Initial D T36

Initial D

by Shigeno Shuichi

Au mont Akina les courses entre pilotes chevronnés ne cessent de se dérouler tous les week-ends. Mais l'équipe locale des Speedstars semble dépassée par l'arrivée massive de stars du volant. Devant l'impossibilité de relever un défi qui leur est proposé, une seule solution apparaît : croire en la légende urbaine selon laquelle un mystérieux pilote local dévale la montagne à toute allure...

Genres: Manga

15 pages, Paperback

Published February 14, 2018

Reviews

[J]

The transition in the translation over the last few volumes can be jarring. And, the introduction and overuse of the term touge is part of it. I can’t remember it in the first 33 Tokyopop translated volumes, but it’s in every dialog sequence after. Along with the bad, is the good though, so all of our characters have their actual names restored.

I’ll acknowledge, that the overarching story really isn’t the point. It’s the cars, the tension in the racing, and the spectacular car art. Still, there’s a couple of details in the story that have irked me since the Project D arc began that could be easily addressed. First, who is financing this whole operation. There is only notoriety for these wins no prize purse. These racers and their team of mechanics don’t actually have *real* jobs! And, second, if anyone ever does defeat Takumi and his 86, it will have to still feel like a loss. He’s racing in a car, however tuned, that’s well over a decade older than virtually every opponent. In this volume, he’s even got a rematch with a racer he’s beaten already who is running a new car against him. It’s just sometimes tough to look past the BS. It is, however, probably a little too late to complain after 36 volumes (which I’ll probably even be rereading as long as my local library keeps adding the big, beautiful omnibus editions—Ha!).

[keikii Eats Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

12.44

[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 😻👍🏎

[AsianMerr · Rating 1 out of 5]

Another volume that shows its age with the Mika stuff man that was creepy. Also the dad’s convo was so dumb, Kogashiwa’s dad needs to get a life!!

[Icko · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's nice to see Bunta flexing his son

[Blue Guy · Rating 5 out of 5]

1. 重点不是驾驶技术，重点是谁才是不要命的蠢小子！
2. 人车合一，藤原境界。
3. 拓海的厌倦和无所谓其实正是长期琐碎工作积累出的职人精神。

[z3r0 c00l]

02/05/22