TAKUMI love or hate it

[orido]

Theres lots of people here who found out about the 86 from initial D,

theres also people who were interested in these cars way before the whole drift/takumi craze took off.

What would have happened if D wasnt made would these cars or drift still be popular
And for the people who have been around for a while Do you think initial D fuct the 86 scene ?

Comments opinions ?

This is a GENERAL DISCUSSION any opinon is welcome. and a poll to guage how many of you are which side

please feel free to flame hard I know this is a Very sensitive topic for some people out there.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/rolleyes.gif

Sorry if this has been posted before i just wanna see a poll on it.

[200Boy]

initial d is an awesome anime and i really enjoyed watching the whole series. a lot of people like initial d but idolise takumi. i have never liked any anime and i got hooked on initial d and am disappointed they stopped producing episodes for a while
*flame suit zipped up*

the thing that got me into ae86s is my ae82 as i orginally wanted an s13 but after driving 9 examples i saw this thing sitting at a dealer and i test drove and bought it straight away, it was just that damm fun. i always thought sprinters being a big F**KING rip off but after my ae82 i wouldnt mind getting one as this car is just so much fun to drive and a sprinter being rwd with a 4age must be worth it http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/cool.gif

[Jason]

ugg this is the second time ive i accedently chosen void vote this week ....

[Andrew]

There should be a "He's ok but I'm not fussed about it". I'm definately not a fanboi in denial but I'm not wet in the pants for him, that's for sure.

I've only seen a few episodes, they were pretty good but so damn expensive.

[sprinter_adam]

I have to admit i USED to like initial D bak in the day but then it got translated into english n every 12 y/o talked about how cool takumis panda 86 is. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/angry.gif And it was also initial d that got me into ae86s and drift in general but since then (bout 4 or so years ago) ive tried to learn as much as possible about jap cars n driftin.

So in conclusion BOO takumi YAY drift

Adam

[orido]

There should be a "He's ok but I'm not fussed about it".[/b]

yeh agreed but once the poll is made theres no going back to change it, i should have thought of the options more but i really just wanna see in favour and not

Also
when talking about Initial D can you specify if its the:

1) Subtitled internet version (original)

2) TokyoPoP Version - red cover DVDs at eb`s and car shops

For example say:

"Ive seen the tokyopop version" or "ive seen the original version"

im not sure about the differences apparently TAK has an american accent in one http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[orido]

i got into 86's when i watched the movie with jay chow and edison chen http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif im not really into anime and wouldnt call takumi my hero http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/ohmy.gif

[breno]

added a new option, its the last one.

[orido]

Thanks breno,

[aaaaah]

"No i hate him and all the people who idolise his lame shit"

I have never ever seen an episode of Initial D and love sprinters. People who talk about Initial D like it's real life shit me.

[DRiiFT_King]

meh, i just like the background music

[E V A N]

LOve it.. don't be scared to say so.
I dislike the haters too.. cause its a fucken cartoon.. get over that people love it and want sprinters cause they like the cartoon. I want a takumi replica trueno one day.. so what!
If there was a sweet cartoon on the datsun 120y i would probably want one.

poopoo

[boosted86]

i bought my sprinter back in '00 '01 and only ever seen about 5 mins of the first ep on the net, personally i think initial d overrated but in my opinion it seems to be a hell of a lot easier to get parts and accesories(new and used)now than 5-6 years ago. but also the growth and popularity of drifting has helped considerably so we all should be happy that our beloved hachis are so popular because if they werent we probably wouldnt have ae86drivingclub. now that would suck wouldnt it!! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif and thats my two cents



p.s. takumi does suck ass http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[Kitten-Trueno]

I like Initial D and Tak is cool in the way he does'nt care about alot of things. But this Tak this Tak that is so annoying. And how people base everything to do with trueno's around initial D.

[ae86hachiroku]

initial D is awesome and takumi is cool,
but too bad my dad bought the 86 waaay b4 any of this 86 craze and showed/tought me about how good a car it is http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif
Plus if i idolise anyone its Katsuhiro Ueo, that'd be the main reason why i'd buy a 86.

Ken

[driftae86]

initial d is great, i got hooked the first time i saw it back in the day (about 3 years ago)

got me into drift and ae86's then i got a reality check about how much they cost http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

but 2 years ago i had the opportuity to get my ae86 and jumped at it.

initial d is cool, takumi is just a character. katsuhiro ueo is my hero http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif ueo really got me motivated to buy one and get into drifting.

i saw the subtitled version. dubbed is shit. original music is great too

no real option for me in the poll though

[yoshimitsu9]

i admit initial d got me into liking ae86s, i endeavoured to learn everything about them, i have spent countless hours on club4ag reading the tech forums, ask my mates, i dont shut up about them technical everything, i believe i have gone past the call of duty trying to learn about 86s. i dont necesarily want a treuno, would be nice but a levin would suit me just fine.

[Sprinterboy]

Tak is my hero, i want to have his babies

[poh_86]

any show about cars is good

even though its abit tainted i still like watching it, even 50 y.o's watch it! its got a big influence on everybody not just 12 year olds

[Anthony]

.....

