a graphic masterpiece that mixes Gone with the Wind settings with the most modern pop manga drawing

the first shadows on the apparent paradise

In 1981 the work won the 5th Kodansha Manga Award

The manga adaptation of the award-winning novel which also gave rise to an animated film

to change the world

Initial D 04 Initial D a graphic masterpiece that mixesTakumi Fujiwara, a listless and sleepy looking high school student, spends a lot of time behind the wheel. Every morning with he scores tofu for his father's shop, climbing the treacherous roads of Mount Akina in his Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86. Day after day, without even realizing it, Takumi has absorbed racing techniques that most drivers take a lifetime to learn, but have no particular interest in the world of cars. However, his friendship with