TOKYOPOP News

CORRECTION: In reference to the following article, Anime on DVD has confirmed that the Animation Magazine article used its quotes without fully explaining their context. It’s now been clarified that the music in the Initial D animation would be changed only for a hypothetical American TV broadcast. The confirmed American Initial D home video release will include the original Japanese music.

According to a new article published by Animation Magazine, TOKYOPOP has plans to record entirely new American pop music for the domestic release of the Initial D animation. The Japanese version of Initial D makes extensive use of dozens of immensely popular, mostly Japanese language “Euro-beat” dance-pop songs performed by best-selling Japanese and European groups including Move, Max Coveri, Edo Boys, and Dave Rogers.

Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School will premier on American home video on May 22nd.

Source: Anime on DVD