Initial D - Battle 5 - Duct Tape Death Match

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Fans of this anime series about mountain road racing in Japan's Gunma Prefecture will find much in this volume to justify their continuing enthusiasm. One spectacular downhill race dominates, taking up most of episodes 14 and 15--"The Duct Tape Death Match" of the volume's title. Young protagonist Takumi faces off against a new rival, Shingo of the Myogi Night Kids, who insists that both drivers have their right hands duct-taped to the steering wheel, thus limiting the ability to steer completely clear of some of Mt. Akina's hairpin turns. It's quite a suspenseful and exciting race and one of the highlights of the series so far. The masterful editing of scenes like this is a key component of this outstanding series' consistently high quality.Also of note is the headway that Tak and his buddies make on the romantic front. Tak gets closer to Natsuki and even calls her for the first time. Goofy, overeager little Itsuki has his first date ever (with Natsuki's friend Saori) and team leader Iketani meets a beautiful girl when he stops to help her start her car. This is all good news for fans of these characters. There is also good father-son stuff involving Tak and his former racer dad. These characters all behave, talk and interact like real people. They're believable human beings, which goes a long way toward keeping non-racing fans thoroughly gripped by the story.The music in this volume, at least on the "Classic" version (Japanese soundtrack), draws on several rousing "Eurobeat" tracks, putting it on a par with the best of this series. One of the songs featured during the race is "Don't Stand So Close to Me," which appears on the "Initial D: Vocal Battle" CD. Also, a new end song and music video (by Galla) are introduced at the end of episode 15. One of the DVD extras is a video essay called "In Search of Mt. Akagi, Pt. 2" which shows us some of the real-life race sites that inspired the animators.

TOKYOPOP doesn't know anime and transform it into uglyness (change score, characters' names, cut scenes, etc...). Pioneer at least keep the original score and characters' names for their animes.