Chapter 035

A Counterattack to Remember (反撃!!ダウンヒルの真髄, Hangeki!! Daunhiru no Shinzui, "Counterattack!! The Spirit of Downhill") is the thirty-fifth chapter of Initial D.

Plot
As Takumi enters the next corner, Shingo pumps into the back of the Eight-Six, destabilising the car and sending it into a spin. As Shingo takes the opportunity to overtake, Takumi is instinctively able to recover by performing a 360 degree turn. The collision enrages Takumi, who begins to drive more recklessly, without slowing down. Takumi taps the rear end of the Eight-Six into a guardrail, allowing him to ricochet into a drift. Shingo is shocked that he was able to recover and catch up with him so quickly.

Japan

 * April 1st 1996 (Weekly Young Magazine, 1996 Volume 15)
 * August 6th 1996 (Tankōbon, Volume 04)

Chinese

 * April 1st 1998 (Tankōbon, Volume 04, Sharp Point Press)

English

 * October 22nd 2002 (Tankōbon, Volume 04, Tokyopop)
 * April 17th 2019 (Digital re-release, Volume 04, Kodansha USA)

French

 * August 27th 2009 (Tankōbon, Volume 04, Kazé)

Italian

 * March 28th 2023 (Tankōbon 2-in-1, Volume 02, J-Pop)

Characters (in order of appearance)

 * Shingo Shoji
 * Takumi Fujiwara



Cars (in order of appearance)

 * Toyota Sprinter Trueno 3door GT-APEX (AE86)
 * Honda Civic SiR-II (EG6)



Tokyopop/Kodansha USA version

 * In the Kodansha USA release, several sound effect text bubbles have placeholder text.