 If you liked
Initial D First Stage
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 ...then you might like
SK∞
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Take Initial D, swap the sport from mountain pass car racing (touge) to skateboarding and add plenty of flamboyance!
Both feature a stoic main character who appears to be a beginner not knowing the technical details of the sport (Takumi in Initial D, Langa in Sk8) but once they are pitted against well-regarded opponents they make unexpected victories.
With the sports they do, the characters use intricacies of their racecourse to gain advantages (guardrails, gutters etc. in initial D, handrails, even trees in Sk8), there are very specific moments in Sk8 that feel like direct references to Initial D, particularly Langa's dangerous technique the first episode of
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Recommended by Fortress_Maximus
-The character personalities are identical
-hidden natural talent and constant surprises from MC
-same premise in a more flashy way using skateboards rather than cars.
EP1 felt way too similar to initial d even with the "he won't make the corner" shtick
If you don't mind watching an older animation and want something like SK this is a must.
Both series' share similarities which involve a cool yet calm/collective "newbie" who is introduced to an illegal race type activity, yet is almost instantly the best at it due to prior knowledge in a related area. They both also consist of various challengers, with each one providing a unique obstacle to overcome
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Recommended by Short_Circut
The first episode has a ton of similarities to the first episode of Initial D. A pseudo Inertia Drift, downhill racing at night, MC who is very similar. The only thing missing is the eurobeat.
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Recommended by Redsovietz
- Both shows have an MC where they have hidden potential in the specific sport they play (Initial D, Racing / Sk∞, Skateboarding)
- MC that is a high schooler that works a part-time job and goes to amateur street races with a big crowd up in the mountains
- Nice first episode to get anyone that doesn't play the given sport, hooked
There's a specific scene in Sk∞ that really remind me of Initial D and it's in the first episode where Langa is going downhill on his strapped board really really fast and a spectator doubts that he will make it and believes that he will
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Recommended by lilricecooker