Audience reviews
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fh1478
Groomed Kid Vs Natural Talent
Initial D Final Stage Is an ending that is deeply disappointing for me, because it feels like it's mostly, just spinning its wheel, and doing a mirror battle.
I don't know, why they decided to finish this off with a mirror battle, but it's so unsatisfying. it's trying to make it a big moment by introducing all of the old characters from the Stage 1 to 3, the race just lets purpose and an interesting dynamic, was not set up correctly, and for being the final, it so lame.
It doesn't help that in stage 5 and final, that the races didn't have that feeling of really trying and pushing your limits. The best season for driving perspective was stage 4, and the story wise was stage 3, in how it combined af really exciting Story moment with driving.
The last 10 min…
Read at the sourceWielbiciel-Zoro
So, in the end, all the seasons of the "Initial D" anime, the series itself, were enjoyable to watch for someone who isn't particularly interested in cars or car racing in person, but the races themselves were still enjoyable to watch, both visually and musically (I identified somewhat with the main protagonist from Initial, who wasn't initially interested in racing, etc., but as we got further into the story, Takumi himself began to delve deeper into that world). Besides the races, we also had love stories that didn't always end happily, etc. Being more than just an anime about racing cars and drifting them, we also learned in the final season what the "D" in the series title actually meant.
As for the visuals and music, they're really good. In terms of art, I like Season 4 the most, and…
Read at the sourceGintokiee
where should i even start great anime from the characters to music .....to the races i will say all of them the Akina Eight-Six stays undefeated like a legend or story man people say they drag but for me the races were time skips it was the best part for me .
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i never thought i would enjoy this so much i mean it's not even real but i could'nt have been more wrong this was a experience .....i fully accept that it's not perfect but i give it 10 because of overall how this ending made me feel ...and it could'nt have been better the final race was as great as any ...and i loved how it all ended ...
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... yes it is a bit cliche how they introduce shinji as an mirror to a young fujiwara ...but the fight it gave was awesome......
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all n alll i loved this above and beyond of my expectation.....…
Read at the sourceSpirit-NoVa
INITIAL D
Truly a piece of art, a masterpiece, I'm crying 😭😭😭, I got recommended this by someone who was with me in the uni, honestly I had no idea how this is going to turn out, it's just top from start to finish, you're literally going in for a ride each race, the hype, the intensity of the races, the emotions!!, I'm speechless, I doubt anyone would want to make a car racing anime after this, it has everythinggg, story is awesome, characters and their development is also so gooood, OST? idk all of them are masterpieces, yes allll!!, I'm glad I'm riding a bicycle nowadays ( a lot safer to use than my scooter bike xD after watching this xD ).
I don't want to talk specifics, everyone should give this a shot and see for themselves.
Simply a Masterpiece, easy 10/10
Definitely recommend…
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Initial D Final Stage, if it was part of the Fifth Stage, it would've carried the season.
(Some Spoilers ahead, but shouldn't be anything major)
This season had a great end, or should I say a great conclusion to the series.
(Until MF Ghost releases (Hype)).
The aspects (Fifth Stage) that lead up to the race could've been done in like 6 episodes instead of 13, those races really didn't add anything to the character of Takumi, other than him just improving very slightly, and the races taking more than one episode.
But with this last season of the show it feels more energetic in the racing attitudes for each the characters, and they also feel more adapted to the circumstances, making good use of each episode for each part of the race, not to mention has excellent visuals for the high oct…
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Rating: 8/10
This season was short and sweet. I was first caught off guard at how young Shinji was when he learned how to drive, I think it would have been better if he and Takumi were the same age, but I think that it's something that could be gotten over with. The ending suited the anime nicely. I loved how they decided to retire the AE86 and how it signified the opening of a new chapter in Takumi's life. The narrative of the AE86 giving it's last breath to let Takumi win was on point.
The art style is basically the same as the past season. Intensity was a tad more than the last season, which would make sense because this is the final race of the series. The music and the sound kind of grew on me.
I also enjoyed the car descriptions and the technical aspects were better explained here…
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Over half of this season (4 episodes ~ 1 HOUR) was some Karen trying to justify their whiny teenager's driving style that ironically lacks any, after his balls suddenly dropped looking at some legs. Other than his need to compensate for said lack of technique by ramming other cars out of the way, this was the worst season of Initial D.
SPOILERS AHEAD
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Then there's the other side of the story Takumi, who didn't show much of what he learned throughout the series in his final battle, other than his blind attack, after spending half of the previous season talking about how he was working on the one-handed driving technique from Purple Shadow. He won by successfully blowing up his engine and spinning out in front of Shinji in order to win.
The whole premise was a mess, tryin…
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Liked it. Like, this thing is awsome, the final of it(with i wount spoiler here) is breath takin, i literaly became pog while watching, the cars are very well desingned and the musci complements it all. The race is so fun and the events leading to it(all the other stages of the initial d) are so great(besides the 4 stage
thatr i dont find that good, at least for me -.-).
This is my first review so probably bad and dont explain that much about the expecific about things like audio, caracter design and some other bullshit that you would probably care about to change opinion about after you watched the anime... for some reason, see you next time.
