New Initial D the Movie

New Initial D
Theatrical release poster
新劇場版「頭文字(イニシャル)D」
Anime film series
Directed by	Masamitsu Hidaka[a] Tomohito Naka (#2–3)
Written by	Mayori Sekijima
Music by	Akio Dobashi
Studio	Sanzigen Liden Films
Licensed by	AUS: Hanabee NA: Sentai Filmworks UK: MVM Films
Released	Legend 1: Awakening August 23, 2014 Legend 2: Racer May 23, 2015 Legend 3: Dream February 6, 2016 Battle Digest January 7, 2022
Runtime	70 minutes (each)
Films	3

New Initial D (Japanese: 新劇場版「頭文字(イニシャル)D」, Hepburn: Shin Gekijō-ban Inisharu Dī, lit. "Initial D: New Theatrical Edition") is a 2014–2016 Japanese anime film series based on the manga series Initial D by Shuichi Shigeno.^[1] The film is a retelling of the early stages of the manga and is split into three parts with the first part, Legend 1: Awakening released on August 23, 2014.^[2] The full trailer was revealed on 16 May 2014, containing an entirely new Japanese cast.^[3] In the English dub, however, several of the Funimation cast from the original series reprised their roles for the trilogy.

Part 2 of the series, named Legend 2: Racer, was released on May 23, 2015^[4] and part 3 of the series, named Legend 3: Dream, was released on February 6, 2016.

A compilation film, named Battle Digest, was released on January 7, 2022.

Sentai Filmworks has licensed the film trilogy for release in North America, while MVM Films released the trilogy in the UK.^[5][6]

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