Under Very Similar Circumstances (Part Two) (よく似た境遇 (後編), Yoku Nita Kyōgū (Kōhen), "Very Similar Circumstances (Continued)") is the one hundred and sixty-second chapter of Initial D.
Plot[]
Kai drives off. Iketani and Itsuki both think he's overhyping himself, as he makes beating Kyoichi sound easy. Takumi has a gut feeling that Kai is skilled. Iketani decides to talk with Kenji, to see if he knows anything about him.
Takumi returns home to the Fujiwara Tofu Store. Bunta asks him if he was visited by an MR2 driver, surprising Takumi. Bunta asks if he'll race him, and Takumi says that he will, but Bunta tells him that he'll probably lose.
Iketani, Itsuki and Kenji all meet up at a diner. Kenji tells them that Kai had shown up on Irohazaka in the fall and had beaten Emperor's Seiji Iwaki. He says that his father had also been a street racer on Irohazaka, and that he was trained from a young age. All three are surprised by how similar the story is to Takumi's. Kenji wonders if Takumi will stand a chance against Kai on his home course.
The next day, Kai speaks with Ken, who is happy to hear that he will be racing his rival's son. Kai tells him that he's doing for himself, not for him. Kai declares that Irohazaka is his, and that he'll defend it from anyone.
At school, Takumi tells Itsuki that he'd thought about their previous discussion about goals, and he thinks that he wont find one if he tries to force it, that he'll just keep driving until one comes to him. He says that he's decided to face Kai, no matter how fast he is, because he doesn't want to turn away from any more challenges.
Stats[]
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)[]
Cars (in order of appearance)[]
Quotes[]
Localisation Differences[]
Tokyopop/Kodansha USA version[]
- Iketani calls Kyoichi Sudo "Eiichi"
Notes & Trivia[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://comicvine.gamespot.com/weekly-young-magazine-861-no-5-6-1999/4000-871681/
- ↑ 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