[Blown86]

Those that wax lyrical and refer to a cartoon as some form of reality demonstrate why ignoring the basics of evolutionary theory is dangerous for the continuity of the human race.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif

[Blood Child]

initial D got me liking anime lol.
saw a few episodes a few months before i got my licence back from a 2yr suspension, found a nice but damaged sprinter for $600 and thought 'what the hell, why not?' i needed a new car anyway and i had a few months to fix it.
now i would never go back.
i'm only up to dvd #8 due to spending all my money on my sprinter instead.

also, if anyone is wanting dvd #8 i have a spare copy for sale. stupid autobarn wouldn't give me a refund

cheers

[dori_86]

hey i was into drifting 86's just b4 jms started pt gawler days **back in the day** then after i finally bought an 86 (b4 i could drive by the way) i saw an arcade game with my car in it, so i chucked in my $6 bucks foe a card and a go which turned out to be fun, so then i started looking it up and found heaps of stuff and want to panda my car (but not white and black... an actual colour) then i found panda to be way too common thru the internet so i havent really got into the whole panda thing again, but it doesnt stop my from getting a true jap comic of it (right 2 left in japanese), car models and even a dodgie copy of the movie with subtitles (actual cartoons and shit, i think its in cantonese?!?) my bro got me in melbourne on a trip there

[Medwin_3sGTE_AE86]

Initial D is AWESOME!! and Takumi is my hero!! I've seen every season including the end of season 4 and i love it!! And its not that unrealistic... geez more realistic than most car movies i've seen... And most of the stuff they talk about is actually quite real... gutter technique, anti lag system, reducing countersteer angle... most of the time its the translation that fucks it up... and also the aussie version is so altered... due to some of the adult themes implied in the original... I'm especially impressed with the detail they put into the cars... down to the parts n tyres they use... a lot of thought has gone into it... unlike the movie http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/blink.gif

Spend the time to watch the whole thing (make sure its a translated jap version)... i'm sure u'll enjoy it!! and maybe even learn a thing or too... http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/cool.gif

[Wally]

Im over it all, well have been for a long time now! maybe 10months-12monnths

[funkymonkey]

Comic was fun reading, cartoon's pretty close, movie sucked balls.

As for Takumi, his character does nothing for me, just some spaced out kid that seems to like his car. The latest season's so bloody boring, I mean outside of the racing the plot development is always the same. And there's bugger all development in side stories. At least they had romance and comedy in the first couple of seasons which sorta rounded off the main storyline.

What I can't stand are people who refer to the cartoon as gospel on real life driving, and idiots that yell out Takumi or some stupid Initial D reference when they see you driving an AE86.

[Blown86]

Originally posted by WaLLY@Mar 22 2006, 03:55 AM
Im over it all, well have been for a long time now! maybe 10months-12monnths
Yep it's called growing up. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[eastcoastdrifter]

I like it.

I was into cars before watching but Initial D really introduced me to drifting.

the first Series was the best tho it had direction and a good storyline.

[Jessi]

I like initial D, but thats because I like watching cartoons and stuff.. I like 86's because my boyfriend got me into them.. I watch Initial D because I like the show, not because I want to be Takumi or anything other than I like to watch alot of tv. The only thing that really bothers me is people like a friend of mine who was like 'omg you own a panda but a red one'

[AEGZE]

Originally posted by Jessi@Mar 22 2006, 09:26 AM
'omg you own a panda but a red one'
LOL!!! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif

[orido]

Lol http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Red pandas are the best, someone came up with the phrase "the bleeding panda"

[mattysshop]

Originally posted by Anthony@Mar 21 2006, 10:37 PM
.....
exactly what i thought Ant...

i dunno bout the rest of you, but i have had my 86 for a few years.. a long time befor i knew initial D even existed.. or there was a massive drift culture about to explode.. matter of fact people would often approch me and ask what the back of my car was off.. they had never seen a sprinter with a boot befor.. (hence the reason i got the plates IAE86) most people thought it some some panel beaters incarnation of a sprinter with a nissan or something..

did you all go out and buy wrecked JZA-80 supras after seeing the fast and the furious?? seriously if someone bought a car because of a cartoon or annimae what ever you wanna call it.. you deserve to be slapped! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

Matty

[AEGZE]

^^^^

agreed. i bought the 86 because my friends looked so cool driving thru melbourne with 10-15 sprinters lined up. [although it was TAKUMI leading the group (for those who dont know TAKUMI, its the tofu 86 replica)] and drifting on the streets, facing oncoming traffic, dragging big skylines and being able to keep up with them in a 23 yr old car, all these things added up to equal what i drive now.
however..buying a sprinter because of a movie/anime and being prepared to be ripped off (kawaii) is just stupid. some people have too much money to blow.

[KAWAII_hachi_roku]

AEGZE.
i was not ripped off i payed less than i planned so it was bargin of my life to me! i am happy that i payed ONLY 7500 for my PERFECT CONDITION 86.

yes i like initial d. i was anime fan from sailor moon, dragonball, twins of destiny in early 1990 decade. now that is evolve into like initial d. i also enjoy Onegai teacher, Onegai Twins, Full metal panic.

if you watch initial d by english voice you are not getting enjoyment. you must watch anime by jap voice !

[AEGZE]

perfect condition sprinter does not = $7500

shell..as somebody mentioned in another thread, $500 for running AE86.

strip the car, cut off all rust, seam dip, reweld etc etc etc all that bullshit..just say $2000 for that.

$4000 for 4AGE complete rebuilt running gear, put everything back together...

and VIOLA! u have a PERFECT CONDITION AE86 for $6500...and not $7500 for ur stocker hump of poo...

[floody31]

Its a pisser of a cartoon, but people who take it seriously, like people who take any cartoon seriously, really deserve a swift kick in the nuts.

[KAWAII_hachi_roku]

Originally posted by AEGZE@Mar 22 2006, 02:18 PM
perfect condition sprinter does not = $7500

shell..as somebody mentioned in another thread, $500 for running AE86.

strip the car, cut off all rust, seam dip, reweld etc etc etc all that bullshit..just say $2000 for that.

