
Story is very similar and at the same time different to Initial D.
KOMIK ANIME 18 SERIES
I researched deeper into car-related manga and sharing my findings wit you: Wangan Midnight (湾岸ミッドナイト)Īnother famous Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Michiharu Kusunoki. Story is easy to follow even if you’re not that much into cars and did I mention that it’s magnificent? Thing is, story involves you more and more with every chapter, you learn more about cars and car control on the same pace as Takumi, fall deeper in love with his father’s Toyota ‘Hachi-Roku’ AE86 and worry while competition becomes harder and harder.įact is, that a huge percentage of car geeks know nothing except Initial D and this is where they lose. He was doing these tofu runs for few years and without understanding it, learned some serious car control on Akina mountain pass. Takumi doesn’t enjoy it particularly, so he drives as fast as he can, to finish this job fast and get some more sleep before school. Main character is Takumi Fujiwara, young 18 year old, who’s father asks him to deliver tofu every morning before dawn. First issue was released in 1995 and in 2013, after writing 48 volumes, story was complete. Manga series was written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno while pioneer drifter Keiichi Tsuchiya helped with editorial supervision.

If you’re even a bit interested in car culture, chances are high that you heard about manga (in simple words – Japanese comic books/graphic novels) or anime (in simple words – Japanese cartoons) called Initial D (頭文字D).
