>"My feet hurt I don't wanna race this is dumb"

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I wish the last race were post-balls-dropped Itsuki beating Tak on Akina.

Discussion of chinese cartoons goes on >>>/a/
This is a board about automobiles

>>16820535
Dude are you me? That's what I think would've made for a better ending. Just think;

>always wanted an AE86
>instead got an AE85
>made fun of for his mistake
>Dagumi shows him that you need skill more than power
>Itsuki was always terrified of how Dagumi drove
>Itsuki effectively learned all his tricks from Dagumi
>time goes on
>Itsuki decides to tune his car up despite it being a worse Corolla
>Itsuki also joined a team, and apparently is pretty capable
>final race would've effectively been teacher versus student

It would've been perfect, honestly.

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>>16820502
WHY DID THEY NEVER DO THE FINAL KEISUKE VS TAKUMI REVENGEANCE SHOWDOWN

FUCK

>>16820828
That would've been a good one too, especially since Takumi said "you would probably win in a real race". Then again, Toyota would probably get butt-mad that a fictional version of one of their cars got beat by an unreliable, torque-less dorito spinner.

>>16820856
The Trueno and FD were both classic cars by then. I think they'd have been fine.

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>>16820856
Keisuke's whole arc was being Vegeta to Takumi's Goku, how he had to train to surpass his rival, he had something to prove, and then it goes ...

NOWHERE

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why was shinji in initial d

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>>16820889
Imagine if the AE86 blew its engine out while the dorito spinner still ran. Like an allusion to Mazda winning LeMans with said engine.

>>16820502

>takumi vs autismis.

>>16820502
>initial d
>watching it after the original premise was chucked
As soon as he got the 12,000 rpm machine it was over. It was no longer car / racing facts with technique beating arrogant boyracers. It was just Dragonball Z
>check youtube vids of stage 5
>the 86 is literally teleporting

>>16820908
Get in the AE86 Shinji

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>"Oh shit hot babe now I will be a HERO"
And he was going for the wrong girl anyway!

>>16822285
Almost all of Takumi's races after the battle with the Evo IV were basically made up shit. Keisuke's races on the other hand were well done and theoretical, and Ryosuke's two races were also good.

That race was stupid for several reasons, but the most obvious was that Takumi could have passed him on any straight because his engine was clearly better.

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>>16820816
The Backseat Mod has spoken, now back to your regularly scheduled bench racing.

>>16822285
This, the series just got retarded after they made the 86 reach 12,000 RPM and had Takumi fucking drift corners at 11,000 RPM.

Anyways, I really wish they'd included a race with Takumi's dad racing against Takumi or something. And no, that one scene doesn't count, because he didn't know it was his dad at the time. I want to see a race where his dad shows off his legendary skill everyone talks about.

I never watched past 4th stage so I don't know if they did.

>>16822315
That seems like the most excusable thing desu. There were plenty of races in Initial D where Takumi was either in the lead or tailgating behind and his opponent couldn't pass him or pull away.

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>>16822308
>Keisuke's races on the other hand were well done and theoretical, and Ryosuke's two races were also good.

this desu, the only thing that kept me watching through stage four was to see Keisuke race. Ryosuke vs the Emperor and Ryosuke vs the Grim Edgelord were good too. Still salty that Kyoko got cut from stage 5 and 6 and never got any resolution whatsoever. Even Mogi got a send-off.

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>>16820527
>>16822285
Stopped watching after they had fucking angel wings flying out of the cars, and the 86 suddenly doing fucking flash-jumps instead of, y'know, being shown as the faster car.

It turned from a niche racing anime into a parody of what made it so good in the first place.

>>16822483
What was the point of Mika anyway? She doesn't drive like Kyoko, and she doesn't even develop the story like Mogi did. Yet she gets the guy in the end.

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>>16822483
Ryosuke really held everything together. Then they made him utterly retarded in Fifth and Final, suddenly and without reason, and it became more painful to watch with each successive episode.