$4000 for 4AGE complete rebuilt running gear, put everything back together...

and VIOLA! u have a PERFECT CONDITION AE86 for $6500...and not $7500 for ur stocker hump of poo...
it ONLY cost me 7500 i am very happy that it cost such small amount AEGZE.
i sense you are not have the same budget so you are complain. i do not care.

[Medwin_3sGTE_AE86]

Storyline aside... cuz thats really up to personal taste... Can some one tell me whats unrealistic about Initial D... I think a major problem is that people dont take it seriously enough, thats why the level of drifting in japan is so much higher!! (I assure you initial D has done wonders in promoting the sport of drifting!!) Japanese people take their anime very seriously!! I'm sure most of you would of seen the video of Ueo driving up hill and down hill at his local touge... The level of driving looked pretty close to what takumi was doing in Initial D!! i'm sure if anyone can drive like that, they'll pone more than just a few skylines and evos!!

Instead of sitting back and thinking... yeah what a crock of shit... how about thinking... hmm... i wonder if its possible and go out and practise... Thats the sort of mentality people need if they want to be successful in this sport!!

Another thing... how much money people have and how much money people spend is up to them... please dont be a hater just cuz he/she's got more money than you!! If u havent realised, u need a fuckload of money to succeed in motorsport!! U really think Micheal Schumaker or Valintino Rossi would be as great as they are without a massive financial support!?!? These guys would of been spending at least $30k a year on developing skills/experience since they were 5...

I just feel theres too much hating going on! Think about what Initial D has done for u... at the very least, its double the resale value of my car http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif ... cant complain about that!!

I just woke up and felt like blabbering on... anyways... Anime Rock!! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/cool.gif

[Shiri]

Originally posted by KAWAII_hachi_roku@Mar 21 2006, 02:47 PM
ONLY 7500 for my PERFECT CONDITION 86.
i'm glad that you didn't notice the panel damage on your rear quater unlike everybody else

o and takumi is cool

[want an 86 so badly]

Originally posted by KAWAII_hachi_roku@Mar 22 2006, 02:36 PM
it ONLY cost me 7500 i am very happy that it cost such small amount AEGZE.
i sense you are not have the same budget so you are complain. i do not care.
i thought u had a 4ac and was thinking of getting a swap? its a stock adm rite?

[AEGZE]

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[AEGZE]

kawaii...do u wanna help me rebuild my car from scratch again??? it only cost nearly $30,000.. not on same budget? this is my 4th engine. and i think mine has been fully converted to JDM...unlike ur $7500 stockie...which is pretty much how much my engine is worth http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/dry.gif ... just ask shiri.. i would think shiri is pretty familiar with my car

*edit
ur just in denial dude. ur not japanese, and u got ripped off for a peice of shit u could have gotten for less than half the price. face reality

[orido]

Dudes can you keep the discussion to what the thread was intended for

If you wanna flame the new guy take it to PM or start another thread about sprinter prices.

where is the love ?

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/angry.gif ---> http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/angry.gif

[aaaaah]

Originally posted by orido@Mar 22 2006, 03:27 PM
Dudes can you keep the discussion to what the thread was intended for

If you wanna flame the new guy take it to PM or start another thread about sprinter prices.

where is the love ?

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/angry.gif ---> http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wub.gif
Fixed http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

[AEGZE]

lol..not giving him shit.. if u think about it, im just helping him and hopefully he wont do anything so stupid next time. for the extra 3000 he could have saved he could have bought a new engine...

[.wolfwood]

umm i like most anime so yeah, didnt really get my car cuz of initial d, it was cuz i saw a fw of them drivting in jap videos and shit am im like kool there sexy little cars

[rthy]

yesh... kawaii is back(?) for like 1 day and already getting sand blasted and powder coated... its his money (or parents) so who cares, initalR typeD woop woop hurry

http://www.mov3.com/trailer/initial_d/3.jpg

[Shiri]

Originally posted by AEGZE@Mar 21 2006, 05:18 PM
just ask shiri.. i would think shiri is pretty familiar with my car
all i know is that takumi is jealous of it http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif

[KAWAII_hachi_roku]

Originally posted by AEGZE@Mar 22 2006, 03:18 PM
kawaii...do u wanna help me rebuild my car from scratch again??? it only cost nearly $30,000.. not on same budget? this is my 4th engine. and i think mine has been fully converted to JDM...unlike ur $7500 stockie...which is pretty much how much my engine is worth http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/dry.gif ... just ask shiri.. i would think shiri is pretty familiar with my car

*edit
ur just in denial dude. ur not japanese, and u got ripped off for a peice of shit u could have gotten for less than half the price. face reality
you are use many personal attacks at me because i try to defend actions. you are a rude man and you can not tell me of how much i should pay. it is not your area two comment. my parents pay from my sprinter too.
wow you spend 30,000 on sprinter? deposit for my previous car was 35,000.
please stop harrasing me.

[Medicine_Man]

You guys are soo off topic lately, this is a takumi thread, Cut the bagging out of Kawaii, Next person that does it is really going to make me snap. Keep your opinions about Kawaii to yourselves, I beg for you all to help him fit in here.

That said, I liked sprinters before I even knew what InitialD was, Even so, I still think its a great cartoon. Everyone bags Takumi because he is the reason sprinters are so expensive, Shit happens, At least my car will be worth something if I ever decide to sell it..

