New Balance in Initial D

*waves..

Hiiii... :D

How are you guys doing? I hope all of you are doing great !

I'm sure you all are familiar with this...

or....this !

Yes, Initial D !

Guys love it, they wish they could drift like that & own a hot ride like that;

Girls long over the hot guys that drive a va-va-voom racing cars..

hahaha..

So I'm sure this cartoon or movie is no stranger to anyone..

BUT..

Did you know that we have something to do in this comic / cartoon / movie ?

Some may have noticed and has been questioning but some may not realized yet.

New Balance has its appearance in this comic / cartoon / movie.

The main character, Takumi Fujiwara 藤原拓海 wears the 576 sneakers a lot.

Below are some screenshots that I managed to print-screen.

This is the cartoon version.

..and this is from the movie, Jay Chou's feet.

and this website :

http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php/18390-Initial-D-by-Shigeno-Shuichi

it was stated that :

"New Balance shoes and clothing line are also very commonly used in the series as the characters always wear different clothing everyday. This was not so common in earlier Stages, but is more apparently seen in much later Stages."

Happy Tuesday NB fans !

xoxo.