Initial D, Volume 42

Initial D

by Shuichi Shigeno

Takumi, and the AE86 he drove handling deliveries for his family's tofu business, both held unspeakable potential. But a miracle awaits at the end of his battle - and Ryosuke and Rin Hojo's race ends in similarly astounding style! The Grim Reaper's GT-R failed to dispatch Ryosuke, and in the end, unexpected events drove it straight to its doom. Now, in the most punishing downhill course in the Kanagawa region, the battle zooms past the boiling point. It's a no-holds-barred match, held on the anniversary of Kaori's death, and it all climaxes in one fateful conclusion!

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Genres: Manga

192 pages, Comic

Published January 1, 2011

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

[AsianMerr · Rating 1 out of 5]

Where do I even start? The plot of them racing for this dead girl was a dud from the beginning. It’s so dumb that after 2 years they finally face each other….with their cars. I get it’s a car manga but come on that’s so corny, also the way the race is written is horrible, constant flashbacks that would work for an anime feels like it’s cutting into this race in a manga. The fake out death was dumb, then we head to the second portion, golf date with the older men in attendance being pervs (one of them is the next opponent I think) and then the next opponent for Tak is an eight six…HE ALREADY FACED ONE TWICE!!! This makes no sense and the only good thing to come out of it is that the reaper decided to grow up and leave racing at the end but even that is told poorly.

[keikii Eats Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

13.25

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite anime’s, story could definitely use a lot of help but the racing’s really exciting and love some of the main characters 😻👍🏎

[z3r0 c00l]

02/11/22