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Sep 27, 2023 7:17 AM
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I haven't read or watched Initial D. Can I still watch it?
Sep 27, 2023 7:31 AM
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suyash1234 said:
I haven't read or watched Initial D. Can I still watch it?

I mean, I assume you could, but you wouldn't grasp or enjoy a lot of stuff as much as if you'd watched the rest of the series
Sep 27, 2023 7:35 AM
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Maybe but Initial D is too awesome to miss.
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Sep 27, 2023 8:03 AM
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i'm sure for the most part you could but there would likely be certain notes that don't hit as hard without knowledge of initial d
Sep 27, 2023 8:19 AM
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suyash1234 said:
I haven't read or watched Initial D. Can I still watch it?

as someone who started MFG manga before the Inital D manga, I think it's safe to watch MFG without initial D, though you should definitely read/watch it to get to know some of the characters more
Sep 27, 2023 8:27 AM
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Not a manga reader, but many readers told that the people from initial D either make cameo appearances or are not seen at all in this one!! But initial D is one of the best racing series from the late 90s and early 2000s.
Sep 27, 2023 10:18 AM
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Initial D is one of the best anime series out there. There's still time before MF Ghost releases so please watch it all! All stages (1-6) adapt the entire manga, aside from some Uphill races that aren't really important, but you can still do what I did and go back and read them to see what they cut.

Initial D is the first generation, and MF Ghost is the second, ID is the foundation so there're a lot of technical things you should know before watching MF Ghost as well as getting acquainted with the locations and characters that won't leave you scratching your head if you are watching MF Ghost first. MF Ghost is Initial D's little brother, so you should watch in order. You won't regret it.
Sep 27, 2023 11:05 AM
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initial d and this is connected but not a direct sequel in my view so ig you can then you can watch initial d later but don't dump initial d totally it's are very good anime
Sep 27, 2023 11:10 AM
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Initial D is better anyway. You should watch it.
Sep 27, 2023 11:50 AM
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Inīsheal Dī.

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Sep 28, 2023 10:06 AM

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yes but Initial D is prolly better atleast ten fold
Sep 29, 2023 6:14 AM
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Yes, but why would you do that?
Sep 29, 2023 10:12 AM
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You should be fine watching MF Ghost without Initial D, but if you LIKE MF Ghost you'll LOVE initial D. Watch it before MF Ghost for the experience, you won't regret it
Sep 29, 2023 1:15 PM
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Yeah, but remember that it happens in the same universe.
Oct 7, 2023 11:33 AM
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You can, but what you should really ask yourself is have you really lived without watching Initial D.
Oct 9, 2023 3:12 AM

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You can watch it, but most of the enjoyment is from eurobeat music and goosebumps of name doping of previous characters.
I say try at least first three ep of Initial D to see if you would like it. If not than you can drop both series as they are basically the same.
Oct 9, 2023 3:14 AM
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like you could understand 90% of the story without watching Initial D i guess so ye its fine
Oct 9, 2023 3:18 AM
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Yes, I haven't watched it and am finiding it great.
Oct 9, 2023 3:31 AM
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up to you mate but you could research a bit about the characters because as someone else said it some characthers from initial d will make a cameo and add a little bit plot to the story
Oct 9, 2023 5:44 AM

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suyash1234 said:
I haven't read or watched Initial D. Can I still watch it?


Yes, these 2 anime shows are technically separated.

However MFG makes a lot of mentions to I-D, the actual explication is in-anime, like the story line in MFG explains all the necessary details.

That being said, unless you watched I-D you'll have no idea who's for example Dr. Who, or Mr. Spock when in-story characters are making reference to those names.

Not watching I-D first, you might or might not be able to appreciate the detailed racing camera angles, and chase cameras they use in-story.

Like for now in days have drone following you is a normal thing, and having those close quarter cool action scenes because the Drone being there, but back then when I-D was portrayed, there was no drone, yet they still had really cool action scenes as if they were filmed by drones, well in-store it was either chase camera, or standing by fans/crews taking phone videos.

The character design in MFG that kind of art style, is directly derivative from I-D as well, a blend of anime + real looking person combined, coming out with odd looking faces for guys, or really cute looking girls when they do their emo / tsundere faces 😅

I hope they make several seasons of MFG, really missed the Initial-D series.
Oct 9, 2023 9:33 AM
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yes but Initial D is prolly better atleast ten fold
@CulturedTassel you can't really say that right now lol
Oct 9, 2023 11:56 AM
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Initial D is litterally better in every way, it makes no sense to skip it to get to this faster
Oct 9, 2023 12:59 PM
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Yes you can but it's not recommended, You will not understand some things if you skip Initial D, and Initial D is definitely worth watching.

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