Chapter 294

Bang Goes the Gong! (Part Two) (死闘のゴング (後編), Shitō no Gongu (Kōhen), "Time to Do or Die (Continued)") is the two hundred and ninety-fourth chapter of Initial D.

Plot

The race begins, and Takumi quickly understands what Ryosuke had meant, as the race is unlike any he has done before.

Matsumoto tells Ryosuke his advice was different from the normal technical pointers he gives Takumi. Ryosuke says that he wants Takumi and Keisuke to learn from their experiences, but he isn't sure if Takumi is ready for this race.

Takumi is shocked by how difficult the race is.

Stats

Release Dates

Japan

• February 18th 2002 (Weekly Young Magazine, 2002 Volume 10)^[1]
• June 6th 2002 (Tankōbon, Volume 24)^[2]
• February 5th 2021 (Shinsōban Omnibus, Volume 12)^[3]

Chinese

• August 2nd 2002 (Tankōbon, Volume 24, Sharp Point Press)

English

• October 31st 2006 (Tankōbon, Volume 24, Tokyopop)^[4]
• April 17th 2019 (Digital re-release, Volume 24, Kodansha USA)^[5]

French

• February 12th 2014 (Tankōbon, Volume 24, Kazé)^[6]

Characters (in order of appearance)

• Sakamoto
• Takumi Fujiwara
• Nobuhiko Akiyama
• Ryosuke Takahashi
• Shuichi Matsumoto

Cars (in order of appearance)

• Toyota Sprinter Trueno 3door GT-APEX (AE86)
• Suzuki Cappuccino (EA11R)

Quotes

Localisation Differences

Tokyopop/Kodansha USA (2019) version

• Chromoly is mistranslated as "Kuro Mori"

Notes & Trivia

References