Chapter 525

Chapter 525
Kanji	嵐の前の静けさ
Romaji	Arashi no Mae no Shizukesa
English	The Calm Before The Storm
French	Le Calme Avant La Tempête
Release Date	July 21st 2008
Volume	38
Length	10 pages
Battle	Keisuke Takahashi vs Hideo Minagawa
Chapter Guide
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Next Chapter	Chapter 526

The Calm Before The Storm (嵐の前の静けさ, Arashi no Mae no Shizukesa, "Calm Before The Storm") is the five hundred and twenty-fifth chapter of Initial D.

Plot

Fumihiro and Tomiguchi recall Keisuke's race against Kobayakawa, where Keisuke had won by sprinting away from his opponent just past the halfway point. Ryosuke says Keisuke's preservation of his tires was perfect, but his speed was impressive, and it is the unintended side effect he had mentioned. He says the two goals of the training were teaching Keisuke to preserve his tires, and to improve his sense of time. He says that despite the training being about slowing down, it has managed to give Keisuke the ability to race at faster speeds, and that is what he plans to use in this battle. Fumihiro is surprised to hear this.

Stats

Release Dates

Japan

• July 21st 2008 (Weekly Young Magazine, 2008 Volume 32)
• December 26th 2008 (Tankōbon, Volume 38)
• May 6th 2021 (Shinsōban Omnibus, Volume 19)

Korean

• February 25th 2009 (Tankōbon, Volume 38, Haksan Munhwasa)
• August 25th 2022 (Shinsōban Omnibus, Volume 19, Haksan Munhwasa)

Chinese

• January 21st 2009 (Tankōbon, Volume 38, Sharp Point Press)

English

• April 17th 2019 (Digital release, Volume 38, Kodansha USA)

French

• March 13th 2019 (Tankōbon, Volume 38, Kazé)

Characters (in order of appearance)

• Ryosuke Takahashi
• Fumihiro
• Tomiguchi

Cars (in order of appearance)

• Toyota Supra RZ (JZA80)
• Mazda ɛ̃fini RX-7 Type R (FD3S)