Customer Reviews

Initial D Vol.3

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Alright, so we all know that Vol. 1 of Initial D was translated flawlessly, and everybody was happy. TokyoPop must have known this too, because the sales were great. So what we don't know is, why the heck did they screw the rest of the series up? They decided to completely remake the names, who knows why. They butchered the dialogue, and to top it off, they call it '100%' manga. what the H? Though I would like to complain all day about it, the entirety of this review isn't focused only on the translation. The story is great and the illustrations are fantastic (I dont really care much for the character design, but who cares). If I was basing this review on translation alone, I would give it 1 star, and if I was basing it on the manga itself, I would give it 5 stars. So, I merged the two and gave it 3. My suggestion is learn japanese and buy the import mangas. hope this helped some

Volume 3 shows Takumi's race against Takeshi Nakazato ("Zack" in the English translation) and his Skyline GTR. It is a great race. I am continually impressed by how a lot of Japanese artists are able to take an action scene and totally drag it out in incredible lengthy detail, and yet have it be a fast-paced page turner. The Takahashi brothers also go watch the race and they are just so totally awesome! Later on in the book, Itsuki ("Iggy") gets his first car, and through that we see how Takumi is such a great friend and person.