Ok, we've seen them both, which is better? I'm gonna go with Initial D on this one. I'm not talking about plot/storyline, just racing. When I first saw/heard the 86, it was an amazing sight, of course, I'm partial, after reading most of the Manga, and seeing the TV show :)
Also, FnFTD gave Initial D props, even if it was the wrong one (something about racing for the "1986" Toyota)
Actually, the 86 Corolla and the 86 Trueno/Levin are the same cars; The Corolla is simply the American version.
(Edit: Actually, that's only partially correct. The AE86 refers to the models made from 1983 to 1986, I believe.)
As for which film was better, that's hard to say. In terms of racing, it's a two-way dance. Initial D was good because the drifting was down to earth and not sugar-coated with too many special effects. Tokyo Drift's racing was good because of the thrills and dangers presented.
In terms of story and plot, I guess Initial D wins.
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Having seen the anime, I was quite disappointed with the live-action version. The crammed 3 stages in one movie. Wouldv'e worked better if they took it one stage at a time.
As for the drifting, Tokyo Drift felt much more like the Initial D anime. Live-action ID's drifting wasn't as exicting. It was down to earth but the anime feels so explosive. The 4th stage moved away from drifting and made racing more realistic but it was still as awesome.
Tokyo Drift had a simple plot that you could call from a mile away, and I didn't like what they did in the live-action of ID. It couldv'e been so much better if they stuck with what they had instead of changing it and putting in too much. They shouldv'e focused more on driving stategies and mind games in the racing.
I'm sorta glad that they might make a sequel that doesn't follow the anime or manga so that I can't easily compare the two.
Without a doubt, initial d is the better of the two. Tokyo drift is mostly show drifting, while initial d is more inline with street racing. If you were to take one of the cars from tokyo and put in the mountain roads of japan(or canyons in the states), it would be sliding around a lot, since those cars have an insane amount of hp. street drifting only needs at most 350 hp's, maybe 400 if the car is heavy. Gravity takes care of the rest.
shareInidital D was cetainly the more believable, but thing is TD was just wore enjoyable. Youknow its popcorn, but Initial went for the more realistic approach and ended up a bit dull
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now that you mention it, Initial D had the better storyline too.
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I know this will sound a little wierd, but the only thing that really connects these movies, are cars.
ID, when you break it down, is a character driven movie (the characters themselves are the story).
TD, is a plot driven movie (where the story is set, and characters just react).
Both has some decent points... just ID had more of them IMO.
For pure drift action I prefe Initial D. The story was good but what was with the excessive vomiting?
shareWhat, never experiened motion sickness...
shareim on about the character throwin up for days straight.
shareJust to emphasize how shocking the guys driving was.
sharei think you mean how shocking the car handles until its set up right.
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True, Looks like a real sport in Initial D,and a game in Tokyo Drift. The cars in TD just looks like toys, in Initiad D they don't care about looks, just performance.
sharethe cars in TD are most likely remote controlled small cars, and they used a lot of power sliding, not drifting.
sharedrifting is not nearly as easy as it looks on film. It is incredibly difficult to hold the car sideways without it coming around. That was one my one complaint is how easy it was made to look. With Initial D, the racing was very believable and the cars were also authentic. Here in the US, a Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R is a legendary machine because we never got it here. In Japan, it's more or less the same role as our Mustang GT and Camaro Z28... easy to get, easy to modify, but incredibly difficult to drive to its limitations.
I liked the fact that in Initial D, the story stayed with the AE86 Trueno, which was available here in north america (primarily Canada and the pacific northwest of the US).
As for story, Tokyo Drift was fun, escapism popcorn. It was a blast to watch and was forgettable. Initial D, especially the english-dubbed version, moved at a different pace and wasn't so much about doing as it was about being.
Anyways, both movies have their places and really appeal to the car geek in all of us.
Initial D Hands down.
shareID was a heaps better movie than TD just for the realism of the racing scenes, as I think someone said before, it was about the cars doing the talking not the drivers! Anyone know where i can get copies of the anime series? Let me know please? Love the movie so would love to see what inspired it!
shareInitial D was bettter than Tokyo Drift, but TD was more enjoyable, because i saw the anime version of initial d first, and after the movie was boring. But in term of racing and realism, Initial D is well above Tokyo Drift.
shareIn North America, the anime is done by Tokyopop. It has both a Japanese and and English Tricked out version. Avoid the tricked out version like the plague. The movie mirrors season one which is a true classic.
When Takahashi Ryosuke tells Takumi their's a bigger world out there, I get a tear in my eye.
About the initial D movie, although most of the music is forgettable, I've become addicted to the Jay Chou ending music though. It's cool Taiwanese rap. ( also found in the trailer).
I had to read everybody's opinion and I must agree, Initial D was better, I don't know why in TD they have to add a plot that everybody knows the ending? They are so predictable.
On the other side Inial D isn't only about racing, is about philosophy, concentration, effect and much more than just steping on the gas.
Whay was tokyo drift about?............. I guess nothing special
This however wasn't a japanese made film, the essence of I-D is that, the japanese creativity and I really hope japan considers to make the live action of it.
F&*^%%$#%^ TD
Definitely Initial D.
1. The plot of Initial D is more likely to happen compared to Tokyo Drift.
Tokyo drift is more lyk a NFS level plot.
2. 1 factor that 2 fast 2 furious and tokyo drift both messed up:
Everybody(street racers) got fully modified Brand New cars.
The street racing world does not ONLY consist of ppl that drive
Brand New Cars. Whereas Initial D shows cars from a bigger timespan.
3. And yea...the hero doesnt have to ALWAYS get the girl.
4. Initial D characters dont Over Act or over express.
5. What really killed tokyo drift was the sequence of events just before the 1st race.
ie: the viper vs monte carlo.
Initial D definatly. There is more diolouge and strategy behind the races and the cars don't have to be 'suped up' or 'Pimped out' like in fast and furious
shareInitial D, no contest
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