[KAWAII_hachi_roku]

yes initial d is realistic but not real is my opinon

[20vtouge86]

I used to watch lots of anime movies when i was younger: Fist of the north star, Ninja scroll , urotsukidoji etc etc then my mate took me for a spin in his 86 i loved it so much that i brought one! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wub.gif then i saw initial D and Flipped!! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/ohmy.gif two of my favourite things combined wOOt!!!! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif then they released that sh!t american DVD series!!!! Uh yuk http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/dry.gif americans http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/dry.gif
PROJECT D rocks!!! Bring on series 5!!!! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[kaibeecee]

it's good to watch, and a anime thats definetly easy to get into, but at the same time some go way overboard with it.

[KAWAII_hachi_roku]

yes siries 5 will be great. i have only watch up to keisuke beating god foot.
i enjoy initial d because it combine two things that i ejnoy CARS and ANIME. cool !!

[DavisJD]

saw the american version on cartoon network...........what a piece of sh!t
I like the original anime version, alot of sh!t in it, but i enjoying watching it so i do.
Loved one of the latest episodes with Keisuke racing against 'god foot' not so much the race, but afterwards when keisuke stuck his fist out the window in triumph for the win!!! love that sh!t hahahaha

[rthy]

Originally posted by 20vtouge86@Mar 22 2006, 06:35 PM
urotsukidoji
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/rolleyes.gif

[slydar]

chill out AEGZE. you know what, now that he is moving to qld, he will be HOOKED UP. and his build will cost half of yours, even if the initial purchase cost twice as much. so suck it.

[20vtouge86]

Keisuke's FD is sooo hot now!!!! Looks sooo much better than before. Hope they decide to put some better body parts and rims on Takumi's 86 next season.
I think there's going to be track racing in the next series

[20vtouge86]

http://www.animeondvd.com/images/essential/urot-akemi.jpg
Urotsukidoji http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif
Haha think the hospital scene with the nurse is the funniest sh!t!!!!

[rthy]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/blink.gif

[sexybabe]

hell yeah Urotsukidoji rocks that was the anime that got me into anime lol

[eastcoastdrifter]

that was me....

Gf forgets to sign off all the freakin time lol

[Axentrik]

Originally posted by Kitten-Trueno@Mar 25 2006, 03:30 PM
I like Initial D and Tak is cool in the way he does'nt care about alot of things. But this Tak this Tak that is so annoying. And how people base everything to do with trueno's around initial D.
Ughh, I can't stand "Tak" (Takumi is fine with me!), Kitten you obviously watch the ToykoPop release huh? Do urself a biiiig favour and grab the asian release from ur local Chinatown or ebay. It is so much different.

Tak or Takumi doesnt care about anything because he is not a thinker, he instinctly doesnt even analyse when he drives, he just drives on pure instinct, only Ryosuke trained him to start to analyse.
But other than when he is driving. Itsuki described him best, he is just a braindead idiot holding a donut (or some bullshit, I can't remmeber what the actual words were).
Takumi as a character overal, besides his confusion with Mogi is a pretty damn boring and undeveloped character in my opinion. Ryosuke is so much interesting, and so much still remains unknown about him such as his exact past and his future (which is however speculated but not confirmed that he is quititng racing for med school).
And thats why Jay Chou fitted the character so well too, he is pretty braindead lookin, same as Takumi (but he can sing)...

Stroywise, although you could look at it as an overtake of the Emporer Evo's, Season 2 I believe had the most entertaining and developed story. It seemed a layed story, as Season 1 seemed a pure linear progression story. Stage 3 was semi-complex as it was tying up alot of the loose ends throught both series. And 4th Stage, I believe it was good as what it was meant to be, which I believe is kinda like an LP album vs an EP release in music; as an analogy.

Yes I like Initial D, but not too fussed on Takumi, could put up with the few fanbous that went out of their way to find the foreign Initial D and enjoy it, but I dispise with 100x passion the TokyoPop spawns...

However my encounter with 86 was throught couple friends, one was a car freak and the other more specifically a Corolla head. And we were together in town and saw what loked like a Corolla but unique in being a 2 door hatch with really nice long lines (I fell in love with it on first site, as I already like Rollas as I was introduced to them through my friend, but this was a betta looking Rolla shape). And I had no idea what it was, neither my Corolla head friend. My carhead friend sed it was a Sprinter, I went huh??? And he said kinda like the car from Initial D, a Trueno but different. And then I went double huh?!?! So I downloaded 1 episode on 28.8 to cure my curiosity, and then cause of where it ended I kept on downloading more, so painful on 28.8. Got upto the intro of the GTR before I was satisfied....

[Axentrik]

Originally posted by eastcoastdrifter@Mar 26 2006, 02:12 PM
that was me....

Gf forgets to sign off all the freakin time lol
Well if your girl felt that way about Urotsukidoji.
Ur closed door hours would be ummm interesting haha.

Anyways..... anyone who owns the Urotsukidoji set, would they car to share some "backup copies" Plzzzzzzzz!!!! Or any hardcore animes I havent seen. Tis a cool and healthy fasination I believe *nods*

Yea Initial D fits a nice niche involving cars and anime as 20vtouge sed. Nuthin better than amix of 2 things u live for. But to me it wasn a true anime until I saw Extra Stage and a set of titties were shown lmao.
Is there any other car anime? I know there is car manga such as Wangan Midnight and Overrev. Anyone know if Wangan Midnight was ever made into a anime movie or series? It has a fair amount of underground popularity, it was even made into a PS2 game.... 240z's are koool!

