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The manga was also subject to the same name editing as the anime the street slang was toned down and Tokyopop has been leaning toward the Japanese names in later volumes. The anime aired on Adult Swim in Australia. (Complete Initial D Eurobeat Song Selection.) The massive editing has been attributed to rumors that Tokyopop was hoping to cash in on the growing Import Scene brought about by The Fast and the Furious with edits that would conform to American broadcasting standards ( Americanization) on TV. The company also changed the music from the series' staple eurobeat tracks to originally developed tracks of rap and hip-hop via Stu Levy (DJ Milky), the Tokyopop CEO and an in-house musician. In addition, "street slang" has been interlaced in translations (a drift is described as "slammin'", for example), and there have been accusations that Tokyopop has put out incorrect spec sheets on the characters' cars in the manga. In addition, Tokyopop cut out a character's enjo kōsai relationship with another character and edited sex scenes, appearing in volumes 1 and 9 in the original tankōbon manga. Viewers are able to view the episodes with the original Japanese 5.1 track should they wish.
These name changes were to reflect the name changes that Sega implemented into the western releases of the Initial D Arcade Stage video games due to name length limits. Some characters, such as Takumi's father, Bunta, retained their original names. For instance, the main character, Takumi, became Tak, and his best friend Itsuki became Iggy. In addition, starting with Volume 2, the company changed the names of the characters in the manga to match the name changes in the anime. The company decided to change the names of the characters in the anime edition. The manga and anime have also been licensed by Tokyopop for an English release.
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Although some of the names of the locations the characters race in have been fictionalized, all of the locations in the series are based on actual locations in Japan. The story is centered on the Japanese prefecture of Gunma, (mostly Shibukawa where Takumi's home is) more specifically on several mountains in the Kantō region and in their surrounding cities and towns. Keiichi Tsuchiya helps with editorial supervision. The story focuses on the world of illegal Japanese street racing, where all the action is concentrated in the mountain passes and rarely in cities nor urban areas, and the drift racing style is emphasized in particular.
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Both the manga and anime series were initially licensed for distribution in North America by Tokyopop (2002–2009) the anime license has since been picked up by Funimation Entertainment, while the manga is no longer available in English.
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It has been adapted into a long-running anime series by Pastel, Studio Gallop, OB Planning, Frontline, Gainax and A.C.G.T which premiered in Japan on Fuji TV and Animax, and a live action film by Avex and Media Asia. Initial D ( 頭文字D Inisharu Dī ?) is a manga by Shuichi Shigeno which has been serialized in Kodansha's Young Magazine since 1995.
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