Read at the sourcecameronrb24
It's a decent conclusion to the series. It's a bit disappointing that Tak's friends literally never race, and are still stuck working at the gas station, but it appears that the members of Project D get to move on to bigger and better things at least. Ryosuke's development over the series still feels odd to me, but the end result is fine I guess. Shinji worked well as the final opponent. He helped emphasize just how much Takumi has grown, both as a racer and a person, since first stage. I didn't find the race itself that interesting though. Much of the same as far techniques go, and Tak benefiting from what would've resulted in a loss for his previous opponents was kind of annoying. The focus seemed to be more on the growth of the drivers though rather than the race.
The art is the same a…
Read at the sourceSlowpokeWild
The last Vroom Vroom
This was a decent final and a really fun journey trough all the stages of Initial D. I never enjoy a lot since I've watched all Naruto in one month.
To be fair this isn't the final I want it but I'll take it.
Most of the race we seen Takumi struggling with his 16 years old rival and it's kinda hilarious because this rival is like a counterpart of Takumi and they both are connected by the fact of "why am I racing?" and both are amazingly good drivers. But the rival is an asshole (in my humble opinion).
Yes, Takumi face of his "most difficult" race and was really good. All the disrespect to Takumi happens and he's going in beast mode.
I really like how he scares this child to a point is embarrassing but I get it, he's 16. Also reminds me the feels of the First Stage w…
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I have rated all of the previous seasons as 8s, and the reasons for that is that there isn't really anything to dislike in the show. You can argue that the visual part of the show is not the best by todays standards, however it's something that can easily be forgiven by the other aspects of the show, like characters.
So why did I decide to rate this as a 9 then you may ask? Even though I can't say with 100% confidence that the final battle was the best one, I can say that the closure to the whole Project D was very satisfying, as getting a good ending to a show isn't that common anymore, I think.
Even though I can't rank the races of the series in terms of which one was the best, I can atleast say that the ending to this race was the most amazing one, since it was the biggest (maybe not…
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This review is very late. I don't write many reviews, but I seem to write reviews on the series that I enjoyed or were impactful on me as a viewer.
Obviously, Initial D has been referenced widely in other shows. I did not pick up this series until a few years ago, starting with the original, working my way to Final Stage. I do recommend Initial D: Final Stage, if you can make it through some of the earlier seasons.
Final Stages takes all of the events leading up to it, delivers it at full throttle (I watched this all non-stop and barely took a break after Fifth Stage).
I will try to keep the content about Final Stage, but in a way, it's difficult to not at least talk about Fifth Stage or some of the other series leading up to this.
Story 7/10
Note: It's not about a perverted average 1…
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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…
Read at the sourceRiver_Cloud
*SPOILER-FREE Short and Cute ^_^ Review for the Initial D series*
(If you haven't watched fifth stage you should! just to get to these four episodes!! >_<)
Also pardon my Exclamation marks use but that's how much I liked this season!!
Fifth Stage left me a little demotivated and I had to force myself to begin Final Stage. And Thank God! If you love the Initial D series, please sit through Fifth Stage just to get to this one.
+++This race is unlike any other I've seen and that's all I will say about it! Just when Fifth season made me forget about Takumi, he entered from a corner and made me remember what I had missed and showed me how much he has changed!
For two episodes my heartbeat got so weird - it literally beat fast but kept sending so much chills throughout my torso I had to clutch…
Read at the sourcejmoriarty84
Taking place where fifth stage leaves off, Takumi will have the his final race as a street racer. His opponent this time is like no other opponent he has ever faced. He is now racing a fellow AE86 Trueno model driver, Inui Shinji. Not only that, he happens to be younger than Takumi who usually tends to be the youngest in his social circle. Also, the difference between their cars is that Takumi is the hatchback model while Shinji has the sedan model. And as the race progresses, we will also learn about Shinji and his background and many characters return to see if Project D can become the greatest street racing team in Japan.
The last volume of the manga came out in November 2013 which is why this part was delayed for awhile. I have never bothered reading the manga for reasons which I wil…
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As far as character development and depth, Initial D has been sorely lacking these qualities since Second Stage. The story arc with Ryosuke in Fifth Stage covered some ground, but the characters in the anime failed to entice. Understably, the manga fits a lot more details and character nuances into the story, the anime has not been so successful in translating that into action.
With that said, Final Stage provides viewers with much needed closure. The ending was expected, to a certain degree. The final race was full of suspense and a rather unpredictable sequence. The story itself didn't provide much closure as the action was going on. The later stages have a genuine focus on racing, which, for fellow automotive enthusiasts, is fantastic. From the perspective of a fan, Final Stage will le…
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I'll be the first to review this, which brings me to my first point. Initial D is not as popular among people on the mal community (probably everyone outside of japan) as it used to be. I can't be sure how popular it is in japan now, but the subs for the final stage took a very long time to come out. As of now it has a little over 2,000 members. Initial D never was extremely popular (I'm generally speaking for the mal community, Its seems to be more popular in Japan) but as it has been airing through about 15 or so years it has lost some of its members. So to start of I want to say that I don't think this is because the series has been declining. I also don't believe that the reason it is rated 8,24 (as of now) is because only the people who really like it are still watching.
Initial D ha…
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