Jun 16, 2020
Initial D. Cars at their limits, drifting, dangerous mountain passes.
This manga starts off as a comedy/sports car manga, with jokes and being focused on characters and the story. My favorite parts are mostly in volumes 1-5. After that the manga focuses more on the sport in itself rather than the story, the cast becomes a stable roster with only oponents being exchanged every battle. That being said the art is like no other car manga and the battles are executed very well, but the story hops in the backseat and is along for the ride for the most part after the first fourth of the
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series. Still even with the story being a little janky, this series has no competition and stands as the undefeated king of car manga.
I don't recommend for newcomers to this series to start with the manga, because of the format you sacrifice the best thing about Initial D; high adrenaline eurobeat fueled battles with masterful sound design present in the anime. Read the manga after if you really like Initial D and care about the characters and want to know more (there isn't really that much) about them. If you still really want to read a manga about cars i'd recommend series like Over Rev!, Dricam or Wangan Midnight, with first of the two being more story driven than Initial D.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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