OB Kikaku (aka OB Planning), the company that produces initial d
and its 3d-cg has updated its website
http://www.obkikaku.com/news01.html
with a simply and sweet entry:
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that's basically an excited message saying:
Initial D "The Fourth Stage" has commenced production
aplenty.
more news/rumours:
as initial d fans might know, Ren Usami, director of initial d and
head honcho of OB Kikaku, was in the US recently for the Big Apple
Anime Fest held from 29th to 31st Augest 2003 (sidenote: you can
check out some fansview thingy/quotes at http://www.fansview.com/2003/baaf/082903b.htm)...
from the initial d mailing list,
" Hey everyone, I just talked to the Director/Producer of Stage 3
(produced the rest of the stages as well), Ren Usami. He said that
right before he came to BAAF Big Apple Anime Fest) that the
script
for Stage 4 has been approved and is being produced, he said that
is should start Airing in Japan by Next Feburary/March. It will be
a series and is going to be 12 episodes long. Hope everyone is
excited."
