This is both "Dual Audio" and "English Subbed Only". There is both good and bad to say about both the torrent and the series. Regardless of its' shortcomings this is an epic series in many ways and unless you abohor street racing anime you should enjoy this. I found it addictive and watched everything except for the "Battle Stage" movies (as I found them redundant and without new content). The anime series was produced by no less than 5 different studios and 5 different directors, all based on the manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. This is not a recipe for consistency. I would like to blame the encoder but from what I can gather, for some obscure reason many seasons were never released widescreen when they went to DVD. This is a fantastic reduction of size from what was the encoders source (over 5 times smaller without loss of quality) so I give the devil his due there. How good is this series, really? It spawned not only a live action feature film but numerous arcade and console games. The way the series is presented one would never have the slightest indication of just how highly illegal touge or mountain pass street racing is in Japan. There are just too many seasons to remark on so I will not bother but I will say I rather enjoyed this, the music was great and I think most will find this more interesting than it sounds.
Plot Summary: High school student Takumi Fujiwara works as a gas station attendant during the day and a delivery boy for his father's tofu shop during late nights. Little does he know that his precise driving skills and his father's modified Toyota Sprinter AE86 Trueno make him the best amateur road racer on Mt. Akina's highway. Because of this, racing groups from all over the Gunma prefecture issue challenges to Takumi to see if he really has what it takes to be a road legend.
Media Info
Video 8-bit via x264 @ crf 25
Audio Dual audio via AAC @ -q 48kb English|Japanese
Subtilte Advanced Sub Station Alpha (Softsub)
Source: [mad]
First Stage, Second Stage, Third Stage, Fourth Stage, Extra Stage 1
Audio:
English + Japanese
Subtitle:
English (soft coded)
Fifth Stage, Final Stage, Battle Stage 2, Extra Stage 2
Audio: Japanese
Subtitle: English (soft coded)
Battle Stage 1
Audio: Japanese
Subtitle: English (hard coded)
Original Uploader: AvatarPravesh
Size: 5.8 GB
Initial D First Stage
Directed by Noboru Mitsusawa
Produced by Ren Usami
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio Studio Comet, Studio Gallop
Original run April 18, 1998 – December 5, 1998
Episodes 26
Initial D Second Stage
Directed by Shin-ichi Masaki
Produced by Ren Usami
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio Pastel
Original run October 14, 1999 – January 6, 2000
Episodes 13
Initial D Extra Stage
Directed by Shishi Yamaguchi
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio Pastel
Released February 22, 2000 – February 29, 2000
Runtime 25 minutes (each)
Episodes 2
Initial D Third Stage
Directed by Noboru Mitsusawa
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio Studio Deen
Released January 13, 2001
Runtime 114 minutes
Initial D Battle Stage 1
Directed by Shishi Yamaguchi
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Released May 15, 2002
Runtime 45 minutes
Initial D Fourth Stage
Directed by Tsuneo Tominaga
Produced by Ren Usami
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio A.C.G.T
Original run April 17, 2004 – February 18, 2006
Episodes 24
Initial D Battle Stage 2
Directed by Tsuneo Tominaga
Produced by Ren Usami
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio A.C.G.T
Released May 30, 2007
Runtime 45 minutes
Initial D Extra Stage 2
Directed by Tsuneo Tominaga
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio A.C.G.T
Released October 3, 2008
Runtime 55 minutes
Initial D Fifth Stage
Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto
Produced by Ren Usami
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio SynergySP
Original run November 9, 2012 – May 10, 2013
Episodes 14
Initial D Final Stage
Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto
Produced by Ren Usami
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio SynergySP
Original run May 16, 2014 – June 22, 2014
Episodes 4
There is just no way I am going to take the time to list all the music for this whole series. Sry bros', just call me lazy.
Plot Summary: High school student Takumi Fujiwara works as a gas station attendant during the day and a delivery boy for his father's tofu shop during late nights. Little does he know that his precise driving skills and his father's modified Toyota Sprinter AE86 Trueno make him the best amateur road racer on Mt. Akina's highway. Because of this, racing groups from all over the Gunma prefecture issue challenges to Takumi to see if he really has what it takes to be a road legend.
Media Info
Video 8-bit via x264 @ crf 25
Audio Dual audio via AAC @ -q 48kb English|Japanese
Subtilte Advanced Sub Station Alpha (Softsub)
Source: [mad]
First Stage, Second Stage, Third Stage, Fourth Stage, Extra Stage 1
Audio:
English + Japanese
Subtitle:
English (soft coded)
Fifth Stage, Final Stage, Battle Stage 2, Extra Stage 2
Audio: Japanese
Subtitle: English (soft coded)
Battle Stage 1
Audio: Japanese
Subtitle: English (hard coded)
Original Uploader: AvatarPravesh
Size: 5.8 GB
Initial D First Stage
Directed by Noboru Mitsusawa
Produced by Ren Usami
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio Studio Comet, Studio Gallop
Original run April 18, 1998 – December 5, 1998
Episodes 26
Initial D Second Stage
Directed by Shin-ichi Masaki
Produced by Ren Usami
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio Pastel
Original run October 14, 1999 – January 6, 2000
Episodes 13
Initial D Extra Stage
Directed by Shishi Yamaguchi
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio Pastel
Released February 22, 2000 – February 29, 2000
Runtime 25 minutes (each)
Episodes 2
Initial D Third Stage
Directed by Noboru Mitsusawa
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio Studio Deen
Released January 13, 2001
Runtime 114 minutes
Initial D Battle Stage 1
Directed by Shishi Yamaguchi
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Released May 15, 2002
Runtime 45 minutes
Initial D Fourth Stage
Directed by Tsuneo Tominaga
Produced by Ren Usami
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio A.C.G.T
Original run April 17, 2004 – February 18, 2006
Episodes 24
Initial D Battle Stage 2
Directed by Tsuneo Tominaga
Produced by Ren Usami
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio A.C.G.T
Released May 30, 2007
Runtime 45 minutes
Initial D Extra Stage 2
Directed by Tsuneo Tominaga
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio A.C.G.T
Released October 3, 2008
Runtime 55 minutes
Initial D Fifth Stage
Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto
Produced by Ren Usami
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio SynergySP
Original run November 9, 2012 – May 10, 2013
Episodes 14
Initial D Final Stage
Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto
Produced by Ren Usami
Music by Atsushi Umebori
Dave Rodgers
Studio SynergySP
Original run May 16, 2014 – June 22, 2014
Episodes 4
There is just no way I am going to take the time to list all the music for this whole series. Sry bros', just call me lazy.
