Crunchyroll and Kodansha are teaming up to release an exclusive manga anthology for Initial D.
According to Crunchyroll’s official website, Kodansha is republishing Shuichi Shigeno’s classic racing manga with a new series of commemorative covers for each respective volume. First Omnibus Compilation Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 of Initial D, features orange foil-stamped artwork of the AE86 Trueno, the car that main character Takumi Fujiwara drives in the series. The new version also includes an updated English translation. The bus is currently available for pre-order through Crunchyroll’s online store. However, due to licensing/shipping restrictions, it can only be shipped to residents of the United States or Canada. Practice. 1 is scheduled to hit shelves on March 19, 2024.
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The First D manga series by Shuichi Shigeno was originally serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine from July 1995 to July 2013. The story revolves around a high school student named Takumi Fujiwara who has a special talent for racing . Although he usually spent most of his time as a tofu delivery driver for his father’s business, his incredible driving techniques eventually caught the attention of the Japanese amateur racing scene. Fascinated by the mysterious Toyota AE86, the legendary driving group known as the Red Suns travel to Gunma Prefecture to challenge Takumi to the race of his life on the treacherous roads of Mount Akina.
Initially D was an extremely popular game in the sports manga community. As of April 2021, the manga has surpassed more than 55 million copies in circulation worldwide. About three years after the manga’s launch, Studio Comet and Gallop collaborated to create the anime series First D, which debuted in April 1998. The success of the series led to numerous sequels, anime films, and television series. OVA. The latest entry in the anime series Initial D is the 2022 OVA New Initial D The Movie Battle Digest. This 47-minute special synthesizes the plot of the original Legends D films while also adding an all-new soundtrack. In 2017, Shuichi Shigeno also began publishing a sequel manga titled MF Ghost, revolving around a rookie racer named Kanata Livington. This sequel also received an anime adaptation that began airing in October 2023.
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In addition to the upcoming Original D film, a new live-action adaptation is currently in preparation. Last year, Sung Kang, who played Han in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, announced that he had started working on two different movies, including an original movie D, as a way of expressing “ His love affair with cars. While Kang did not specify a specific series that the original D project would adapt, he did state that both works would feature underdog protagonists who fight their way up the ranks through Hard work and dedication. Kang has not yet revealed a release date for either project.
Volume 1 of the exclusive edition magazine of Initial D will be on sale starting March 19. The 1998 anime series is available to stream via Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Prime Video. The anime’s sequel, MF Ghost, is available on Crunchyroll.
Source: Crunchyroll
