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Initial D (1998-2014)

Premiere:
April 18, 1998

# of Seasons: 5

# of Episodes: 81

Finale:
June 22, 2014

Original Title:
頭文字D

Alternate Titles:
Initial D
Initial D 2nd Stage
Initial D 3rd Stage
Initial D 4th Stage
Initial D 5th Stage
Initial D Battle Stage
Initial D Extra Stage
Initial D Final Stage
Initial D Fourth Stage
Initial D: First Stage
Initial.D.Fifth.Stage
Initial.D.Final.Stage
Initial.D.Second.Stage
Инициал 'Ди'
头文字D
頭文字 D
頭文字 DInitial D
頭文字D First Stage

Genres:
Animation

Production Companies:
Avex
Avex Entertainment
Avex Trax
Fuji Television Network
OB Planning
Prime Direction
avex pictures

Countries:
JP

Overview from TheMovieDB

Takumi’s job as a tofu delivery boy has turned him into one of the most formidable drivers around. Behind the wheel of his Eight-Six, he’s one with the road—and his life shifts into high gear when the underground street racing world takes notice. Drivers from across the region are lining up for a shot at the new guy. Takumi’s not just focused on winning—he’s out to prove he’s the best.

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Production

Art Direction:
Ryu Hwan-suk

CGI Director:
Kanemori Yasuda

Character Designer:
Masaki Sato

Color Designer:
Osamu Mikasa

Comic Book:
Shuichi Shigeno

Director of Photography:
Shinji Ikegami

Mechanical Designer:
Hideaki Yokoi

Original Music Composer:
Atsushi Umebori

Producer:
Kayo Fukuda

Series Director:
Mitsuo Hashimoto

Sound Director:
Masafumi Mima

Sound Effects:
Kenji Koyama

Sound Mixer:
Fujio Yamada

Supervising Editor:
Keiichi Tsuchiya

Theme Song Performance:
Mototaka Segawa
Yuri Masuda

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