Initial D

Both Initial D and Hajime no Ippo have a presentation that make an otherwise borring subject (to me, at least) very exciting. My friends and I have taken up amature boxing because of it.

Both these series are about an unknown sports hero. When that genius is discovered his abilities make him a competitor to watch out for! Watch closely on how these guys take out fierce rivals.

Both of these sports anime fit the stereotypical features of the genre: a young male gets involved in a sport, and soon his natural talent and guts awaken his competitive spirit and he becomes a serious competitor. Hajime is about boxing, and Initial D is about illegal street racing. While the art styles, music, and subject matters are totally different for both series, those who like the sports genre will probably enjoy both.

Both highly addictive sport anime with the similar theme of a boy starting out shyly to evolve into high skilled and famed individuals.

Initial D and Hajime no Ippo are both uplifting coming-of-age shounen shows about an underdog protagonist taking on the world, but they're not saturday morning kiddy shounen. Both take their subject matter (mountain pass racing and boxing) very seriously, especially towards the later episodes / seasons. Plots are based on accurate technical details and intricate battle strategies, and the protagonist's neverending strive to win. Hajime no Ippo is a bit more humorous and fast-paced than Initial D, but if you enjoy immersing yourself in a world like racing or boxing and rooting for the protagonist, you'll surely like both of these shows.

Both of these popular series focus on the same thing: racing!

That's not all there is to them, though! The most significant part of both stories is the development of the drivers, both in their racing skills and their continuing life experiences.

The racing is fantastic and extreme, but always within the bounds of possibility. The character development is constantly ongoing and the close friends and associates of the main character have surprisingly large roles to play.

Both are high quality anime featuring drivers of the youngest age possible and you get to watch them develop into the fastest drivers around. Excellent stuff!

Initial D and Capeta have awesome racing, great speed, and drivers who aim to be the best in their own style of racing. Initial D involves downhill and uphill mountain racing, and Capeta is about kart racing and F1 cars.

The uncanny resemblance between Capeta and Initial D is hard to miss; even more so once you watch them. While the characters and settings are different, the general concept remains.

Capeta and Initial D have one very obvious similarity: they are both anime about racing. Yet the similarities aren't only that shallow. The tads of humor and the unprofessional start of the main character are great examples of why these two should be recommended for each other. Both also give a sufficient amount of technical information, which give the car maniacs something extra as well.

Both initial d and slam dunk follow the career of a highschool boy who is (of course) a genius (well hanamichi might exagerate a little at times in this regard... buit it's forgivable) at... well i'm sure you can figure out what they are good at. These are two of the best topic based series out there, and definite favorites. The main character, though somewhat socially disfunctional is really compelling, and the way they are develloped really gets you behind them 100%. They also both have animation styles, that while not initially stiking you as being as nice as some of the new titles out there, really grows on you quickly (probably because the stories are so great... (compare to onegai twins and stuff, where the opposite is true)

Altough it may seam these two series don't have much in common they are so much. Yes, the calm and quiet "main driver" Takumi is very diffrerent from hot headed and loud mouth "basketlball man" Sakuragi, also the level of thei driving/basketball skills at the start of the series is so very different. But it doesn't really matter as they are both in their 18teens trying to beat any competition they meet so hard it makes you feel ashamed for not doing your best in your own field. And another thing (I trying not to spoil it here), at the end both series leave you wondering about how they both reached their ultimate goal.