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s13cruzer · 03-03-2002, 04:00 PM

what do you guys , and gals , think are your fav episodes , cuz i'm gonna dl some and i waana know which ones will be worth it , thanks

takumi123 · 03-03-2002, 04:03 PM

Extra Stage! that's the one i like

Takumi · 03-03-2002, 04:10 PM

Extra Stage is eh...okay. Start with Stage 1 since that's where everything starts. It's not one of those anime series where you can pick up from any episode and expect to know the full details.

camppain · 03-03-2002, 04:14 PM

the extra stage i dl was just a short 2 min thingy

also i got episodes 1-26 and the movie are there any more?

kitoro · 03-03-2002, 04:18 PM

that's not entirely true Takumi...
cuz third stage explains quite a lot when it gets into it. too bad it was only ~2hrs.........
anyone hear yet??? I was told the new ID series is out!!! called Battle Stage? Any one have confirmation? Here's the site I got it from:

http://www.kozakai.com/02daily/0122.htm

wyldchyld7x · 03-03-2002, 04:23 PM

where are you downloading it from?  I try using morpheous but it barely ever works so i just get small clips of scenes.  would love to find a site where i could download all the series piece by piece.

gschroeder78 · 03-03-2002, 04:23 PM

I haven't seen any of these initial D series yet. Is there somewhere you can download an episode?

camppain · 03-03-2002, 04:23 PM

ok now what i dont understand is (and i've been to the initial d websites) about hte 1st stage 2nd stage 3rd stage thing

all of the ones i dl from kazaa are numbered 1-26 is it somethin like ep 1-10 1st stage etc etc?

Takumi · 03-03-2002, 04:37 PM

I watch it in this order.

1st Stage - 1st season (26 episodes)

2nd Stage - 2nd season (13 episodes)

Extra Stage - OAV (original animation video, 2 episodes)

3rd Stage - movie

No, if you just watch the movie, you are STILL missing out on a lot of details and the familiarity with the characters and teams. All they did was recap all the previous races, well most of them and somewhat recap the relationship between Takumi and Natsuki. Then again, this is just my opinion.

Battle Stage/4th Stage - Supposedly a re-animation of the previous two seasons, possibly compressed in half the episodes it took before since the animation studio DOES have a budget to work with. Plus they'll animate new episodes, possibly picking up from where they left off after the movie. Plus there will be new Super Eurobeat songs featured in that season.

Super Eurobeat = those techno-ey songs with lame "Engrish" lyrics that you hear during the show. I could go more in depth with what kind of dancing Super Eurobeat goes with besides it being "driving music", but it'll just sound too silly to you guys.

*drifterx* · 03-04-2002, 08:00 AM

start from episode 1 and then go one... cuz it is a series and it is better when u know what happens before

thewholefnshow · 03-04-2002, 09:34 AM

The whole thing rocks ass. The first two eps are nothing to write home about, but they set the stage for the non car related events in the future (which the first time through is great, the story is good, but after that I just watch for the races) My favorite races and the Final Race against the MR2, the race against the turbo Levin, The final race of stage one against Ryosuke, #### I like every race almost, they all rocked. I got every ep I have off kazaa save 2... And now I download them again to try and get the proper japanese versions... the lanuage is so much nicer that the chinese ones... Plus you actually understand names like 'takumi' rather than the chinese tahkoohoy or whatever they screw it up to.

For the future I heard about them going off and racing on the circuit etc... on thing I never heard though was the true ending of the show, if you ask me it should come down to a battle between Takumi and Bunta... that was my dream of how the show would end... Bunta comes back from retirement and goes on the circuit and it comes down to the two of them. That would be closer for me... oh, and takumi has to get natsuki pregnant or something like that.

(Edited by thewholefnshow at 9:39 am on Mar. 4, 2002)

Zemus · 03-04-2002, 09:37 AM

Yes Stage 3 (aka movie) is the best, like FN said, the mr2 battle is the best, it got me so freaking pumped, and the Levin Battle was also very good, its all good, but the mr2 battle will always get me pumped, it will live in my heart forever..

junia · 03-04-2002, 10:28 AM

Before I left Japan the comic book was up to the point where Bunta decided to get another car and it shows a impreza passing up takumi at Akina.  Also keisuke was racing another FD where the driver was a girl.

