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| Surprised that they didn't include a scene for Mako and Iketani when they met again |
| 86 is the best character and proved why with its sacrifice in the end. Great conclusion! When played Rage your Dream at the end I was satisfied. Even though Fifth and Final Stages aren't the greatests, that last episode left a good overall impression. Thank you, 86. Thank you, Initial D. |
TBH this series ended perfectly as in Third Stage. Fourth stage does have some cool races but at the same time two of the whole "wons" in FS are done by technical win, that did made me disappointed why Project D didn't just admit their loss |
| An accident was not a problem at all for such experienced driver like Takumi! ;p While it would be cool if Shinji won, I'm glad that Takumi was able to be victorious in that style, I mean by showing that he is truly superior as a driver. It was the last episode of this amazing series. The finale was simply excellent. It was so cool to see all characters from the past and to see the the future of Takumi, Keisuke and Ryousuke. We also learned was was hiding behind "D" in "Project D". Dream. |
| Rage your dream will always be a timeless classic for me haha The battle ended rather surprisingly but still Takumi won :D poor AE86 though. I guess now is the best time to put it into retirement. Good thing Mogi became completely irrelevant |
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| That is by far the best way Takumi has ever won a race! I literally screamed out loud when he won! Takumi is truly a legend, and seeing all the people hes beaten before stand before him at once was amazing! Even though I hated her I wanted to see Mogi at least once since she left for Tokyo in stage 3, shed be so jealous of Mika. What an absolutely beautiful anime, I almost cried at the ending. I wish we got to see more of Itsuki, Iketani, and Kenji, its sad they barely showed up after stage 2. Project Dream. This anime will be special to me forever. |
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| Okay, It's finished T--T I love this anime aaaaaa makes me sad. I'm probably gonna end up watching the movies anyway even after knowing there's nothing new in them. Ugh I miss watching Initial D already. I had started 2021 by watching Initial D. It was truly a great watch. |
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| They truly left the best race for last... Probably best racing finale ever, didn't expect Takumi to sacrifice his cars engine for 2nd time and use such a clever rear wheel tire spare trick to beat Shinji. It's really sad that 86 gave its last breaths in order to let Takumi win hardest race of his life but maybe it is for the best. One thing I liked about Shinji is how he accepted defeat and told that he only wanted to be a hero but it didn't happened this time because of his own overconfidence. Really glad to see everyone getting on with their lives at the end but also a little sad that we never got to see Keisuke and Takumi rematch after all the expierence they both managed to gain so far. It seems that after letting his 86 rest for good Takumi will ruin his dads Subaru Impreza next if he decides to ever race with it again. Also really nice tribute for old 86 with that new GT86 model that really gives amazinng vibes. I'm really happy I decided to take interest in racing anime and give it a shot, Initial D left me very pleased and I will truly miss those CGI race scenes with Eurobeat playing in the background |
| He blew his engine again? Seriously? A completely tuned car with a new racing engine and he needed to blow that out-accelerating a generic 86? Bunta didnt have anything to say about that either lol. I guess I should be glad he won for real atleast and not because of luck like Shinji blowing his engine .. or a squirrel. And thats it? Winning against his younger self basically but with a better car and wrecking that too? I swear the movie was a better point to end this story on. Stage 1 was the best by far and after stage 3 it dropped and dropped. Not even a final comment by the only driver who actually beat him, his dad, on his growth or anything.. Really the early seasons had so much. Tension, OST, many characters who even got developement and a social life to mix things up. And Takumi won against his opponents by just beeing better. Once the car got massive upgrades it was either "perfect for the downhill" or "no match for his enemy" however the dialogue felt like. Remember when he raced the cappucino which also was faster in corners? Or when he felt like his dads 4wd Impreza could be better than his 86? No rematch against Keisuke or his dad. No developement from his friends from Akina. We didnt even get cool drift scenes anymore. Really disappointed how weak this turned out. PS: hearing Rage your Dream again made me emotional though. Will definitely recommend to only watch stage 1, or 1-3. Death_spork said: sorry for the late quoting but I completely agree. TBH this series ended perfectly as in Third Stage. Fourth stage does have some cool races but at the same time two of the whole "wons" in FS are done by technical win, that did made me disappointed why Project D didn't just admit their loss |
