Initial D The cover of the first tankōbon volume, released in Japan on November 6, 1995 頭文字D (Inisharu Dī) Genre Drama, Sports (Car racing) Manga Written by Shuichi Shigeno Published by Kodansha English publisher AUS Madman Entertainment NA Tokyopop Demographic Seinen Magazine Young Magazine Original run 1995 – 2013 Volumes 48 Anime television series Initial D First Stage Directed by Shin Misawa Produced by Ren Usami Written by Koji Kaneda Music by Music score: Ryuichi Katsumata BGM composer: Dave Rodgers (English songs) M.O.V.E. (Japanese songs) Studio Studio Comet & Gallop Licensed by AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation Original network Fuji TV, Animax English network AU Adult Swim SEA Animax Asia Original run April 18, 1998 – December 5, 1998 Episodes 26 Anime television series Initial D Second Stage Directed by Shin'ichi Masaki Written by Hiroshi Toda Nobuaki Kishima Music by Music score: Ryuichi Katsumata BGM composer: Dave Rodgers Studio Pastel Licensed by AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation Original network Fuji TV, Animax English network SEA Animax Original run October 14, 1999 – January 6, 2000 Episodes 13 Original video animation Initial D Extra Stage Directed by Shishi Yamaguchi Written by Hiroshi Toda Nobuaki Kishima Music by Music score: Ryuichi Katsumata BGM composer: Dave Rodgers Studio Pastel Licensed by AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation Released February 22, 2000 – February 29, 2000 Runtime 25 minutes (each) Episodes 2 Anime film Initial D Third Stage Directed by Fumitsugu Yamaguchi Produced by Kayo Fukuda Takayuki Nagasawa Written by Hiroshi Toda Nobuaki Kishima Music by Music score: Ryuichi Katsumata BGM composer: Dave Rodgers Studio Studio Deen Licensed by AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation Released January 13, 2001 Runtime 105 minutes Original video animation Initial D Battle Stage 1 Directed by Shishi Yamaguchi Written by Hiroshi Toda Nobuaki Kishima Music by Music score: Ryuichi Katsumata BGM composer: Dave Rodgers Studio Pastel Released May 15, 2002 Runtime 45 minutes Anime television series Initial D Fourth Stage Directed by Tsuneo Tominaga Written by Nobuaki Kishima Hiroshi Toda Music by Music score: Atsushi Umebori BGM composer: Dennis Martin Studio A.C.G.T Licensed by AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation Original network Animax PPV Original run April 17, 2004 – February 18, 2006 Episodes 24 Original video animation Initial D Battle Stage 2 Directed by Tsuneo Tominaga Written by Nobuaki Kishima Hiroshi Toda Music by Music score: Atsushi Umebori BGM composer: Dennis Martin Studio A.C.G.T Released May 30, 2007 Runtime 78 minutes Original video animation Initial D Extra Stage 2 Directed by Tsuneo Tominaga Written by Nobuaki Kishima Hiroshi Toda Music by Music score: Atsushi Umebori BGM composer: Dennis Martin Studio A.C.G.T Released October 3, 2008 Runtime 55 minutes Anime television series Initial D Fifth Stage Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto Written by Nobuaki Kishima Hiroshi Toda Music by Music score: Atsushi Umebori BGM composer: Dave Rodgers Studio SynergySP Original network Animax PPV (Perfect Choice Premier 1) Original run November 9, 2012 – May 10, 2013 Episodes 14 Anime television series Initial D Final Stage Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto Written by Nobuaki Kishima Hiroshi Toda Music by Music score: Atsushi Umebori BGM composer: Dave Rodgers Studio SynergySP Original network Animax PPV (Animax Plus) Original run May 16, 2014 – June 22, 2014 Episodes 4 Films Initial D (2005) New Initial D (2014–2016)