Tunnel Nuketara Sky*Blue

Wait, is that.. Bunta?! Have our wishes been granted? Is this the Initial D Prequel?! Unfortunately, that is not the case. You are looking at one of Shigeno-san's previous... works「トンネルぬけたらスカイ☆ブルー」(Tunnel Nuketara Sky*Blue) before Initial D.

First published in January 1992, Tunnel Nuketara Sky Blue is a story about Ishizaka Toshihiko (石坂俊彦), a high school senior student, who drives an AE86 Sprinter Trueno. If you think Toshihiko uses the car for racing, you're going to be disappointed. The story is not about street racing. It's mainly about how Toshihiko deals with his attraction towards two different girls, Chiharu (ちはる) and Maari (真亜理).

Toshihiko must decide — will it be Chiharu, who is very much attracted to him; or will it be Maari, who already has a boyfriend..? It's your typical romance novels, it's rather cheesy. And after you read it, you'll finally understand why almost every relationship ends in failure in Initial D. Oh! The story does have one race in it, AE86 vs Z32 Fairlady Z. I won't spoil the result, but let's just say Shigeno used this story to test the water in automotive street racing genre.

The artwork is decent but the story is a bit too short. The whole series contains only one volume. Definitely worth checking it out!

| Sources |
» Amazon Order Link | http://amazon.co.jp/dp/4063233103
» 講談社コミックプラス | http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063233100
» トンネルぬけたら スカイ☆ブルー | http://goo.gl/q5KJR9
» トンネル抜けたら… | http://goo.gl/E9q1i8


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Initial D 86 Tribute "Night Drive"

Greetings, Initial D World.

Our co-admin Takumi Trueno has made a video dedicated to 86 from Initial D. For many years, Alex always wanted to... make videos of his AE86 replica and he finally made it happen. He wants to share this wonderful tribute with all the fans around the world. This marks the debut of a new YouTube channel he's working on that will mainly focus on automotive and all things Japanese.

Check out the video here and don't forget to subscribe!
[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIMch6hlB2g[/YOUTUBE]

» YouTube | http://goo.gl/6pfxz9
» Instgram | http://instagr.am/takumitrueno


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Initial D Live Stage Photoshoot 2016.03.19

So after the huge success of the 3rd Annual Meet, we are still planning for the next one because we definitely can't be hosting it in the same location. Meanwhile, Alex and I decided to meet up for a photoshoot session. On... March 19th, 2016, we organized an invite-only photoshoot at Beicia Point, CA. The location was absolutely beautiful for the shoot. We had the AE86, FD, FC, EG6, EVO4, EVO5 and the Impreza for the lineup. We tried to reenact a scene from Second Stage where the 86 pass the EVO4 after using the advanced gutter run. It looks very cool and we hope you like it. Enjoy!

Check out the high-res 2048x1365 photos below!


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A Call For Help From The Community

Greetings Initial D World! More videos and images of the meet are being shared across social platforms. Please check the post below this for the full coverage of the event.

We are in need of your help. While going... through all the media of the meet being shared on Instagram, we discovered that our name (Initial D World) is being misused. The account in question is using our name to sell T-shirts and stealing our images. (Because all our images has "Initial D World" on it, they are posting them as if it's theirs.)

What infuriate us the most is not the fact they steal a couple pictures, rather how they _misrepresent_ us by misleading people about the quality of our content. It took years to build the community. It involves many countless nights of running and supporting the forums; doing translation works so the fans and followers can get to watch Initial D episodes as soon as possible; many hours of planning for future gathering and events. To see all these being misrepresnted is a direct insult to our core beliefs and mission.

We have taken all the necessary actions in the proper channel to take this imposter page down. Apparently it is not easy to do so at Instagram. We've also contacted the T-shirt company that these imposters are using. We don't see any other means but to ask for your help.

On Instagram, please do not associate the @initialdworld page with us. Our Official Instagram page is http://instagram.com/go2id If you want to tag us, please use @go2id. We'd love to take that name back in all honesty, but it's a challenge to prove to Instagram that these guys are imposters.

So if you have an Instagram account, please help us by following us on Instagram today: http://instagram.com/go2id

Thank you very much.


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Initial D World 3rd Annual Meet 2016.01.24

On the morning of January 24th, 2016, we hosted a third annual meet in Lafayette Reservoir, California. This event follows the same theme as the previous "Reunion Meet" gathering. Though this time, it was more of a... send-off gathering as the New Initial D Movie trilogy: Legend 3 will finally be released on February 6th and as far as we know, there is no plan to release any more Initial D franchise after this.

This meet had the biggest turnout in the history of Initial D World. The meet was supposed to start at 8:00am. But many have already arrived before 7:30am. By 9:00am, the entire parking lot was full. (450 parking spots!) We even used all the metered parking spots. At peak, we counted 450 cars and over 800 people. That's not counting the ones that had to turn away. It was absolutely impressive. The turnout completely took us by surprise.