Comander-07May 26, 2021 4:32 PM
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would describe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
| This was a fine conclusion, even got a bit emotional. I'm glad that Takumi didn't scrap his 86, that would've been to painful akin to death of the best friend xD On the other hand it could've made for one hell of powerful finale with proper build up. Then Ryosuke revealed what the D stands for. I was honestly expecting something for spectacular. But the corniness is fitting, lol. What's a shame is that there was still so much left untouched. Primarily Takumi vs Bunta. That skirmish from S4 can hardly count as race. Also weird how Mika was added last minute during the 5th Stage. I mean, I like her. Just felt like it was just for the sake of having Takumi end up with someone. Retrospectively it's not the same as with Natsuki. Welp, I think this is about a 7,5/10, maybe an 8/10 representative for the entire series. I surely took my time to finish it, I started it back in 2017 after all. But whenever I craved some Initial D it was a great watch. The Eurobeat in particular was heat. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| This was sooo good. Perfect ending to a legendary anime. I feel happy and satisfied. Keisuke has gone pro but Takumi hasn't, I wonder why. Ryosuke has realized that his dream is to train drivers from Gunma and send them to pro world. The D in project D stood for Dream after all. The race ending was unexpected, I was thinking maybe it could be draw and then I saw the end and was like ok. The legendary 86 has retired for good, with 0 losses. (not really counting the blown engine and loss against Bunta) 10/10 overall. If I had to objectively rate this season, I would give it like 8.5 or something but I'm giving it 10 because of the emotional attachment to this anime and its characters. I'm gonna miss watching this anime man. I already feel sad, something really great has come to an end. Initial D will always remain as a special anime for me and a legendary anime forever. |
TsutanaiFuunJan 30, 2022 9:09 AM
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
| What a great ending I liked how they showed us everyone moving on and doing there own thing while the ED theme was playing and especially when Takumi passed by the red GT86 and the message appeared that was cool if anything I can’t wait to get my driving license |
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| I don't know what's up with these malfunctions on this series. The duel was too cool to be ruined by such a lackluster ending, still Takumi's quick thinking can be applauded. Shinji's naivety made the whole display worthwhile, more over when he let Takumi pass in the middle hairpin just to see his wings. I liked how everyone thought it was arrogance, while it was a lack of experience and just plain idiocy from his part. I am proud of Keisuke of making it as a pro, I wonder if he'll ever meet Kyoko again. He deserves love. Ryosuke finally revealed that Project D stands for "Dream". Always thought it stood for domination or Destroy😋 I expected more from the finale. For how things started from season 1, great things were expected by me. But, overall it was a rollercoaster ride that had a abrupt cut. I don't know if things end here from the manga, but the tv and series didn't end things well. For the main character, Takumi's development wasn't kept constant; all over the place to be precise. Keisuke had more development than him. The other major problem was the lackluster races, they didn't give the main characters any major challenges to further their maturity. If only they placed obstacles like in season one, after all, this was street racing; it's suppose to be rough and edgy. Damn it, this wasn't pro racing! Anything could happen. Along the way, the series lost itself and ended up limiting itself. Shying away from the ambition it had at the start of season 1. It had potential but it didn't have any ideas beyond that. So many potential scenarios they could've explored, like Takumi taking over the world next( not with Project D). I also felt Project D was limiting Takumi as a character by putting over Ryosuke and Keisuke. They could be at least brought a foreigner to race Takumi to prove himself. What I also wanted from the last episode was Takumi v Bunta, would've been a killer ending. Or he races Ryosuke at least or even Keisuke, not this kid out of nowhere. Or they could've just developed some antagonist that'll give Takumi a reason to race him at the end. The show just focused on the course instead of first focusing on how we are getting in the course. Even those duels weren't lighting any mountains. |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| 86-239 = hachiroku ni sankyu = thank you, eight-six. that was really beautiful. amazing final scene to end an amazing series. takumi reminding us why he's the GOAT when he went in reverse after spinning out. the music as always, delivered. didn't like shinji tho, didn't care for him nor his backstory, like just shut up. there was too much talking once again and even tho there's trimmed down on their use of eurobeat, it was still fire when they did use it. kind of disappointed that shinji's his final opponent but the post-race scenes were good. also the animation for the race. for now i'll give it an 8/10 but may or may not drop it to a 7 later. regardless, i loved this series as a whole. wish i got into initial D sooner and thank you 86. |
