The next race is The Peninsula Manazuru, and with the EIght-Six's newly-installed turbo, Kanata's eager to rev his game up. But an accident the day before the race presents him with a trial like none he's experienced before in MFG. Will he still shine when the heat's on, in a race that'll determine exactly what he and his vehicle are made of?
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.