Chapter 085

Next Victim: The Eight Six! (ハチロク出撃 秋名山でむかえうて!!, Hachi Roku Shutsugeki Akinasan de Mukaeute!!, "Eight-Six Attack - Facing the Enemy at Mt. Akina!") is the eighty-fifth chapter of Initial D.

Plot
Across Gunma, racers talk about the threat of Emperor, and the teams they have taken down. They believe that Gunma has only two hopes of winning, the Akagi RedSuns and Akina's Eight-Six.

In Shibukawa, Itsuki tells Takumi that he found a magazine article about the Evo IV, and that he'll give it to him so that he can prep for the battle. Takumi declines, as he wouldn't know how to use the info in a battle. Itsuki asks Takumi if he'd want more power in the Eight-Six, and Takumi thinks he's fine as he is, which annoys Itsuki as his Eight-Five is underpowered.

At the Fujiwara Tofu Store, Takumi notices how dirty the Eight-Six has gotten, and decides to wash it. Soon after he finishes cleaning it, Iketani pulls up, and tells him that Emperor is coming to Akina that night.

On Akina, Takumi and the SpeedStars wait for Emperor to arrive.

Japan

 * April 28th 1997 (Weekly Young Magazine, 1997 Volume 19)
 * September 5th 1997 (Tankōbon, Volume 08)

Chinese

 * August 1st 1998 (Tankōbon, Volume 08, Sharp Point Press)

English

 * October 7th 2003 (Tankōbon, Volume 08, Tokyopop)
 * April 17th 2019 (Digital re-release, Volume 07, Kodansha USA)

French

 * April 22nd 2010 (Tankōbon, Volume 08, Kazé)

Italian

 * August 29th 2023 (Tankōbon 2-in-1, Volume 04, J-Pop)

Characters (in order of appearance)

 * Itsuki Takeuchi
 * Takumi Fujiwara
 * Koichiro Iketani
 * Seiji Iwaki
 * Kenji

Cars (in order of appearance)

 * Toyota Sprinter Trueno 3door GT-APEX (AE86)
 * Nissan Silvia K's (S13)
 * Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV RS (CN9A)
 * Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III GSR (CE9A)

Notes & Trivia

 * One of the racers mentions Emperor beating a team on Shirane, a mountain near Kusatsu, Gunma.
 * This is the first chapter where Seiji Iwaki's Evo IV is shown with its "Monster" sticker.