I want a car that appears in Initial D! Introducing the cars that appeared in this Anime
This article is mainly for people who want to buy a car
Table of contents
-What is the initial D?
-List of cars and characters that appear in Initial D
-Get the feeling of the 90’s by Drivig the car of the initial D
What is the initial D?
The legendary car Anime made by Japanese guy
The initials D is the fundamental of automobile Anime serialized in Japanese Magazine from 1995 to 2013.
The main character of the genius amateur driver is challenged to race battles by various “drivers” on the pass in the northern Tokyo region, where is called Gunma prefecture, and it becomes a story to know the world most well-known motor sports animation. A powerful scene is developed over the page with a drifting imitation sound “Gyarrrrr”, depiction of the detailed behavior of the car, and a number of sayings that the characters in the extreme battle will produce, even if you are not familiar with the car you can still enjoy it. And many of people watched this animation or read this manga(Japanese comic book) now wanna buy 86? I saw some people in Melbourne decorate their car into Initial D car with Japanese license plate on it. Even though I am originally from Japan, I never knew that the Initial D is that popular because it is very old story!
Initial D (Japanese Magazine Comics which is targeted to youth to adult readers)
Shuichi Shigeno is a story creator. The price is now 660 yen (as of 05/27 11:32) which is equivariant to $6, it comes with a lot of stories. Release Date: 1995/11/06 now you can get the English version at Amazon.com
List of cars and characters that appear in Initial D
Takumi Fujiwara | he owns Toyota Corolla Sprinter Trueno AE86
The Toyota Corolla Sprinter Trueno AE86 type (commonly known as Hachiroku it means 86 in Japanese), which the main character with the initial D “Takumi Fujiwara” drives as a part of his body, is an FR sports coupe released in 1983.
Hachiroku 86 was said to be an “old and slow car that wasn’t too fancy” in the 90’s, which was the setting of the era, but Takumi’s “Toge sense” (means genius driver) possessed by the family’s tofu delivery (helping his father) .and it made other driver as if he has no competitor because he drives better than any other challenger. he naturally developing his driving technique like by helping his dad.
Famous as a car that is easy to tune, Takumi’s father, “Bunta,” gradually strengthened Hachiroku 86 by tuning the undercarriage and engine in the story.
Hachiroku 86 has exploded in popularity due to the effect of the initial D, and the used car market still get some popularity. It can be said that there are no cases in which the volume of distribution is as low as double digits and it is in a state of working properly and is less than $10,000. Also, since it came to the market over 30 years ago, it is absolutely necessary to restore it, and it costs more than the main unit price.
Koichiro Ikeya ｜ Nissan Silvia S13
The guy who works at gas station with main character Takumi. Hes namei is Koichiro Ikeya who owns Nissan Silvia S13 type. He is older than Takumi and called “leader” at Akina Speedsters, a runner team whose home is Mt. Akina. From the late 80s to the early 90s, it was an FR sports coupe that captivated young people.
Silvia is famous as a date car for couple, but ironically in the story, Ikeya was not very confident to go on a date with a girl, but the girl asked him to go out so he needs to be on time though, he was stuck in traffic and couldn’t make it on time even though he was driving Nissan Silvia S13. It was very interesting episode.
In my opinion Although the S13 is not as good as Hachiroku 86, the used car market price is not cheap because it is a sports coupe that has been predominant in the past. The mileage is in the 100,000km-200,000km and the price range is $10,000 USD, if the driving mileage is less than 100,000km then, price will be over $200,000 USD. One of the features is that there are many patterns that are sold with full aero specifications made by the owner at the time.
Kenji ｜ Nissan 180SX RPS13 type (mid-term type)
Kenji is a colleague of Iketani and he owns “Nissan 180SX RPS13”, and also a member of “Akina Speed Stars”. “Nissan 180SX RPS13” is a sister car with the same design as the Silvia S13 except for the exterior. “180” is read as “One Eighty”.
