@shpuld To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Initial D. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical mechanics most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer’s head. There’s also Tak’s nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Eurobeat, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realise that they’re not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Initial D truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn’t appreciate, for instance, the humour in Tak’s existential drifting which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev’s Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I’m smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Shuichi Shigeno's genius wit unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools.. how I pity them.

And yes, by the way, i DO have an Initial D tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It’s for the bros’ eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they’re within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid