A post on 5ch’s Livegalileo board (a general live-commentary board) arguing that Initial D deserved to be more popular than it was sparked a wide-ranging discussion. The thread covered everything from opinions on the AE86 and Ryosuke Takahashi, to the romance subplot and mixed feelings about the later Project D arc, to how fans feel about the spin-off MF Ghost.
This is way too good
Would've been better without the unnecessary romance stuff
>>2
You need some high school romance in there though
You need some high school romance in there though
The art style hits just right
Even decades later, rewatching it doesn't feel dated at all
Even decades later, rewatching it doesn't feel dated at all
It got so huge that AE86 prices are still sky-high today, and other FR manual cars haven't turned into junk either just for being FR MTs
Kinda put off that the heroine was into sugar-daddy dating (papa-katsu)
>>11
Man, that was way ahead of its time…
Man, that was way ahead of its time…
The AE86 is slow anyway
>>12
Takumi's AE86 isn't even really an AE86 anymore at that point
Takumi's AE86 isn't even really an AE86 anymore at that point
>>18
A BMW is faster
than a Corolla
A BMW is faster
than a Corolla
>>18
An AE86 is an AE86
Showa-era scrap metal
An AE86 is an AE86
Showa-era scrap metal
The cars are great, but aren't the character designs kind of bad?
>>20
Hard to say since the art style changes by season
The character designs are actually good in the 3rd and 4th Stages
Hard to say since the art style changes by season
The character designs are actually good in the 3rd and 4th Stages
The anime is free to watch from the very start all the way through New Movie Edition 3
>>30
That's why I'm binging it right now — it's so good I can't stop
That's why I'm binging it right now — it's so good I can't stop
Ryosuke Takahashi was written to seem cool, but he was actually pretty lame
Burning through his parents' money to run his team and lord it over other teams
Burning through his parents' money to run his team and lord it over other teams
>>47
That'd be fair if he did it behind his parents' backs, but was there actually a scene showing that?
He said the reason he provoked other teams on his website was to get them to come at him for real
That'd be fair if he did it behind his parents' backs, but was there actually a scene showing that?
He said the reason he provoked other teams on his website was to get them to come at him for real
>>47
Go drive a real mountain pass
Initial D might as well be a video game
Go drive a real mountain pass
Initial D might as well be a video game
>>47
I think it's fine since he's a student
The rivals spent plenty of money on their cars too
There were some rich kids among them as well
It's not like Team D was the only one with money
I think it's fine since he's a student
The rivals spent plenty of money on their cars too
There were some rich kids among them as well
It's not like Team D was the only one with money
Couldn't they have done something about that heroine's face?
>>62
The Itsuki parts matter, but the Natsuki parts are the ones you skip
The Itsuki parts matter, but the Natsuki parts are the ones you skip
>>50
If you're bringing that much manpower and equipment, mooching off your parents is the only option
Remember, he's still just a student while he's out there going wild
If you're bringing that much manpower and equipment, mooching off your parents is the only option
Remember, he's still just a student while he's out there going wild
>>64
Maybe he was secretly making bank off investments on the side
Maybe he was secretly making bank off investments on the side
Kids today probably have no clue why he's constantly rattling that shift lever around
>>72
If you want that rattly gear-shift feeling, you can still get it from a Prius…
If you want that rattly gear-shift feeling, you can still get it from a Prius…
>>67
I think it would've been good if they'd actually shown that
Without it, he's basically just mooching off his hospital-director dad
I think it would've been good if they'd actually shown that
Without it, he's basically just mooching off his hospital-director dad
>>73
Ideally they'd have shown him landing sponsors through his racing itself
Ideally they'd have shown him landing sponsors through his racing itself
>>70
Team D was clearly on another level
Showing up with three Hiaces packed with gear, swapping tires nonstop, basically playing pro team
While everyone else was grinding part-time jobs to scrape by
Team D was clearly on another level
Showing up with three Hiaces packed with gear, swapping tires nonstop, basically playing pro team
While everyone else was grinding part-time jobs to scrape by
>>79
Can't really help that when you're on the road
The home team knows the course inside and out and has their car tuned for it, but Team D is seeing it for the first time and has to set up on the spot
Wouldn't it be weirder if they showed up empty-handed and just dominated anyway?
Can't really help that when you're on the road
The home team knows the course inside and out and has their car tuned for it, but Team D is seeing it for the first time and has to set up on the spot
Wouldn't it be weirder if they showed up empty-handed and just dominated anyway?
They introduced the Impreza partway through, but the story ended without him ever switching away from the AE86
>>83
There was actually supposed to be a rally arc
But probably due to editorial or sponsor decisions to keep pushing the "fastest on public roads" formula, they kicked off the Project D arc instead
That turned out to be completely unnecessary and just awful
I mean, it was already way too fantastical from the start, but it's a manga, so it still would've wrapped up nicely otherwise
There was actually supposed to be a rally arc
But probably due to editorial or sponsor decisions to keep pushing the "fastest on public roads" formula, they kicked off the Project D arc instead
That turned out to be completely unnecessary and just awful
I mean, it was already way too fantastical from the start, but it's a manga, so it still would've wrapped up nicely otherwise
Maybe it's just because it's the YouTube stream, but up through around Stage 4 it's so blurry it feels like something's wrong with your eyes
Wish they'd do a digital remaster
Wish they'd do a digital remaster
>>92
Wish they'd also fix those terrible early police-chase battle scenes
As for the trilogy movies, I just can't get on board with the art style or voice cast
Wish they'd also fix those terrible early police-chase battle scenes
As for the trilogy movies, I just can't get on board with the art style or voice cast
What does the 'D' even stand for? I still don't know to this day
>>95
Seems like it has several meanings
For Project D, the D stands for 'Dream'
Seems like it has several meanings
For Project D, the D stands for 'Dream'
The funniest part is early on when Takumi gets clowned on as 'a guy who doesn't know the first thing about cars these days'
>>96
That part's basically a power fantasy
It's just satisfying and fun to watch
That part's basically a power fantasy
It's just satisfying and fun to watch
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Livegalileo board) thread “Initial D really deserved to be bigger, right?”.
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