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Initial D: First Stage - The Complete First Season | 
| Actor: Initial D
Studio: Funimation Prod
Category: DVD
List Price: $74.98
Buy New: $44.59
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 17748
Format: Animated, Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 9
Running Time: 650 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.7 x 1.8
MPN: 1-4210-1028-3
UPC: 704400086403
EAN: 0704400086403
ASIN: B000J10F7I
Release Date: March 13, 2007
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
The teenage street-racing adventure Initial D (1998) is set in a flyspeck town north of Tokyo, where the only thrill the local teens have is racing on the winding road up Mt. Akina. Takumi "Tak" Fujiwara isn't exited by racing like his friends Iggy and Cole. He doesn't realize that his ex-racer father has taught him all the tricks of driving by making him deliver tofu up and down Mt. Akina without spilling the water in a cup. The technical difficulties of performing various maneuvers and the challenges from members of racing gangs lure Tak into competition. Despite his skills, Tak isn't a terribly interesting character; as his friends note, when he's not racing, it's hard to tell if he's asleep or awake. Iggy and Cole feel like stock anime sidekicks, and the girls in the cast are little more than adjuncts to the boys. Initial D mythologizes street racing as if it were a martial art: Tak drives with a "powerful aura," and the road races become duels of honor. Initial D scored a huge hit in Japan, generating two sequels, two spin-offs, numerous video games, a theatrical feature, and a live-action film. But the computer animation of the races that looked cutting edge in 1998 now feels passe: any video game offers flashier car races. The Complete First Season set includes all 26 episodes of the original series and first installment of the first sequel, Initial D: Second Stage (1999). Although each episode is presented in both "classic" (original video, Japanese dialogue, original music) and "tricked out" (enhanced video, English dialogue, hip-hop soundtrack) versions, including only three per disc seems stingy. (Rated TV PG, suitable for ages 14 and older: minor violence, tobacco and alcohol use, street racing, profanity) --Charles Solomon
Product Description
When Keisuke Takahashi of the infamous RedSuns racing team accidentally witnesses normal everyday tofu delivery boy Takumi Fujiwara's expert drift technique Takumi's life shifts into high gear. Keisuke challenges him to a racing battle and the race results in Takumi plunging headlights first into the white-knuckle adrenaline rushing world of underground mountain-pass street racing.With his incredible techniques and top notch AE Eight-Six Takumi blows the competition away battle after battle. As the word rapidly spreads about a new racer beating out the best drivers and cars that drift racing has to offer one by one new challengers quickly step out to battle him. Yet time and time again Takumi proves himself to be a force to be reckoned with. Can Takumi be the best?This 9 disc set contains the complete first season of heart stopping Initial D action! DVD extras include:Exclusie footage from Mount AkagiBonus episode from Season 216-pg Owners ManualOuttakes and much more!Format: INITIAL D Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM UPC: 704400086403 Manufacturer No: 1-4210-1028-3
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| Customer Reviews:
Great Series! Great Collection! March 14, 2007
EvolutionIX (Tallahassee, Florida)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Now that Funimation has the rights to Initial D its even better! The DVDs contain both the original Japanese production (for the fans) and the English TokyoPop version (for those who dont want to read). Ive been a fan of the series for years now, and for those that are new to Initial D, I highly recommend picking this collection up. Plus its much cheaper that buying each single DVD, which would cost around $150.
I just hope Funimation continues to release all of the stages in collections like this...
Like cars, like anime? This may be the one for you... February 10, 2008
B. Nguyen (CA USA)
Wow, I have not seen this one for more than ten years ago. Time sure flies. When I see this product in stores, I was a bit hesitating because I have seen the trailer in english dubbed and music changed. Once I have heard from friends who rented or owned it, they said the japanese versions were kept in tact. You know, they were right!. That made me happy. I tried to give english version a chance, but I cannot surpass the music, the new given names, and the new special effects during the race. It just not the same! Just to be fair, I will only review only the original japanese version. The picture and the sound are really clean for a first season TV series. The contents are kept intact. I do not recall any scenes have been edited out. I recommend who enjoys classic sport cars do battle and remind how good the cars in their time.
Excellent! March 23, 2008
Christian Paley (NEW YORK)
This is Worth every pennie I saw this in japan and the funimation is way better they have it in english dubbed and the orginal japanese...
comes with the Akina stars racing sticker for your own car
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