A Worthy Competitor (現れた強敵, Arawareta Kyōteki, "A Strong Enemy Appears") is the one hundred and sixtieth chapter of Initial D.
Plot[]
The driver of the MR2 gets out of his car, and asks Iketani to fill his car. While doing so, he asks Iketani if he is the driver of the Eight-Six, and Iketani asks him who he is. The driver introduces himself as Kai Kogashiwa, which catches Yuichi's attention.
At school, Itsuki asks Takumi if he's made up his mind about joining Project D. Takumi tells him that he's still got until Spring to give his answer, so he's going to take advantage of that time. He says that he doesn't feel like he's on the same level as the Takahashi's mentally, that he doesn't really have much of a goal.
At the gas station, Iketani tells Kai that Takumi isn't around, but that he'll likely be there at around four. Before Kai leaves, Yuichi asks him if he knows a Ken Kogashiwa, and Kai tells him that he's his dad.
Takumi and Itsuki leave school, and Takumi asks Itsuki if he has any goals. Itsuki tells him he wants to get an Eight-Six and turbo it. He says that Takumi clearly has a goal too, as he wants to learn about engines and become a better racer, but Takumi doesn't agree.
Iketani asks Yuichi who Kogashiwa was to him. Yuichi tells him that over 15 years ago he and Bunta had gone outside of Gunma looking for people to race. On Irohazaka, there was a racer called Ken Kogashiwa, who became Bunta's biggest rival, and they battled on many occasions, with their final race ending with a big loss to Ken.
On Akina, Bunta is out driving the Eight-Six. As he takes a corner, Kai comes up the hill in the MR2.
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Release Dates[]
Japan[]
Chinese[]
- July 1st 1999 (Tankōbon, Volume 15, Sharp Point Press)
English[]
- December 14th 2004 (Tokyopop) (Tankōbon, Volume 15, Tokyopop)[3]
- April 17th 2019 (Digital re-release, Volume 15, Kodansha USA)[4]
French[]
Characters (in order of appearance)[]
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Quotes[]
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Tokyopop/Kodansha USA version[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://comicvine.gamespot.com/weekly-young-magazine-859-no-2-1999/4000-871679/
- ↑ https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000008475
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090825174928/http://www.tokyopop.com/product/1040/InitialD/15
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q33637T
- ↑ https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0794FQHL9