Bari Bari Densetsu(バリバリ伝説, "Motorcycle Legend") is an early motorbike racing manga series by Shuichi Shigeno, who went on to create the Initial D series. It was published in 38 volumes between 1983 and 1991 by Kodansha. In 1985, it won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen. This manga about 4 high-schoolers and bike races got tremendous support from bike fans back then [citation needed] due to the realness and detail of the bikes Shigeno drew. One of the most popular topics involving the series occurs when the main characters' rival dies in an automobile accident.