Initial D (the TV series)
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Ya Bunta is the coolest. he's my favorite too.
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My friend bought the 3 disc set and lent it to me. I only dupped it onto video. Sure i'd love to have the series on DVD but moneys really tight right now. Some day i will get the set too. and i have no ieea how much he payed for it or where he got it. I'll find out tomorrow at work and get back to ya via PM.
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My friend bought the 3 disc set and lent it to me. I only dupped it onto video. Sure i'd love to have the series on DVD but moneys really tight right now. Some day i will get the set too. and i have no ieea how much he payed for it or where he got it. I'll find out tomorrow at work and get back to ya via PM.
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Bunta is the freakin king...
what happens is that the anime series covers only about 1/3 of the manga, so those that's up w/ the manga knows ALLLLLLL about the coolness of Bunta in the near future, Stage 4 is something to look forward to, as well as teh Version 3 of the Arcade Stage
it just sucks that Bunta's car in Arcade Stage v.2 doesn't have an upgrade path...
and interesting tid bit about those who bought the piggie stickers,
Young Magazine was the original publisher of the Initial D manga,
which started the whole craze, so no wonder they're on the WRC cars :banana:
edit: oh yeah, whose freakin excited about Project D?
what happens is that the anime series covers only about 1/3 of the manga, so those that's up w/ the manga knows ALLLLLLL about the coolness of Bunta in the near future, Stage 4 is something to look forward to, as well as teh Version 3 of the Arcade Stage
it just sucks that Bunta's car in Arcade Stage v.2 doesn't have an upgrade path...and interesting tid bit about those who bought the piggie stickers,
Young Magazine was the original publisher of the Initial D manga,
which started the whole craze, so no wonder they're on the WRC cars :banana:
edit: oh yeah, whose freakin excited about Project D?
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Meh... not a big fan of drifting... its cool when wrc style drifts are done, because its the fastest way around that certain corner.... however, all that show' crap doesn't impress me.
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Originally posted by brucelee
Meh... not a big fan of drifting... its cool when wrc style drifts are done, because its the fastest way around that certain corner.... however, all that show' crap doesn't impress me.
Meh... not a big fan of drifting... its cool when wrc style drifts are done, because its the fastest way around that certain corner.... however, all that show' crap doesn't impress me.
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Hehehe... Trying to have an Initial D thread without ME?!
Fave driver is... not Bunta
It's Mako and Sayuki in the Sileighty *drool* Drifting J-gal goodness!!!! (Actually Bunta is the best, just jerking y'all around 
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Good luck doing perfect dry drifts in a stock WRX or even STi. I'd have to say that Supras, Fairlady's, Skylines, and Soarers would have issues too, due to their weight. I can vouch for the difficulty in getting a Skyline GT25S to kick out its rear end I'd say the best drift cars are the Silvia K's (all three generations, along with the hatchback 180SX and hybrid Sileighty). The FC3S and FD3S RX-7 are also great too. The Hachi Roku is more of a cult car that was actually originally intended for beginners for its ease of handling, "obedient" driving characteristics, and the forgiving nature of its low power and good weight balance.
To be frank, Tsuchiya Keiichi is the only person I have ever seen that hasn't ever blown a single drift. That says alot. Even the D-1 guys like *** and Nomu-Ken botch alotta drifts, and even venerable S15 team FNR (***uoka National Racing) has had close calls in their team drifts.
It's actually kinda funny since it wasn't Initial D that got me into drifting, but rather it was Video Option and Hot Version
Oh, and anyone ever check out the manga Wangan Midnight? Now that is a cool car manga!
Fave driver is... not Bunta
It's Mako and Sayuki in the Sileighty *drool* Drifting J-gal goodness!!!! (Actually Bunta is the best, just jerking y'all around )Good luck doing perfect dry drifts in a stock WRX or even STi. I'd have to say that Supras, Fairlady's, Skylines, and Soarers would have issues too, due to their weight. I can vouch for the difficulty in getting a Skyline GT25S to kick out its rear end
I'd say the best drift cars are the Silvia K's (all three generations, along with the hatchback 180SX and hybrid Sileighty). The FC3S and FD3S RX-7 are also great too. The Hachi Roku is more of a cult car that was actually originally intended for beginners for its ease of handling, "obedient" driving characteristics, and the forgiving nature of its low power and good weight balance. To be frank, Tsuchiya Keiichi is the only person I have ever seen that hasn't ever blown a single drift. That says alot. Even the D-1 guys like *** and Nomu-Ken botch alotta drifts, and even venerable S15 team FNR (***uoka National Racing) has had close calls in their team drifts.
It's actually kinda funny since it wasn't Initial D that got me into drifting, but rather it was Video Option and Hot Version
Oh, and anyone ever check out the manga Wangan Midnight? Now that is a cool car manga!
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Originally posted by Choku Dori
]To be frank, Tsuchiya Keiichi is the only person I have ever seen that hasn't ever blown a single drift. That says alot.
]To be frank, Tsuchiya Keiichi is the only person I have ever seen that hasn't ever blown a single drift. That says alot.
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Originally posted by brucelee
Meh... not a big fan of drifting... its cool when wrc style drifts are done, because its the fastest way around that certain corner.... however, all that show' crap doesn't impress me.
Meh... not a big fan of drifting... its cool when wrc style drifts are done, because its the fastest way around that certain corner.... however, all that show' crap doesn't impress me.
You know you like it when I drifted around you w/ middle finger out of my window that day! ha ha
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You guys know the reason why Sileighty's are a real thing right? Supposedly a lot of the RPS13 owners ended up messing up their front ends... and since the Silvia front ends are a direct mount for RPS13 fronts and cost less, well, they opted for that. Hurray for creation from necessity
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Supposedly a lot of the RPS13 owners ended up messing up their front ends... and since the Silvia front ends are a direct mount for RPS13 fronts and cost less, well, they opted for that. Hurray for creation from necessity Signed,
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Originally posted by NZO
I guess you missed the option vid where he puts **** old black HKS s15 straight into a ditch...
I guess you missed the option vid where he puts **** old black HKS s15 straight into a ditch...
Which Volume was that?! I gotta go rent it ASAP
And here's another vote for Mako and Sayuki :banana:
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talking about sayuki and mako,
who seen extra stage? :banana:
and the chinese people, ever wondered why they named sayuki sayuki? isn't it like "hey sayuki, come over here" and "hey journey to the west, come over here"
who seen extra stage? :banana:
and the chinese people, ever wondered why they named sayuki sayuki? isn't it like "hey sayuki, come over here" and "hey journey to the west, come over here"
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Originally posted by Choku Dori
Which Volume was that?! I gotta go rent it ASAP
And here's another vote for Mako and Sayuki :banana:
Which Volume was that?! I gotta go rent it ASAP
And here's another vote for Mako and Sayuki :banana:
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Originally posted by outferno
You guys know the reason why Sileighty's are a real thing right? Supposedly a lot of the RPS13 owners ended up messing up their front ends... and since the Silvia front ends are a direct mount for RPS13 fronts and cost less, well, they opted for that. Hurray for creation from necessity
Signed,
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You guys know the reason why Sileighty's are a real thing right?
Supposedly a lot of the RPS13 owners ended up messing up their front ends... and since the Silvia front ends are a direct mount for RPS13 fronts and cost less, well, they opted for that. Hurray for creation from necessity Signed,
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