Initial D. Tom 8

Initial D (2-in-1) #8

by Shuichi Shigeno, Dominika Krupczak (Translator)

Downhillowy pojedynek z Kyoichim na Irohazace pozwolił Takumiemu sprawdzić swoją technikę jazdy i nowe możliwości 86! W efekcie pozbywa się wątpliwości i zaczyna coraz poważniej myśleć o dołączeniu do nowego Teamu Ryosuke. Najpierw jednak musi się jeszcze zmierzyć z kolejnym potężnym przeciwnikiem – co łączy Takumiego z tym niespodziewanym gościem!?

Genres: Manga, Sports, Fiction, Cars

432 pages, Paperback

First published January 6, 2021

About the author

Shuichi Shigeno (Japanese author profile: しげの秀一) is a manga artist, best known for the manga series Initial D. Shigeno has also created Bari Bari Densetsu, Dopkan, and Tunnel Nuketara Sky Blue ("First Love in Summer") all prior to the manga that would make him famous in 1995. In 1985, he received the Kodansha Manga Award in shōnen for Bari Bari Densetsu.

Reviews

[Mike Reiff · Rating 2 out of 5]

Like training downhill drift in winter, Shigeno takes a big leap forward in the aesthetic of the series here, and composes his best chase to date

But also has a dumb, exploitive and bone-headed return to the bad old days with Natsuki’s character. After a series of increasingly thoughtful female characters, especially in vol. 7, this is a major letdown.

[Maya · Rating 1 out of 5]

what is it with male authors and rape scenes. what is it with male authors/illustrators who feel the need to constantly draw a female character from a downward view. what is it with male authors writing a character only there for the pleasure of men. that is natsuki’s ONLY trait. maybe there’s two, maybe three. she loves takumi, men love her, and, even in the cold gunma winter, even while working with gasoline and oil, she wears short skirts. women exist for more than the pleasure of men and I KNOW this is a 90s manga and I KNOW there is a lot of sexism in manga, and media in general, but good lord this was awful.

[K Scudd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shigeno’s favorite pen nibs were discontinued so he HAD TO draw a bunch of up-skirt shots.

(Apologies to my friends who have to read this review out of context.)

[Jairon De leon · Rating 3 out of 5]

a whole lot of nothing happened after the first and only race on a manga about racing.