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>>16822533
I have no idea, she didn't really have any part to play in the story, except for alerting Takumi about the impostors... Then she just lingered around.

>>16820527
>>16822505
Fucking plebs. You know nothing of racing and life.

>>16820527
4th was the most technical and educational, though. Stop at 5th. That marks the sharp decline.

>>>/tv/

Fuck off with your weeaboo tFatF bullshit.

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>>16822537
Ryosuke is just a highly developed version of Takumi in pretty much every form, including technique. Even his car is just about as old as Takumi's shitbox. I think that makes him more interesting as a character. After Second Stage it felt pretty empty that he was mostly relegated to the background.

>>16822546
Yeah, I think when they start talking about the "Fujiwara Zone" they're well past accurate depiction of racing and life.

>>16822577
the fujiwara zone is real. it's when you follow takumi's lines and ascend to godly driving.

did you even watch the anime? did you conceptualize the drifting dimension?

it's impossible to drive straight.

Series should have ended when the engine blew the first time racing the Evo.

>>16822808
>ending a series on a sad note

Nice one, fuckwit.

It should have ended after his dad installs the new engine and completes the first race with it.

>>16822823
why does it have to end at all? takumi is a superhero

>>16822732
Do wings come out of your car tho?

Most of fifth and final stage were completely retarded, but you have to see it like this: Shinji is the exact mirror image to Takumi, down to being raised by a single mother instead of a single father. While every challenge just makes Takumi fight harder, Shinji is weak even while being the clearly more capable racer on that exact route and on that time.

>>16822847
the overt symbolism isn't the issue

>>16822844
that's an aura. it's an explanation for takumi's vibe. they see him as an angel.

takumi only truly expresses himself when he drives under pressure

you didn't even watch, bro.

>>16822875
Than what is? The issue I see is Shinji coming off as a crybaby, and that is part of the symbolism.

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All these posts make me realize how much more I enjoyed Wangan Midnight

because where Initial-D became DBZ where Takumi NEVER fucking loses which made it MUCH MUCH more boring to watch since you knew that he'd magically win

Wangan Midnight made its Main Character lose quite alot, as well as it focused on OTHER racers and THEIR backstories and origins so you got to really get to know quite a decent amount of characters and you were bound to find one you really liked or identified with
you hardly ever saw that shit in Initial-D, you never got to really know any of the other racers that well since they mostly focused on Takumi all the damn time and he won Almost all the damn time

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>>16822315
>Takumi always had the slower car, but was able to beat faster cars by being able to handle better
>Shinji has the slower car, and was able to keep away from Takumi by taking his corners well, bonus mode he didn't even drift
>Takumi beats him thanks to raw speed, completely inverting the whole agility vs power theme that defined his races

Really made me think...

I realize that the series has issues, but I enjoyed it in general.

>>16823189
did enjoy with Wangan Midnight almost every did crash quite a bit whereas in Initial D there were maybe 2-3 fuck ups in the whole series.

I mean shit in the beginning he's crashing the Z like every other episodes because of how difficult it's supposed to be to drive.

>>16823081
for me personally its the drawn-out execution and ultimately anti-climactic resolution of their thematic parallels. but, i only read the manga version of it so maybe the pacing was better in the show? (doubt it desu)

mostly its just how he tries real hard to set it up as the inverse of the series' opening race but to what end? what does takumi winning yet again, and this time with the odds stacked in his favor, really mean? if takumi winning isn't the point, and the race is supposed to function on a primarily symbolic level why is it structured as tension and entertainment first & foremost? the previous two thirds of the series can certainly shoulder some blame for muddying the thematic waters with perfunctory races, but as a climax it fails to deliver the capstone.

>>16820856
>unreliable
doesn't really matter tduring the race
>torque-less
Its a downhill race.

