Raikiri

Raikiri
No.	Regular releases 18640 Limited editions 95093 (JC2016) 95417 (Matte Pink Plated}
Series	Mini 4WD PRO
Chassis	MA Chassis
Release Date	Regular releases January 10, 2015 Limited editions July 2, 2016 (JC2016) March 31, 2018 (Matte Pink Plated}
In Fictional Media
First Appearance	Hyper Dash! Yonkuro

The Raikiri (Japanese: ライキリ, Raikiri) is a Mini 4WD PRO car released by Tamiya in January 10, 2015. It was designed by car designer Kota Nezu of Znug Design, who previously designed Astralster.

It was featured in the on-going manga Hyper Dash! Yonkuro as one of the street Mini 4WD racers' machines.

General info

The Raikiri features a 2x2 sports car body design, designed by Znug Design (Kota Nezu). Inspired by a Japanese sword of the same name in Japanese mythology, the Raikiri has sharp and crisp edges that can be found over its bodyshell. It has the sharp headlights and the signal lights with the style inspired by sports cars, specifically the 2016 revival of the Honda/Acura NSX.

The underneath of the bodyshell was designed to allows smooth and twister-like airflows.

Standard model

The standard Raikiri features the black body color, with pink trims on it.

It is equipped with the newly-designed, small diameter low-profile wheels that are molded in black and were paired with the black low-profile slick tires. The chassis frame and the A parts were molded in gray and light gray respectively.

Japan Cup 2016

The limited Japan Cup 2016 features the white body color, while the Japan Cup-inspired body decals on it.

It was equipped with the red, small diameter low-profile Y-spoke wheels with the black low-profile tires. Both the chassis frame and the A parts were molded in black.

Matte Pink Plated

The Matte Pink Plated variant features the matte pink plated bodyshell.

Other than that, it is mostly the same as the standard model.

In the manga

The Raikiri, along with Astralster and Ablista, are racing machines belongs to the street Mini 4WD participants. They were however, unfortunately got rammed out of the circuit by Tankuro's Burning Sun.

Technical info

Length: 156 mm

Width: 97 mm 

Height: 43 mm 

Chassis: MA Chassis

Gear Set(s): 3.5:1

Gallery

Boxarts

Boxart of Raikiri.

Boxart of Raikiri Japan Cup 2016.

Car views

Front view

Side view

Images

Concept art by Kota Nezu of Znug Design.

Trivia

• Raikiri would later get a radio control counterpart in the form of Raikiri GT, designed as a racing version (implying that the Mini 4WD version is the road car model). Originally, Raikiri GT was designed for nitro-engine (TG10-Mk.2 FZ) chassis, but an electric version (with white bodyshell and TT-02 chassis) was later released. Simply installing a rear wing to the Mini 4WD version of Raikiri can slightly replicate the look of the Raikiri GT.

See also

• Kumamon Mini 4WD - Supporting Kumamoto
• Mini 4WD Shirokumakko GT
• Mini 4WD Dog Racer GT

External links

Tamiya Japan

• Raikiri on Tamiya official website
• Raikiri Japan Cup 2016 on Tamiya official website
• Raikiri Matte Pink Plated on Tamiya official website (Japanese)

Tamiya America

• Raikiri on Tamiya America official website
• Raikiri Japan Cup 2016 on Tamiya America official website