CoasTek240 · 03-04-2002, 11:07 AM

where can i download thje vidoes

gschroeder78 · 03-04-2002, 11:10 AM

I just bought the "Extra Stage" DVD off of ebay for $10 to see what all the hype is about.

thewholefnshow · 03-04-2002, 11:15 AM

That's too bad... 3rd stage is great... extra stage is probably the worst one of all. You can pick up all the eps for under 100 bucks on DVD off ebay... totally recomend it. But yah... the extra stage, if you like that you will love the series, cause that is like all the 'stories' getting furthered, not much racing though.

gschroeder78 · 03-04-2002, 11:18 AM

Not much racing?? Really?? With my luck, that figures. Thats why it was so cheap probably.

thewholefnshow · 03-04-2002, 11:25 AM

If memory serves correctly the centerpiece of that show is Mako, Iketani's love interest, and this other guy. Has a lot to do with love story crap, I don't even think Takumi is in the episode for more than 5 minutes if at all. So it is not the "true" initial d feeling of the others. My recomendation, start from ep 1, it is truly worth it, and the series builds throughout... so it is a must to start from the beginning.

matic 240sx · 03-04-2002, 11:52 AM

someone with a cable e-mail some too [email protected] ;D heh c'mon!!

03-04-2002, 12:06 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from thewholefnshow on 1:15 pm on Mar. 4, 2002
That's too bad... 3rd stage is great... extra stage is probably the worst one of all. You can pick up all the eps for under 100 bucks on DVD off ebay... totally recomend it. But yah... the extra stage, if you like that you will love the series, cause that is like all the 'stories' getting furthered, not much racing though.
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i know i still have a couple on cpu (even though i've only watched like half of one so far), but is that dvd everything takumi mentioned w/ english subtitles? it sounds like something i need to check out sometime.

Bomix · 03-04-2002, 02:11 PM

1 stage, -25-26 those are cool

2 stage.. 5- 6 with that EVO III

try Kazza or Mirc to get the Eposides...

(Edited by Bomix at 2:17 pm on Mar. 4, 2002)

xNotoriousGQx · 03-04-2002, 04:58 PM

If any of yous want the complete Initial D series in original DVD hit me up at [email protected] and I'll hook you up with a good deal.

03-03-2002, 04:00 PM	#1
s13cruzer Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: lynn , massachusetts Posts: 358 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	what do you guys , and gals , think are your fav episodes , cuz i'm gonna dl some and i waana know which ones will be worth it , thanks

03-03-2002, 04:03 PM	#2
takumi123 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 129 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Extra Stage! that's the one i like

03-03-2002, 04:10 PM	#3
Takumi Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Age: 43 Posts: 836 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Extra Stage is eh...okay. Start with Stage 1 since that's where everything starts. It's not one of those anime series where you can pick up from any episode and expect to know the full details.

03-03-2002, 04:14 PM	#4
camppain Will never get banned... Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego CA Age: 45 Posts: 1,510 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the extra stage i dl was just a short 2 min thingy also i got episodes 1-26 and the movie are there any more?

03-03-2002, 04:18 PM	#5
kitoro Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 275 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that's not entirely true Takumi... cuz third stage explains quite a lot when it gets into it. too bad it was only ~2hrs......... anyone hear yet??? I was told the new ID series is out!!! called Battle Stage? Any one have confirmation? Here's the site I got it from: http://www.kozakai.com/02daily/0122.htm

03-03-2002, 04:23 PM	#6
wyldchyld7x Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 205 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	where are you downloading it from?  I try using morpheous but it barely ever works so i just get small clips of scenes.  would love to find a site where i could download all the series piece by piece.

03-03-2002, 04:23 PM	#7
gschroeder78 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Westminster, CO Age: 46 Posts: 507 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I haven't seen any of these initial D series yet. Is there somewhere you can download an episode?

03-03-2002, 04:37 PM	#9
Takumi Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Age: 43 Posts: 836 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I watch it in this order. 1st Stage - 1st season (26 episodes) 2nd Stage - 2nd season (13 episodes) Extra Stage - OAV (original animation video, 2 episodes) 3rd Stage - movie No, if you just watch the movie, you are STILL missing out on a lot of details and the familiarity with the characters and teams. All they did was recap all the previous races, well most of them and somewhat recap the relationship between Takumi and Natsuki. Then again, this is just my opinion. Battle Stage/4th Stage - Supposedly a re-animation of the previous two seasons, possibly compressed in half the episodes it took before since the animation studio DOES have a budget to work with. Plus they'll animate new episodes, possibly picking up from where they left off after the movie. Plus there will be new Super Eurobeat songs featured in that season. Super Eurobeat = those techno-ey songs with lame "Engrish" lyrics that you hear during the show. I could go more in depth with what kind of dancing Super Eurobeat goes with besides it being "driving music", but it'll just sound too silly to you guys.

