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Surprised that the choice for Gunma was not Initial D [1]. The Anime mentions a lot of places and there are few (if any) vehicles in Anime more iconic than the

Surprised that the choice for Gunma was not Initial D [1]. The Anime mentions a lot of places and there are few (if any) vehicles in Anime more iconic than the protagonist's Toyota. [1] https://myanimelist.net/anime/185/Initial_D_First_Stage https://myanimelist.net/anime/185/Initial_D_First_Stage

KennyBlanken 3y ago
I doubt all but a very small portion of the general public have seen or heard of Initial D. The Mach 5 from Speed Racer, Kaneda's motorcycle in Akira, and Lupin the Third's Fiat 500 are far more recognizable to the general public. In terms of famous anime cars, there's also Misato's Renault Alpine A310 in Evangelion, the Honda Today Turbo from You're Under Arrest... Also, of course, is Truck-kun, the most famous anime vehicle of all time...
- indrora 3y ago
  I shouted "The AE86 sucks" into a crowd of car folks once. A fight broke out over if the AE86 could actually do what it wanted to in the show. When I was in high school, probably half the school wanted an AE86. They had just come into legal for import status around that time, having become 25 years old. The zeitgeist of car culture knows about Initial D. It showed up on fucking Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and did stuff through the 00s mixed between normal stuff and anime-exclusives. It changed how we talk about cars ( http://www.tunedph.com/thanks-initial-d-elements-car-culture-influenced-cartoon http://www.tunedph.com/thanks-initial-d-elements-car-culture... ) and dropped Eurobeat on unsuspecting ravers and car fans alike ( https://hiddenpalmtree.com/blogs/random-jdm-fan/how-to-raise-a-jdm-fan-the-impact-and-legacy-of-initial-d https://hiddenpalmtree.com/blogs/random-jdm-fan/how-to-raise... ) When Toyota wanted to showcase Hydrogen & Electric cars, they chose to restomod a pair of AE86s: https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/13/23554387/toyota-ae86-bev-h2-hydrogen-electric-concepts https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/13/23554387/toyota-ae86-bev-...
  - _0ffh 3y ago
    Heck, the power of Initial D is such that you can search for "eurobeat", select "Videos", and chances are you'll see a screen full of AE86es.
  - mrighele 3y ago
    Yes. While some of the Anime mentioned by the parent may be known to a more general public, that doesn't mean that it is the same for the vehicle. For those that know the Anime, Takumi's AE86 is really something different. The car has made more than one cameo in other Anime ([1] for example, but I remember in School Rumble too), street race or drifting scenes often involve a reference to the serie[2], and the Internet is full of people slapping Eurobeat songs on top of a random cartoon [3] or their own driving [4][5]. Write AE86 on Amazon and you will find plenty of stuff about the car. And I saw more than one case of old Toyotas painted up like in the Anime, "Fujiwara Tofu shop" writing on the side include. And I mean in Europe, not Japan. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYDTqU0GAKI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYDTqU0GAKI [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgmyVTVc-Yc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgmyVTVc-Yc [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97xT8C07crI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97xT8C07crI [4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyO2vMGCaK8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyO2vMGCaK8 [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptz91D97R0g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptz91D97R0g
- sbierwagen 3y ago
  [Vic Romano voice] Wrong you are, Ken.

KennyBlanken 3y ago

I doubt all but a very small portion of the general public have seen or heard of Initial D. The Mach 5 from Speed Racer, Kaneda's motorcycle in Akira, and Lupin the Third's Fiat 500 are far more recognizable to the general public. In terms of famous anime cars, there's also Misato's Renault Alpine A310 in Evangelion, the Honda Today Turbo from You're Under Arrest... Also, of course, is Truck-kun, the most famous anime vehicle of all time...

indrora 3y ago
I shouted "The AE86 sucks" into a crowd of car folks once. A fight broke out over if the AE86 could actually do what it wanted to in the show. When I was in high school, probably half the school wanted an AE86. They had just come into legal for import status around that time, having become 25 years old. The zeitgeist of car culture knows about Initial D. It showed up on fucking Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and did stuff through the 00s mixed between normal stuff and anime-exclusives. It changed how we talk about cars ( http://www.tunedph.com/thanks-initial-d-elements-car-culture-influenced-cartoon http://www.tunedph.com/thanks-initial-d-elements-car-culture... ) and dropped Eurobeat on unsuspecting ravers and car fans alike ( https://hiddenpalmtree.com/blogs/random-jdm-fan/how-to-raise-a-jdm-fan-the-impact-and-legacy-of-initial-d https://hiddenpalmtree.com/blogs/random-jdm-fan/how-to-raise... ) When Toyota wanted to showcase Hydrogen & Electric cars, they chose to restomod a pair of AE86s: https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/13/23554387/toyota-ae86-bev-h2-hydrogen-electric-concepts https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/13/23554387/toyota-ae86-bev-...
- _0ffh 3y ago
  Heck, the power of Initial D is such that you can search for "eurobeat", select "Videos", and chances are you'll see a screen full of AE86es.
- mrighele 3y ago
  Yes. While some of the Anime mentioned by the parent may be known to a more general public, that doesn't mean that it is the same for the vehicle. For those that know the Anime, Takumi's AE86 is really something different. The car has made more than one cameo in other Anime ([1] for example, but I remember in School Rumble too), street race or drifting scenes often involve a reference to the serie[2], and the Internet is full of people slapping Eurobeat songs on top of a random cartoon [3] or their own driving [4][5]. Write AE86 on Amazon and you will find plenty of stuff about the car. And I saw more than one case of old Toyotas painted up like in the Anime, "Fujiwara Tofu shop" writing on the side include. And I mean in Europe, not Japan. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYDTqU0GAKI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYDTqU0GAKI [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgmyVTVc-Yc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgmyVTVc-Yc [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97xT8C07crI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97xT8C07crI [4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyO2vMGCaK8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyO2vMGCaK8 [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptz91D97R0g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptz91D97R0g
sbierwagen 3y ago
[Vic Romano voice] Wrong you are, Ken.