Initial D

About “Initial D”

Initial D is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from 1995 to 2013 and collected into 48 tankōbon volumes. The story is set in the world of illegal street racing, focusing on mountain passes in the Kantō region, particularly in Gunma prefecture. Drifting is a central racing style. Professional driver Keiichi Tsuchiya provided editorial supervision. While some location names are fictionalized, all settings are based on real places in Japan. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)