initial D or AE86: which came first?

[badkuk]

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?

[nugundam93]

the initial D series was responsible for boosting the ae86's resurgence/renaissance (sp). drifters though, both in japan and in the US (when it was still unknown) did like the ae86 way back. of course, modded na yun since the stock suspension spec won't be able to stand up to drifting duties. it was the general drifting scene in japan though, which inspired initial D.

the ae86 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.

[AG4]

at least sa pagkainterpret ko sa sinulat, that the initial D series was responsible for the AE86's popularity.

Initial D was responsible for introducung the AE86 to the younger generation.
But its been a long time favorite of drift racers.

This is Keiichi Tsuchiya, the Drift King, he used an AE86 back in the 80's.


Here he is with the restored TRD modified AE86 Trueno which was given to him by Toyota.

PS: He is also the technical consultant for Initial D.

[Flagg]

Here he is with the restored TRD modified AE86 Trueno which was given to him by Toyota.

PS: He is also the technical consultant for Initial D.

Tagal na gamit yung AE86 sa SCCA events. Ganda mags ng Trueno na yan a.

[gearspeed]

This is Keiichi Tsuchiya, the Drift King, he used an AE86 back in the 80's.


Here he is with the restored TRD modified AE86 Trueno which was given to him by Toyota.

PS: He is also the technical consultant for Initial D.

I hope I could be a drift king too..someday..
Ganda talaga ng AE86..

For me nauna ang AE86 kasi 1980s na car yun yung initial D. nasa 90s na naintroduce yun...

[niky]

It's like Gran Turismo and the Skyline. Gran Turismo introduced the Skyline to motorists who'd never even heard of the big Jap, and its subsequent popularity in video games and those idiotic Fast n' the Furious movies made it a hot import item for the US, now that former GT players are getting older and are coming into the money.

[Bravoexo]

Initial D TV (First Stage) was shown from 1998-04-18 to 1998-11-28.
But this was a manga first, 1995.

[squala]

The AE86 also happened to be the favorite of Initial D's author. In GT4, there's a special car like this is, the Shigeno Edition. He also liked the 2-door Impreza, thus Bunta's new ride in the TV series.

[jeffrandel]

nauna yung ae86, kasi, 1986 pa yun eh, yung initial d, bago lang he he he, pero galing talaga ni takumi!, kaya din natin yun