Chapter 2 of "Initial D" ranked first in screen average in the weekend box-office ranking!　Satisfaction rate was 98.4%.

The animated film "Initial D Legend 2: Fighting Race," which opened in theaters on May 23, got off to a good start, averaging No. 1 on the screen.

Initial D" is an anime film based on the popular manga (author: Shuichi Shigeno), which was serialized in Weekly Young Magazine from 1995 to 2013 and has sold 48.6 million copies of its 48-volume comics. The main character, who has the mark of a "young leaf," drives his father's old Hachi Roku (AE86 Sprinter Treno), which is owned by his father who runs a tofu shop, and engages in heated public road battles with other drivers from all over the country with his amazing drift driving skills... The story is told in 4 TV series + 1 movie version + several OVAs from 1998 to 2012. The series was a huge hit from 1998 to 2012, with four TV series, one theater version, and several OVAs produced. The new film version is produced by Sanzigen and Raidenfilm, which are known for their CG production techniques, and all the sounds of the cars in the film are reproduced by professional racing drivers. In addition, the cast has been completely renewed and the film depicts the battle between the "Rotary Takahashi Brothers" (Ryosuke: FC3S RX-7 / Keisuke: FD3S RX-7), who claim to be the fastest in the Gunma area, and Takumi Fujiwara, the main character, in a three-part story.

Screening began on May 23 at 30 theaters, and box-office revenue of 25,398,300 yen was recorded in the first two days of the first week. According to the "Weekend National Ranking" by Kogyo Tsushinsha, it ranked first among the top 15 films in the same ranking with a screen average of 846,610 yen. The film was also very well received, with 98.4% of respondents (*63 respondents) saying they were "very satisfied" or "satisfied" in a survey conducted at a preview screening held at MOVIX Isesaki on May 19.