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> Initial D the last of it's kind?
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Posted: Sep 27 2015, 08:07 PM


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QUOTE (Manifesto @ 7 minutes, 19 seconds ago)
I think a series with the tone of overrev would be great and successful if done well. even in america.
it would be best to change the mr2 in to a mustang though.

general car culture loves cute girls and muscle cars are popular

An American Version of Initial D with the tone of OverRev would bomb pretty hard in the US since no one cares about the Drifting scene that much. And girls with Mustangs sound like a porno. Muricans aren't that interested period. Muricans at least enjoyed the movie of 90s F1 racing made by Ron Howard but other than that, they don't like anything that relates to Japan other than the kids that watch anime.
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what do you mean no one cares about drifting...
its popularity is greater than ever.
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QUOTE (Manifesto @ 37 minutes, 32 seconds ago)
I think a series with the tone of overrev...

Scratch that, just make Over Rev in to an anime period! Great racing manga w/ yuri undertones... can't get better than that. biggrin.gif

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Posted: Sep 27 2015, 08:52 PM


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QUOTE (Manifesto @ 42 minutes, 16 seconds ago)
what do you mean no one cares about drifting...
its popularity is greater than ever.

Have you seen ESPN or any sport channel broadcast Formula Drift in the states? They even broadcast MOBA tournaments than Drifting competitions. Its the truth.
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Posted: Sep 28 2015, 02:21 PM


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QUOTE (Manifesto @ Yesterday, 11:10 PM)
what do you mean no one cares about drifting...
its popularity is greater than ever.

And it's still less popular than any other form of professional motorsport.

The only people who watch drifting regularly are the drifters, otherwise it's just hey, I'm bored and this channel has cars are doing things. Those of us who like racing, actual racing, watch things like the ALMS, SCCA, IMSA, F1, Indycar, NASCAR (Hell, I WENT to a NASCAR Xfinity series race this year), you get the idea. I could triple the length of that list if I wanted to take the time to try to remember everything that I watch.
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QUOTE (xiao_la @ Today, 12:38 AM)
Scratch that, just make Over Rev in to an anime period! Great racing manga w/ yuri undertones... can't get better than that. biggrin.gif

There was an OVA of Over-Rev! made back in the 90s or something.
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QUOTE (HashiriyaR32 @ 18 minutes, 33 seconds ago)
There was an OVA of Over-Rev! made back in the 90s or something.

There was the Live-Action movie that's still up on Youtube but the quality was garbage. I've seen it and it was just like the Live-Action Initial D movie which was not great but it had some effort put into it.
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QUOTE (Spaz @ 2 hours, 34 minutes ago)
And it's still less popular than any other form of professional motorsport.

The only people who watch drifting regularly are the drifters, otherwise it's just hey, I'm bored and this channel has cars are doing things. Those of us who like racing, actual racing, watch things like the ALMS, SCCA, IMSA, F1, Indycar, NASCAR (Hell, I WENT to a NASCAR Xfinity series race this year), you get the idea. I could triple the length of that list if I wanted to take the time to try to remember everything that I watch.

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Its almost like we already know what the kids want wink2.gif
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QUOTE (The Sixth Element @ 39 minutes, 18 seconds ago)
Its almost like we already know what the kids want wink2.gif

so what do i want?
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QUOTE (The Sixth Element @ 1 hour, 45 minutes ago)
Its almost like we already know what the kids want wink2.gif

An end to stupid posts?
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QUOTE (sushiyummy32 @ 1 hour, 19 minutes ago)
so what do i want?

Oh, you just want a hug. Come here you... hug.gif

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QUOTE (xiao_la @ 1 hour, 45 minutes ago)
Oh, you just want a hug. Come here you... hug.gif

yay :3 hug.gif
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QUOTE (Tessou @ 2 hours, 17 minutes ago)
An end to stupid posts?

DING DING DING!! You're right Tessou. I wish it would be the end. laugh2.gif
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Then make it stop.
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Initial D might or might not be the last of its kind. But does it really matter? It has affected our lives one way or another. And it is still popular for us as it was before... facepalm.gif facepalm.gif
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It certainly isn't popular to me anymore. The revival starting with Filth Stage tarnished a perfect gem forever.
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Don't say that... crying2.gif It breaks my heart to read that from you... facepalm.gif
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QUOTE (HyperSonic @ 2 hours, 22 minutes ago)
Don't say that... crying2.gif  It breaks my heart to read that from you... facepalm.gif

SPOILER ALERT!!

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QUOTE (HyperSonic @ 5 hours, 33 minutes ago)
Don't say that... crying2.gif It breaks my heart to read that from you... facepalm.gif

Why? This is a forum. Opinions are what fuel it. Mine happens to be that the quality of the mainline anime series took a nosedive after 2006.
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Initial D is popular even if it didn't seem to "favor" the original viewers. (Everyone has their own opinion and I respect everyone's) The series didn't just show us the growth of Drifting in Japan but it even tells A VERY IMPORTANT person's biography and how he became the man he is today. Sure 5th Stage didn't satisfy everyone that watched Initial D but the series about to end anyway so it ended with a somewhat big ending along with the question of "what the D in Project D stands for".
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QUOTE (Tessou @ Today, 12:23 AM)
It certainly isn't popular to me anymore. The revival starting with Filth Stage tarnished a perfect gem forever.

oh how the mighty have fallen

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