believe in the heart of the cars

INITIAL D SIDEBLOG no warnings for spoilers / i ship whatever

[akinatofu]

one of my fav scenes ever, it’s just really cute

[initial-dream]

Initial D Art Book

I've been excited to do this one for a while.

The Initial D Art Book was released by Kodansha in 2001, and features a lot of the art made by Shuichi Shigeno for the series up to the time of release (which would have been around the time of the Northern Saitama Alliance races).

The books 233 pages are split between pages of artwork, block coloured manga pages, art featured on cover pages of the manga chapters, and photos of the courses. Also included is a several page interview with Shigeno himself, and a look at merchandise that had been released up to that point.

It's a very interesting book, and I'm glad to have been able to scan it in full. A previous scan does appear to have existed, but it was likely made in the early 2000s and thus the quality isn't the best. The only surviving remnants of that scan are a handful of cropped pieces that have been archived, as well as a deck of cards that somebody made using the art.

I've uploaded the entire book onto the Internet Archive, which can be read here. I hope you enjoy it.

[cosmic--fall]

i love Initial D because all the internal monologue for every single battle goes something along the lines of:

rival racer, keeping pace but visibly sweating: holy FUCK. what the actual SHIT. this is an 86. this is a cardboard box of a car and he's ahead of me. HOW is he drifting so effortlessly!? the kid behind the wheel must be under constant pressure to stay focused. he's so close to touching the guardrail on every corne- DID HE JUST USE THE GUTTER TO TURN

Takumi, drifting at terrifying speeds with one hand on the wheel: *3D gif of spinning tofu with low quality Funky Town playing in the bg*

[jetix]

2020-11-06

[buddwyer]

baby girl turn up the eurobeat i can still hear the car rims grating against the curb

[cxitorevolve]

Everybody knows the real reason why Ryosuke cant get enough sleep.

[akinatofu]

i kind of headcanon takumi as having add because he is kinda relatable lol but also ryousuke is like definitely maybe autistic and i only realized it after having this (episode 9) preview brought to my attention and like. good for him. he's amazing

[akinatofu]

shipping rin/kaori/ryousuke be like

[melon-bunbuns]

[guruneko]

There is a alternative version but that is up to you guys to find it. 

[akinatofu]

[akinatofu]

just had a thought. initial d but instead of eurobeat they play smooth jazz

[akinatofu]

initial d

[saatajah]

[shanks]

[animezinglife]

[uncoolly]

can you hear    eurobeat

honestly me and @hen-o-ray were joking about a yuri on ice/initial d plot swap a while back and i love it