Although it is not seen that he is active in the story, Silvia, which can be said to be the flower of the pass, and 180 SX riding two people watching Takumi battle in Hachiroku 86 emphasizes the greatness of Takumi who drives Hachiroku 86. It seems like the 180SX RPS13 type that Kenji drives is a so-called mid-term type, and it is a type that is relatively easy to find in the used car market among the 180SX divided into front, middle, and late stages.
The market price is similar to Silvia S13, depending on the mileage and the history of restoration, there are around $5,000 USD to USD$20,000 in Japanese market, and as usual, it comes with full aero.
Ryosuke Takahashi | Mazda Savannah RX-7 FC3S Type
Takumi’s biggest rival and biggest coach, Ryosuke Takahashi, rides the Mazda Savannah RX-7 FC3S type, the second generation of the so-called “FC” RX7.
Although it boasts the high power of 215 horsepower of the 13B rotary engine installed in the same Mazda’s Luce and Cosmo, it is a car that is difficult to handle because the tail is rough and control is unstable. You can see how cool Ryosuke’s driving technic is.
The one Ryosuke drives is the “Infini III” grade 89 limited edition color “Crystal White”, which has gained high popularity in the used car market due to its initial D popularity and has become quite rare.
If you don’t care about white FC, the amount of distribution is reasonable. The average price is over $USD10,000 in Japanese market, so it’s not difficult to get.
Keisuke Takahashi ｜ Mazda INFINI RX-7 FD3S type
Keisuke Takahashi who is the first rival to Takumi and then Ryosuke’s younger brother , he will become Takumi’s partner later in the story,has a car of”Mazda Infini RX-7 FD3S”, which will be the third generation of FC. The brand name “Savannah” in the FC era has been removed, and the sales channel “Afinini” at that time has been added.
Equipped with a “13B-REW” engine that is more powerful than FC, the maximum output of 255 horsepower was exhibited at the first type 1 stage where Keisuke got on, and as a cornering machine with high turning ability, Hill Climb (Pass(Toge) he was mainly in charge of the battle). The FD’s used car market is very rare, and it is now difficult to find the “Competition Yellow Mica”, which is limited to Type 1 only.
The average market price is about $15,000 USD, and the mileage often more than 100,000 km.
Takeshi Nakazato ｜ Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR32
Takeshi Nakazato, the leader of the “Myogi Night Kids” home to Mt. Myogi in Gunma Prefecture, drives the highest grade “Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR32 type” (commonly known as R32). V ・ spec2 “.
Normally it is FR drive, a sensor detects when weight is applied to the rear wheels at the time of acceleration and cornering, etc, it is a standby type of 4WD “ Atesa E-TS” which gives driving force to the front wheels and changes to 4WD, 2.6L The high power of the in-line 6 twin turbo engine “RB26DETT” never fails to drive in corners.
The number of R32 used cars distributed is less than 100, which is not difficult to obtain, but the market price is high. Even the cheapest model is in the $20,000 USD range, most of the $30,000 USD to 40,000 USD range, and in some cases, a high price of $100,000 USD is offered.
Shingo Shoji ｜ Honda Civic EG6
The image is the “Civic Ferio” of the EG6 4-door sedan. The car in the story is a 3-door hatchback. The “Honda Civic EG6”, which is owned by Shingo Shoji, an extremist group of “Myogi Night Kids” who caught Takumi with “Tape Deathmatch”, refers to the fifth generation Civic called “Sports Civic”.
Although it was a model before the “Type R”, it was a popular model for actual runners because of its low price and high driving performance as a hot hatch for FF drive and NA engine. Shingo’s EG6 is the top grade “SiR-II” with abundant safety and comfort equipment. He was preparing for an accident, despite the challenge of a dummies that are extremely dangerous. The number of used cars distributed by the EG6 is small at around 30 vehicles. Many of the model grades listed are “SiR-II”, which you can purchase on average for about $USD 8,000 in Japanese market.
