Everyone's theorizing about what the Initial D means in One Piece. I think it's rather simple. It's a smile. A joyful grin. Here Look at it sideways.
:D
It looks like someone is smiling doesn't it?
It fit with the overall naming theme going on in One Piece. The Final Island being called, Laugh Tale. Someone called Joyboy. The god of freedom named Nika (ニカsmile) .
Perhaps the Initial D, isn't really anything special. Maybe it's just a simple promise. To smile. To fight for the right to Smile.
It sounds so simple and yet. It is the most difficult thing to do. In that world.
Perhaps it's a tribute. A sign. To Nika. To Joyboy.
Not to mention the story beat repeatedly being hammered in. People living, fighting, searching. For a simple smile in this cruel uncaring world. Smiling despite everything.
