Why does it have so much soul?

Why does it have so much soul?

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I've been rewatching it too, its fucking awesome.
The lack of moe-like faces filters out 80% of the anime undesirables.

Cuckoldry isn't soulful.

I don't self insert

I started the manga a few days ago and it's also really really good. (already seen the anime)

As long we are talking about Stages 1 to 3, sure

NO ONE SLEEPS IN TOKYO

Eurobeat

2nd stage lacked soul, especially between the character animation unlike 1st stage. Then it got good again for Stage 3, but it's mostly because it's a movie.

For me, it's Stage 4.

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Stage 4 and 5 have issues, sure, but if you didn't enjoy pic related you are deranged.

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>dismiss Initial D because the animation looks like shit and the clips I've seen were N64 tier CGI
>decide to watch it anyway
>completely blown away by how easily inviting and wistful the show is
>realize I am a huge retard

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Series should have ended at third stage, everything beforehand was great but by the end the series was getting pretty retarded.

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Just watched the first ep because this thread reminded me it's been on my list for a while and I agree completely. Thanks Any Forums
The fact that I was already a huge eurobeat fag didn't hurt either

Stage 4 cut the budget too much. Drowning out all the music and cutting away from the race to watch barely animated goons stand around and talk was just too much. F was less shy about fully animating a race, and that was 1988 DEEN. Best OP of the series, though.

oh you'd love MF ghost
It gets worse

best and most based antagonist

Same story here..I'd turned on an anime stream channel on my TV while hungover live 3 years ago and the race for Takumi vs Mako had just started - It really hooked me and eventually watched the whole series
- Actually I didn't have access to a computer for a few months that summer and Initial D is the only anime that I'd ever watched the entire series on a smart phone

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Only S1 had soul, the rest of the show just feels like a fanfic

>dude what if takumi and the red suns teamed up and raced all over japan

>Before Initial D
Ah man that looks like some shitty PS1 game
I dont even like cars, that show looks so fucking stupid
>1 week later
*ultimate greatest hits eurobeat playlist for lonely drivers*

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ITT: faggots that didn't read the manga