AnimeSuki Forums

ars89 · 2013-03-01, 19:58

i heard march 8.

BlackDove · 2013-03-01, 21:19

Thanks. That's only a few days from now then.

amasposu · 2013-03-10, 01:31

Watched episode 9 and 10 last night.

There are only two episodes left. Since we are almost caught up to the manga, it will probably take a few more years before a new season comes out.

ragez2010 · 2013-03-10, 01:37

the manga going to end soon, so an Ova soon?

ars89 · 2013-03-10, 21:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by poisui

Watched episode 9 and 10 last night.

There are only two episodes left. Since we are almost caught up to the manga, it will probably take a few more years before a new season comes out.

Where did you hear only 2 eps left?

ditn · 2013-03-11, 07:43

bummer only 12 episodes and the manga is ending?
there are still so many things that need to be done
takumi vs keisuke
are they ever gonna go pro
the last thing bunta will learn him
....

L3Z · 2013-03-11, 08:11

If you check amazon.co.jp, you will see 7 DVD volumes, so it's either 13 or 14 episodes. I think it's the latter.

amasposu · 2013-03-11, 23:30

My mistake!! I saw the broadcast schedule a few months ago and I jumped into the conclusion that there were going to be 12 episodes. In reality, there is no confirmation as to how many episodes there are going to be.

Episode 1-10 covered about 180 chapters. There are about 100 chapters left + any upcoming chapters. I am so pumped for the ending.

Uribatake · 2013-05-01, 23:38

I really wanted this series to be at least as long as Fourth Stage, but after watching episodes 11 and 12, it's pretty clear that it's ending next month. Even some characters who have been out of the picture for a long time made a surprise reappearance. Since I haven't kept up with the manga, I checked a thread at idforums.net to see if there was still a lot of material left to cover, and it turns out Fifth Stage has been adapting the manga at such an insanely fast pace (this season covered 219 chapters so far, which amounts to about 12 and a half volumes) that by the time episode 14 airs, the anime will pretty much catch up with it.

SQA · 2013-05-02, 00:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uribatake

I really wanted this series to be at least as long as Fourth Stage, but after watching episodes 11 and 12, it's pretty clear that it's ending next month. Even some characters who have been out of the picture for a long time made a surprise reappearance. Since I haven't kept up with the manga, I checked a thread at idforums.net to see if there was still a lot of material left to cover, and it turns out Fifth Stage has been adapting the manga at such an insanely fast pace (this season covered 219 chapters so far, which amounts to about 12 and a half volumes) that by the time episode 14 airs, the anime will pretty much catch up with it.

Are Initial D chapters that "slow" or is animating a battle just capable of running through an insane amount of chapters? While 5th Stage's pacing is pretty brisk, it doesn't "feel" insanely rushed.

Then again, I guess if you've watched all of the Stages previously, especially First Stage, they could drag out the technical explanations for quite a long while.

brocko · 2013-05-02, 02:30

They're just horribly rushing through everything in an attempt to wrap it up. They really don't need to be going this fast and the result is a terribly paced and poorly done 5th stage.

Uribatake · 2013-05-02, 15:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by SQA

Are Initial D chapters that "slow" or is animating a battle just capable of running through an insane amount of chapters? While 5th Stage's pacing is pretty brisk, it doesn't "feel" insanely rushed.

Then again, I guess if you've watched all of the Stages previously, especially First Stage, they could drag out the technical explanations for quite a long while.

Looking at the chapter list on Wikipedia, the most recent volumes collect 18-20 chapters each, which means they're pretty short. Still, covering an entire volume per episode on average seems awfully fast, even if they're very decompressed, with few panels and word balloons per page.

X207 · 2013-05-03, 21:10

i wonder if they'll break that taboo and go with the anime only ending. so far Takumi has yet even get to the start line, much less have Keisuke finish his battle.

brocko · 2013-05-03, 21:37

Either they end it all within the next two episodes or they leave it hanging and come back and finish it off later with a movie, OVA or another season or something.

X207 · 2013-05-04, 21:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by brocko

Either they end it all within the next two episodes or they leave it hanging and come back and finish it off later with a movie, OVA or another season or something.

given the choice for a anime only ending or ova/season 6. the OVA would be annoying but acceptable. se6 is also annoying but would be the proper choice despite the 10yr long wait for se5 to come along.

Uribatake · 2013-05-11, 12:06

So episodes 13-14 have finally aired and

Spoiler for ending:

Nvis · 2013-05-18, 15:37

Huge disappoint with ending of 14 and you know why.

Trying to milk for more money.

scorpio516 · 2013-06-06, 00:22

I watched 11-12 (actually caught up from 7-12) and a couple things dawned on me:

I've been watching this anime for about 12 years
The whole series, so far, has taken 2 years of time: Takumi starts as a senior, graduates, starts project D, and now were approaching fall. Starting in 1995, making "now" 1996
Ryuji Ikeda drives a red Z33. In 95/96, the Z32 was still in full swing (even still sold in the US, 95 was the last year of the US 300ZX). Z33's weren't made till 03. Z34's came out in 09.
Pacing, character development, basically everything but CGI was better in 1st stage

Battler-kun · 2013-06-07, 20:22

Nontheless it's thrilling to see such a series like this.

