Chapter 049

Ry Crosses the Line (火花散らすラインクロス!!, Hibana Chirasu Rain Kurosu!!) is the forty-ninth chapter of Initial D.

Plot
The two cars race into the final corner. Ryosuke moves to the inside to block, as Takumi takes the outside line. The grip on Ryosuke's tires isn't enough to keep him in the inside, and the FC slides towards the outside, allowing Takumi to move in and take the inner line. Takumi exits the final corner in the lead, and the two cars cross the finish line.

Nakazato and Shingo are amazed by the battle they've just witnessed, and both of them consider buying FRs.

News of Ryosuke's defeat makes its way to the start line, leaving all of the spectators in a stunned silence.

Ryosuke and Takumi pull up on the side of a road and talk.

Japan

 * July 15th 1996 (Weekly Young Magazine, 1996 Volume 30)
 * December 6th 1996 (Tankōbon, Volume 05)

Chinese

 * May 1st 1998 (Tankōbon, Volume 05, Sharp Point Press)

English

 * April 15th 2003 (Tankōbon, Volume 05, Tokyopop)
 * April 17th 2019 (Digital re-release, Volume 05, Kodansha USA)

French

 * October 8th 2009 (Tankōbon, Volume 05, Kazé)

Italian

 * June 27th 2023 (Tankōbon 2-in-1, Volume 03, J-Pop)

Polish

 * July 2023 (Tankōbon 2-in-1, Volume 03, J. P. Fantastica)

Characters (in order of appearance)

 * Takeshi Nakazato
 * Shingo Shoji
 * Takumi Fujiwara
 * Ryosuke Takahashi
 * Keisuke Takahashi
 * Kenji
 * Koichiro Iketani
 * Itsuki Takeuchi

Cars (in order of appearance)

 * Toyota Sprinter Trueno 3door GT-APEX (AE86)
 * Mazda SAVANNA RX-7 Infini III (FC3S)

Tokyopop/Kodansha USA version

 * In the Kodansha USA release, a tear is visible down the centre of the cover page.
 * The FC is incorrectly referred to as an FD
 * The number 124 can be seen written on the Eight-Six's door on the last page.