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Rolla Boy Forums Junkie Club Member Location: Sydney, NSW Registered: May 2002	Initial D Wed, 22 October 2003 12:42 I know that everyone is prolly sick and tired of hearing shit about it but this is news to my ears... From Fast Fours VIP... Initial D hits Oz! 21 Oct 03: The Japanese anime street racing DVD, Initial D, is about to hit Australia mid-November. Tofu-delivery boy Tak unwittingly defeats a mountain racing legend and is drawn into the world of street racing in his Toyota ‘Eight Six’. This is the original series, available in both Import Classic (Japanese) or the Tricked Out, enhanced video, English versions. A smash hit in Japan, Initial D is a TV series featuring illegal street racing gangs who do battle on mountain ridges for the right to claim sections of road as ‘their turf’. The hero of Initial D is a 17-year-old tofu delivery boy named Tak who suddenly finds himself caught up in this heart-stopping and dangerous scene. Tak drives an "Eight-Six," a street term for the Toyota Trueno AE86. When chance puts him up against street racing's most notorious driver and he actually wins the race, the lure is too much - he's hooked. Word quickly spreads about the famous "Eight-Six of Mount Akina", and more and more rival racers appear to challenge Tak and his friends in a series of white-knuckle contests. Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya (D1 champion and star of Best Motoring’s Drift Bible DVD) was the technical consultant for Initial D’s authentic racing scenes. The Australian release features the original series, known as Stage 1. It will be available as a series of 10 DVDs, each with three episodes and two totally different formats. For the purists, there is ‘Import Classic’, which is Japanese language with English subtitles. There is also the ‘Tricked Out’ format, which features enhanced video, all new soundtrack and English dialogue. In a DVD first, you can mix and match your formats, allowing fans to customize their viewing experience. The first volume (Battle 01) is titled Akina’s Downhill Specialist, and will be distributed by Australia’s top-selling modified and performance car DVD distributor, Serious Business. Episode 1: The Ultimate Tofu Store Drift As Tak Fujiwara helps deliver tofu for his dad over the years, he unconsciously acquires racing skills. At the same time, the #2 driver of the Red Suns racing team, K.T. Takahashi, accidentally meets Tak and challenges him to a racing battle. Episode 2: Revenge! The Rumbling Turbo Team Speed Stars accepts the Red Suns' challenge and the ace of the Speed Stars, Cole, struggles to find the Eight Six that defeated K.T. Takahashi to become a legend of Akina. Episode 3: The Downhill Specialist Appears Cole learns about Tak's father, Bunta, and how he's the fastest driver on Mount Akina. Cole injures himself in a car accident, so he asks Bunta to drive for his team against the Red Suns but ... Initial D: Battle 01 – Akina’s Downhill Specialist DVD is available in PAL format from Australian distributor Serious Business TV from November 12. Title: Initial D: Battle 01 – Akina’s Downhill Specialist Format: PAL DVD only Retail price: $29.95 Release date: Official release November 12; Launched @ Final Battle November 8-9, Homebush, Sydney Available from: Autobarn. Motoquipe, Autojoy and various specialist and online retailers For more information: Phone 02 9415 4488 www.seriousbiz.com.au; info@seriousbiz.com.au [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Initial D	Rolla Boy	Wed, 22 October 2003 12:42
	Re: Initial D	SPEEDCORE	Wed, 22 October 2003 13:19
	Re: Initial D	Evil_Foetus	Wed, 22 October 2003 13:35
	Re: Initial D	lang	Thu, 23 October 2003 01:26
	Re: Initial D	NickAE86	Thu, 23 October 2003 02:49
	Re: Initial D	SPEEDCORE	Thu, 23 October 2003 07:52
	Re: Initial D	Jag7799	Thu, 23 October 2003 03:00
	Re: Initial D	NickAE86	Thu, 23 October 2003 05:28
	Re: Initial D	NickAE86	Thu, 23 October 2003 08:32
	Re: Initial D	NickAE86	Thu, 23 October 2003 08:43
	Re: Initial D	SPEEDCORE	Thu, 23 October 2003 13:44
	Re: Initial D	NickAE86	Thu, 23 October 2003 08:58
	Re: Initial D	thug_immortal	Thu, 23 October 2003 10:31
	Re: Initial D	ae86drift	Thu, 23 October 2003 10:38
	Re: Initial D	Alchemist	Sat, 25 October 2003 08:37
	Re: Initial D	SupraPete	Tue, 28 October 2003 01:02
	Re: Initial D	clubagreenie	Sat, 25 October 2003 09:08
	Re: Initial D	DiZ_	Sat, 25 October 2003 10:34
	Re: Initial D	silvercil40	Sat, 25 October 2003 13:27
	Re: Initial D	LiL_MiC	Mon, 27 October 2003 06:45
	Re: Initial D	bootheman	Mon, 27 October 2003 06:54
	Re: Initial D	lang	Mon, 27 October 2003 07:00
	Re: Initial D	bootheman	Mon, 27 October 2003 07:13
	Re: Initial D	Evil_Foetus	Mon, 27 October 2003 08:10
	Re: Initial D	bootheman	Mon, 27 October 2003 22:35
	Re: Initial D	Rolla Boy	Wed, 29 October 2003 09:26
	Re: Initial D	SupraPete	Wed, 29 October 2003 23:11
	Re: Initial D	AE86	Fri, 31 October 2003 00:44
	Re: Initial D	Nige	Fri, 31 October 2003 02:08
	Re: Initial D	LiL_MiC	Fri, 31 October 2003 07:30
	Re: Initial D	Dodgy_Haro	Fri, 31 October 2003 13:46
	Re: Initial D	Nige	Fri, 31 October 2003 22:11
	Re: Initial D	Dodgy_Haro	Sat, 01 November 2003 15:22
	Re: Initial D	LiL_MiC	Sat, 01 November 2003 15:47
	Re: Initial D	nup_4ac	Sun, 02 November 2003 07:22
	Re: Initial D	Classique71	Sun, 02 November 2003 08:00
	Re: Initial D	SPEEDCORE	Sat, 01 November 2003 06:46
	Re: Initial D	Intensevil	Mon, 03 November 2003 15:12
	Re: Initial D	J-AE86	Thu, 13 November 2003 07:06

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