Mako Sato | Sileighty
-Front image is Nissan Silvia S13
-Rear image is Nissan 180SX
Mako Sato, who is known as no enemy in Usui pass owns The “Sileighty,”Impact Blue”. This is not a car name, but a custom car which uses front parts of Silvia S13 has been ported to 180SX called this name.
The reason why the custom of docking two car models into one body became popular was that when the front parts of the 180SX were damaged, it was better to replace them with the parts of the same S13 instead of replacing them with the parts of the 180SX. Because it was cheap. This was called as “poverty tune.”
The 180SX with the S13 face has the same performance as the 180SX.
Sileighty latest used car information. If you look at the used car information of Silvia or 180SX, you can find the used car of Sileighty then you need to look forwad keyword “Sileighty” it is because they usually registered as this name.
The market price is not much different from Silvia or 180SX, and you can often get it in the $USD10,000 range.
Kyoichi Sudo ｜ Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 3
Kyoichi Sudo is a leader of Tochigi Irohazaka-base team called “emperor “ and he owns “Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 3 (common name: Evo 3) It is a high-power + 4WD sedan that uses the 2.0L in-line 4-turbo engine “4G63” from Mitsubishi Galant, which has achieved good results in WRC.
The Evo 3 is lighter than the Galan, has excellent turning performance and many characters used in drift, but Kyoichi excels at solid grip driving, and Takumi is defeated him for the first time. The average used car market price of Evo III is about $USD12,000 but the number of vehicles in circulation is only about 10 for first generation (Evo I-III) in total, and the availability is very rare.
Seiji Iwaki ｜ Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 4
Seiji Iwaki is a member of Tochigi Irohazaka-base team”emperor “in that story he drives “Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 4” This is the first version of the 2nd generation Lancer Evolution.
The engine to be mounted is “4G63”, which is the same as the Evo 3, but the horsepower was further improved by adjusting the mounting position. By using the active yaw control (AYC) that changes the driving force to the left and right rear wheels to improve turning performance, the turning performance is superior to Evo 3 or higher.
Compared to the first generation, which includes Evo III, the number of second-generation used cars distributed has increased to about 70 vehicles, and Evo IV can be purchased for an average of $USD 12,000.
Wataru Akiyama | Toyota Corolla Levin AE86
Wataru Akiyama owns Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 model, and he is drives around Saitama prefecture who had an interest in Takumi’s car. This car can be said that it is a sister car or brother that looks a lot like the Sprinter Trueno which Takumi has.
The Trueno uses a retractable light that opens and closes, while the Levin uses a fixed light, but there are differences in appearance, but the design is exactly the same except for the appearance.
It is a must-see for the famous battle that two people who are driving Hachiroku 86 on the road of the dark and narrow in dangerous Masamaru pass.
Kai Ogashi | Toyota MR-2 SW20
“Kai Ogashi” is known as Tochigi Irohazaka’s downhill specialist driver. The car he owns “Toyota MR-2 SW20” is named “Midsip Runabout 2 Seater”, the second model of MR-2.
It is a model with exquisite movement performance and weight distribution unique to the midship layout, and it demonstrates high performance on swell roads with many low speed sections such as Iroha downhill.
It is a model with exquisite exercise performance and weight distribution unique to the midship layout. It demonstrates high performance on swell roads with many low speed sections such as Iroha slope. In the story, in addition to MR-2’s specs, Kashiwa’s left foot brake equipped with a cart and “a local race that breaks the rules” showed an attack enough to prepare for Takumi’s defeat.
Suetsugu Toru | Eunos Roadster NA6CE Type
In the original story, after the start of “Project D”, which is the second part, the “Suetsugu Toru” that Takumi first battle was with “Eunos Roadster”. “Eunos” is the car brand that Mazda had from 1989 to 1996, and this model is the so-called first-generation NA roadster.
