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The main character of the anime and manga Initial D, Takumi Fujiwara, uses his father's AE86 Trueno for racing and making his tofu deliveries. Also in Initial D, Itsuki Takeuchi drives an AE85 Levin, mistaken for an AE86 and Wataru Akiyama drives a turbocharged AE86 Corolla Levin. Later on in the series, Shinji Inue drives the Notchback coupe version of the AE86 Trueno.
The Corolla Levin, the Sprinter Trueno, and a modified AE86 similar to the one depicted in Initial D are featured in the racing video game series Gran Turismo (series).
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