Initial D - Battle 1 -
Akina's Downhill
Anime DVD Review
Just as Speed Racer introduced the "older generation" of anime fans to fast cars driven by cartoon characters, Initial D is the version for the next generation of anime fans.
Featuring CGI race scenes based on actual tricked-out cars, Initial D is the Fast and the Furious of the animated breed. Illegal Street Racing is the backdrop against which we are drawn into the story of Tak, and how he and his Toyota Trueno AE86 will go up against all odds as he spins out, learns to drift, and punches through the RPMs on his way to the top.
Based on a driving game of the same name, the series is flashy and fast paced and gives in to it's videogame roots. If you like fast cars and fast action, if the sound of Type-R with NOS gets your blood pumping, then this series is for you.
Reviewed by Brian Cirulnick, January 2004
Below: Images from the anime series Initial D.
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