86 "Super" Summer Festival Photos

The Initial D Movie Legend 1 - 86 Super Summer Festival successfully wrapped up. It had a very impressive turnout. Photos from fans are literally pouring out on Japanese blogs. We've highlighted some good ones for you guys.... Check out the links below for more coverage of the event.

With less than a week to go before the release date for the New Movie Legend 1 -Awakening-, promotional effort is kicking into high gear. We'll continue to cover the latest news on the new movie rest assured. Keep checking back!

| Highlights on the 86 Summer Festival |
» 【頭文字D×レスポンス】前代未聞？ | http://carview.yahoo.co.jp/news/event/2014...0209133-carview
» 頭文字D86超夏祭り | http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/923620/blog/33836790
» 86"超"夏祭り in MEGAWEB | http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/1160188/blog/33837354
» 頭文字Dを見にメガウェブまで | http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/102947/blog/33835897
» 頭文字Dの名車がお台場に！ | http://carview.yahoo.co.jp/news/event/2014...0209181-carview


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頭文字Ｄ 86 "Super" Summer Festival

The hype surrounding the new Initial D movie is turning white-hot as we get closer to the release date. (8.23) ＭＥＧＡＷＥＢ, a theme park based on cars that's located in the heart... of Tokyo Bay, is hosting a 7-day event (8.11~8.17) in Daiba, Japan. Not only is this a long event, the name of the event is also long. Are you ready for this?

The event is called New Theatrical Initial D The Movie Legend 1 -Awakening- Public Commemoration 86 "Super" Summer Festival in Daiba at Mega Web「新劇場版 頭文字Ｄ Legend1-覚醒-公開記念 86"超"夏祭り」

Whew, glad we get that covered. There will be Initial D original art exhibition at the event, as well as real showcase of AE86, FD & FC at the venue. Attendees will get a chance to sit behind the wheel of the cars shown in Initial D. For the original art exhibition, there will be an event where the fans get to pick the 86 best scenes from the manga.

On August 14th, special guest Keiichi Tsuchiya and other developers for the movie will have a discussion panel that focus on 86, cars in general, as well as some behind the scenes of making the new Initial D movie. On the 16th and 17th, there will be professional drivers competing in those real cars.

It will be a fun-filled week at MEGAWEB. If you happen to be in Japan, be sure to check it out! Use the resources link below for more information.

| Resources |
»【頭文字Ｄ-覚醒- 全国公開記念】 86”超”夏祭り in Daiba | http://kodansha-bc.com/bc/archives/4049
» 新劇場版「頭文字D」 車のテーマパークMEGA WEBでイベント開催 | http://yukan-news.ameba.jp/20140718-6917/
» 見て乗って感じる クルマのテーマパーク MEGA WEB | http://megaweb.gr.jp/article/initial_d/
» 86 "Super" Summer Festival Schedule | http://megaweb.gr.jp/article_up/initial_d/images/sche.pdf
» ＭＥＧＡＷＥＢ - Google Maps | https://goo.gl/maps/Xzbtz


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Live Action Tribute - UK Stage EP.3

Some of you are already familiar with this fan-made series called Initial D Live Action Tribute: UK Stage. Recently, they released the third episode of the ongoing series that's inspired by Initial D. This episode took over... six months to make because Kiran Kullar's page, a group of enthusiastic Initial D fans located in the United Kingdom, believe that quality always comes first. And they have proved that time and time again and continue to surprise us with their videos.

Without any further ado, please watch the video here: http://youtu.be/stOL3wLMJwI (Length: 14:43 | Watch in HD!)

If you have never watch this before, we STRONGLY urge you to watch from the start. You'll be pleasantly surprised. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjCI1kFT...BhtFpXo50P-9k6N (English closed captioning available)

Please leave in the comments below your critical and constructive feedback after you've watched the episodes. We honestly think they have a great thing going on here. It can only get better and better as the story progress.

Subscribe to them and let them know you want to see more of this! Follow this thread for the latest updates on Live Action Tribute - UK Stage » https://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=46988


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Mika's Father, Two Guys From Tokyo?!

Wait... is that... ?...

