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Initial DInitial D (Japanese: 頭文字（イニシャル） D, Hepburn: Inisharu Dī) is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 tankōbon volumes. The story focuses on the world of illegal Japanese street racing, where all the action is concentrated in the mountain passes and rarely in cities or urban areas, and with the drifting racing style emphasized in particular. Professional race car driver and pioneer of drifting Keiichi Tsuchiya helped with editorial supervision. The story is centered on the prefecture of Gunma, more specifically on several mountains in the Kantō region and in their surrounding cities and towns. Although some of the names of the locations the characters race in have been fictionalized, all of the locations in the series are based on actual locations in Japan. Initial D has been adapted into several anime television and original video animations series by OB Studio Comet, Studio Gallop, Pastel, A.C.G.T and SynergySP. A live action film by Avex and Media Asia was released in 2005. Both the manga and anime series were initially licensed for English-language distribution in North America by Tokyopop (2002–2009). However, the anime license has since been picked up by Funimation (now Crunchyroll), while the manga was relicensed by Kodansha USA in 2019. By April 2021, Initial D had over 55 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history.
Shuichi ShigenoShuichi Shigeno (重野 秀一, Shigeno Shūichi, pen name: しげの 秀一; born March 8, 1958) is a Japanese manga artist famous for creating Initial D. Shigeno has also created Bari Bari Densetsu, Dopkan, and Tunnel Nuketara Sky Blue ("First Love in Summer"). In 1985, he received the Kodansha Manga Award in shōnen for Bari Bari Densetsu.
Bari Bari DensetsuBari Bari Densetsu (Japanese: バリバリ伝説, Hepburn: Bari Bari Densetsu, lit. 'Vroom Vroom Legend') is a Japanese motorbike racing-themed manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1983 to 1991, with its chapters collected in 38 tankōbon volumes. Earlier parts of the story focus both on high school life as well as street racing. At first the characters are illegal street racers (Japanese: hashiriya) that race on public roads, particularly on the winding mountain roads known as tōge. Those kind of racers were called "rolling-zoku", a type of bōsōzoku, and were seen as a social problem in Japan. Later parts of the story revolve around professional motorcycle racing events held on road circuits like the All Japan Road Race Championship.
ShūichiShūichi, Shuichi or Shuuichi is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Shuichi Abe (阿部 守一, born 1960), Japanese politician Shuichi Akai (footballer) (赤井 秀一, born 1981), Japanese footballer Shuichi Ikeda (池田 秀一, born 1949), Japanese voice actor Shuichi Ishiguro (石黒 修一, born 1945), Japanese sport wrestler Shuichi Mase (間瀬 秀一, born 1973), Japanese footballer and manager Shuichi Morita (森田 修一, born 1965), Japanese long-distance runner Shuichi Shigeno (しげの 秀一, born 1958), author of Initial D Shuichi Yoneshige (米重 修一, born 1961), Japanese long-distance runner Shuichi Yoshida (吉田 修一, born 1968), Japanese writer
ShigenoShigeno may refer to: Shigeno Station, railway station of Shinano Railway Line in Tōmi City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan 12788 Shigeno, a main-belt asteroid Battle of Shigeno, fought in the final months of 1614, was one element in the siege of Osaka
MF GhostMF Ghost (Japanese: MFゴースト, Hepburn: MF Gōsuto) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It is a sequel to Initial D, and is also focused on the Japanese street racing scene. It was serialized Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from September 2017 to February 2025, with its chapters collected in 23 tankōbon volumes as of June 2025. An anime television series adaptation by Felix Film aired in October to December 2023; a second season aired from October to December 2024; a third season is set to premiere in 2026.
Takane no HanaTakane no Hana (高嶺の花, lit. 'Amazing Hana') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from March to October 2014.
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