[Shiri]

Namco realised a arcade game about 1 year ago very similar to Initial D Arcade Stage, called Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2. Was a card operated game, and was a lot more interesting than Initial D.

[20vtouge86]

OMG MAXIMUM TUNE ROCKS!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THAT GAME!!!! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif
I went to surfers last febuary and spent about 200$ on that arcade game in about 3days http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif HAHA had a pretty sweet card with a 32gtr on it tho!!

[funkymonkey]

Kaido Battle 3 blows away the ID game on PS2... never played the arcade version... but I'm guessing the PS2 game's an adaptation of the arcade game.

[AEGZE]

"i sense you are not have the same budget so you are complain. i do not care."

wtf?? are u calling me poor? or r u trying to say that u have more money than me? that might be the case, because my parents dont buy my cars for me. BUT! i dont go around getting ripped off for a lump of shit.

i dont get u..i tell u those things so that if u ever buy a car in the future u think carefully b4 u buy it and get ripped off. even if ur parents pay for it, they worked hard for that money too.. and what do u do? turn around and tell me that im not in the same budget range as u and piss off...well FUK YA..this is the last time im gonna say anything to u.

[rthy]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forum/uploads/post-1-1143017507.jpg

[verm69]

where's OBE... he thinks he IS tak....

he says he has a crew called "team tofu"

BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!


it's funny http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif

BWA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

oh man, him and monk make me laugh http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif

[rthy]

does anyone even eat tofu?

[eastcoastdrifter]

im a steak and chip guy my self http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[AEGZE]

i eat tofu http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif i think every asian person would have eaten tofu sometime along their lives..

[rthy]

i mean eat tofu because of inital D!!! lolomgroflwtfbbqtoFuhax.com.jp/index.xml

[AEGZE]

LOL who the fk eats something cuz of a cartoon??..oh but then they go and buy cars cuz of the cartoon so i dunno... but yeah, there are a lot of nice ways to cook tofu that makes it taste veeeeeeeery yummy! lolol..

[verm69]

i love beef and black bean sause.... it's tasty...

and i don't like it just because it's on cowboy bebop... http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/dry.gif

but i don't eat tofu....

[AEGZE]

you should eat tofu! its good for your prostate sir!

ok, really off topic, i'll stop now

p.s i like takumi

[Don-AE86]

First saw Inital D in '98 when i was a huge manga and anime fanboy, loved it to death, baught a sprinter, thought i could drive like takumi down a mountain pass, drifted off a cliff, almost killed myself, crawlled out of my smashed passenger window, climbed up the cliff and watched my car burn to pieces waiting for the CFS and an ambulance

Inital D is great, but it's fiction, and you shouldn't think otherwise.

[orido]

drive like takumi down a mountain pass, drifted off a cliff, almost killed myself, crawlled out of my smashed passenger window, climbed up the cliff and watched my car burn to pieces waiting for the CFS and an ambulance[/b]

holy shit NOW thats a crazy drift story, http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/ohmy.gif


ok, really off topic, i'll stop now[/b]

Thankyou http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif

[mc68]

Originally posted by AEGZE@Mar 23 2006, 11:16 AM
i eat tofu http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif i think every asian person would have eaten tofu sometime along their lives..
hehe, i like tofu...

i couldnt be less azn, but i love eating chicken feet and other asian stuff that i cant remember, it all is good http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

maximum tune was good, but the courses are waayyy too easy.

[v-tec]

I think inital D is a great series, a good watch. I wouldnt say i idolise it...

tho, its very neive to think that your as good as tukumi and can hit up any mountain just from watching the series

[funkymonkey]

my mum makes awesome chicken flavoured tofu curry. She's never watched initial D, and thinks my AE86 is a noisy rusty pile of shit. I disagree. My car's not noisy.

[eastcoastdrifter]

my mum loves initial D

[orido]

my mum loves initial D[/b]

i love doing your mum while shes watching initial D. She like to eat my chicken flavoured dick after too. sometime your GF joins in cos theres not enough fun.
see im funny just like you ! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif

[Medicine_Man]

Here we go again with the stupid comments, Honestly grow up.

[Axentrik]

http://www.nautiljon.com/images/anime/initial_d_first_stage/initial_d_first_stage_02.jpg

[GAKI86]

Kawaii-san..... $7000!!! dood thats a fair bit.... but seriously. did u pay that much? haha you couldve landed yourself an ADM 4age powered TRUENO!!!! (i said TRUENO did i?) yes... for that much.. i dont think its mint so dont be surprised for hidden rust spot on your car.. like what i discovered on Shiri ae86...

btw i might be selling some trueno bits soon..

unrusted ae86? go to japan at the TOYOTA museum....

initial D is a fkin cartoon ( and a good one too )... whoevers swears their lives by it deserves an uppecut to their nostrils... that includes you jedi fags as well...

btw funkymunky... can you please post a pic of your Boro looks damn awesome...

cheers bitches..

[Runt_86]

Back on topic...
Meh not fussed.

My older broher bought a sprinter when i was 14, i wanted one ever since then n loved em way before drifting was even thought of here, Im now 26 bought mine about 2yrs ago,


gze you think kawaii is nuts your gonna love me, I paid 13k for my, and i was glad to do so, Dont regret it for a sec. just the way I am, Glad to pay what its worth, i know what a 4ac poo version is worth and I know what your average 4 age modde one is worth, just as i know what iwas getting would of set the previuos owner back a bucketload than what he was selling it for....

although I dont normally get irritated, today i am, not by the Tak lovers but by those that think i drive an 86 to be like him and that i wana be the next drift king, those that think we as 86 drivers are delusional to be sprinter drivers and that we pay what we pay & do what we do for our rides, Get over and go back to your simple meaningless life, be happy with your nissans and other non 86s, frankly Ive had enuff and the next tool that gives me grief over it.... will wish they didnt. nuff said

end rant
see supra forums to get where im coming from

something along the lines of pffffft sprinter ===== Gazelle!

