Initial D

Numbered in Stages rather than seasons, and the third Stage is a film you cannot skip.

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Where to start with Initial D

The six Stages in order, and the third one is a film. That is the only thing people get wrong here: Third Stage is not a side story, it is the middle of the plot, and the numbering hides that because every other Stage is episodes.

  1. 1
    First Stage, twenty-six episodes Initial D First Stage

    1998, Fuji TV, and the only Stage that was ordinary television.

  2. 2
    Second Stage, thirteen episodes Initial D Second Stage

    Straight on from First Stage.

  3. 3
    Third Stage, the film Initial D Third Stage

    About a hundred minutes, and it continues the story rather than decorating it. Going from Second Stage to Fourth without it leaves a gap you will feel immediately.

  4. 4
    Fourth Stage, twenty-four episodes Initial D Fourth Stage

    Project D begins. Released on pay-per-view two at a time over two years rather than broadcast weekly.

  5. 5
    Fifth Stage, then Final Stage Initial D Fifth Stage

    Fourteen, then four. Final Stage closes the Project D story and the franchise.

Then what? Extra Stage and Extra Stage 2 are optional side OVAs, best after Second and Fourth Stage. The Battle Stage reels are races you have already watched. The Legend trilogy is a separate retelling of the First Stage material, and the 2005 Hong Kong film is a separate adaptation again. MF Ghost is a genuine sequel by the same author set about twenty years later, with Takumi returning as a mentor; it is a different series and belongs on its own page.

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The Stages, in order

  • Initial D First Stage 1998, 1 season, 26 episodes
  • Initial D Second Stage 1999, 1 season, 13 episodes
  • Initial D Third Stage 2001
  • Initial D Fourth Stage 2004, 1 season, 24 episodes
  • Initial D Fifth Stage 2012, 1 season, 14 episodes
  • Initial D Final Stage 2014, 1 season, 4 episodes

Side Stories and Reels

  • Initial D Extra Stage 2000, 1 season, 2 episodes
  • Initial D Extra Stage 2 2008
  • The Battle Stage compilations 2002

Told Again Elsewhere

  • New Initial D the Movie 2014
  • Initial D 2005

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