Shuichi Shigeno

Shuichi Shigeno

67 (1958-03-08)
Matsunoyama, Niigata, Japan [now Tokamachi, Niigata, Japan]

Shuichi Shigeno is a Japanese manga artist famous for creating Initial D. Shigeno has also created Bari Bari Densetsu, Dopkan, and Tunnel Nuketara Sky Blue all prior to the manga that would make him famous in 1995. In 1985, he received the Kodansha Manga Award in shōnen for Bari Bari Densetsu.

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Initial D 2005 (6.65)

After winning his first competition, Takumi focuses his attention on drift racing, a sport he has unknowingly perfected while delivering tofu in his father's Toyota AE86.
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Takumi’s job as a tofu delivery boy has turned him into one of the most formidable drivers around. Behind the wheel of his Eight-Six, he’s one with the road—and his life shifts into high gear when the underground street racing world takes notice. Drivers from across the region are lining up for a shot at the new guy. Takumi’s not just focused on winning—he’s out to prove he’s the best.
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Initial D Legend 2: Racer 2015 (7.9)

The second of three parts of the remake of the theatrical film Initial D First Stage. The leader of rival group Myogi NightKids, Takeshi, wants to challenge the now infamous Takumi in a race for Akina. As Takumi questions his identity as a driver, he discovers that, behind the wheel, there is more to lose than a simple race.