Initial D
I’m not fond of watching animated TV series or maybe I just don’t have the time to watch such things. There are instances that I can’t resist watching, since the people at home love that kind of show. In those times, I find it interesting to know the stories. They are actually kind of fun if you already started watching.
Japanese is one of the active makers of anime series. They are good at that and it is proven by their long time participation in the genre. There are a lot of works to mention. However, for now, I would like to emphasize on “Initial D”. It is an anime and manga piece of work that focuses on the world of illegal Japanese street racing.
I have read about the prologue of the first stage which says “Takumi Fujiwara is the son of the owner of a local tofu shop. At night, Fujiwara gets in his souped up AE86 Sprinter Trueno and races on the seldom-used Japanese mountain roads. One night, the Akagi Red Suns team, a racing club, challenges the Akina Speed Stars to a race on the mountain where Fujiwara lives. Keisuke, one of the leaders of the Red Suns, races his legendary Mazda — only to be beaten by the mysterious Fujiwara.” That was based from pwp.netcabo.pt. Seems interesting, isn’t it?
Since “Initial D” got my interest, I come to read few more details about it. I have read the synopsis from en.wikipedia.org. I have learned about the “First Stage”. It begun in the situation where the street racers of the Red Suns (a team from Mt. Akagi) challenged Mt. Akina’s local Speed Stars team for a friendly race. Unfortunately, the Speed Stars team was defeated. Since they opt to win in the next challenge, they come to seek for the fastest car in Akina’s downhill. They have learned that it is owned by a tofu maker, Bunta Fujiwara. This man was known as a street racer of great repute in his younger days. He owns a panda-colored AE86, which they say is the fastest in town.
However, on the day of the race, Takumi (the tofu maker’s son) brought his father’s Toyota Trueno AE86 instead of the panda-colored. But though they weren’t confident enough with the car, Takumi was able to win over the Keisuke Takahashi and his Mazda RX-7 RD3S. Well, the Mazda RX7 Parts was not able to boost the car’s performance just enough to defeat Takumi’s skill.
From then on, Takumi got intensely interested in the field of street racing. So, he participated in several races, which present seemingly impossible odds to overcome.
Well, the story is great. So, if some of you would want to read more, the site is ready to provide more of it.