Doesn't Mika's father from Final Stage Episode 1 look like one of the two guys from Tokyo in Fourth Stage? If that is really Mika's father, then that is some crazy plot twist,... Shigeno-san!! (laugh)

Special thanks for the idea, "kikyou灬止殇" from Initial D Baidu Tieba.

| Sources |
»「原来美嘉的爸爸早就物色好Takumi了」头文字D 百度贴吧 | http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3064313533
» Screenshots from Initial D Fourth Stage ACT.7「嵐のハチゴーターボ」"Eight-Five's Thunderous Turbo"
» Screenshots from Initial D Final Stage ACT.1「ナチュラル」"Natural"


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Initial D Final Stage Vol.1 DVD Pre-Order

With only 10 days left before the airing of Initial D Final Stage ACT. 1 & 2, avex releases the DVD cover art for the DVD Vol.1, which not only consists of Episode 1 & 2, it also comes with special DVD jacket and... stickers if you order it now. The First-Press Edition is currently available for pre-ordering for ￥4,635 ($45 USD) What are you waiting for? Use the links below to pre-order it today!

Join us on the forums and count down with us today! https://idforums.net/index.php?showforum=2 If you haven't already watched Fifth Stage, now it's a good time to do so as we have all 14 episodes available for streaming, simply click on the episode banner you would like to view and it will take you straight to that episode. Enjoy!

| Pre-Order Links |
» Initial D Final Stage Vol.1 (Limited First-Press Edition)
— http://cdjapan.co.jp/product/AVBA-74323 (Ships worldwide)
— http://amazon.co.jp/dp/B00ITKL19M (Ships worldwide with some exceptions.)


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Eurobeat MV Series: Initial D Fourth Stage (Pt.2)

Here it is, guys and gals! 狂锋烈灵 (BurningRacer) has done it again! He has finally finished making this... 6-minute-long music video for Initial D Fourth Stage. This is the Part 2 of the Fourth Stage music video, so be sure to check out Part 1 if you haven't already! Scroll down for the link to Part 1 and the Fifth Stage music video.

Tracklist used in the video：

##. Title - Artist
01. I Was Born For Burning - Neo
02. I Want You - Powerful T.
03. Original Sin - Powerful T.
04. Night Clubbin' - Matt Land
05. Disconnected - Hotblade
06. Legendary Heart - Hotblade
07. Number One - Fastway & Christine
08. Invisible Touch - Fastway
09. Around The World (The Factory Team Boom Boom Mix) - Lolly 'O

[YOUTUBE]https://youtube.com/watch?v=9j5V-qKHpMw[/YOUTUBE]

Huge thanks go out to 狂锋烈灵 (BurningRacer)!!! Visit him at http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kw=eurobeat or http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2981429460

Be sure to check out other Music Videos made by BurningRacer below:

» Fourth Stage Music Video (Part 1): https://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=46712
» Fifth Stage Music Video: https://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=46247

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AE86 with Cherry Blossoms (桜花 Sakura)

Cherry blossoms, or 桜花 (known as Sakura) are ripe and are in full bloom in Japan right now as we speak. An enthusiastic Initial D fans brought his beloved AE86 to a park nearby and took this beautiful set of... photos. It was quite a sight to behold in person. The elegance of Sakura combined with a stunning Hachiroku, what more can you ask for?

However, cherry blossoms are known for its very brief blooming time. The transience of the blossoms, the extreme beauty and quick death, has often been associated with mortality.

For those of you who have read the final chapters of the manga, doesn't this look like a good resting place for the 86?


| Sources |
» ハチロクとサクラ①｜SPRINTERTRUENO/TOYOTA | http://goo.gl/wg7V5T
» ハチロクとサクラ②｜SPRINTERTRUENO/TOYOTA | http://goo.gl/oRVuD1
» AE86カツオ | http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/280715
» Cherry blossom - Wikipedia | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_blossom

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Leaked!! Initial D Final Stage footage

Breaking News!! We've got our hands on an exclusive leaked video footage of Initial D Final Stage from a reliable source. The video is only 1 minute 30 seconds long. What shocks us is that it APPEARS that FUNimation... has secured the rights of Initial D Final Stage as the whole video is dubbed in English with English Subtitles (!!!) We've tried to contact FUNimation to verify but they are keeping their lips sealed at the moment.

