“Yo, watch this sick move. I saw it in Initial D,” says an overly ambitious friend moments before pulling the worst driving maneuver you’ve ever had the misfortune of riding shotgun for. Misguided ...

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Shuichi Shigeno's massively popular street racing manga, Initial D. The series centers on the life of Takumi Fujiwara, a high school student who digs ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. While the likes of Initial D and Eurobeat are synonymous with one ...

Seiko celebrates Initial D’s 30th anniversary with a limited-edition AE86-inspired chronograph Design features include panda-tone dial, tofu shop logo and dashboard-style subdials Only 1,995 units ...

Scott Baird is a contributor with over a decade's experience writing about video games, along with board games and tabletop RPGs. Scott has previously worked for Dexerto, Cracked, Dorkly, and Gamepur.