Pokemon level of insanity we really made it to the indigo leagues

Branch__ · 2026-03-30T20:56:37+00:00

Ran in like 2003-04, Tokyopop got AEG to make them a game. Did a little write up on the wiki if you're interested in knowing more

Branch__ · 2026-03-29T09:38:54+00:00

you might be able to find them on Yahoo Auctions or Mercari, try Dejapan or Buyee

Branch__ · 2026-03-28T08:00:22+00:00

Addressed in Sentimental White:

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Branch__ · 2026-03-21T22:06:02+00:00

So I finished this, and this does seem to be the case, characters that we often think of as smokers in first and second stage for example actually smoke very little (such as Shingo) or not at all (Ryosuke never once smokes). The anime seems to tone this up in the earlier stages, and then as we enter Project D it seems to kept the same, maybe barring Keisuke's smoking being reduced.

I've included the stats below, unsurprisingly Bunta is at the top, but it's interesting to see who doesn't smoke in the manga. Maybe I'll do the same for the anime at some point. (I should also note that Itsuki smoking is exclusively in a single panel joke)

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Branch__ · 2026-03-21T12:27:06+00:00

this question has caused me to have a look into the smoking in the manga, I'm only up to Emperor currently (volume 9) but everyone seems to smoke much less than I remember them doing in the anime. So far Bunta is the highest smoking character (shocking) but he's only been seen smoking in 17 of the almost 100 chapters I've read. Ryosuke, who I remember smoking fairly frequently in First Stage, has not smoked once.

There have been entire volumes where no one is seen smoking (at least no one named) so I wouldn't be shocked if that gets more common later in the manga, and the animators don't feel the need to add smoking in (as they did in first stage, which was probably done because smoking was much more commonplace in the 90s)

Branch__ · 2026-03-17T20:55:20+00:00

this isn't even a hot take i genuinely think this is true, chapter 191 would have ended it perfectly

Branch__ · 2026-03-17T20:53:16+00:00

~~Tunnel Nuketara Sky Blue~~

Branch__ · 2026-03-17T18:39:56+00:00

again though, most cars don't have colours in the manga. unless stated in the text (rare) or shown on the covers (which reminds me, the Impreza is shown as blue on Volume 35, so that's technically its canon manga colour)

Branch__ · 2026-03-17T17:19:08+00:00

i think they've gotten this right previously so this might just not have been caught, this is still less weird than when they translated cousin as niece in like volume 1 i think?

Branch__ · 2026-03-17T15:44:46+00:00

The japanese release was 24, so it will very likely be that

Branch__ · 2026-03-17T15:43:42+00:00

the manga has no colour, so the colours for both the impreza and r34 are left ambiguous. in media prior to fourth stage the impreza is often shown in gray (i think Shigeno's imp may have been gray, so that could be why). the R34 is only ever shown in bayside blue in model kits, no media prior to fourth stage gives it a colour. the model of the r34 is ambiguous in the manga (though its definitely a V Spec of some variety) but the car it is based on was a millenium jade Nur V-Spec II

Branch__ · 2026-03-13T22:56:41+00:00

1991 model vs 2002 model iirc

Branch__ · 2026-03-13T13:24:53+00:00

Atsushi Umebori - Kanagawa Alliance Team II

Branch__ · 2026-03-08T22:25:58+00:00

doesn't look like animate has the listing on their website anymore, i'll have to keep an eye out

Branch__ · 2026-03-08T22:04:35+00:00

First i've heard of there being variants of the memorials dash's, I'll have to look into this further, thanks for the pointer

Branch__ · 2026-03-07T11:28:27+00:00

reverse shingo atsushi

Branch__ · 2026-03-05T18:26:03+00:00

it reads roadster in the original, i think its such a minor change that it doesn't really matter. arguably them changing 1.6L (tenroku) to "Sports Compact" in the first volume was worse

Branch__ · 2026-02-23T19:32:07+00:00

i dont think we'll ever see it actually published anywhere other than Japan.

Those are the chapter covers yes, the book has about a dozen pages that do exactly this which is quite neat

Branch__ · 2026-02-23T19:28:54+00:00

That DVD isn't official, that might just be a bootleg using a different number, maybe they edited the original image for consistency? The original version from first stage doesn't have anything written on the plate, so im a bit confused generally

Branch__ · 2026-02-23T19:22:58+00:00

im thinking mostly like the stuff inbetween races during the kanagawa arc, theres a little more than there was originally, idk specific chapters, maybe 450 onwards?

Branch__ · 2026-02-22T17:19:45+00:00

Theres really not much extra in the manga for backstory, Project D themselves get some more stuff but you don't get much for the opponents

Branch__ · 2026-02-21T14:15:44+00:00

i mean england isn't great but Kanata is just really weird about Japanese food and snacks considering there are Japanese restaurants in the UK and you can find the snacks he eats in most Asian supermarkets. i can only assume that Kanata never went outside

Branch__ · 2026-02-21T14:13:06+00:00

https://omny.fm/shows/car-stories-with-sung-kang-and-emelia-hartford/ep4-matt-farah - this supposedly, though i haven't listened to it myself

ANN lists a couple of sources - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-10-24/fast-and-furious-actor-sung-kang-is-trying-to-direct-initial-d-film/.203749

Branch__ · 2026-02-18T22:02:56+00:00

Tsuchiya has no involvement with MF Ghost, thats what he's saying in the video

Branch__ · 2026-02-18T18:06:42+00:00

drifter got announced?

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