The story of a young delivery boy who becomes a drift-racing legend.The story of a young delivery boy who becomes a drift-racing legend.The story of a young delivery boy who becomes a drift-racing legend.
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- TriviaThroughout the series, the characters use chassis codes to refer to cars rather than actually saying the name of the car. This is a common Japanese auto industry term to easily refer to a car and its year without having to give a drawn out explanation. The S13 refers to the RPS13 SR20DET Nissan Silvia (Japan only) made from 1989-1994. The Silvia made between 1995 and 1998 was an S14, and 1999 to present is the S15. R32 refers to the BNR32 Nissan Skyline (Japan only) made from 1989-1994. FC refers to the FC3S Mazda RX-7 made from 1986-1992. FD refers to the FD3S Mazda RX-7 made from 1992-2002. EG6 refers to the EG6 Honda Civic 3-door hatchback made from 1992-1995. And most importantly, 86 (or 'Eight-Six') refers to the AE86 Toyota Sprinter Trueno, known in the U.S. as the Toyota Corolla GTS, made from 1983-1986 (the Trueno is also known as the hachi-roku, however 'hachi' and 'roku' are just the literal Japanese words for 'eight' and 'six').
- GoofsDuring the duct tape death match against Shingo, Takumi binds his right hand to the steering wheel, however, as he takes a corner, about halfway through the race, a shot of the steering wheel shows both hands free.
- Quotes
Takumi Fujiwara: Road racers have to accept challenges, right?
- Alternate versionsIn Tokyopop's American DVD release, there are two versions of the show. One is the original ('Import Version'). One is a new version ('Tricked-Out Version') which has an english dub and various other changes such as:
- Japanese character names dropped in exchange for more English sounding names (i.e. Natsuki becomes Natalie, Iketani is Cole, Itsuki is Iggy, Ryosuke is Ry, Keisuke is K.T., Nakazato is Zack, Kenta is Kyle, Mako and Sayuki become Maya and Simone, and Takumi goes by Tak).
- The 'Eurobeat' Japanese-techno soundtrack is replaced with a mix of rap and garage-indie-punk music.
- The opening and ending themes change, as well as the footage shown in the ending credits.
- Various video effects, such as inverse colors, mirrors and wipe transitions are added to the CGI race scenes.
- The original, authentic engine/exhaust noises are replaced with louder, more aggressive race noises.
- Scenes involving Natsuki's shady, sexual dealings with the character referred to as 'Papa' were either cut down, or re-written (even the translation in the subtitled version was altered on the Tokyopop release).
- ConnectionsFollowed by Initial D: Second Stage (1999)
- SoundtracksSpace Boy
Performed by Dave Rodgers
Episode: {"Ultimate Tofu Guy Drift" (1998) (ep. #1.1)}
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This show takes place in a more rural area which has a very popular street racing culture. This isn't an ordinary bunch of guys who like cars, these guys very knowledgeable when it comes to cars and racing. YOU KNOW the directors or some people who made the show has lived that Street Racing lifestyle because it is depicted dead on. It is a little old but the fundamentals and ideas are all the same and you'll learn a thing or two.
After watching this show and already being into cars (I own a DSM Eclipse but drives a DC5 Base model) I can't even get behind the wheel of my car at night without wanting to get into a street race. This show has also fueled my love of old street racing cars like the FC3S and others.
OVERALL! Its a MUST WATCH FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES CARS AND STREET RACING!!!
After watching this show and already being into cars (I own a DSM Eclipse but drives a DC5 Base model) I can't even get behind the wheel of my car at night without wanting to get into a street race. This show has also fueled my love of old street racing cars like the FC3S and others.
OVERALL! Its a MUST WATCH FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES CARS AND STREET RACING!!!
- greenking112
- Aug 14, 2014
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