

I have been watching the Initial D anime, but still haven't read the manga.
How far does the anime cover, in respect to the manga? Are there any manga or
anime exclusive content?


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How closely does the Initial D anime follow the manga?


Altough the series stays pretty loyal to the story as told in the manga, there
are a few exceptions. But these don't influence the story that much. One of
the biggest factors affecting this is that a lot of the story in the manga got
cut out.

> We Initial D fans love those little details. It's a shame they had to cut
> out so much in order to fit one race in each episode. Watching Fifth Stage
> almost feels like watching an extended version of Battle Stage... And for
> that reason, it's strongly recommended to read the manga after watching the
> anime. That way, you don't miss all the details from the original storyline.
> - [ID fan forum](http://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=45168)

As to where to how much it covers, Fifth Stage episode 4 ends at Chapter 499.
(I stopped reading at chapter 501, so I ain't too sure how far the rest of
this season covers.) I do know that the new season Initial D final stage will
cover the left-over chapters, making this series fully covered by the anime.

With this said, there is a ton of manga-exclusive content: like I said, a lot
has been cut-out in the anime. There is also some unique anime content
(fillers) in the series. A few I remember would be Initial D Episode's 13, 22,
and 23.

There might be some more but I couldn't find a source to confirm this.


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In the manga that was translated by Tokyo Pop, Itsuki did not crash by Shingo
but after Takumi drove Iketani's S13 Shingo challenge Takumi to a Gum tape
death match all at the same night in the manga.


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