Initial D VOL. 4 [Paperback]

Shuichi Shigeno (Author)

Book Description

Series: Initial D | Publication Date: January 14, 2003

Only the fearless survive in the white-hot world of street racing, as teams take on dangerous roads in the shadow of Akina Mountain. Behind the wheel of the mysterious "Ghost of Akina" is Takumi, on his way to becoming the greatest racer ever.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: TokyoPop; First Edition edition (January 14, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591820375
• ISBN-13: 978-1591820376
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #700,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #52 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Sports > Miscellaneous > Motor Sports
  • #53 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Nonfiction > Automotive > Racing

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars americanized, not tokyopopized., January 17, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Initial D VOL. 4 (Paperback)

The story and the drawings in the book are top par and all this talk bout the story not being "true" to the real story, it is all bull. the creators of the american version had to make a book that was popular in japan a readable book in america. in tokyo the humor and the slang is different. they had to make the text make sense in english and to our culture.

some humor would make absolutely no sense when translated, or it would get the quick boot by the editors because it was an american pressure point, a la columbine. so some of the text had to be changed. also, who really cares if mogi said she was guilty about her godfather paying so much for her in american culture than in japanese culture. they had to make the text in a japanese culture feel the same in an american culture. to a japanese man, a joke about japanese men being short would fall through just like a japanese joke about american men being tall would. we're not tall to us and they aren't short to them.

above all, the story kicks some major and the drawings are stuff that you would see in a 2 hour portrait. try to get the initial d anime while it is in original japanese language with english subtitles, its most likely "truer" than what is going to be in the american release.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who cares?, February 1, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Initial D VOL. 4 (Paperback)

This manga from Shuichi is awesome, on of the best ones i've read. So what the translation is inaccurate, the storyline makes sense and the art work is great. Finally a manga with a realistic view on downhill racing. Every moment of it is exciting and I can't wait for the next volume...

5.0 out of 5 stars Takumi vs. Shingo, May 9, 2005

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FrednTidy (NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Initial D VOL. 4 (Paperback)

This is the one where Takumi dukes it out against the maniac Shingo Shouji and his Civic. It is an awesomely drawn race as usual. The artist also does a great job in portraying Shingo as a thoroughly dangerous and reckless person. Takumi's exchange with his dad after the race is hilarious and says a lot about racers' mentality. The second half of the book is a lead-in for the Book 5 showdown between Takumi and Ryosuke Takahashi. Even though Ryosuke is the big "enemy" racer so far, the more I learned about him, the less hostile of an opinion I had towards him.