[KAWAII_hachi_roku]

Kawaii-san..... $7000!!! dood thats a fair bit.... but seriously. did u pay that much? haha you couldve landed yourself an ADM 4age powered TRUENO!!!! (i said TRUENO did i?) yes... for that much.. i dont think its mint so dont be surprised for hidden rust spot on your car.. like what i discovered on Shiri ae86...

btw i might be selling some trueno bits soon..

unrusted ae86? go to japan at the TOYOTA museum....

initial D is a fkin cartoon ( and a good one too )... whoevers swears their lives by it deserves an uppecut to their nostrils... that includes you jedi fags as well...

btw funkymunky... can you please post a pic of your Boro looks damn awesome...

cheers bitches..[/b]

sorry i like levin more than trueno. levin is hadsome more than trueno.
i make my parents pay for my 86 so i do not care how much it cost them.
yes i like initial d, it is not realism but it is truthfully entertaining.

[Blood Child]

haha, brett you lucky bastard! i wish my parents would fork out 7k to get me a car.
i spose they did technically pay for my $1900 2nd sprinter. meh
but for 7k, think of the possibilities...... i could get a new 4age/gze (with a sprinter attached)

cheers

p.s. initial d is a good anime. not much good for cosplaying tho. (i'm off to supanova as Nabeshin today) also, it'd be nice if madman was up to the fourth stage cos i do prefer my anime in english, specially initialD otherwise u gotta concentrate too hard on the subs and u miss all the action

cheers again

[TOFU]

yeah, the anime initial d is pretty cool, but have to admit, that when the initial d movie thingy came out, theres so many randoms who dont know shit about drifitng, and thinks if you get a 86, you be fast.........

[Axentrik]

Blood Child.....Concentrate on the subs and miss the action? Do it more often man..... it becomes second nature... anime sometiems gets away with it, but all good foreign movies, dubbing pretty much destroys them.
Its worthwhile....... so practise practise practise....

[Klutch]

Blood Child.....Concentrate on the subs and miss the action? Do it more often man..... it becomes second nature... anime sometiems gets away with it, but all good foreign movies, dubbing pretty much destroys them.
Its worthwhile....... so practise practise practise....[/b]

Yea, The english version of final fantasy is ridiculous. I much prefer the japanese subtitled version.

[gumbie]

Initial D is cool but it isn't where my interest in AE86's

came from. You can thank my $900 Ae82 twin cam for

that. It was great fun to drive and the performance

for dollar was great but i thought that it would be better

without the front wheel drive understeer. Enter the Sprinter......

[xero]

ok, love initial D, love my 86, spent like a billion dollars on the arcade game (ver. 3 on my fourth card now, and almost finished maxi tune 2 as well)...

i got my car before i even knew what initial D was, i had a list of about 25 different cars, from silvias, 944 porsche, bmw, corollas, pulsars and rx7's... the only reason i bought my 1st one coz it was only $1300,and was a shit heap, but i loved it, tha handling and the experience... my second one which ive had for 3yrs (excatly2 weeks from today) was only $2200 and was fantastic..

initial D is fiction but it is based on elements of truth.

the 86 is known and is a bit of a giant killer, right?
it combo of light weight, and numerous engine combos means its never short of power... whether it be N/A turbo or supercharged (orr both)

its simple suspension geometry of live axle works better than it has any right to, yes?
everyone has there own opinion on how it should be set up, for all we know it could be standard suspension in TAK's car (its eluded to that its not...)

to give an example when tak races maya and simone and he follows, this is not uncommon and very smart as he say "if they can do it so can i..." many people racing under powered cars on circuits use this technique to try and over take more powerful cars on corners...

initial D is a cartoon, always willl be. its a fun game, and somehting pretty to look at when your got not much to do, but if you want to be tak i pity you, for the only way to drive like him (if thats even possible) is practice, practice, practice...

[.wolfwood]

nitial d is kool, just hate it when people say ohh that car is from initial d so its awsome. silly people.

i like anime in general so yeah...

[KAWAII_hachi_roku]

i like anime in general so yeah...[/b]

yes i am anime fan. before intitial d i like onegai twins, full metal panic and many others.

[xero]

oh i forgot to mention, i couldnt give 2 shits how good tak is....

I JUST WANT THAT 20v!!!!!!!!!1111

[KAWAII_hachi_roku]

lol me to.

[defect]

Initial D is a mad cartoon, all my friends watched it

We had a marathon at friends house where we tried to watch all of series 1 in a day.

Gutter trick is mad!!! HAHAh..

[Corolla_Gurl]

To tell you lot the truth i have NEVER see na ep of Initial D....not that o dont want too just never gone out of the way to do so.
I got into AE86s becasue i also love AE82's in fact i love most types of corollas....and supras or mr2s lol.
Initial D is very overrated now thoe.

[ae86dave]

initial D is WHAK


Dragon ballz rocks<<<

[Dems]

I LOVE TAKUMI SO MUCH I AM GONNA GET A PANDA TURENO TATTTOOED ON MY BUTT! HE IS the MOUNTAIN TUGE KING!!111 ^__^

[Klutch]

Because as we all know, using capitals makes you uber 1337.

