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Initial D Legend 3: Dream

2016 · 65 min

A fast, earnest anime about mountain-road racing that balances adrenaline-pumping drifts with a young man's quiet struggle to grow up.

Directed by
Masamitsu Hidaka
Genres
Action, Animation, Drama
Starring
Mamoru Miyano, Yuichi Nakamura, Daisuke Ono
Overview
Takumi Fujiawara has garnered the attention of the street racer Ryousuke Takahashi, leader of the RedSuns. As he prepares for the biggest race in his life, Takumi finds himself trying to juggle his passion for racing with his personal life.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Masamitsu Hidaka
Genres
Action, Animation, Drama
Starring
Mamoru Miyano, Yuichi Nakamura, Daisuke Ono
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • obsession
  • friendship
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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