Initial D did a lot to boost the popularity of Toyota’s AE86 Sprinter Trueno.
Drift King, the real-world pro racer and auto journalist credited with popularizing drifting as a motorsport in Japan.
Interestingly enough, the videos appear to have been made specifically for Toyota USA, as they don’t appear on the Toyota Japan YouTube channel, and much like Toyota U.K.’s Initial D project from a while back shows that the appeal of awesome animation and cool cars knows no borders.