If I were Toyota, I couldn't even be mad at prospect of FD beating any Toyota. Simply because its a much better race car.

>>16820816
glad to see the anime chinkposting doesn't just affect /v/

t. seen this thread on the front of 4chan

>>16822577
Not a matter of age of car, but either way, an FC would demolish AE86.
Ryosuke just had to lose to make way for Takumi.
No point if he does all the races, as he is clearly the better racer.
Even by the end of final stage, him saying that both Takumi and Keisuke surpassed him sounds more like confidence booster.

>>16820502
>entire animu suggests that final fight will be either keisuke vs takumi or bunta vs takumi
>it ends up with absolutely nobody as opponent just to show takumi improvement and experience gained through story
yep, it was super retarded, i'd even say it was dagumi teleport zone retarded

>>16822505
What, your car doesn't have angel wings?

>>16823597
wow so you're saying you saw an anime thread on an anime website? interesting...

>>16820502
anime is for pedophiles.

>>16823273
The way I saw it, it was supposed to show how Takumi had grown to the point where he could defeat a parallel of himself. Like Shinji, Takumi's skill came from his extensive course knowledge, and their techniques were both near perfect. The only thing they lacked was the tempered street racing expertise that Ryosuke and Wataru would teach him later on. It shows how he was able to do what Keisuke couldn't.

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HOW TO FIX FINAL STAGE:
>turn shinji into a cocky young-ass instead of some dopey beta male
>make him drive a supercharged AW11
There.

>>16824038
Over Rev is pretty shitty compared to the Initial D manga though.

>>16824038
i cant get over how dumb their faces look in that manga

I LIKE INITIAL D

>>16823189
>you hardly ever saw that shit in Initial-D, you never got to really know any of the other racers that well since they mostly focused on Takumi all the damn time and he won Almost all the damn time
>First Stage
>almost every character is linked to another character in some way (takumi is friends with itsuki who knows iketani who falls for mako who races with sayuki who is the childhood friend of shingo who is the rival of nakazato who is etc etc etc)
>lots of slice of life stuff between races and the races themselves are played for humor just as often as drama (i.e. racing for a full tank of gas)
>every fucking season after
>racer of the week bullshit who show up for an episode or two and are never heard from again

The biggest shame is they never had Iketani and Nakazato meet up and put aside their toe-gay racing differences to have a bro-cry over not being able to score with the Impact Blue chicks.

>>16823273
Don't even dare suggesting pacing was better in the anime. Final stage was 4 episodes of a single, boring race.

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>>16824038
>That artstyle

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>>16822306
You shut your whore mouth, cowtits a best!

>>16823597
>A /v/ermin talking down to anyone else.

Really made me laugh.

>>16824643
They are, and Shinji was gunning for Mako because he's a fucking retard instead of cowtits blonde girl with a history of going for younger guys who drive Corollas.

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>>16824042
>Over Rev
didn't know there is more than wangan midnight and inishiaru dee
is there anything that is available as anime or live action? I am not really into manga

>>16824789
dumb secondary

>>16823189
I wish I discovered wangan midnight first, because initial d made my expectations too high, sure the characters have more effort put into and their backstories and how akazato or whatever can barely control the car and crashes while takumi always wins, but eurobeat and bad CGI are just too good.

>>16824857
yeah just saw that on youtube, but I mean in general if there are other car related anime

>>16824819
I think Eurobeat should be mandatory for all racing/car related anime. Maybe even for cartoons, assuming if its even legal to make a cartoon about real cars.

