At last, Shuichi Shigeno’s all-time manga about Japanese street racing that turned into a global phenomenon is back! Live the legend of how Tak Fujiwara went from tofu delivery boy to street-racing god. This edition marks the long-awaited publication of the complete series in English, including the final volumes never released in English before.Tak Fujiwara spends a lot of time behind the wheel. His tofu delivery job sends him racing down the treacherous roads of Mount Akina, and without even realizing it, Tak has mastered racing techniques that take most drivers a lifetime to learn. Of course, none of his friends realize this. They’re all too busy watching the Akina Speed Stars, the local street racing team. When the legendary Red Suns show up to challenge the Speed Stars, it looks as if the Trueno Eight Six that has been seen racing through the mountain roads. The question remains…who’s the driver of this phantom car?
Out of the Rain, into the Fire Cocky young Kent Nakamura of the Akagi Red Suns declaimed himself a master of racing in the rain, so when a torrential downpour hits Mt. Myogi, he takes the chance to become the first driver in Gunma to defeat Tak Fujiwara and his Phantom EIght Six. But even if Tak survives the deadly rain battle, another even more fearsome challenge lies in wait for him. Some shadowy characters from team Emperor have been scoping out the Gunma scene looking for some tasty racers to take on in their Lancer Evolution IV. If Tak agrees to a match, the Emperor boys will have to show that they have the skills to back up their trash-talk. The course is set, anticipation hangs in the air … and now Tak may come face to face with the hardest lesson of all … how to lose!