TOYOTA 86, the current HACHIROKU of mystery, appears in the final chapter of the "Initial D" movie!　A dialogue between the original author and the 86 developer is also released.

It has been announced that the current Hachi Roku will appear in the animated film "Initial D".

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 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, with four TV series, one film version, and several OVAs produced between 1998 and 2012. 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 film.

The third and final chapter, "Legend3-Yumegensen," will be released on February 6, and it has been revealed that the current Hachi Roku "TOYOTA 86" will appear in the film. The current Hachi Roku has not appeared in the original work, and it will be interesting to see how it will interact with the main character Takumi's AE86. In addition, the scene photos released depict an orange-colored body, but the driver cannot be confirmed. Expectations are high as to who is driving the car and whether a battle will break out.

On the 18th, Kodansha's Comic Plus (http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/) published an interview between Shuichi Shigeno, the author of the original manga, and Tetsuya Tada, a Toyota engineer who worked on the current Hachi Roku, in which the two discuss youth and cars.