well,I must admit,Initial D did go through a pretty BIG change when they tried to make everybody have an "older" if you must..look to them.They tried to add more cheerfulness in the coloring as well,making the animation look clearer and less confusing to some.but for me,it was like,"whoa!" when I first saw the 1st episode of Second Stage,and even their voices sounded kinda different,along with the animation not looking quite as dark as it used to..but that's what I liked about it =P,then they had to go and change it -_-.oh well,they all have cycles and we have to accept them..such as the GT series..it went from just a bunch of pixels put together without looking as if that was their best work,to known,the upcoming,life like GT4,where everything looks so real that you'll be lost from reality from the great texture of everything being as smooth as it'll be.one minute you'll be racing on a clear course on a Free Run,then the next thing you know,then sun begins to set and the street lights turn on,then later on into the night,it begins to rain =D.see..that's what I'm talkin' about.but anyways,back onto subject..Initial D Second Stage really was different lookin' than the First Stage,but it was well worth watching,since they tried even harder to more of a storyline into Initial D,rather than just,talk talk talk,race race,talk talk,race,ya know?in the Second Stage it was more of a,talk,think about what's going on,sentimental moments,race,sentimental moment,talk..you know that kind of thing.But I do admit..and probably most other people will agree with me as well,for the ones who have also watched Initial D First and Second Stage..First Stage is funnier than Second Stage.Second Stage is pretty serious all the way through..now don't get me wrong,there's like a couple of episodes where you'll just laugh from what's goin' on,but really..First Stage was way funnier than Second Stage in my own opinon,but that's just me =D
AE86Driver
P.S. thanks for givin' me as a referance to people for Initial D info Thio!I'm glad to help any way I possibly can ^_^!