When it comes to the JDM hall of fame, nothing makes the blood boil more than two letters followed by two digits: AE-freaking-86. Blame the Initial D anime series or the JDM scene, but one thing is ...

The Initial D anime was the way so many westerners were introduced to the JDM scene for the very first time. Of every JDM classic that made an appearance in the series, the Toyota AE86 Corolla Trueno ...

Toyota is paying homage to the AE86 that was made famous in the classic Japanese manga comic Initial D. The brand has put together a new GT86 to look like the famous AE86 used in Initial D, matching ...

When Toyota introduced the 86 (or Scion FR-S back then), it was billed as a spiritual successor to the AE86-generation Corolla. Thanks largely to its appearance in Suichi Shigeno's popular manga ...

Much like how the Mk4 Toyota Supra became famous from the original Fast and Furious movie, the original AE86 Toyota Corolla gained a lot of its popularity from the manga comic Initial D and its ...

Result Japan turns the GT86 into a full AE86 tribute with pop-up headlights, widebody looks, and pure “Initial D” nostalgia. Result Japan’s Neo86 kit modernizes the AE86 look for the Scion FR-S/Subaru ...

Seiko celebrates Initial D’s 30th anniversary with a limited-edition AE86-inspired chronograph Design features include panda-tone dial, tofu shop logo and dashboard-style subdials Only 1,995 units ...