{"id":1837,"date":"2018-02-08T01:57:06","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T08:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=1837"},"modified":"2024-09-13T23:41:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T06:41:06","slug":"initial-d-legend-trilogy-coming-theaters-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2018\/02\/08\/initial-d-legend-trilogy-coming-theaters-north-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Initial D Legend Trilogy Coming to Theaters in North America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Azoland Pictures announced in partnership with Sentai Filmworks that it will be distributing\u00a0<em>Initial D Legend<\/em> trilogy across theaters in North America. Originally written by Shuchi Sigeno, the new feature movies retell the original story of the high adrenaline illegal Japanese street racing. Part 1 and Part 2 of the trilogy,\u00a0<em>Legend 1: Awakening<\/em> and\u00a0<em>Legend 2: Racer\u00a0<\/em>will be a double feature on February 23, 2018. Part 3,\u00a0<em>Legend 3: Dream<\/em> will be screening on March 9, 2018.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Sanzigen\/Liden Films animated the trilogy film. The rich voice cast features many notable voice actors. Takumi Fujiwara is voiced by Mamoru Miyanoa, Ryosuke Takahaski by Daisuke Ono, Keisuke Takahasi by Yuichi Hakamura, Natsuki Mogi by Maaya Uchida, Itsuki Takeuchi by Minoru Shiraishi, Takeshi Nakazato by Junichi Suwabe and Bunta Fujiwara by Hiroaki Hirata.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Aozland Pictures describes\u00a0<em>Initial D: Legend 1: Awakening <\/em>as<em>:<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>The wheels are set in motion as Koichiro Iketani of the Akina Speedstars witnesses a mysterious driver outmaneuver and beat rival, Keisuke Takahashi of Akagi RedSuns. The impromptu race, he later discovers, was won by none other than his very own co-worker at the gas station, Takumi Fujiwara, the son of a legendary racer. In the high-paced world of street racing, Takumi shakes it up with an extraordinary racing style as the Akina Speedstars and the RedSuns go head to head on Mount Akina.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Initial D Legend 2: Racer <\/em>as<em style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">:\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>The leader of rival group Myogi NightKids, Takeshi Nakazato, wants to challenge the now\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>infamous Takumi Fujiwara in a race down Mount Akina. As Takumi questions his identity as a\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>racer, he finds that, there\u2019s more to lose than just a simple race. When another member of the\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>NightKids causes Takumi\u2019s friend to crash his car, Takumi takes on the treacherous twists and\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>turns down Mount Akina in his most challenging race yet.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>Initial D Legend 3: Dream <\/em>as<em>:\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>Takumi Fujiwara has garnered the attention of the legendary street racer Ryosuke Takahashi,\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>leader of the Akagi RedSuns. As he prepares for the biggest race of his life, Takumi finds himself\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>trying to juggle his passion for racing with his personal life. With his girlfriend Natsuki\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>wondering about their relationship, and his friends conflicting agendas, can Takumi find the\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>answers behind the wheel?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The original TV anime series aired back in 1999. 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