Compared with the original comics, there are several games with outstanding atmosphere that did not appear in the Movie. The lack of these various game scenes makes the Movie appear monotonous and repetitive, lacking tension and persuasion. In the understanding of "Initial D", Movie also lost its appearance. We saw a lot of pictures about Drift, but they were extremely repetitive, lacking in artistic conception, and superficial. The single setting of the characters, the superficial description of each car and each game, the insufficient rendering of the game scene and momentum, coupled with the all-encompassing but powerless plot arrangement, make it a A mediocre work that only pays attention to the picture, but can't really do it well.
Initial D negative review
2022-07-09 10:23
Extended Reading
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[after a car bumps into Itsuki's AE86 from behind while Itsuki learns how to drift]
Itsuki Tachibana: Why is it kissing my ass?
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Bunta Fujiwara: It's so nice having a woman in the house.
[referring to Natsuki]
Bunta Fujiwara: Oh... and in such a short skirt! If only it were two inches shorter...