initial D or AE86: which came first?

[ghosthunter]

i read an article on Top Gear Phils. re the Initial D VCD collection. What piqued my interest was that, well, at least sa pagkainterpret ko sa sinulat, that the initial D series was responsible for the AE86's popularity. e pagkakaalam ko, it's the other way around -- i.e. the ae86 inspired the initial D series. which came first?

AE86 came before Initial D ... but Initial D gave it new popularity in recent years with a younger generation.