Takumi 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, Takumi 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, the rival team obsesses over a phantom car, the Trueno Eight-Six, seen racing through the mountain roads. Who is the driver, and will they take on the dangerous challenge? This edition is still running in the ’90s but features a refreshed translation and lettering for the 2020s, as well as a special large size.
Takumi 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, Takumi 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, the rival team obsesses over a phantom car, the Trueno Eight-Six, seen racing through the mountain roads. Who is the driver, and will they take on the dangerous challenge? This edition is still running in the ’90s but features a refreshed translation and lettering for the 2020s, as well as a special large size.
The Ghost of Mount Akina 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?
Is gripping truly king in racing? That is what Takeshi Nakazoto of the Myogi Night Kids wants to prove with his GT-R against Takumi Fujiwara’s specially tuned Trueno Eight-Six. Mount Akina’s downhill may not necessarily be that easy of a race, and an overpowered engine and inflated ego may turn a deadly corner. What’s more, the racing scene is wondering if Takumi can replicate his drift skills on a run other than Mount Akina, while Takumi shows nascent signs of a racing obsession. This omnibus edition includes volumes 3 and 4.
Is gripping truly king in racing? That is what Takeshi Nakazoto of the Myogi Night Kids wants to prove with his GT-R against Takumi Fujiwara’s specially tuned Trueno Eight-Six. Mount Akina’s downhill may not necessarily be that easy of a race, and an overpowered engine and inflated ego may turn a deadly corner. What’s more, the racing scene is wondering if Takumi can replicate his drift skills on a run other than Mount Akina, while Takumi shows nascent signs of a racing obsession. This omnibus edition includes volumes 3 and 4.
Showdown on the Mountain With news of the phantom EIght Six spreading like wildfire over the prefecture, more and more racers want in on the action … but the Eight Six driver, Tak, might not really want any of the action, at least, maybe not that kind of action. His romance with Natalie grows all the more ambiguous even as he anticipates a date with her, a semi-romantic excursion to the beach on a Sunday afternoon. Of course, Tak’ll need some wheels to get there, and his dad won’t let him borrow the car unless he lines up again K.T. (one of the best drivers in the rival racing gang of the Red Suns) in a race down the serpentine roads of Mount Akina. The Akina Speed Stars are counting on him, his best friend Iggy is counting on him, his old man is counting on him, and, most of all, Natalie is counting on him. But once Tak gets a taste of how sweet victory really is, his indifference to driving just may turn into a passion for it.
Will the Akagi Red Suns burn brightest? After two white-knuckle races against Takeshi Nakazato and Shingo Shoji of the Myogi Night Kids, Takumi is faced with a challenge from none other than the “White Comet”—Ryosuke Takahashi. Ryosuke has been observing Takumi’s extraordinary driving skills and fine-tuning his Mazda FC3S RX-7 to face Takumi’s Trueno Eight-Six. Will pure instinct be enough to overcome theoretical prowess? Moreover, a challenge is starting to brew beyond Mount Akina, on twisty roads in the Usui Pass that Takumi has never drifted on before. And will this challenge prove that Takumi is just a regular driver on unfamiliar roads? Contains a new translation of Initial D Vol. 5-6.
Racing for Life Zack, in his undefeatable GT-R, faces off against Tak in a specially tuned Eight Six. But the hero of the Night Kids racing team may very well learn that agility’s worth more than muscle on Akina Mountain, and that focus is worth more than bombast. Now the racing scene in Gunma Prefecture begins to wonder if Tak can spin that same racing magic on a run other than Mount Akina, while Tak himself shows the nascent signs of a racing obsession—piling on work hours, drawing away from Natalie … perhaps longing for a car of his own, a dream being realized by mousy little Iggy, who’s in the market for a new car and may decide to buy a Levin to match Tak’s Trueno. And Cole’s car comes back from the shop after being totaled on the mountain. It looks like the Akina Speed Stars are shaping up. But racing for fun turns into racing for your life when Shingo arrives on the mountain and challenges Tak to a deathmatch.
Will the Akagi Red Suns burn brightest? After two white-knuckle races against Takeshi Nakazato and Shingo Shoji of the Myogi Night Kids, Takumi is faced with a challenge from none other than the “White Comet”—Ryosuke Takahashi. Ryosuke has been observing Takumi’s extraordinary driving skills and fine-tuning his Mazda FC3S RX-7 to face Takumi’s Trueno Eight-Six. Will pure instinct be enough to overcome theoretical prowess? Moreover, a challenge is starting to brew beyond Mount Akina, on twisty roads in the Usui Pass that Takumi has never drifted on before. And will this challenge prove that Takumi is just a regular driver on unfamiliar roads? Contains a new translation of Initial D Vol. 5-6.
Tak may be in over his head against Shingo in a downhill with his hand fastened to the steering wheel, especially considering that this kind of race favors an FF like Shingo’s Civic against an FR like Tak’s Eight Six. Tak’s life is changing in so many other ways, too. Bunta waxes emotional about his Zen-like training of the increasingly popular Akina downhill specialist, expressing for the first time the importance of Tak’s racing reputation to his own ego, and Natalie advances ever-closer to the edge of a romantic relationship with Tak. And, in a related development, how will the racing scene in Gunma change if Ry actually does get an offer to race professionally in Tokyo?
Keisuke Takahashi’s technique is improving. As the Akagi Red Suns resume their travel challenging street racing teams, Keisuke goes up against Takeshi Nakazato of the Night Kids on his home turf of Mount Myogi. But when roads turn slippery in a downpour, will they slide out of control or manage to reach the top? This omnibus edition includes volumes 7 and 8.