From the video, Bunta is making an appearance. And it seems like he's hinting that Takumi and Shinji might be related... The plot has thickened!!!

Enjoy the leaked footage and don't forget to tell FUNimation Channel your appreciation of their involvement of Final Stage. (They will probably play dumb and pretends they don't know anything until May 16th though.)

[YOUTUBE]https://youtube.com/watch?v=q1de0Uyey-E[/YOUTUBE]

Initial D Live Action Movie 2 Confirmed

Initial D Live Action Movie 2 News: 寰亞電影 Media Asia Distribution Ltd, a Hong Kong films production company and distributor, released a 20th anniversary promotional clip yesterday highlighting all of... the movies they released in the past two decades.

Media Asia Entertainment Group is the company that made Initial D Live Action movie back in 2005. The movie was directed by Andrew Lau (劉偉強) and starred many big stars such as Jay Chou, Edison Chen, Shawn Yue and Anthony Wong. There had always been rumors of a second Live Action movie in the making, but nothing solid ever came to light, until yesterday of course.

In this 4-minute promotional clip, Media Asia confirmed that Live Action movie 2 is currently in the making. Here is the tentative cast list:

周杰倫 Jay Chou as Takumi Fujiwara
Edison Chen (陳冠希) as Ryousuke / Keisuke Takahashi
Ekin Cheng (鄭伊健) as Wataru Akiyama
Wakana Matsumoto (松本若菜) as Natsuki Mogi
Anthony Wong (黃秋生) as Bunta Fujiwara
Daoming Chen (陳道明) as Kozo Hoshino
Simon Yam (任達華) as Toshiya Joushima

Jay Chou's assistant has already confirmed that he will be both acting in and directing Initial D 2. As you can see from the cast list, the storyline will be most likely taking place in Initial D Fourth Stage where Project.D challenges the Purple Shadow. Besides the confirmation that the film is being in production, there is no other further information, but it's believed that the movie will be released in 2015, on the 20th year since the debut of the first Initial D manga volume.

| Sources |
» 《寰亞電影二十周年》宣傳短片 | https://youtube.com/watch?v=VxCMQu2x6-4
» 头文字d2 百度百科 | http://baike.baidu.com/view/4439534.htm#2
» 寰亞電影 Media Asia Distribution Ltd | http://facebook.com/MediaAsia


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Initial D Final Stage DVDs and Final D Selection

Initial D Final Stage News Update: As we all know, Final Stage will be broadcast on Animax Plus (アニマックス's Video On Demand service) starting on 2014.5.16. There will be a total of... four episodes. These episodes will be focusing on the last Project.D battle in the Kanagawa area. It is also regrettably the last battle in Initial D. All of you have waited a whole year for this. Thank you to those of you who remain patient all these time.

エイベックス・グループ（avex group）has announced the release date for Initial D Final Stage DVDs. The four episodes will be divided into two DVDs. Vol.1 contains ACT.1—2 and scheduled to release on 2014/06/13. Vol.2 contains ACT.3—4 and scheduled to release on 2014/07/11. Both DVDs will come with some extras and behind-the-scene footage.

On the same day (July 11), Super Eurobeat presents Initial D Final D Selection will also be released. The album will consists of some unreleased tracks from Fifth Stage (!!) and most of the tracks used in Final Stage.

| Editor's Note |
The Initial D Final D Selection will possibly include some of the most wanted tracks from Fifth Stage, such as "Igoda - Code:D" and other unreleased tracks. Let's wait and see. Use the links below to pre-order the DVDs and OST now!

| Pre-order Links |
» 頭文字[イニシャル]D Final Stage Vol.1 [DVD] | http://amazon.co.jp/dp/B00ITKL19M ($45.69)
» 頭文字[イニシャル]D Final Stage Vol.2 [DVD] | http://amazon.co.jp/dp/B00ITKP8YQ ($45.69)
» SUPER EUROBEAT presents 頭文字[イニシャル]D Final D Selection | http://amazon.co.jp/dp/B00ITKP8YQ ($37.26)


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