>>16820502
I wished it would have been a real race between his dad. Or a rematch with kesuke after he learned all his skills (especially since they hyped up the potential for that happening)

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Can we just talk about all the dumb bullshit that happens in the series?
>How his race against Nobuhiko just ended after the first corner and he didn't even give him a chance to have a legitimate race
>Keisuke being so good of a driver that he flawlessly raced against an A80 without even trying due to the training Ryosuke had him do
>Winnig against Kogashiwa due to there being FUCKING LEAVES ON THE GROuND
>Takumi being able to use a gutter that a Miata somehow couldn't
>Beat's the God Hand because he couldn't hold his lunch in and threw up despite Takumi breaking his suspension
>Keisuke beats God Foot by just making him drift his heavy car and fucking up his tires
Takumi and Keisuke are very good drivers but sometimes their luck and opponent's lack of any foresight just gets way out of hand.

>>16820973
but takumi is autism, during the entire series he keeps dozing off, be an incredibly asocial character while when he is on a race he get mad skills and think like a supercomputer.

>>16825432
>>Beat's the God Hand because he couldn't hold his lunch in and threw up despite Takumi breaking his suspension
wasn't it god hand kinda losing on purpose?

i'm not arguing that initial d is not retarded obviously, i just always thought that gramps felt generous towards kid he stood against since takumi was doing kinda okay

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>>16824819
>>16825129
I think I'm the only one in /o/ who likes the dub version with the metal rap better than the kuwaii japanese euro beat..
Also his name is Akio

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>>16825976
https://youtu.be/oEJUFjBGoYI

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>>16825976
>japanese euro beat
almost everything is Italian except for the intros and outros

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>>16825976
>how to ruin a volvo coupe

Nigger should've used those universal kaido racer fenders, that just looks dumb but it's sad to do that on an early 240 than a later year one

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>>16820816
>>16822566
>>16823597
>being triggered about anime
>on 4chan
>on /o/ of all boards

>the board that constantly jerks off Japanese cars
>the board that worships the AE86 and Miata
>the board that worships the rotary engine since Mazda, a Japanese company, was the only successful maker of them
>the board that uses Initial D reaction images and references as a way of life
>the board that has a sticker general where 99% of all stickers are anime related

I think you need to fuck off back to /v/, since Initial D wasn't that shounenshit like DBZ you watched on Toonami.

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>>16820908
They knew the GT86 was going to be bad so they quickly devalued the series and cut the story to prevent the car ever being meme tier.

>>16823946
yeah but what i mean is what's the point of that? we the audience already know takumi has improved massively, we've spent nearly two decades watching him improve. that thematic layer is undermining the entertainment layer, the uncertainty of watching a competition, and vice versa. it's not that i think having takumi's closing opponent be primarily symbolic or even being someone that reflects him, i just think the idea as it was executed was half-formed

>>16825432
>Takumi being able to use a gutter that a Miata somehow couldn't

He had no fucking clue what Takumi was doing. How would he have been able to replicate it?

>Keisuke beats God Foot by just making him drift his heavy car and fucking up his tires

God Foot started drifting because his tires were already fucked up and he couldn't rely on his traction. Keisuke only started drifting after him.

>>16826482
I agree completely, but I've just spent some time trying to rationalize it. Specifically how Takumi's car was clearly superior. As Project D came around Ryosuke wanted to get the idea out of Takumi's head that racing is about being flashy and winning with inferior cars. I think that was better demonstrated in the race against the Capuccino, where Takumi had to swallow his pride and pass on the straight.

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>>16826635
>Suzuki Cappuccino

Do you think Sakamoto's car was the one affected by the ONE (1) car recall imposed by Suzuki?

>>16824720
>cowtits blonde girl with a history of going for younger guys who drive Corollas.

She looks like she smells like cigarettes. Like that moldy, 'never-get-out-of-a-smoky-room' smell.

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>tfw initial d is garbo
>tfw the best racing manga hasn't been fully translated yet
>tfw the anime adaption is hot garbage of it
I just want either a really good adaption of Capeta or the translators to hurry the fuck up and finish it goddamn.

>>16820856
The 86 lost to a Lancer and would have lost to a Miata and S2000 if not for conveniences

>>16824022
So OverRev

>>16828671
Keisuke also beat Wataru's 86.

