Initial D Omnibus 1 (Vol. 1-2)

Initial D Omnibus Vol. 1 immediately grabbed my attention and never let up, I finished the entire volume in three days! At its core it's a drift racing manga with a shonen slant, but it's also very slice of life and the characters are extremely likable, especially since I had a few street racing friends in the '90s. Being a (wannabe) gearhead is certainly no prerequisite, but for me this manga felt like a nostalgic trip to a bygone era.Another great feature of this omnibus is the glossary, which explains many of the street racing terms and even author insider gags that may go over reader's heads on the first reading. For me, these explanations made the manga much more enjoyable on the second reading.Critiques? Well, the paper stock is flimsy. But this is how print production works, it's an omnibus and you're not getting 400+ pages of manga at this price any other way. If this were a massively oversized (and overpriced) hardcover I may find room to complain, but not with what I'm getting here.If you're looking to dive into some classic manga at an affordable price, Initial D Omnibus Volume 1 is an easy suggestion. I've immediately started on a second reading, something I rarely do with manga. Bring on Volume 2!

I would say the omnibus conversion is a really great book the papers in great quality. The re-translation is so much better than the Tokyo pop version and there’s no censorship so you’ll get the full experience of initial D without the Tokyo Pop garbage in the censorship because it was originally marketed towards kids

So glad they brought it back! Good quality, loving the colors on the different covers. I put on plastic book covers on mine for protection and makes them look glossy. Japanese size A5 covers fit perfectly.

I've always wanted to read this and it's as good as I hoped it would be. I love that the writer and artist used real drifters for input so the illustrations and language would be accurate

The first couple of pages are color pages and the paper quality is like a laminated paper but then it turns to a thin paper which most people don't like. Personally I like the thin paper because that's expected with these 2 in 1 but it's just nice to finally have this series re-release in a better translation and the shadowing is done better. Honestly can't wait for the next omnibus volumes. Did have a slight issue with how it feels, its like the book has air in it. Like it's puffy. Fixed the issue with just putting something heavy on top to flatten it.

First off, I am so happy that this is being printed. Initial D is one of my very favorite anime series and now indulging myself into the manga, I can assume that this will quickly rise to my favorite manga series as well. This covers the first two original tankōbon volumes, from the beginning of just getting to meet Takumi, until he is about to face up against a GTR!This is certainly now the most cost effective way to collect the manga, however Kodansha bringing this classic (hopefully fully this time) to America, is not without some faults. As far as my First Print issue, there are some typos, there are some ink errors, it's not perfect, but it is here and it is great.These omnibuses look great and I'm am totally set on collecting the rest of the series!

I had the first three books from from b&n from years ago till I lost them. Found this and the price is perfect. Miss reading it. Nothing like initial d. Can't wait to have more.

Great story

Enjoyed the hell out of this!

Everything is alright except some little dents in most of the corners

I very happy. Arrived earlier than expected

Great care has been taken with this publishing. The book is a nice size with a good feeling cover. The page quality is good and the double spreads have a gutter down the middle to avoid distortion of the image, happens with some other publishers. The translators notes pages are very extensive, covering honorifics to slang to simply filling in the less car knowledgeable information about the cars and brand names seen. There are some glossy colour pages at the front of the book. All this provides the best possible way to read this new revised English translation of Initial D.Of course the content of Initial D itself is excellent. The nostalgic vibes of the setting, young characters and classic JDM cars is perfect. I'd recommend it to anyone interested in any of that.Overall very happy.

Used to read scanlations of Initial D a decade back - so I’m glad to get an omnibus with two volumes. The packaging was good, the book arrived in good condition.Looking forward to the other omnibuses as they release