[asuka]

when i ordered my second 86 from japan the guy on the phone kept mentioning this initial d thing , he was crazy about it and this was a few years ago and the only thing i could remember that had this name was a arcade machine, a few says later a asian dude asked for the owner of the 86 and gave me 3 seasons of initial D , i knew about ueo before takumi

[ABORT]

initial D is one of the more awesome animes (not crappy dubbed version),
but it had nothing to do with me getting into drift or hachis that happened by itself http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[defect]

I brought a sprinter because I cant afford to drift my old car

[FLT LNR]

methinks its cool or makes people feel like the true 86'ers to bag the comic/anime. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/fap.gif

i personally think its pretty good. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/cool.gif

aside from all this, the only bad thing about it is what its done to the prices of the cars. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/rant.gif

and final piece of my 2c is the statement that white truenos are the hottest of the breed. all credit to the man who owns this one in the photo im posting. i dare anyone to fault its visual supremecy. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif

[d1_drift_kid]

ye nah. i bought my sprinter here because there were real JDM truenoes in NEW ZEALAND were imposible to buy, 10 grand for a stock one.
comes with 4age 4 discs POP UPS. some levins had stock LSD and 4agze.

yea australias only good enough for adm. they are cheap like rubbish....

[rthy]

i use to think truenos where cool, until i got one...
Levin 4 eva http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/fap.gif
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1579/82ah.jpg

[thu187]

AEGZE I think you should lay off the dude. Yeah, I'm pretty sure most people think paying $7,500 for a stocker adm is a rip but it's not your money so you should just back off. And by continually talking about it (you brought it up in this thread) you are giving him shit.

Anyway back on topic, I think Initial D is a really good watch and it's heaps entertaining. Although the last series got pretty damn boring http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/sad.gif
It seems to be an entry point for a lot of people to get into anime as well. I know lots of people who think nahh anime is stupid cartoon shit for kids but then they've seen some Initial D eps and see it can be for us older people too http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[KAWAII_hachi_roku]

"i sense you are not have the same budget so you are complain. i do not care."

wtf?? are u calling me poor? or r u trying to say that u have more money than me? that might be the case, because my parents dont buy my cars for me. BUT! i dont go around getting ripped off for a lump of shit.

i dont get u..i tell u those things so that if u ever buy a car in the future u think carefully b4 u buy it and get ripped off. even if ur parents pay for it, they worked hard for that money too.. and what do u do? turn around and tell me that im not in the same budget range as u and piss off...well FUK YA..this is the last time im gonna say anything to u.[/b]

AEGZE likes to talk out of place. it is not his business of how much my parents pay for my sprinter.
and no my parents did not work hard for the money it cost them. you are jelouse and you should not take it out on me. the only thing is too do something about it and earn some money AEGZE!

[defect]

i hate takumi, he made drifting look too easy!

[choonga]

I only just seen initial D recently, I got into drifting through magazines and first seen, well noticed an 86 was at mallala and it was genkins panda coupe. i loved the small little car that was doing well out there.

I got into initial d through the net from people talking about it and how awesome it is http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

I think its fun to watch thought but hes not my hero http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[rthy]

I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was.
To buy one is my real test, to build them is my cause...
I will travel across the land, searching far and wide,
These hachi rokus to understand, the power that's inside.
Hachi Rokus...gotta Drift 'em all!!
It's you and me...
I know it's my destiny
Hachi Roku...Oh..you're my best friend,
In a touge we must defend.
Hachi Roku...gotta Drift 'em all!!
A 4AGE so true--your TVIS will pull us through!
You teach me and I'll teach you!
Hachi Roku!
Gotta Drift 'Em All!
Gotta Drift 'Em All!
Hachi Roku!

[GAKI86]

now im scared O_o

(hides under kitchen table)

[prosbo]

i love ae86's coz my dad had one when i was like 6 and it was such a good car.

ive seen the movie and all the eps of fourth stage. its a good anime good to watch,
but i dont take anything from it http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

and playing gt3/4 made me want a ae86 even more lol.

still looking for the right one has to come sooner or later.
AND looking for the apprenticeship i want too (spray painter)

will come handy for those days i lose it http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/fap.gif

anyway to some it up, watch initial d lots of fun u'll like it


Teemu

[GAKI86]

kawaii please send kind regards to your old man.. and also inform him i have already sent the package that he has been awaiting for... its been pleasure doin business with him...

lolz...

[Granto]

rthy that's awesome.

seriously, tear jerker.

[rthy]

ripped from pokemon

[Matt-AE86]

rthy, sing it for us, thats bloody brilliant http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif

I think the bottom percentage of people that say "Meh, I dont care" are actually some of the top 2 categories.

Everyone loves Initial D, its good to watch..

[GAKI86]

meh i finally got a trueno... i think im finally over it...

[Solo]

or you dad that owns one which you don't know of...

[white86]

I actually have a bit of a soft spot for Initial D.

Dad convinced me to buy an ae86 off his mate as my first car long before I had any real interest in cars or driving. I live at the top of a mountain and I taught myself to drive without really knowing that I was doing it. I drove my bog stock 86 40,000k's in the first year, most of which was on Mt Nebo. Now, 3 years later, my ae86 has grown and so has my driving - I'm into all things 86 now, building my second car and honestly striving to get into some ameture track/drift days. But I'll always be trying to learn more about my driving and I think now I have achieved a decent level of skill with limited professsional/circuit experience.