So, did ANYTHING ever come from Takumi driving the WRX?

If I remember right, he never raced against anything with AWD after starting to drive the WRX. And they never showed that he was able to drive the 86 faster from some specific thing he learned from driving the WRX.

>>16828782
Nothing memorable really.

>>16828671
Yeah, but those cars have triple digit torcc, the FC3S doesn't even break 100.

>>16825976
That hurts to look at, a coupe too.

>>16828691
It would have been a nice homage to it. instead we got more of Shigenos self insert AE86.

How's Baribari Legend?

Anyone got a link to download the whole series in English dub?

I ain't watching subtitles so please don't say watch the Japanese dub with English subtitles, I just need English dub episodes.

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>>16831606
i want the japanese sub with the eurobeat. apparently there's a version without it.

>>16831606
the dub stopped at stage 4

>>16831946
The initial English dub used rap instead of eurobeat, would not recommend.

>>16832310
Fifth and Final non-canon confirmed.

It ended with 4th Stage to me.

>>16827994
That's nothing new, everyone in 90's Japan smokes.

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>>16822505
>Stopped watching after they had fucking angel wings flying out of the cars
So you stopped watching the show at the end of the show?

>>16832350
Funimation redubbed it using professional voice actors, the original dialogue, and kept the EUROBEAT

>>16832350
As much as /a/ spergs out about dubs vs subs, I appreciate dubs because they can give you an entirely different experience with the same medium.

What about story-wise? Did the original dubs change anything related to the story, or was it fairly accurate?

>>16823189
Wangan was fucking awful. It kept skipping months ahead because they knew they wouldn't be renewed for another season. All the side stories were lame as hell and didn't even stay long enough to develop. The tuning was the most interesting part but even it was a joke. That Z would fall apart going 300 no matter what you did to it, and there's no chance of making 600+ horsepower with pull through turbos on a SOHC engine that would last more than half a pull

>>16833019
If that's the case, Mako must always have a headache if she spends all her time with Sayuki. I wouldn't be surprised if she lit one up while Mako drove.

>>16833162
And the music sucked in comparison

>>16827994
>moldy
What did he intend with this?

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>>16833162
>That Z would fall apart going 300 no matter what you did to it, and there's no chance of making 600+ horsepower with pull through turbos on a SOHC engine that would last more than half a pull

What was the Mid Night club's Z record speed?
I remember it being around 290 but I can't find the pic.

i would love to see takumi have a near death accident and nearly die after losing a race to some guy

no memes or plot armor

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>>16828650
>mfw all of this

>>16825432
>wins against the pro racer because a fucking raccoon jumps in the way
i don't know why people don't talk about this as often as god hand, same amount of bullshit

>>16833249
Like she never washes her clothes, and the cigarette odor just compounds. Or maybe she does, but the cigarette odor is too strong to be wiped out.

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>wtf he driving an 86 he gona lose
>how cud he possibly win against an MX5 !!111
>everyone neglects to mention its a fucking 900kg car with a 250hp racing engine tuned for the downhill

where were you when initial train music surpassed initial car?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzgiahmot_Y

>>16826635
>takumi actually found it difficult to beat a cappuccino

>>16833597
The only thing that could beat a Cappuccino at its own game is an AZ-1.

Dunno about you guys but the bullshit ass-pulls and general over the top shit is my favourite part of initial D

>>16833610
>the only thing that could beat a suzuki is a suzuki

really made me think

>>16833707
>AZ1
>Suzuki

Really made me laugh

>>16833715
He's actually right, the AZ-1 was sold under the Mazda (Autozam) name but was primarily designed and built by Suzuki.

>>16833715
someone really doesnt know their shit

>>16833488
that's kind of hot

>>16833142
you'll miss stuff like "nani! kansei dorifto!" and "mishfairingu shistemu!".