We are thankful that most of attendees were on their best behaviors. And at the same time, we are regretful that many couldn't get into the parking lot. Once again, thank you sincerely for making it and showing your passion in Initial D. Thank you.

Check out the high-res 2048x1365 photos below!


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Happy New Year 2016!!

It's already 2016 in some part of the world right now.
We would like wish everyone a great start in the year 2016 !!
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

| Credits |
» Happy New Year 2016 Vector... Illustration | http://goo.gl/8ygn2C

| Source |
» 頭文字D画集(Young Magazine Special Edition) page 32~33


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Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

The season is upon us. We hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. Warmest Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year to all from Initial D World.

| Editor's Note |
First of all, sorry for the long 2015 hiatus.... I hope to catch up on all the news after the holidays. Many things were going on for me personally this year and keeping the fanpage updated was not realistic considering the time and efforts that need to go in. However, 2016 looks to be a less busy year for me and I will make it my new year resolution to get this page back to the top again. smile emoticon Hope you all still remember this page. Happy Holidays to you all and Merry Christmas!

| Credits |
» Merry Christmas space background - Free Vector | https://goo.gl/YIs6mh

| Source |
» 頭文字D画集(Young Magazine Special Edition) page 78~79


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New Initial D The Movie Legend 2 Promo Video

As you are probably aware, the second movie in the Initial D Legend series will be coming out on 5.23. This time, the plot will focus on the NightKids arc from First Stage. We are excited to see the R32 vs AE86 re-animated in... true HD format. There are a couple things we are pretty certain of (But not confirmed):

1.) There will be no Eurobeat BGM in Legend 2 (unfortunately)
2.) The movie is only 65 minutes long, similar to Legend 1.

The movie title for Legend 2 is 《闘走》"Dokusou", which literally translate to "Battle Run", but the actual meaning is simply "Racer". If you recall, this story plot was all about Takumi discovering the pride of a street racer. Takumi, at the time, still stuck with the mindset that one needs a reason to race. For him, driving was merely work and daily routine. As he explore the idea that driving can be fun and exciting, we see our protagonist slowly develop to become a true street racer.

| Initial D Legend 2 60-second Trailer |
» 新劇場版「頭文字Ｄ」Legend2-闘走-　PV | https://youtu.be/9py2OnojPz4 (HD 1080p)

| Initial D Legend 2 Movie Discussion |
» Trilogy Part Two Legend 2 Racer 闘走 | http://goo.gl/WkCCRR


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AUTOart AE86 (Project D vs Legend 1)

When it comes to lifelike scaled car models, AUTOart has no competition. That's why their 1:18 scale Project D version AE86 has been such a hot item. ( We made a post about it back in late 2013 - ... href='http://facebook.com/764494833566184' target='_blank'>http://facebook.com/764494833566184 ) So it was a no-brainer for AUTOart to release a "Legend 1" version of the AE86 model when the first part of the trilogy hit the theater last year.

Reddit user Chimuel has taken upon himself to take some very nice photos of this incredibly detailed and accurate scaled model of AE86. But being a hardcore Initial D fans, buying one is just not enough. He bought both the Project D version and the Legend 1 version. And what better way to display them both than to buying one of those 1;18 car lift? I have to say, it looks so beautiful.

Chimuel was kind enough to share with us where he got that car lift from. So if you are thinking of recreating this set up, be sure to check the links below. The current price for the Legend 1 version is $153.50 and $148.81 for the Project D. version on Amazon.

For those of you who are as poor as I am, hey at least we get nice pictures of AE86 to look at. If you already bought them, take some pictures and show them here in the comments below!

| Sources |
» My new AUTOart AE86 set! | http://reddit.com/30ikur
» Initial D Autoart and Greenlight 2 Post Lift | http://imgur.com/a/yu8pi

| Order Links |
(Project D. version)
» http://amazon.com/dp/B00CSETZRK (Amazon $148.81)
» http://amazon.co.jp/dp/B00CSETZRK (Amazon JP ￥12,886)

(Legend 1 version)
» http://amazon.com/dp/B00KL8CRAW (Amazon $155.19)
» http://amazon.co.jp/dp/B00KL8CRAW (Amazon JP ￥13,745)

(Greenlight 1:18 car lift)
» http://amazon.com/dp/B00OSCZIIK (Amazon $27.99)


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Mistakes in Initial D

How many times does one have to re-watch Initial D to catch glitch like this? Share the mistakes you find in Initial D with us!

We whip up a quick meme for you to enjoy. Feel free to come up with your own. Have... fun! 'html/emoticons/smile.gif'

| Sources |
» Screenshots from Initial D First Stage Episode 14「進化するドリフト天才!」"Evolving Drift" and Episode 4「交流戦突入!」"Into the Battle!"


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