In the battle in the story, Takumi is shown the supernatural work that crosses the gutter of the road, and Suetsugu, who imitates it, easily overturns the lightweight roadster.
The number of used cars distributed by the Eunos Roadster is around 200, including the previous model, making it easy to obtain. The average market price is $ 8,000 and it is easy to buy.
Ninomiya Daiki | Honda Civic Type R EK9
Daiki Ninomiya who is a ace for the special driving technic school and owns Honda Civic Type R EK9. This car is released in August 1997 as the successor to the “SiR” grade of the 6th generation Civic, the first generation Civic TYPE R.
It is a car that has three types of best feature: lightweight, high performance, and low price, and it was a model as popular as the EG6 introduced earlier.
The number of used cars in the first-generation Civic Type R, EK9, is less than 50 in the market. There are many vehicles that have been tampered with undercarriage and harmonic drive, the average market price is about $ 15,000.
Smiley Sakai ｜ Honda Integra TYPE R spec96 (early model)
The “Smiley Sakai” is a driver of “Todo drive school”, is known because his face pulls and smiles when he concentrates. he drives Honda Integra TYPE R which is first model released in October 1995 as the Spartan model of the 3rd Integra.
The second-generation model is Integra is also famous for being used by Emperor, but it is also a model that even the driver in downtown enjoy high support as a “type R that can accommodate four people.”
Toshiya Kijima | Honda S2000 AP1 (early model)
Toshiya Kijima has another name called god arm of Ibaraki’s driving team “Purple Shadow”
He drives Sports Open 2-seater which is special edition of 50th anniversary of Honda research institution.
In the FR open 2 seater “S series” that Honda sold from 1963 to 1970, it is noticed that it appeared for the first time in 29 years since S800, but it is not a suspension for everyone, Drift King. Keiichi Tsuchiya states that “It is a car for serious time attack”.
Hozo Kozo | Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR34 type
* The image is from “M ・ Spec Nur”
The “Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR34 type” (common name: R34), which is the last generation of the Skyline GT-R, is owned by “Kozo Hoshino,” who has diferent name as God foot and he is almost well qualified as Jojima.
The final special limited edition car, “Vspec2 Nur,” will appear in the series. The name Nur comes from the German Nürburgring circuit, where the GT-R used as a test track.
In the battle with Keisuke, the scene in which the leading pole is taken away in a brilliantly swapped front and rear manner is impressive.
The distribution volume of the R34 in the used car market is also small, about 50 cars. Prices are higher than R32, and even low-priced vehicles cost $ 50,000 or over $ 100,000.
Bunta Fujiwara | Subaru Impreza WRX STi Version V
The image shows the WRX STi Version V 4-door. The car in the story has 2 doors.
Bakuta Fujiwara, the father of Takumi, used to be called the legendary driver. The Subaru Impreza WRX STi Version V (2-door model) is the model that will be his car after the original Hachiroku 86 was given to Takumi. It is a model that has been tuned by STI, in addition to the rally model WRX of the first GC type Impreza.
It is the most suitable model for Bunta who was active as a former rally driver, and even the Takumi was beaten by the “test drive” of the Impreza. The word “this father and this son is” is a good word to explain their family.
The used car market of the first generation GC8 Impreza WRX STi Version is a little less than 70, but there are relatively many Version Vs same as Bunta owned. You can purchase it at an average price of around $ 12,000.
Let’s drive the car same as the initial D and remember the 90’s! We haven’t been able to show you all the cars that have the initial D, but they were all great sports cars that enjoyed the 90’s. The initial D is a story that you can enjoy the story and atmosphere even if you are not familiar with cars. We recommend that you take a look at it with interest.
And actually purchase the appearance model and experience the feeling of Initial D
I recently drive in Melbourne Australia and in Australia you can choose your car license plate well you have to buy it but you can buy Japanese plate too. And some people decorate same as Tokyo drift car or Initial D cars. I am looking forward to seeing more like those cars around world.
