Cheap Initial D - Battle 5 - Duct Tape Death Match (DVD) (Noboru Mitsusawa, Masami Hata) Price

Related Products

Customer Reviews of Initial D - Battle 5 - Duct Tape Death Match

Cars & Racing never looked so cool!!!!
Initial D is THE GREATEST ANIME EVER!! There are two versions of Initial D episodes 13-15. One is the original Japanese version that aired in Japan. The other is dubbed in English. Either one I prefer, there both cool!! Tak accepts the Duct Tape Deathmatch he was challenged by in Battle 4. He accepts it for revenge since Shingo hospiltalized his best friend Iggy when he was driving with his date. It also introduces Akina Speed Stars leader Cole a new girl he falls head over heels for. I started out reading the comics, then watching the anime. This DVD has some back story with Iggy and Shingo that wasn't in the books. At first I never really liked cars at first or knew anything about them. Initial D changed all that!! The races are gripping, perfect story that make it great!!

Also Recommended:
Initial D Battles 1-4 (English)
All the Japanese Initial D DVDs (contains three seasons of the show, a theatrical movie, extra stage, and battle stage)

---

One of the few products that i anticipate then hate.
That's right. I hate it. I caught a glimpse of initial-d on shoutcast streaming video and loved the show. Very quickly bought up 1-4. But at the extreamly slow pace the dvds are coming out (them spending all the time to make the "tricked out" version which i'm not terribly interested in) i'm quickly loosing my paitience. stage1, stage2, movie/stage3 and now stage4 is out in japan, and we are only 1/4 the way though stage1? kinda hard to swallow.

OK... that being said. The show is a must for everyone. Car lover or not, the show pulls you in very well. If you like cars it's a added bonus because the show covers all the details (so much so it can be funny at times). Personally i kinda wish i waited a year before i started buying the episodes so i dont have to wait a month before the next episode, but at the same time i'm enjoy them.

---

Cheat but fail......
After Iggy being hospitalized by Shingo who thought it was Tak driving the 86 on the mountain, Tak finally accepted the 'Duck Tape Death Match" challenged to get revenge for his buddy Iggy. Man, I have never seen any animation that keep me glue to the seat and keep on wanting to continue watching Initial D. After seeing battle 4 from Toyokopop studio, I decided to buy the Hong Kong version and finish watching the rest of this "Stage 1" series which have 26 episodes because I don't want to wait for every 2 months for them to release the next 3 episodes. There is also "Stage 2" have 13 episodes and "Stage 3" is the movie. I would recommended everyone to watch the Japanese dialog track because the character voices and the music are ways better than the dub version. I heard that "Stage 4" is being air on Japan right now and I hope it will be on DVD soon.

Natsuki has a secret and you guys will know in "Stage 2" series. *Hint* The old man is not her real father even though the subtitle said "papa".