Initial D", Chapter 1 and 2 will be broadcast on TV on New Year's Day 2016!　Monen Nishimori and Minoru Shiraishi attack Mt. Haruna in an actual car in a special program.

The second chapter of the animated film "Initial D" will be broadcast on TV for the first time.

Initial D" is an anime work 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 in 48 volumes. 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... The story is told in four TV series from 1998 to 2012, plus one movie version, plus several OVAs. 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" (older brother Ryosuke: FC3S RX-7, younger brother Keisuke: FD3S RX-7), who claim to be the fastest in the Gunma area, and the main character Takumi Fujiwara in a three-part series.

The third and final chapter of the trilogy, "Initial D Legend 3: Yumegen," will be released on February 6, 2016, and the second chapter will be broadcast on Animax for the first time on January 1, 2016, at 21:00, along with the first chapter.

In addition, a special program titled "I tried it, I went to the mountain pass" will be aired from 23:20 after the second chapter airs. Yoichi Nishimori (Monster Engine), a comedian who is a big Ini-D fanatic and owns his own AE86 Levin Kai-Treno, and Minoru Shiraishi, a voice actor who plays Takumi Fujiwara's best friend, will drive the AE86 Treno around Mount Haruna in Gunma Prefecture (the model for Mount Akina, the setting for the film). They will be driving safely while strictly observing the speed limit, and will be approaching the five hairpin ditch drop-off points.


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