Nothing gets me more pumped with all the awesome bgm going on.

Dextro · 2013-06-08, 04:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by brocko

Either they end it all within the next two episodes or they leave it hanging and come back and finish it off later with a movie, OVA or another season or something.

Do we have any news on this? Do we know if there's going to be the 15th and 16th episodes or they're going to leave us hanging on a cliffhanger?

2013-03-01, 19:58	Link #101
ars89 One-Eyed Dragon Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NJ, USA	i heard march 8. __________________ My Anime List

2013-05-01, 23:38	Link #109
Uribatake Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007	I really wanted this series to be at least as long as Fourth Stage, but after watching episodes 11 and 12, it's pretty clear that it's ending next month. Even some characters who have been out of the picture for a long time made a surprise reappearance. Since I haven't kept up with the manga, I checked a thread at idforums.net to see if there was still a lot of material left to cover, and it turns out Fifth Stage has been adapting the manga at such an insanely fast pace (this season covered 219 chapters so far, which amounts to about 12 and a half volumes) that by the time episode 14 airs, the anime will pretty much catch up with it. Last edited by Uribatake; 2013-05-02 at 00:17.

2013-05-02, 02:30	Link #111
brocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ¯\(º_o)/¯	They're just horribly rushing through everything in an attempt to wrap it up. They really don't need to be going this fast and the result is a terribly paced and poorly done 5th stage. __________________ http://www.freerice.com/ - For each word you get right, 10 grains of rice is donated through the UN to help end world hunger.

2013-05-03, 21:37	Link #114
brocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ¯\(º_o)/¯	Either they end it all within the next two episodes or they leave it hanging and come back and finish it off later with a movie, OVA or another season or something. __________________ http://www.freerice.com/ - For each word you get right, 10 grains of rice is donated through the UN to help end world hunger.

2013-05-11, 12:06	Link #116
Uribatake Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007	So episodes 13-14 have finally aired and Spoiler for ending: we only see the beginning of Takumi's race against Shinji. As it turns out, their battle has yet to end in the manga, so the anime's staff had no choice but to end it on a cliffhanger. Since Initial D still sells really well on DVD, I guess an OVA to wrap it up is well within the realm of possibility, but it sure is disappointing to see the entire season build up to a battle we never get to see.

2013-03-01, 21:19	Link #102
BlackDove Unheard Join Date: Nov 2003	Thanks. That's only a few days from now then.

2013-03-10, 01:31	Link #103
amasposu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011	Watched episode 9 and 10 last night. There are only two episodes left. Since we are almost caught up to the manga, it will probably take a few more years before a new season comes out.

2013-03-10, 01:37	Link #104
ragez2010 TamingSari Join Date: Jul 2012	the manga going to end soon, so an Ova soon?

2013-03-11, 07:43	Link #106
ditn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Belgium	bummer only 12 episodes and the manga is ending? there are still so many things that need to be done takumi vs keisuke are they ever gonna go pro the last thing bunta will learn him ....

2013-03-11, 08:11	Link #107
L3Z \O/ Join Date: Nov 2009	If you check amazon.co.jp, you will see 7 DVD volumes, so it's either 13 or 14 episodes. I think it's the latter.

2013-03-11, 23:30	Link #108
amasposu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011	My mistake!! I saw the broadcast schedule a few months ago and I jumped into the conclusion that there were going to be 12 episodes. In reality, there is no confirmation as to how many episodes there are going to be. Episode 1-10 covered about 180 chapters. There are about 100 chapters left + any upcoming chapters. I am so pumped for the ending.

2013-05-03, 21:10	Link #113
X207 Gamyūsa Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Montreal	i wonder if they'll break that taboo and go with the anime only ending. so far Takumi has yet even get to the start line, much less have Keisuke finish his battle.

2013-05-18, 15:37	Link #117
Nvis Where are the good animes Join Date: Dec 2003	Huge disappoint with ending of 14 and you know why. Trying to milk for more money.

2013-06-06, 00:22	Link #118
scorpio516 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: norcal Age: 46	I watched 11-12 (actually caught up from 7-12) and a couple things dawned on me: I've been watching this anime for about 12 years The whole series, so far, has taken 2 years of time: Takumi starts as a senior, graduates, starts project D, and now were approaching fall. Starting in 1995, making "now" 1996 Ryuji Ikeda drives a red Z33. In 95/96, the Z32 was still in full swing (even still sold in the US, 95 was the last year of the US 300ZX). Z33's weren't made till 03. Z34's came out in 09. Pacing, character development, basically everything but CGI was better in 1st stage __________________ Anime-Planet.com - anime \| manga \| reviews

2013-06-07, 20:22	Link #119
Battler-kun Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009	Nontheless it's thrilling to see such a series like this. Nothing gets me more pumped with all the awesome bgm going on.