Audience reviews
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fh1478
If I Hear Scrappy Little 86 One More Time!
Initial D Fourth Stage is a season about what happens when you mix instinct and mind together, because this time it takes everything to win.
What this season does amazingly is the car races, they feel so much more entertaining this time, because of the thoughtful discussions and the strategy they have to use to win. It's no longer just the main character being a cool driver, this time we hear the tactics behind it.
Also introduces a type of opponent, I have been missing, the absolute scumbag driver, who will use dirty tactics to win.
The music really feels well mixed with the races this season, animation is still nice, even if It's kind of annoying that people keep shifting hair colors between Seasons. The animation is beginning to blend the 2…
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Initial D Fourth Stage arguably has the weakest story out of any stage of Initial D, there feels to be a lacking of plot outside the races, and the racers don't have as much buildup and character as the previous stages have, the episodes are very formulaic and predictable.
However, on the other side, the races are still very entertaining, and introduce new techniques and moves to entertain the audiences. And there is still lots hype in the Eurobeat and racing, especially in the last 2 races in the stage, and there is a very exciting element added to this series that may or may not surprise you
this by no means a great season, but if you want to watch Initial D for some cool car races, this stage is sure to satisfy you
B
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Seemingly after a poor Stage 3, they threw every conceivable race that could in this 24 episode, adrenaline fueled Stage 4. Thank goodness they did too are Stage 3 really could have set the series up to plummet into the depths of garbage.
There are many things to like here. 2 things in particular have become consistent points of quality; The music and the driving animation. There isn't really much more I can say about these elements to be honest. Music fits perfectly to the absolutely perfectly animated driving. Every single race, these elements shine, providing the viewer with everything you could possibly need from a anime based upon street racing.
If you've seen stage 3, you will know where we are at in the overall story of Initial D. I won't spoil it if not however. In the begining…
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This season was a really downfall.
You could predict what was about to happen to the arc from the beggning of the first episode.
The suprise element from the previous seasons wasn't there anymore, and this one became just a bunch of repetive cliches. They could have changed something in the last arc, but decided to stick to the same development from beggning of the season. The last race result was pathetic beyond limit.
For an instance: the "top" points of the season was the romances developments. I laughted and got angry more in those occasions that the races.
I still have to watch the last season, but this one was so bad, that I'm really thinking about it. Should have ended last season .....
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(I'm about to spoil the formula for the entire season, avert your eyes. Or don't, you can also guess it for yourself after the first 10 mins of the first episode anyway.)
This is quite possibly one of the worst things I've ever seen in my ENTIRE life. This entire anime can be summed up to this:
People talking to themselves in cars, Cars driving,
People talking about them driving,
Repeat. Forever. It doesn't stop, and it's not even good. Every race is predictable, every character is boring, this season is a slog with 0 tension or progression. If you took this season, stamped on it, burned it into ashes, threw those ashes into the ocean, then nuked the ocean, then you wouldn't know the difference because NOTHING happens.
If you value your time and sanity do not, and I mean DO NOT eve…
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After finishing this series I must say...I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Initial D has become one of my all-time favorites. Surprisingly, this show got me back into cars like how I used to when I was younger and I'm even more of a fan now than before.
I enjoyed every plot twist, funny and thrilling moments that had me on the edge of my seat. Some of my favorite ones were whenever Takumi pulled a new trick up his sleeve, all the guys working at the gas station talking about the new upcoming races or how Takumi beat an skilled opponent, or even when Ryosuke would give advice to Takumi before a race starts and many more especially whenever Bunta was on screen!!
There's not many bad things I could say about this series because all the elements of what made this show is amazing imo.…
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Stage four was definitely better than stage three in terms of everything. Fourth stage started out a bit weak, the races in starting didn't feel very strong, felt kind of slow but then it picked up. The races became more and more fierce and difficult for both Takumi and Keisuke, this time they faced all types of opponents. There was tremendous growth for Takumi, Keisuke and Itsuki in this season, both in terms of racing and overall character growth. Takumi and Keisuke have become very strong drivers now.
Takumi is a great driver, calling him great would be an understatement but one thing is that in many of his races, luck is a very big factor in winning the race, sometimes it all boils down to luck when the skills of the drivers are evenly matched, that's what happned in most of the races…
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Overall, breathtaking and enjoyable anime
There's so many reasons to give every installment of this anime a 10/10
All of these stages are so good....
Story - Flawless, the story of Takumi and start of Project D is amazing. The tension of the races that go onward prove to be breathtaking every time
Art - Designs are amazing but could get choppy at times Sound - When it comes to Initial D, sounds is what Initial D does the best. The sounds create the tension between the races and it's always pleasant
Character - Every single character is flawless and not a single character is poorly written nor doesn't have any lacking talents that make the character non-enjoyable
Overall - 10/10. Every stage of Initial D is flawless.
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Initial D Forth Stage marks a new low of the series with bad and random characters as well as uninteresting, dull and repetitive races.
I might be the only one when I say that but when looking back at the first three seasons I always felt like that the mountain passes and races had some sort of identity, something that made them special, unique and therefore entertaining to watch.
You surely remember Akina with it's 5 consecutive hairpins or Usui Pass with Takumi's extreme endurance race againt the Sil-Eighty Duo or the AE86 vs AE86 race on that very old and horrendously maintained pass. However here, I can barely recall any race because they were lacking in identity. Unlike in the first three seasons, none of the mountain passes were introduced properly and there wasn't anything special…
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Quick take: If you like cars, you'll like the story of Takumi Fujiwara, his Trueno 86 and the Probed D team. Fourth stage is the beginning of Project D and as such, we see a lot of forward development from Takumi and Keisuke. From this point forward, the manga shines as the better media of the two and I would suggest that over this anime. Until this point, they were about equal in storyline quality.
