About Supido no Densetsu's growth:

At first it wasn't easy so I went for the traditional: Manga Style. When I was still a fanboy of Initial D and its arcade series, it sparked something in me to make my own series. At one point, it still is Initial D; a fan fic, but as it progresses, it starts to have its own identity. Thus my plans of expanding the series and putting my own plots begin.  My aim was to create something different. What I noticed with most racing stories / anime is that it is too technical to be appreciated by others outside the technical motorsport world. I want readers/viewers/fans to not just like my series because of the cars; but because of the story. I wanted to breathe life into these things called cars and all that. I started making the manga series under the title: Speed Legend R.



At first I was still oblivious with developing plots; Initial D was my outline and I used it. I was still in high school so I have no specific idea how to do this and make it not look like a rip-off of something I know. After High School, I continue to expand my story but I took another approach: Web Novel writing. 



It was the in-thing in the internet next to DeviantArt. People make their stories here and there; some still use the same style I've done in the past - use the series you know and love as the outline for yours, it'll still come out as a fan fic. But I know what I was  doing. I was giving my series its own body, that's when Speed Legend S was made. I even had a member of a forum critique it for me. There were still elements of fan-fic work here and there but as I progress, the fan fic element dissipates and it thus stands on its own two feet.



When I've hit the big time on IDForums & WME (19,000 & 20,000 views respectively among members alone), that's when I started making videos. I first made some still based on the text I've done but now I was thinking for those who want to understand racing concepts & terms but can't grasp all the information; so I know that a visual aid is needed. What better visual aid for racing other than videos?



I took out my Playstation console and started making them, combining them, and selling them to friends and other interested fans of my age group. Then I moved on to Youtube but I see a lot of similar styles and works. I never had any technical knowledge with video editing; it used to be my dad's hobby but he gave up on it - editing every single family outing was tedious to him, not to mention time constraining. I unconsciously took over and used what we have to make my own - a simple TV player on our computer, the software and I'm set. But I'm still missing somethings... then I saw interesting videos, even one on TV that I forgot what the title of that 5-minute series was called. It was detailed, simple, barely no animation aside from transitions but there was voice, there were sound effects, there was acoustic interaction. That's when it hit me: how I'd deliver the series all throughout: VISUAL GRAPHIC NOVEL VIDEOS.



Utilizing both my anime-style drawing, my source of console racing games (I have a PS2 by this time around), and the video editing & home recording software I got, I started making videos for youtube. What I'd consider my first success on this was a DVD I made back in 4th year highschool - It came out something like Initial D Battle Stage but it was a good start. I didn't get any professional learning from this. I just self taught all this myself and through random online tutorials. I'd record the gameplay, scan my drawings, color them in, and mix them all in the editor. Next to this, I gather voices for interaction then I'm set. When that was done, I started selling the DVD for just P50-P100 pesos at school. Not much but I did get some loyal fans there.



Back to Youtube, it was something no one has done with racing game videos. It's like an RPG but it's a story. They maybe just car replays but because of the voices and the artwork I added... there was a lot of interaction going on. It felt as if you were watching something and it moves in your head. Despite my absence of knowledge and skills in Adobe Flash, I went on with this, and even updated my software; I used MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 14 then now on Sony Vegas 11. Everything was going well and I was able to complete a 10-episode series during the year 2010 prior to my abroad studies at Australia in Hospitality Management.



Then came Viaggio Grande, the project that I was dying to work on, I now aimed for a full length movie; I started gathering material - from sound effects, to voice actors (pros or amateurs), better Simulators to depict the racing scenes, everything! I was a one man development team - from research to doing the videos, editing the drawings, all of it. The debut went well, though my audience is still a tad bit short hence why I put a lot of time expanding the fan base. My story has a lot of potential I can see that; despite the unorthodox delivery of doing it via web-novel style. If I had knowledge in 3D animation, it could've turned out better. But I'm taking it one step at a time, so to speak. I might reach that point, who knows. It'll only happen if WE are able to make the whole world know about Supido no Densetsu.

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I aim to make this original story reach beyond the heavens, and with your help; the readers / viewers / fans, we can! The world must know about it! It's more than just racing! It's a story of life.