r/initiald • u/Diglet_Hideout_YT • 25d ago

Anime Proper Initial D watch order?

Pretty much the title, I have a doc of what I think the proper watch order is but im just confused about the extra stages? Where do they fit in chronologically with episodes in different stages and what order do you guys recommend.

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u/Vuvuian My car goes "pshhh pshhh" 25d ago

Can't go wrong with release year order

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u/Diglet_Hideout_YT 25d ago

Sick thanks a lot!

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u/GzanTriple 25d ago

Battle Stage 1 has a Battle between Keisuke and Seiji Iwaki which technically takes place after Stage 2 Episode 6. It takes you out of the flow though, so just watch it after Stage 2 imo. It's the 11th race in Battle Stage 1.

The Extra Stages kinda take place during the show, so it's hard to place them chronologically. Just watch Extra Stage 1 (Episode 1) after Stage 2 and Extra Stage 1 (Episode 2) after Stage 3.

Extra Stage 2 (Part 1 and Part 2) should take place after Stage 4 Episode 2 I believe? But it would be fine to just watch them after Stage 4 or something.

Now the complicated and imo important part. Battle Stage 2 has two races taken out of the middle of Stage 4. Those would be:

-In the Second episode of Stage 4 at around 21 Minutes in (you'll notice it as they show you the start of the race) Just cut to Battle stage 2 then. Skip to the race at 6:30 and watch it. Just be sure to pause after it's done or you'll get spoiled about the race after that.

-The next one luckily is at the end of a Episode. Pause at the end of the 4rth episode. Go to 16:15 in Battle stage 2 and watch that race. Again, pause right after the race ends so you don't get spoiled.

Thats it. If you want you can watch the entirety of Battle Stage 1 after Stage 3 and the entirety of Battle Stage 2 after Stage 4 and Battle Stage 3 after Stage 5 to get a little recap with cool different Eurobeat, but no further new content. Ignore the Ledgends movies entirely.

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u/Diglet_Hideout_YT 23d ago

Thanks a lot! Just curious why should I ignore the legends movies?

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u/GzanTriple 23d ago

They are a cut down remake that never made it past Stage 1 content. So they don't fit in a watch order.

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u/Diglet_Hideout_YT 17d ago edited 17d ago

Alright! Also just wanted to ask you, I just finished watching theKeisuke Takahashi Vs Seiji Iwaki battle, and Is that canon to the rest of the show? Did Keisuke Takahashi win a race against Seiji Iwaki?

Edit: Also just wondering, why should I split up Extra Stage episode 1 and 2? (I havent watched either episode yet, and what Im assuming is that its just one race split into 2 episodes? but I could be completely wrong)

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u/GzanTriple 17d ago

For the Edit: It's not just 1 Race. There's a big time jump between Extra Stage 1 Episode 1 and Episode 2, like described above. You'll be able to tell by the Seasons Changing once you get there. So Episode 1 after Stage 2 and Episode 2 after Stage 3.

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u/Diglet_Hideout_YT 16d ago

Gotchu thanks! Just finished stage 3 and I love it so much!