So yeah, when I saw Initial D about a year ago I had a bit of a soft spot for Takumi. I think the storyline kicks arse, and I also think a lot of the concepts regarding the cars/driving are less bullshit than people think. A lot of the things Takumi learns in the first couple of series are things I came across while learning to drive, long before I'd even heard of the 86 craze.

I think the only thing that Initial D gets really wrong is the safety aspect. In the anime, there is pretty much no regard to safety whatsoever. On the street, the safety aspect really holds you back from pushing you skill past a certain point.

[eastcoastdrifter]

I want 5th stage to be released already but I am more interested in Wangan Midnight there at this moment turning it into a Anime Series

but there are a heaps of racing manga s out there

check this link
http://www.drivingmanga.tk/

on a more further note I

[riojin]

whoa.... someone voted and ressurected this thread

[4AC power]

I actually have a bit of a soft spot for Initial D.

Dad convinced me to buy an ae86 off his mate as my first car long before I had any real interest in cars or driving. I live at the top of a mountain and I taught myself to drive without really knowing that I was doing it. I drove my bog stock 86 40,000k's in the first year, most of which was on Mt Nebo. Now, 3 years later, my ae86 has grown and so has my driving - I'm into all things 86 now, building my second car and honestly striving to get into some ameture track/drift days. But I'll always be trying to learn more about my driving and I think now I have achieved a decent level of skill with limited professsional/circuit experience.

So yeah, when I saw Initial D about a year ago I had a bit of a soft spot for Takumi. I think the storyline kicks arse, and I also think a lot of the concepts regarding the cars/driving are less bullshit than people think. A lot of the things Takumi learns in the first couple of series are things I came across while learning to drive, long before I'd even heard of the 86 craze.

I think the only thing that Initial D gets really wrong is the safety aspect. In the anime, there is pretty much no regard to safety whatsoever. On the street, the safety aspect really holds you back from pushing you skill past a certain point.[/b]

i agree

storyline does kick arse
a lot of people do think the driving is BS

people seem to forget that Initial D it self is like produced by DRIFT KING him self...forgot his name but u all know who im talking about
ive seen a short documentary about I.D, it was about how they got the storylines and how season 3 was going to end and how season 4 is going to be like or something...

anyways, my point is...dont hate takumi, not his fault his so good, i like to think i'll be as good as him if i drove at an early stage with a sprinter that has highly modified suspension, on a mountain pass, dry/wet/snow, everyday, only natural to try new skills in a sprinter, or if ur a P plater :rolleyes:

[us_ae86]

I voted love him lots... he IS my hero.

[Dan_AE86]

Doesn't Worry ME!!
Good movie but..

[awang]

same here, not worry too much, its ok for the movie, glad he use 86 rather than seeing a movie with a honda

[gibbsy]

I actually started to like sprinters about a month before i saw intial d(saw beau yates racing in the on a sunday arvo on sbs). But i Still reckon initial d is wicked ive only seen the subtitled jap version

[Gilly]

hate it

sorry but i think its crap

and it gives people with no idea a "label" to give 86 owners and coined the phrase "Takumi tax"

[GAKI86]

takumi ftw!!! i drive a panda 86 and make them lil school kids jealous!!!
i say someshit like "bet you cant do this with your lil bike bitches!!!" then drives off with a burn out..


ps:
holy batshit!! its like almost a year i havent seen this thread!! lol

[Intense]

hate it

sorry but i think its crap

and it gives people with no idea a "label" to give 86 owners and coined the phrase "Takumi tax"[/b]

Incorrect. I coined the term Takumi Tax back on the old toymods forums. Direct your hatred at me :D

And takumi hasn't got shit on keichi, who do you think takumi and the whole story is actually based on?

[ke70dave]

i reckon its pretty cool show, sometimes its a bit slow...heaps of dialog between driving bits, and kinda annoying as you have to read it all. i dunno what you guys are complaining about. its a cartoon show...about the things we love....CARS!!!

the TV show on its own i like, i just cant stand all the wanna be's, that try and be like him/copy the show.

anyone know what season/episode they are up to now? i gave up downloading them a few eps into "stage 4" the animation was getting pretty good. heaps better than the earlier "stages".

[eastcoastdrifter]

stage 4 is the latest.

Wangan Midnight is a good filler series for the wait

[GAKI86]

there are some whacky jap manga outthere!!

shit like

overrev = with a japanese drift chicks are kicking it with the main character drifitng a aw11

jigoro jigorou = lol at that main characters silvia with somesort of an abflug widebody with gtr front bar

shakutan boogie = low ride jap stylez!! its all about bozo mobiles and angle grinders on 4 wheels!!
theres

ive been hearing about this MekkaDoc some sort of a speed racer but with real life cars particularly a celica...

more to find!!!

[Intense]

They turned overev into a live action drama. It's on youtube somewhere

[GAKI86]

i think its a movie dood

[driftke70]

i thought the movie was trash, but the series is good, ive always loved jap animie, ive also always loved cars, namely 4age'd cars (my first love was an aw11) initial d just happen to combine both. If initial d wasnt around there would be some other crap floating around negatively towards sprinters, its how stuff works, just like if mad max didnt exist there would probably be alot less bogans.

[Saikou]

i love initial d =D, without it i reckon i'd be oblivious to what kind of cars are out there, I'd be more like oo its a nissan skyline rather then owah its a r32 gtr. and initial d help me not to pick Fast and Furious tips "stickers make cars go fast" kind of attitude but rather, my gawd horse power isnt everything in touge.

So yeh i like takumi, but BUNTA's better (lol) http://youtube.com/watch?v=aR5XyHtI9Ew