>>16823597
woiw i didnt even know there was a front page of 4chan

>>16831606
It's literally all on YouTube for free, through the the Funimation channel

>>16833378
Goddamn it when [spoiler]Capeta beat Akira in one of the chapters that was translated recently I actually shed tears, it was amazing.[/spoiler]

>>16824042
Kinda, though it had its moments like the chase with the junkyard thieves. Was a bit disappointed when I learned there were plans for OVAs that feel through. The live action was okay.

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>>16834496
ROUHTARI MEIESTERU

SPEEDO STARSU

>>16833543
whats this from?

>>16822577
>not having benchracers.png as the filename
waste of dubs tbqhwyf

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>https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Travis_Stebbins
>Travis Stebbins is an arranger, vocalist, and lyricist associated with A-One or his own personal label Odyssey Music, notable for his Touhou Eurobeat, My Little Pony ~Friendship Is Magic~ arrangements, his independent original tracks, and original tracks as "Ken Blast" on the Super Eurobeat series.

>>16836519
ooooh no
thats not good

>>16836519
Jesus, I knew I recognized his voice from somewhere

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>>16836519
Well.

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https://odysseymusic.bandcamp.com/album/super-ponybeat-vol-1

>>16836519
I still forget that MLP was the latest and greatest meme that everyone jumped in on, and now people just left it alone. No wonder he kinda sounded like a fuccboi.

>>16820502
I think a better ending would be an extra stage where Dogumi goes pro and finally finds some worthy competition in the big leagues and such.

Also in the end of that, Tak vs Keichi Tsuchiya would be cool.

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>>16837212
>Tak

>>16832350
What kind of shitty dub were you watching?? The Funimation one is legit with eurobeat

>>16836623
what site does that image distortion?

>>16838543
It must have been the original dub...

>>16837246
that's his nickname in the manga, pleb

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>>16836568
>>16836570
>>16836582
>>16836767
Pony music is good, though.

>>16838559
Pic related.

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>>16839422
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>>16839684

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>>16820856
>dorito spinner

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>>16840646
That's an "actual" name for rotaries.

AE86 vs AW11 4AGE Duel is the answer

>>16824022
has the right idea

>>16837212
>Takumi going pro

That would go against basically everything Takumi is supposed to be.

>1 stupid thing happens
>IM NEVER WATCHING THIS AGAIN FUCK U
do people really do this?

>>16820889

>keisuke becomes a circuit racer
>still has a sick as fuck FD
>dagumi is off delivering boxes and doesn't have a race engine in his shitbox anymore

Keisuke ended up going somewhere unlike dagumi.

>>16842423
The retardation level was much lower during the first 3 stages, and somewhat believable excuses were given for any surreal thing, then 4th stage ramped up the retardedness (and completely destroyed the 90's feel of the series) , and from there it only gets worse.

>>16842863
>Keisuke ended up going somewhere unlike dagumi.
this. keisuke wanted to be the best. takumi was living in lala land the entire fucking time

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>tfw initial d got me into cars
I'm also buying soon myself a miata just for drifting. I'm a living meme.

>>16843149
I wouldn't say 4th stage is stupid so much as it is serious. Fifth ramped up the overt retardation.

>>16842863
I didn't say Keisuke went nowhere, I said the story of Keisuke vs Takumi went nowhere.

>>16837212
>>16841651
Even better, Takumi travels the world to hone his skills and races other cars.

>>16845413
Initial E(uro) and Initial U(SA) would be interesting to watch.

>>16844696
>Miata
>drifting
There are much, much better cars out there. Learn to grip faget.

>>16845434
Since he will be traveling from Japan, I figure the next country he should hit should be Russia, or at least the eastern bloc countries. He will have to race against Ladas, Nivas, Zastavas, and maybe even Trabants. And then he has to race against the Saudis, who are fucking insane at drifting. He will inevitably race against a Twingo, too, to show that /o/ does have meme magic.

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>>16844696
Show me a better, fun, drifting car under 2000€ in Europe.

