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Initial D (manga)

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Alternative title:
頭文字〈イニシャル〉D (Japanese)
Genres: drama, tournament
Themes: auto racing
Objectionable content: Significant
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.
User Ratings: 92 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 14 votes (Eng:11, sub:2, edit.dub:1)
 Excellent: 15 votes (Eng:9, sub:4, dub:1, others:1
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Very good: 23 votes (Eng:14, sub:5, dub:2, raw:1, others:1
1 French
)
 Good: 18 votes (Eng:9, sub:5, dub:4)
 Decent: 9 votes (Eng:7, sub:1, dub:1)
 So-so: 6 votes (Eng:4, dub:2)
 Not really good: 4 votes (Eng:4)
 Weak: 2 votes (dub:1, Eng:1)
 Bad: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 319 users, rank: #264 (of 6880)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.533 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.8324, rank: #2052 (of 7730)
Weighted mean: 7.494 (Good+), rank: #2485 (of 7730) (seen all: 8.80 / seen some: 7.51 / won't finish: 5.20)
Bayesian estimate: 7.502 (Very good−), rank: #1502 (of 3523)
Number of tankoubon: 48
Number of pages: 204
Volumes:
#01. The Ghost of Mount Akina
#15. MR2 vs. Eight-Six
#16. Celica vs. Eight-Six
Chapter titles: We have 659
Vintage: 1995-07-03 to 2013-07-29 (Young Magazine, 1995 #30 - 2013 #35)
Release dates: We have 144
Links: We have 2
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 1-7 (Dec 5, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 23-29 (Jun 28, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 2-8 (Jun 6, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 17-23 (Mar 22, 2024)
Kodansha USA Reveals 21 New Print Licenses, 3 Omnibus Releases, 2 Digital Licenses (Updated) (Jul 1, 2023)
Kodansha USA Announces 4 New Shōjo Manga Licenses, Release of Volumes 39-48 of Initial D Manga (Jul 20, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 14-20 (Apr 18, 2019)
Comixology, Kodansha Comics Release Complete Initial D Manga in English (Apr 17, 2019)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, February 12-18 (Feb 20, 2018)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, January 29-February 4 (Feb 6, 2018)
Initial D Creator: If I Do a Sequel, It Will Be About Rally Racing (Feb 6, 2016)
Manga With Biggest 1st Printings from Kodansha, Shogakukan, Shueisha (Apr 8, 2014)
Initial D Perfect Shift Online 3DS Game's Trailer Streamed (Dec 21, 2013)
Initial D Perfect Shift Online Game Heads to 3DS (Dec 11, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 25-December 1 (Dec 4, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 18-24 (Nov 27, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11-17 (Nov 20, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 4-10 (Nov 13, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 12-18 (Aug 21, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 5-11 (Aug 14, 2013)
Initial D Manga's Final Chapter to be Published This Month (Jul 18, 2013)
Initial D Street-Racing Manga Approaching Finale (Mar 9, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 14-20 (Jan 23, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 7-13 (Jan 16, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 31-January 6 (Jan 9, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 16-22 (Jan 25, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 9-15 (Jan 18, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 2-8 (Jan 11, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 11-17 (Jul 25, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 4-10 (Jul 13, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 17-23 (Jan 26, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 10-16 (Jan 19, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 3-9 (Jan 13, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 16-22 (Aug 25, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 9-15 (Aug 18, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 2-8 (Aug 11, 2010)
34th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced (May 11, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 28-January 10 (Jan 13, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 21-27 (Dec 30, 2009)
Initial D's Signed AE86 Replica Auctioned for Charity (Nov 14, 2009)
Tokyopop Confirms Its Kodansha Manga Licenses Have Ended (Update 3) (Aug 31, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 3-9 (Aug 12, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 27-August 2 (Aug 5, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 20-26 (Jul 29, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 6-July 12 (Jul 15, 2009)
33rd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced (May 12, 2009)
Dentsu Plans Animated TV Series for Chub City Toys (Feb 11, 2009)
Some Tokyopop Manga Volumes Out of Stock (Jan 30, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 6-12 (Jan 14, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 6–12 (May 14, 2008)
32nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced (May 13, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 29–May 5 (May 8, 2008)
Three Arrested in Japan for File-Sharing Shōnen Manga (May 18, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 9–15 (May 17, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 2–8 (May 9, 2007)
Tokyopop August release dates (Aug 3, 2003)
Paperback Manga Crushes Competition (Jan 21, 2003)
April Manga Sales (Apr 2, 2002)
Not quite clear on Tokyopop Aquisitions (Dec 5, 2001)
Tokyopop Officially Announces Licences (Dec 5, 2001)
Interest:
1st American Manga Awards Announces Nominees (Jul 17, 2024)
Fast & Furious Actor Sung Kang Is 'Trying' to Direct Initial D Film (Oct 24, 2023)
Other articles: Show:
The Spring 2024 Manga Guide - Initial D Omnibus (Apr 23, 2024)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Initial D (Sep 8, 2011)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Shuuichi Shigeno
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Kodansha
English staff
English cast
Director:
Ben Applegate (Publishing Services; Kodansha omnibus)
Dave Barrett (Publishing Operations; Kodansha omnibus)
Translation:
Dan Papia
Kevin Steinbach (Kodansha omnibus)

Associate Editor: Mark Paniccia
Cover Design: Phil Balsman (Kodansha omnibus)
Cover Layout: Gary Shum
Editing:
Jonathan Vankin
Julia Murphy (Kodansha omnibus 4 -)
Maggie Le (Kodansha omnibus)
Lettering: Scott Brown (Kodansha omnibus)
Managing Editor: Grace Chen (Kodansha omnibus)
Production manager: Claire Kerker (Kodansha omnibus)
Publisher: Toshihiro Tsuchiya (Kodansha omnibus)
Retouch & Lettering: Max Porter
(none)
English companies
Distributor: Madman Entertainment (Australia)
Licensed by:
Kodansha Comics (2019)
Tokyopop
Online Distribution: K MANGA
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher: Asuka Comics
French cast
(none)
Italian cast
Italian staff
Translation: Alessandro Colombo
(none)
Italian companies
Publisher: J-Pop
Polish staff
Polish companies
(none)
Polish cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Licensed by: Sharp Point Press
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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