (film)|live action film]] by [[Avex Group|Avex]] and [[Media Asia Entertainment Group|Media Asia]] was released in 2005. Both the manga and anime series were initially licensed for English-language distribution in North America by [[Tokyopop]] (2002–2009). However, the anime license has since been picked up by [[Funimation]] (now [[Crunchyroll]]), while the manga was relicensed by [[Kodansha USA]] in 2019. By April 2021, ''Initial D'' had over 55 million copies in circulation, making it one of the [[List of best-selling manga|best-selling manga series in history]].
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