>>16845502
Nissan S-chassis.

Seriously, Miats are too twisty and their wheelbase is way too short, it's more effort than it's worth to turn it into your "xtreme leet drift masheen."

>>16844696
>initial d got me into cars and the drifting culture
>tfw /o/ made me want to get a fucking miata
My life gets worse every day.

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>>16845523
ayyy lamao

>>16845482
I feel like Dubai drifters should be the final frontier.

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>>16845531
I actually don't like the silvias that much.

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>>16845543
Here in No-funitaly, a Miata is my only choice to have some unexpensive fun.

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>>16845534
He still needs to come to the USA. Maybe he could race against an AE88, cause why the fuck not, Initial D can't get enough of that supposedly super rare car that random fucks can not only find, but also all are in EXACTLY the same color. As a change, it should be completely riced out and an Autotragic because America.

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Speaking of Miatas, I wonder if it's possible to "Sil-Eighty" an RX-7 with the front end and headlights of a Miata. That way you won't need to go through so much effort transplanting the engine.

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>>16845624
Too much effort. Miatas are perfect for V-TEC swap.

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>>16845643
>V-Tec swap

Pic related.

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>>16845905
>Lunched

Is that actually something people say?

>>16845624
RX7 is much wider than a Miata.

>>16845934
thicc

>>16845925
t. buttmad wanker

>>16845944
Serious night and day difference though. RX7 feels low and flat, Miata feels low but flighty... but not in a good way.
>>16845624
FD already has a similar front end to the Miata, it's literally baby FD.

>>16820502
>Shinji is just a rehash of Wataru

No, Shinji is a rehash of Takumi. That's the point. Wataru's motivations and personality are nothing like that of Shinji.

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>>16845575
>Maybe he could race against an AE88,
SHUT THE FUCK UP
JESUS CHRIST SHUT THE FUCK UP AND STOP FUCKING PARROTING MISTER FUCKING REGUFUR AND DO SOME GODDAMNED RESEARCH OF YOUR OWN FIRST
YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M MAD

>>16846464
nice

>>16846473
double nice

>>16846464
I only called it an AE88 to say it was the American one. I know they are both AE86es, but for simplicity's sake, 88 could refer to the US model while 86 is the Japanese model.

Still, Dagumi vs a completely riced out hajirogu would be something to see.

>>16846887
>but for simplicity's sake, 88 could refer to the US model while 86 is the Japanese model.
stop
there is no simplicity's sake, you fucked up and now you're trying to backpedal

>>16846887
you call cars by the chassis code (which is ae86 for both models) not the start of the fucking vin you dumbass
fuck off back to redd??it where you can jerk off to mr regfur faggot's videos

>>16828782
>Takumi starts driving WRX
>"fug this car is so good"
>"it does everything my 86 can do but better and now i love 4wd"
>show says he's looking for some reason to keep the 86
>as far as we know he never actually found one

Blatant Subaru shilling

>>16822296
I laffed m8

>>16820502
>takumi is driving an AE86 with a fucking racecar engine
>only wins due to a spinout

Final episode should've been takumi vs his dad in the imprezza.

>>16849034
List of final opponents that would have been better than what we got:
>Bunta
>Itsuki
>Keisuke
>the Drift King
>literally anything else but another 86

>>16850371
>Itsuki undergoes character development
>then suddenly all the side characters get permanently benched for all eternity

>>16851303
Stages 4 through final were a mistake.

>>16845509
rice taxed to hell

>>16822296
Kek

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>>16826363
>the board that worships the rotary engine since Mazda, a Japanese company, was the only successful maker of them
Ever heard of this?

>>16852240
>only successful maker

>posts a car from a company that LITERALLY only made this
>and this car sold like fucking shit

For all intensive porpoises, Mazda made the only successful rotaries.

>>16851344
4 was good though. It lacked the story and characters, but it had the most intense technical explanations and racing theory.

