Editing Initial D (section)

==Reception==
By July 2013, collected {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes of the ''Initial D'' manga series had sold 48{{nbsp}}million copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mantan-web.jp/2013/07/22/20130721dog00m200012000c.html|script-title=ja:頭文字D ： 人気"走り屋"マンガ次週完結 18年の歴史に幕|language=ja|date=July 22, 2013|work=Mainichi Shimbun Digital|access-date=November 28, 2013|archive-date=November 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110214413/http://mantan-web.jp/2013/07/22/20130721dog00m200012000c.html|url-status=live}}</ref> By April 2021, ''Initial D'' had over 55 million copies in circulation.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:累計発行部数5500万部のしげの秀一氏マンガ作品『頭文字D』と累計15万台を突破した人気車載家電ブランド「JAPAN AVE.(ジャパンアベニュー)」のコラボキャンペーン開始！|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000003.000055666.html|website=PR Times|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=April 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423180320/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000003.000055666.html|archive-date=April 23, 2021|language=ja|date=April 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Initial D'' received praise. The Anime Review rated it A−, with the reviewer calling it "simply the best show I've seen in a long time."<ref>{{cite web|title=Initial D - Stage 1|url=http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/initiald.html|website=The Anime Review|access-date=December 31, 2018|archive-date=January 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101100833/http://www.theanimereview.com/reviews/initiald.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Bamboo Dong of ''[[Anime News Network]]'' rated it B−, stating it "is the first time in a long while since I've been so fired up about a series, so I recommend to everyone to at least check this out."<ref>{{cite news|title=Review - Initial D|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/initial-d|access-date=December 31, 2018|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=January 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101101925/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/initial-d|url-status=live}}</ref> Some fans of ''Initial D'' reacted negatively to the Tokyopop's extensive editing and changes made in the English-language version of the manga. Similar reactions were made towards their English dub's script and voice acting, and the removal of the original music from the anime series. Tokyopop said that it was trying to Americanize the series so it could be aired on television, while at the same time keeping the Japanese spirit of the series.<ref name="tokyopopletter"/>

Reviews of the Funimation re-release of the anime note a marked improvement from the Tokyopop iteration, with most complaints leveled against the lack of [[anamorphic widescreen]] on the DVDs. ''Initial D'' has drawn comparisons to the later ''[[Fast & Furious]]'' film franchise (debuted 2001), particularly ''[[The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift]]'' (2006),<ref>{{cite web|last=Francisco|first=Eric|title=These 9 Sweet Action Comics Will Thrill 'Fast & Furious' Fans|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/30286-9-comics-to-read-fast-and-furious-initial-d-speed-racer|website=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]|date=April 13, 2017|access-date=December 8, 2018|archive-date=December 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123921/https://www.inverse.com/article/30286-9-comics-to-read-fast-and-furious-initial-d-speed-racer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=7 Anime Fast & Furious Fans Would Totally Dig|url=https://nerdist.com/article/7-anime-fast-furious-fans-would-totally-dig/|website=[[Nerdist]]|date=April 18, 2017|access-date=December 8, 2018|archive-date=December 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123832/https://geekandsundry.com/7-anime-fast-furious-fans-would-totally-dig/|url-status=live}}</ref> for which ''Initial D''{{'}}s consultant, [[Keiichi Tsuchiya]],<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:頭文字D：新型ハチロクは「マンガのおかげ」|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20140814dog00m200058000c.html|website=[[Mantan Web]]|access-date=July 17, 2024|language=ja|date=August 14, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sugimoto|first=Kenta|script-title=ja:『頭文字D』のハチロクは、ドライバーを育ててくれる車だった　元ディーラーが解説|url=https://realsound.jp/book/2021/09/post-859192.html|website={{ill|Real Sound (website)|lt=Real Sound|ja|リアルサウンド (ニュースサイト)}}|publisher=Blueprint Co., Ltd.|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925153806/https://realsound.jp/book/2021/09/post-859192.html|archive-date=September 25, 2021|language=ja|date=September 15, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="THR">{{cite web|last=McMillan|first=Graeme|title=Classic Manga Racing Series 'Initial D' Added to Amazon Platforms in New Deal|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/classic-manga-racing-series-initial-d-added-amazon-platforms-new-deal-1202567/|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126094151/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/classic-manga-racing-series-initial-d-added-amazon-platforms-new-deal-1202567/|archive-date=November 26, 2022|date=April 17, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> served as a stunt coordinator and also made a cameo appearance in the film as a fisherman.<ref name="THR"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Cowen|first1=Nickand|last2=Patience|first2=Hari|title=Wheels On Film: The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/wheelsonfilm/2752402/Wheels-On-Film-The-Fast-and-The-Furious-Tokyo-Drift.html|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717210605/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/wheelsonfilm/2752402/Wheels-On-Film-The-Fast-and-The-Furious-Tokyo-Drift.html|archive-date=July 17, 2024|date=May 24, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>