Japan's Real Life Initial D Car Scene Isn't What You Think By Kat Callahan June 11, 2015 12:31 pm EST You might well think of yourself as a massive fan of Initial D .

Now, we've featured some of Clay Wong's fast car reviews before, but now I'm starting to get slightly jealous as he's gotten his hands on two Initial D replicas, the Tofu AE86 and the Akagi RX-7 FC3S.

Interestingly, the AE85 is a solid option to experience "Initial D" in real life, as it handily avoids the so called Takumi Tax, which is a term enthusiasts use to reference the inflated price of ...

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A Japanese production team apparently agrees, resulting in the first installment of an "Initial D" animated trilogy scheduled to hit theaters on Aug. 25. It's the return of Takumi, and no, he's ...

Takumi, the hero of Initial D, develops his racing skills to become one of the fastest drivers in the Kanto prefecture while using his dad's old Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86.

Usually, these types of shows often include some fictional content, but Initial D surprisingly features real cars. For example, the protagonist's AE86 is a very popular vehicle that actually ...

The greatest cartoon cars can do things that would be impossible in the real world. We’d take anything on our list of 15 Cartoon Cars We Want In Real Life any day of the week -- Saturday morning ...

In the show, you’d find Mazda RX-7s, Nissan Skyline GTRs and various other Japanese performance cars. The star, however, was an AE86 generation Toyota Carolla, which makes Toyota showing off the ...

“Initial D” is one of those pieces of media that transcends automotive enthusiasm and has helped inspire a new generation of car folks. I had already descended fully into the madness of ...

After watching "Initial D" for ourselves, we've compiled a list of some of our favorite cars featured on the show. It wasn't easy, as many vehicles get a chance to shine throughout the series, but ...