Chapter 355

Chapter 355
Kodansha USA
Kanji	急転直下
Romaji	Kyūtenchokka
English	Sudden Turn for the Worse
French	Retournement Soudain
Release Date	July 7th 2003
Volume	27
Length	13 pages
Anime Episodes	Fourth Stage - Act 17
Battle	Takumi Fujiwara vs Ichijo
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Sudden Turn for the Worse (急転直下, Kyūtenchokka, "A Sudden Turn") is the three hundred and fifty-fifth chapter of Initial D.

Plot

Ichijo notices they are nearing a long straightaway. He takes the inside line of the upcoming corner, but suddenly loses grip part way through, having slipped on the remnants of the oil they had spilled the night before. Takumi takes advantage of this, and steals the inside line, taking the lead for himself. Ichijo underestimates the Eight-Six, as he thinks his horsepower can regain him the lead. He pulls alongside Takumi in the straightaway, which is actually a long gradual right.

Stats

Release Dates

Japan

• July 7th 2003 (Weekly Young Magazine, 2003 Volume 30)
• September 5th 2003 (Tankōbon, Volume 27)
• March 5th 2021 (Shinsōban Omnibus, Volume 14)

Chinese

• September 26th 2003 (Tankōbon, Volume 27, Sharp Point Press)

English

• August 14th 2007 (Tankōbon, Volume 27, Tokyopop)
• April 17th 2019 (Digital re-release, Volume 27, Kodansha USA)

French

• August 6th 2014 (Tankōbon, Volume 27, Kazé)

Characters (in order of appearance)

• Ichijo
• Takumi Fujiwara

Cars (in order of appearance)

• Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR Tommi Makinen Edition (CP9A)
• Toyota Sprinter Trueno 3door GT-APEX (AE86)

Localisation Differences

Tokyopop/Kodansha USA (2019) version

• The narrator says the Eight-Six is a "10-6 Non-Turbo", instead of a 1.6 Non-Turbo. This is likely because the Japanese uses "Ten Roku" (テンロク), which is commonly used to describe 1.6L engined cars. It's possible a translator mistook the "Ten" for the English 10.