Keisuke Takahashi’s technique is improving. As the Akagi Red Suns resume their travel challenging street racing teams, Keisuke goes up against Takeshi Nakazato of the Night Kids on his home turf of Mount Myogi. But when roads turn slippery in a downpour, will they slide out of control or manage to reach the top? This omnibus edition includes volumes 7 and 8.
Slashed-up stickers of Gunma’s teams is the hot pursuit of the invading Emperor team. The hot-headed Seiji lwaki has challenged Takumi to a race on Mount Akina, overflowing with confidence that an old Eight-Six has nothing against his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. But what does it mean when team leader, Kyoichi Sudo, advises Seiji to do “Simulation 3”? On the other side, Bunta has acquired a new engine for the Eight-Six, but he will only give it if Takumi loses. How will this battle end? This omnibus edition includes volumes 9 and 10.
Slashed-up stickers of Gunma’s teams is the hot pursuit of the invading Emperor team. The hot-headed Seiji lwaki has challenged Takumi to a race on Mount Akina, overflowing with confidence that an old Eight-Six has nothing against his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. But what does it mean when team leader, Kyoichi Sudo, advises Seiji to do “Simulation 3”? On the other side, Bunta has acquired a new engine for the Eight-Six, but he will only give it if Takumi loses. How will this battle end? This omnibus edition includes volumes 9 and 10.
The spirit of the White Comet is as strong as ever, but can even the reinvigorated Ry Takahashi take down the Phantom Eight Six that, to this point, has remained unbeatable? The answer will change the face of Gunma racing forever. And if Tak does end up besting the best of Gunma, he’ll have to face the question posed by his best friend Iggy … “What’s next?” Any way you look at it, things are looking up for the Speed Stars, especially for their leader, Cole, who may yet fulfill his dream of meeting a woman with whom he can share his racing ambitions … even if she is a member of a rival team.
Tak is beginning to feel comfortable with his racing skills and yearns to leave the comfort of Mt. Akina in search of new challenges. His search takes him to Mt. Usui and to a course unlike anything he has seen in his life. His pride as a racer is on the line as he challenges Usui’s number one downhill specialist.
Takumi’s winning streak has abruptly stopped. The Emperor team leader, Kyoichi Sudo, has taken the crown, and Gunma’s racing teams are at a loss on what to do. Worse, the Eight-Six’s engine has completely blown after Takumi lost his cool during the battle. It’s now up to Ryosuke Takahashi of the Akagi Red Suns to defend the honor of Gunma, but will his analysis be correct? This omnibus edition includes volumes 11 and 12.
Takumi’s winning streak has abruptly stopped. The Emperor team leader, Kyoichi Sudo, has taken the crown, and Gunma’s racing teams are at a loss on what to do. Worse, the Eight-Six’s engine has completely blown after Takumi lost his cool during the battle. It’s now up to Ryosuke Takahashi of the Akagi Red Suns to defend the honor of Gunma, but will his analysis be correct? This omnibus edition includes volumes 11 and 12.
It’s time to give Tak a rest after his sweep of Gunma’s finest - time for K.T. Takahashi of the Red Suns and Zack Nakazato of the Night Kids to finish the grudge match they started in Volume 4. But it’s a rainy night, and Nakamura’s just itching for a fight, so Tak might have to take to the streets yet again. And who are those guys in the Lancer Evolution scoping out Gunma’s racing action?
A death match with no time limit. A brutal battle of endurance with no clear advantage, Takumi and Wataru race through the treacherous mountainous roads with their Eight-Sixes. This true test in driving ability and acumen will end whenever someone runs out of stamina. Who will go the distance? This omnibus edition includes volumes 13 and 14.
A death match with no time limit. A brutal battle of endurance with no clear advantage, Takumi and Wataru race through the treacherous mountainous roads with their Eight-Sixes. This true test in driving ability and acumen will end whenever someone runs out of stamina. Who will go the distance? This omnibus edition includes volumes 13 and 14.
A powerful foe appears from Bunta’s past. Mulling over what to do after high school graduation, Takumi is recruited for Ryosuke’s new racing team to compete outside of Gunma. Kai Kogashiwa, a street racer and former go-kart racer from Tochigi, appears in Gunma and challenges Takumi on his homebase of Iroha-zaka. What Takumi doesn’t know is that Kai’s father has a long-running rivalry with Bunta. Will Takumi understand Bunta’s cryptic hints on how to defeat Kai? This omnibus edition includes volumes 15 and 16.
A powerful foe appears from Bunta’s past. Mulling over what to do after high school graduation, Takumi is recruited for Ryosuke’s new racing team to compete outside of Gunma. Kai Kogashiwa, a street racer and former go-kart racer from Tochigi, appears in Gunma and challenges Takumi on his homebase of Iroha-zaka. What Takumi doesn’t know is that Kai’s father has a long-running rivalry with Bunta. Will Takumi understand Bunta’s cryptic hints on how to defeat Kai? This omnibus edition includes volumes 15 and 16.
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!
Emperor on the War Path With the invading Team Emperor and its Evo Army humiliating racers all over Gunma, it’s up to Take and the Phantom Eight Six to defend the racing honor of not only his hometown of Akina, but the entire prefecture. But when Team Emperor’s “Hawk” Iwaki pulls Lancer Evo IV ahead of the Eight Six, not even Tak’s most loyal teammates believe he can win. Maybe he’ll finally learn that lesson his father thinks he needs. Can Tak pull off his biggest miracle yet? Meanwhile, as Tak’s relationship with Natalie heats up, will he discover her shocking secret?