Sentai Filmworks Licenses ’New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend’ Trilogy

sentai-1 Sentai Filmworks Licenses ’New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend’ Trilogy

What You Need to Know:

  • Sentai Filmworks is proud to announce its acquisition of all three New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend movies: New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend 1: Awakening, New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend 2: Racer, and New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend 3: Dream.
  • Based on the original Initial D manga by Shuichi Shigeno, the movie trilogy is a retelling centered around the adventures of a bleak, uninspired high school senior named Takumi Fujiwara. Despite having no interest in racing, he ends up caught in an exhilarating world which ends up being far more dangerous than he imagined. As Takumi gets drawn deeper into the underworld of drag racing, he meets Keisuke, a competent racer, and his brother Ryosuke, the leader of the Red Suns.
    Masamitsu Hidaka (S-CRY-ed, Pokemon) helmed the role of Chief Director for the films. Toshihito Naka served as director with composition by Aki Dobashi (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, Yozakura Quartet). Anime production was helmed by Sanzigen & Liden Films, who are responsible for Black Rock Shoot and The Heroic Legend of Arslan.
  • For Sentai Filmworks’ latest announcements regarding this and other great titles, be sure to visit the official website.

Source: Official Press Release


sentai-1 Sentai Filmworks Licenses ’New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend’ Trilogy
Now this is some awesome news to get excited about! I LOVE Initial D!
sentai-1 Sentai Filmworks Licenses ’New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend’ Trilogy
Time to put on some Euro Beats to get me pumped!

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