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| Damn what a finale yet another accident by Takumi blowing yet another engine leading to his final victory, HOLY SHIT the best music personally crazy little love is underrated or unnoticed just wanted to share my thoughts that the song is a certified banger too bad it got cut out too soon like nah let that whole thing play through What a way to end a series initial dream is what it means that's a nice dream, So is that GT-86 correct me if i'm wrong going to be Takumi's next ride or am I crazy either way enjoyed it especially the music nothing can separate initial D and eurobeat (unless its the movie ones too bad it looked bad ass but without eurobeat) 10/10. |
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| Takumi is the Goat! The greatest downhiller of all time! The undefeated legend! If you're coming here in '24 then check out MF Ghost! |
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| At least author gave a remarkable ending for the series(still his rival couldve been better...shitty brat ugh) but the matches' hype started to decrease from the fourth season little by little imo i dont even talk about the fifth stage(the only good match may be shinigami and ryousuke tho) almost no Takumi bunch of monologues and you dont really hear the musics and they're not that good when you compare with the first seasons anyway the first three will always be a legend especially the first one. |
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| It's such a bittersweet ending but I want to know if Takumi became a pro like Keisuke and Mako. |
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| just finished rewatching. what an experience! i feel a little sad even though its my rewatch. this is in my top 10 anime ever since i watched it for the first time like 3-4 years ago. so happy for all the chracters. first anime with no real villians just rivals that push each other to do better and become better. it makes me doubly happy after having watched mf ghost. 10/10 yet again. one of the greatest anime of all time. its had such a great impact on the community that people still quote it years later. |
The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
| The ending was so good! The race between Takumi and Shinji was epic as hell! I very liked the credits too where they showed almost every character what they were doing after that race. Who went where/ who did what and so on. Takumi had to leave racing with 86 behind sadly but at least he can still drive it normally. Takumi's AE86 is something I will never forget, just how many races it had won and who were it's first opponents is NOT forgettable. Thank you Initial D! |
| This last episode redeemed the final stage for me honestly. Hadn't been this hype for a battle since the first stage. Can't believe I started this series nearly 2 years ago and just reached the finale now. I even own a Trueno now, albeit it's not an 86, but it's still a very fun car. It was really hard to hold back my tears when they played Rage your Dream for the final scene lol. Very nostalgic. Thank you Shuichi Shigeno and thank you to the studios that made this possible. Onto MF Ghost |
| I didn't enjoy last two seasons, the battles were okay, especially when focused on Keisuke's and Takumi's growth as drivers, but overall there was not enough impact for the potential this series had from season 1. Although romantic plots were always on a weaker side here, and I could pretend to ignore them since the rest was good, but the final unveiling of the Deep meaning behind project D shadowed by yet another romantic drama? That's kinda disappointing. Dream was an obvious one since Ryousuke answered what driving means for him, and honestly, there was no need to bring a girl to the equation for him to realise this dream. The meaning could have stayed the same, and more importantly developed Ryousuke as a character in his own right, not just someone motivated by a dead love interest... Also kinda disheartening that Takumi wasn't there at the sunset celebration. But oh well, I guess he was on a date instead, and at least this romance wasn't a disaster this time around, even if it barely brought anything the story in general. I just wish Takumi could be shown as a closer friend to Project D group than he was in the beginning... Sure, it's still a unique and great show for what it is to all driving enthusiasts, but it is by no means perfect and has a lot of problems too. I tried watching MF Ghost before starting this, and couldn't stand it. Makes sense, since later seasons of Initial D became worse too, so now I'm convinced not to continue with the franchise, after all. |
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