well i dont want the molested version either, name changes and even worse music than normal...

i said i was excited to have it sold here, i.e. when will any of it be for sale through anyone who can get a hold of it, just like the earlier versions that eventually came through ebay or whatever.

 

Thank you for putting it that way, couldn't have said it better.

Believe me, I understand why there is so much hatred of Initial D. I remember club4ag back in 99 when there was absolutely nothing drift related on there, hell Moto actually had to almost close up the site because of server expenses (no sponsors and too few members) Now take a look at it, drifting pops up everywhere as does Initial D on every third post. I hate the attitude people take with it, but some of us just see it as entertainment... that's all it is.

 

ya, but its only the 3rd stage... 4th stage will be episodes like 12-16 or something

 

the first two episodes of 4th stage are bad ass... animation looks so much better!!

theres a pink miata! holy crap!

 

The way we are being fed Initial D is not in stages like in Japan. We all know that there was up until now Three stages, and an extra stage. First Stage is 26 episodes long. Second Stage is 13. Third Stage is a movie. Extra Stage is a movie of just Impact Blue, and Battle Stage is exactly that, all the battles on one DVD. The way Tokyopop is marketing it here is so they can wring every last cent out of it at $16 a 3 episode DVD.

Fourth Stage is now in production, putting to rest such rumours as a possible live action movie/season. I wonder if it will be a complete 26 episodes like First Stage, or only 13 like Second Stage. Also, will there be another movie?

 

the ending theme for fourth stage kicks major ass. i cant wait for the new soundtrack. here is a link right click save as. http://go2id.net/audio/mp3/blastmydesire.zip

this is for you people that dont want to wait for the entire first stage to come out in america. http://www.discountanimedvd.com/dvd_...asp?dvdno=1676 but the only down fall is reading so sorry for all of you that dont like to read. thats all the way up to end of stage 3, not inculding the special 90 min thing talking about the upcoming fourth stage.

 

so funk who the hell are you as to tell anyone whether or not their a bandwagoner? Chin is just as old if not older than u so i don't think you have any room to talk. And as far as Initiail D goes i love it, but i love it for the fact that its a badd ass cartoon that has to do with cars not the fact that i try and drift vicariously through the show.

too many people in this forum have an attitude problem. Everyone thinks they are soo bad ass, well i have a wakeup call for you all, if you can't beat me then you ain't that good. period!

anyone have any shittalkin then send it my way and see what happens. To many are takin this drifting thing to seriously. what happened to the days when we used to go out in the rain for the fun of it just to hang out and be with friends? i miss those days deerly.

 

Anyhow....
moving right along...

I got my DVD1st, 2nd, 3rd[2 disc box set], Extra, and Battle) set off of eBay for well over $100 last year sometime. I bought a set for a friend recently and didnt pay but like $40 + $10 for shipping from HK.