03-04-2002, 08:00 AM	#10
drifterx Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: boston, ma Age: 44 Posts: 1,533 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	start from episode 1 and then go one... cuz it is a series and it is better when u know what happens before

03-04-2002, 09:34 AM	#11
thewholefnshow Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 672 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The whole thing rocks ass. The first two eps are nothing to write home about, but they set the stage for the non car related events in the future (which the first time through is great, the story is good, but after that I just watch for the races) My favorite races and the Final Race against the MR2, the race against the turbo Levin, The final race of stage one against Ryosuke, #### I like every race almost, they all rocked. I got every ep I have off kazaa save 2... And now I download them again to try and get the proper japanese versions... the lanuage is so much nicer that the chinese ones... Plus you actually understand names like 'takumi' rather than the chinese tahkoohoy or whatever they screw it up to. For the future I heard about them going off and racing on the circuit etc... on thing I never heard though was the true ending of the show, if you ask me it should come down to a battle between Takumi and Bunta... that was my dream of how the show would end... Bunta comes back from retirement and goes on the circuit and it comes down to the two of them. That would be closer for me... oh, and takumi has to get natsuki pregnant or something like that. (Edited by thewholefnshow at 9:39 am on Mar. 4, 2002)

03-04-2002, 09:37 AM	#12
Zemus Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minneapols Age: 40 Posts: 2,268 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Zemus Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yes Stage 3 (aka movie) is the best, like FN said, the mr2 battle is the best, it got me so freaking pumped, and the Levin Battle was also very good, its all good, but the mr2 battle will always get me pumped, it will live in my heart forever..

03-04-2002, 10:28 AM	#13
junia Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 343 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Before I left Japan the comic book was up to the point where Bunta decided to get another car and it shows a impreza passing up takumi at Akina.  Also keisuke was racing another FD where the driver was a girl.

03-04-2002, 11:07 AM	#14
CoasTek240 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: VA Age: 40 Posts: 3,034 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	where can i download thje vidoes

03-04-2002, 11:10 AM	#15
gschroeder78 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Westminster, CO Age: 46 Posts: 507 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I just bought the "Extra Stage" DVD off of ebay for $10 to see what all the hype is about.

03-04-2002, 11:15 AM	#16
thewholefnshow Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 672 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That's too bad... 3rd stage is great... extra stage is probably the worst one of all. You can pick up all the eps for under 100 bucks on DVD off ebay... totally recomend it. But yah... the extra stage, if you like that you will love the series, cause that is like all the 'stories' getting furthered, not much racing though.

03-04-2002, 11:18 AM	#17
gschroeder78 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Westminster, CO Age: 46 Posts: 507 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Not much racing?? Really?? With my luck, that figures. Thats why it was so cheap probably.

03-04-2002, 11:25 AM	#18
thewholefnshow Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 672 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If memory serves correctly the centerpiece of that show is Mako, Iketani's love interest, and this other guy. Has a lot to do with love story crap, I don't even think Takumi is in the episode for more than 5 minutes if at all. So it is not the "true" initial d feeling of the others. My recomendation, start from ep 1, it is truly worth it, and the series builds throughout... so it is a must to start from the beginning.

03-04-2002, 11:52 AM	#19
matic 240sx Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: las vegas Age: 42 Posts: 798 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: matic 240sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	someone with a cable e-mail some too [email protected] ;D heh c'mon!!

03-04-2002, 12:06 PM	#20
Guest Posts: n/a	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from thewholefnshow on 1:15 pm on Mar. 4, 2002 That's too bad... 3rd stage is great... extra stage is probably the worst one of all. You can pick up all the eps for under 100 bucks on DVD off ebay... totally recomend it. But yah... the extra stage, if you like that you will love the series, cause that is like all the 'stories' getting furthered, not much racing though. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> i know i still have a couple on cpu (even though i've only watched like half of one so far), but is that dvd everything takumi mentioned w/ english subtitles? it sounds like something i need to check out sometime.

03-04-2002, 02:11 PM	#21
Bomix Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PA/NJ Age: 43 Posts: 269 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	1 stage, -25-26 those are cool 2 stage.. 5- 6 with that EVO III try Kazza or Mirc to get the Eposides... (Edited by Bomix at 2:17 pm on Mar. 4, 2002)

03-04-2002, 04:58 PM	#22
xNotoriousGQx Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 447 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If any of yous want the complete Initial D series in original DVD hit me up at [email protected] and I'll hook you up with a good deal.