Chapter 075

Partial Showers in the Mountains (レインバトルの恐怖を知れ!!, Reinbatoru no Kyōfu wo Shire!!, "Know the fear of the rain battle!!") is the seventy-fifth chapter of Initial D.

Plot
Iketani and Kenji are surprised to hear Takumi is going to race, and realise the S14 he is facing must be Kenta.

At the top of the mountain, Takumi asks Itsuki to sit in the back of the car. Itsuki is confused, and Takumi's explanation offers no reason. Takumi tells him to hold on tight, and that they'll be at the bottom soon.

Kenta explains to Fumihiro that he used to drive in the rain all the time when he was learning to drift, as he was poor and it would wear down his tires less.

Keisuke says to Ryosuke that Kenta seemed confident despite the rain. Ryosuke explains that a cars tires don't grip properly in the rain, and that unless you can control the center of gravity it won't respond. He wonders how well the two racers understand racing in the rain. Keisuke realises that Ryosuke only cares about Takumi's performance.

Itsuki asks Takumi if he's confident he can race in the rain, and he tells him that he's just going to race as he normally would. Itsuki feels reassured.

Keisuke gives the countdown, and the two drivers start off down the mountain. Kenta takes the lead early on, and Keisuke compliments his clutch work. Ryosuke thinks that Takumi is holding back, as he knows he can catch up later on. Takumi powers into a corner.

Japan

 * February 16th 1997 (Weekly Young Magazine, 1997 Volume 9)
 * June 6th 1997 (Tankōbon, Volume 07)

Chinese

 * July 1st 1998 (Tankōbon, Volume 07, Sharp Point Press)

English

 * August 5th 2003 (Tankōbon, Volume 07, Tokyopop)
 * April 17th 2019 (Digital re-release, Volume 07, Kodansha USA)

French

 * February 25th 2010 (Tankōbon, Volume 07, Kazé)

Italian

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

Characters (in order of appearance)

 * Koichiro Iketani
 * Kenji
 * Itsuki Takeuchi
 * Takumi Fujiwara
 * Fumihiro
 * Kenta Nakamura
 * Keisuke Takahashi
 * Ryosuke Takahashi

Cars (in order of appearance)

 * Nissan 180SX
 * Toyota Sprinter Trueno 3door GT-APEX (AE86)
 * Nissan Silvia Q's (S14)