At first, Initial-D was originally based on a japanese manga story intended to poke fun on a Toyota Trueno AE86 model that had a driver delivering tofu for a living. ... In Japan, the star of the show was a Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno, In North America it was called Toyota Corolla GT-S.

Is Initial D based on true story?

Although some of the names of the locations the characters race in have been fictionalized, all of the locations in the series are based on actual locations in Japan.

Is the tofu shop from Initial D real?

It's not just the mountain passes that are real either. The town where Takumi Fujiwara lives and the tofu shop his family runs are also based on actual locations. The store, originally called 'Fujinoya Tofu Shop' was located in the town of Shibukawa, just a short distance away from the Yokota Museum.