Initial D - Cartoon series dedicated to Japanese Street Racing -- Now in India!! - Team-BHP

salilpawar1 · 5th June 2007, 17:24

Guys, the world famous Japanese Cartoon Series based on Japanese Street Racing is now aired in India on Animax Channel at 7.30 pm from Monday to Friday........

A brief description of the cartoon sourced from www.orkut.com

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The anime and manga focus on the world of illegal Japanese street racing, where all the action is concentrated in the mountain passes and never in cities nor urban areas, and the drift racing style is emphasized in particular. Keiichi Tsuchiya helps with editorial supervision. The story is centered around the Japanese prefecture of Gunma, more specifically on several mountains in the prefecture and in and their surrounding cities and towns. Although some of the names of the locations the characters race in have been fictionalized all of the locations in the series are based on actual locations in Gunma Prefecture.

It's quite an old cartoon series with four seasons viz. 1st stage, 2nd stage, 3rd stage, 4th stage.

Some of the cars featured are....

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4,5,6
Toyota Corolla
Nissan Skyline R-32, R-33
Honda Civic
Mazda RX-7

and many more Jap cars.......

Take a look at these videos ..... the animation is great !
YouTube - Initial D AMV
YouTube - Initial D Fourth Stage Music Video - Go Go Money

planet_rocker · 5th June 2007, 17:49

damn! i wont be able to watch it. i reach home at around 9pm. when do telecast the show in the morning? any idea?

speedonline · 5th June 2007, 17:51

planet_rocker you can also check it out on sunday the entire day

triggercool · 5th June 2007, 18:32

Its a great animation cartoon . Serious fun had watch couple of times.

aZa · 5th June 2007, 21:13

Love the series !!! Stage 2 is on now

redrage · 5th June 2007, 21:25

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Originally Posted by planet_rocker

damn! i wont be able to watch it. i reach home at around 9pm. when do telecast the show in the morning? any idea?

There is a repeat @ 10:30 pm as well, Mon-Fri

Deeps · 5th June 2007, 21:50

Damn, started watching two weeks back when i was channel surfing. Now its addictive. And my parents give strange looks for watching cartoons at 19 years of age..lol

planet_rocker · 5th June 2007, 23:17

@deeps - think about my parents when they give strange looks at me while i watch cartoons - i am 27.

@speedonline - on Sundays - i usually get busy with a different "duty".

@ guys - thanks a lot.

Mugen_Power · 6th June 2007, 00:04

Hmmm.
Good news, i have seen the movie Intial D and liked it so will check it..

abhibh · 6th June 2007, 02:48

Initial D is also a movie too and its great. I dont get Animax here i need to shift to TATA SKY or something else.. grrr :@

1100D · 6th June 2007, 03:12

God! Why did my country kick me out!

salilpawar1 · 6th June 2007, 10:38

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Originally Posted by abhibh

Initial D is also a movie too and its great. I dont get Animax here i need to shift to TATA SKY or something else.. grrr :@

Same here, even i don't have animax channel...

Would have to go to my cousin's place to catch the action

planet_rocker · 7th June 2007, 11:14

i checked out the repeat telecast yesterday at 10.30pm. apart from the grainy reception the show was great. man they were drifting a evo and a 240sx. mast show hai

300 KMPH · 7th June 2007, 17:15

This cartoon is excellent. Now just have a look at this Initial D crazy stage.

YouTube - INITIAL D crazy stage

desigNation · 9th June 2007, 14:53

i seen the movie , its great, didnt know it was inspired by a cartoon series.

5th June 2007, 17:49	#2 (permalink)
planet_rocker BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 795 View My Garage	damn! i wont be able to watch it. i reach home at around 9pm. when do telecast the show in the morning? any idea? __________________ Planet, Sonja, ETC - "Elements of Life" RWD Rocks ... :)

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speedonline Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 46	planet_rocker planet_rocker you can also check it out on sunday the entire day __________________ "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool" - As You Like It, William Shakespeare

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aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,171 View My Garage	Love the series !!! Stage 2 is on now __________________ -[ " If the ride is more fly, then you must buy. " - Snoop Dogg ]-

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Deeps BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Delhi/Noida Posts: 860	Damn, started watching two weeks back when i was channel surfing. Now its addictive. And my parents give strange looks for watching cartoons at 19 years of age..lol __________________ Stupidity is not a handicap! Park somewhere else!

5th June 2007, 23:17	#8 (permalink)
planet_rocker BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 795 View My Garage	@deeps - think about my parents when they give strange looks at me while i watch cartoons - i am 27. @speedonline - on Sundays - i usually get busy with a different "duty". @ guys - thanks a lot. __________________ Planet, Sonja, ETC - "Elements of Life" RWD Rocks ... :)

5th June 2007, 18:32	#4 (permalink)
triggercool BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 120	Its a great animation cartoon . Serious fun had watch couple of times.

6th June 2007, 00:04	#9 (permalink)
Mugen_Power Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gujarat Posts: 1,244	Hmmm. Good news, i have seen the movie Intial D and liked it so will check it..

6th June 2007, 02:48	#10 (permalink)
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In the Hood Near You Posts: 1,520 View My Garage	Initial D is also a movie too and its great. I dont get Animax here i need to shift to TATA SKY or something else.. grrr :@ __________________ For every idiot there is an equal and opposite gender idiot. Singles are people with incomparable intelligence!

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7th June 2007, 11:14	#13 (permalink)
planet_rocker BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 795 View My Garage	i checked out the repeat telecast yesterday at 10.30pm. apart from the grainy reception the show was great. man they were drifting a evo and a 240sx. mast show hai __________________ Planet, Sonja, ETC - "Elements of Life" RWD Rocks ... :)

7th June 2007, 17:15	#14 (permalink)
300 KMPH BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 39	This cartoon is excellent. Now just have a look at this Initial D crazy stage. YouTube - INITIAL D crazy stage

9th June 2007, 14:53	#15 (permalink)
desigNation BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: calicut Posts: 376 View My Garage	i seen the movie , its great, didnt know it was inspired by a cartoon series. __________________ *The "drive" must go on!!!*

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