Much like first and second stage, the storyline of Initial D is super simple and easy to follow. Much of what we're watching is the birth of a drifting legend that is destined to go pro. Takumi learns different skills in every race and each race sees him face a different challenge that keeps them somewhat refreshing. The manga handles all these situations much better than the anime as it feels…
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It's weird, I'd have thought a season focused mostly on racing would have been an improvement on the series, but I feel like this handled poorly. First off is the pacing, which has sped up way too fast. Minimal time is spent developing any Project D's competitor, and most of them fall into the mindset of dismissing Takumi's 86 as some junker. There's also the races themselves, which feel as downgrade overall. It's expected at this point that Takumi is going to win his races, which can work as long as races interesting, but they're not. As mentioned before, most of his opponents grossly underestimate the 86, and much of their reason for defeat is attributed to that. There's also new tactic introduced within the first several episodes that becomes stale before the season's even over. There's…
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Ok now it's fast and furious
I freaking love this fourth stage and my boy Takahashi was a beast.
Here we see how two boys in their 20's improve themselves with every wall presented.
Specially with Takahashi. I love it every time I've seen it racing. I really want it seen it more but well the main star is Takumi and his "Hachi Roku" but don't underestimate the power of the Mazda RX-7, it was beautiful seen it race.
Also, Takahashi has a little bit of drama but like every character here it's a big drop in terms of love. I can't be so mad about how every single attempt of having some romance is vanished by the emotions of racing. As a viewer I really wanted a good relationship but here doesn't happen because they are "lonely drivers".
Despite of the drama flops, the races are great but we ha…
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I watch this show for the characters, music and the races after the first 3 seasons I took a little break from season 4 since it seemed like it would be slow and that it would maybe not be that interesting. In contrast to the earlier seasons this one doesn't have much stories outside of the street racing which I was hoping to see, but however the pace of this season is so fast that I don't personally mind it at all. Even though I definitely want them in the future. Otherwise it's very good quality and worth your time to watch if you like the characters and previous seasons. Only thins that annoyed me was that Ryosuke can predict everything that happends in the future, since it's not realistic, but I get the idea that it's so that the watchers can understand the events better.
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IMO This anime had great potential, but imo it needs a graphics / art overhaul. Comparing this anime to some of the old animes like DBZ or Naruto which continued to improve their art overtime, you can see it. Whereas Initial D's art becomes stale as I felt the artist got lazy and decided not to improve on the overall graphic quality of the manga / anime. The original is a good standard to set, but comparing it to today's anime / art, it's just not appealing and won't cut it.
Story Telling: 7/10
The story telling is amazing. The plot pace moves along well when it comes the main character and his car racing days. The character develops very quickly when it comes to the art of racing with his innate talent for it. However when it comes to expressing how the the character feels, I feel like…
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Initial D Fourth Stage Review
There are no spoilers in this review
Well what can I say? I enjoyed it allot like I have with the previous instalments. It felt different though. They fixed the biggest flaw that I though there was but another one came up which just messed with atmosphere of the show. My enjoyment was somewhat less because of that but I'll explain in detail later.
Story
What can I say, it's typical Initial D fashion. Absolutely immersion for a car fanatic like me, with them layering on more and more technical talk about the mechanics and the techniques used I enjoyed it allot. I have to say my favourite battle was the AE86 vs the Cappuccino, it was a truly thrilling race.
I have to say this series move the story along quite well and it was interesting learning more abou…
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I’m starting to get why I don’t review series that last beyond 26 episodes (I watched them, mind you, but takes a lot of time to review) and as much as the first 2 editions of Initial D were pretty good and the third stage movie was…..okay to say the least but I starting to think like in any of the Dragon Ball series, the story and the races do tend to drag (no pun intended) as they go along.
This series focuses on the exploits of the new team founded by Ryosuke, Project.D, which is composed of Ryosuke (leader and strategist), downhill specialist Takumi, uphill specialist Keisuke, and a staff consisting primarily of members of the Akagi Red Suns. The team travels the region, challenging other teams and posting the results of the battles on their website. Each race is intended by Ryosuke…
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Well the series has a certain pattern or formula which may seem repetitive, but the series is willing to somewhat break the 4th wall in an indirect sense to explain that and help you understand better. This will be explained between Takumi’s races with Tomoyuki and Sakamoto on the subject of “oh this opponent will be your toughest yet, etc.” For that formula, mostly one episode is that they introduce Project D’s opponents and the following episode they will race. At times the pace will change a bit, but I think it brings a more definitive balance to keep you hooked. It is very character development driven which is what I loved best. Every race Takumi and Keisuke have is a new kind of challenge in multiple angles, and it’s Ryosuke’s purpose to use that fa…
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Initial D Fourth Stage is the newest series in the long-running franchise. Fast-paced street racing, modified cars, and determined drivers all combine to create a series that has become one that is unique in it's style. Fourth Stage breathes in new art and an outstanding face lift to the series and guarantees to please fans of it's predecessors.
The story of Fourth Stage has come from the budding of Fujiwara Takumi's driving skill to the nationwide domination of Project D, a new race team established by Takahashi Ryouske. The story proceeds well from the small victories in various regions, to the eventual domination of the prefecture as a whole. The story however, does also drop into the various personal lives of the characters. By allowing viewers to see what is driving the character's a…
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