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“Heartbroken Shun receives a letter from his past self, reigniting his dream to own a Countach and become a racer.”
Countach
カウンタック
7.43
3,864 rank · 3,633 readers · 51 favorites
Seinen
Racing
Comedy
Romance
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Synopsis
Heartbroken Shun receives a letter from his past self, reigniting his dream to own a Countach and become a racer.
The day after he finds himself dumped by his girlfriend, Sorayama Shun recieves a letter... from himself? The letter was from Shun 25 years ago for his future self. The letter reminds him of the time when he dreamed of owning a Countach and being a successful professional racer. With loads of luck and his ambition to make his childhood dream come true, he finds himself as a new owner of an LP400 Countach.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.94
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.94 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.67
Running avg · May 2018 → Apr 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I truly appreciate how this manga resonates with my own life as an RX8 owner while sparking a fun, nostalgic supercar craze similar to the energy of Initial D. While the reliance on satirical...”
- 8 “This manga offers an inspiring and realistic look at a man rediscovering his passion and becoming his ideal self while balancing his dream of owning a Lamborghini Countach with his everyday job....”
- 8 “The manga features excellent art, particularly in the driving scenes, and effectively captures the nostalgic drive of pursuing a dream car. While the story is well-written, the character...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Countach begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 289 × 28 ch × vol
- Total read 38h 32m approx
- Published Sep 2004 – Sep 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M12065 catalog