Originally Posted by blackout
as far as i have seen, it doesn't follow the manga or anime story at all. it uses the same names and cars, with chinese actors, and it happens in japan. that's about it.
Actually, it pretty much follows the anime version that I watched with some changes towards the end of the Movie..
If I remember correctly, in the Anime version he races a yellow RX7 in the beginning, but in the Movie he races a Skyline.