Articles about Initial D

Want one?

In US-only Supra news, Toyota is releasing a limited edition of the GR86 for the 2024 model year. The two-tone Trueno Edition takes its name from the iconic '80s AE86 Corolla-also known as the Corolla Sport GT-S and

Eurobeat intensifies

Any Initial D or MF Ghost fans here? Well, scratch whatever you've been saving up for this holiday season because Casio has dropped something that'll surely take the top spot on your Christmas wishlist.The watchmaker has released a new

“Coming soon”

Pedal feel and driving comfort? Who needs them when you're rocking a pair of sneakers as neat as the Initial D Nike Dunks we featured a few days ago? Judging by the reception it received on social media, many of you

Make it happen!

When it comes to footwear, there's only one thing a car guy keeps in mind before purchasing a pair: "Can I drive in these?" Admittedly, you can drive wearing just about any pair of shoes. But you want something light and

It’s called ‘Type S: Chiaki’s Journey’

Nostalgia. In its most basic form, it's a careful filtering of the past, taking out all the rubbish bits of your younger years-acne, fear of talking to someone you like, owning a Limp Bizkit album-and painting a portrait so

We’re hoping for more Eurobeat in this one

What a great time to be an Initial D fan. Avex Pictures has just confirmed that an anime adaptation of Shuichi Shigeno's MF Ghost-the sequel to the OG street-racing manga-will premiere next year.An official trailer has already

We think we all know the answer to this

The shoes you wear behind the wheel can play a part in how well you drive. Whether or not your footwear can make you a driver, though, is at the very least up for debate.Obviously, if you're attempting to heel-

Here, you can also check out a ‘hachi-roku’-inspired Toyota 86

As automotive journalists,we make it a habit to look for good road trip destinations outside the metro where we can settle down and chill. And we prefer the local holes-in-the-wall joints compared to the usual corporate chains. The

He was once the voice of Takumi Fujiwara on Animax’s ‘Initial D: Fourth Stage’

Filipino-Italian actor Matteo Guidicelli has been making headlines recently. Nope, not for how he received a notice for violating the Yellow Lane Rule on EDSA-we leave it to you to Google the reason.Anyway, seeing his name all over the

RWD + affordable + light = fun

You know a true enthusiast's car when people refer to it by its internal code. Launched in 1983, the AE86 (or Hachi-Roku) was the 1600cc, RWD variant of the fifth-generation Toyota Corolla. You could get it with one of

Father knows best

It was the star attraction in the manga-based anime Initial D. It has attained classic status even before its elder brethren. This is the Toyota 'Hachi-Roku' as it is popularly known, which is a nickname derived from its internal AE86

Prepare for a shot of nostalgia

Your eyes do not deceive you. What you're seeing is a Toyota 86 created in the image of Takumi Fujiwara's legendary AE86 from Initial D. Got your hopes up? To be honest, so did we.At first glance, we actually

Delivers pancit instead of tofu

We assume you know about the anime series Initial D, which tells the story of Takumi Fujiwara, who serves as the delivery boy for his father's tofu shop using a Toyota AE86 Trueno. The series basically establishes Takumi's racing--and

For car nuts and couch potatoes<br />

A new car-centric animated series is about to invade the boob tube.Trailers for The Driver have made their way to YouTube to boost the excitement of anime junkies. The well-rendered the CGI animation--down to minute details like the