 If you liked
Initial D First Stage
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 ...then you might like
Capeta
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Capeta has a younger feel to it than Initial D, but both are your competitive/sports animes about racing. Capeta drives a go cart and Takumi is a street racer, but they have similar themes about skill vs equipment and the meld of man and machine. The main difference is probably attitude: Capeta has a blue collar, constant struggle feel to it (like Hajime no Ippo) and Initial D is much more of a diamond waiting to be polished (like Major).
Although Initial D ist more about Drifting with Street Cars, both have an main protagonist who want to be the best on what they do. Difference is: Capeta build up as your typical Sports Anime, Initial D ist more mature. But it doesn't mean one is better than the other...
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Both of these series have to do with racing.
Initial D is more of a street racing series.
Racing through a mountain course that consists of both a drifting style and grip style, though this series leans more of a drifting theme.
Capeta is more of an official racing series.
Racing on a track that starts with go-karts to gp2 racing vehicles. This series leans more on a grip style racing that shows the path of starting from go-karting to F1(formula one) racing league.
all in all, both of these series have to do with racing technique and contain racing theory here and there.