5th and Final had no redeeming qualities.

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>>16820889
>>16822308
>>16822483
Keisuke was objectively the best character in the series. Dagumi became boring as shit by Fourth Stage whereas we got to see Keisuke continue to develop and mature under the guidance of his brother.

Dagumi never really changes while Keisuke follows a logical arc over the course of the five stages. One character presents emotions that we can relate to while the other is simply a vehicle to progress the story.

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>>16854092
This is correct. Keisuke in episode 1 is nothing like the Keisuke by the last episode. He goes from cigarette smoking arrogant douchebag to respectable twin-turbo racing autist with no time for 3DPD, it was a great journey.

>>16854106
>no stage about Keisuke being turned from degenerate criminal biker into a top touge racer by Ryosuke

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>>16854116
>tfw no Bunta and Tachibana prequel
>tfw no Ryosuke and Keisuke creating the RedSuns prequel
>tfw no Keisuke vs Takumi final battle
>tfw no Keisuke and Kyoko resolution

just die in my sleep already

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>>16854092
>>16854106
>>16854116
In my opinion the most interesting characters were:

>Ryosuke
>Keisuke
>God Hand

>>16854129
What the fuck makes God Hand interesting, he shows up for like 2 episodes.

>>16854131
Quality > quantity. He had more depth of character than most of the other sides and flavors of the weeks and was among the more realistically depicted. He didn't rely on a gimmick (as much as others as far as characterization), and handled "defeat" maturely instead of being a smug asshole throughout his whole arc, and he was legitimately skilled, if not one of the most.

>>16854129
>>16854147
Kyoichi is a much better third pick than God Hand

His character had a well developed central focus. He was extremely knowledgeable in racing theory but failed to factor in the variance of the traits of drivers. That's why he always played it safe and was easily exploited by Ryosuke once and Takumi twice.

>>16854192
>the leader of a team of top-tier faggots is a guy who prioritizes driving safely and playing fair

poetry

>>16843149
there's nothing stupid about Initial D. You just don't understand its subtleties.

>>16843149
3 was dumber than 4.

>>16822847
woah.
>spooped.

>>16854192
Nearly everyone half-decent has one exploitable flaw though, same as Nakazato braking his tires smooth every time.

>>16854670
and never being able to score

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>>16833162
>That Z would fall apart going 300 no matter what you did to it, and there's no chance of making 600+ horsepower with pull through turbos on a SOHC engine that would last more than half a pull
>>16833323
It is supposed to have had about 620 hp in the final stages of development. Should have reached 300 for sure. Pic shows only 265 though.

>>16845509
Decentz S chassis cars are like 7k in europoor.

>>16845502
E46 compact is your only hope, mang.

>>16854106
This. Most interesting character by far.

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>>16845643
Is that a retrofitted s13 front bumper? Looks dope

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>Takumi is made out to be the best racer
>Keisuke has the knowledge and skill, at the end of the series he is able to race without much help from his brother
>Takumi still needs an entire point by point itinerary made for him in order to beat everyone
>even Takumi said that Keisuke is good on both the uphill and downhill because he always needs to come back down the mountain during trainings

Keisuke is the real main character here. In the end, he becomes a professional racer and lives out his dreams, where as Takumi starts golfing and watching other cars drift.

Opinion:
>Keisuke vs Godhand was the best race ever

>>16854808
The Devil Z is fictional. The Blackbird is the real (nonfictional) world record holder.

>>16857055
You mean Keisuke vs God Foot. If only God Hand wasn't wasted on the cardboard protag.

>>16857197
>The Devil Z is fictional
I know. The Air Breathing Reserach S130 isn't though.

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>>16857216
forgot pic

>>16857204
Er yeah. Meant God Foot. And yes I agree. Takumi's win vs God Hand was pathetic. Honestly most of Fifth + Final Stage's races were kind of boring.