Chapter 093

Assault on Akagi (赤城山決戦, Akagiyama Kessen, "Battle on Mount Akagi") is the ninety-third chapter of Initial D.

Plot
Seiji tries to use his car to block the Eight-Six from taking the inside, but can't due to the wear on his tires. Takumi leaves the turn in the lead. Keisuke tells Fumihiro and Kenta that the race is over, as there is nowhere else that the Evo IV can pass. Kenta finally realises that he was out of his league challenging Takumi. The race ends with the Eight-Six passing the finish line first, and the lookouts excitedly report the news to the SpeedStars at the top of the mountain.

A few hours later, the SpeedStars celebrate Takumi's victory. Iketani is amazed that Takumi was able to win, and wonders when Takumi's luck will run out.

A furious Kyoichi slaps Seiji for not following his instructions. Seiji tells him that he couldn't figure out Takumi's technique, and Kyoichi tells him that he would have been able to see if he had driven behind like he was told. He says that while their plans to dominate all of Gunma are over, they still need to win against Ryosuke on Akagi. The other members of Emperor wish to get revenge on the Eight-Six, but Kyoichi tells them he doesn't want to hear about it until they beat the RedSuns.

The next day in Shibukawa, Itsuki is still excited about the race. Itsuki asks Takumi if he feels the same, but he tells him that he isnt. He explains that he's tired of racing on Akina, as he couldn't have won that race on any other course. He decides that he wants to race only on other courses in future.

Japan

 * June 30th 1997 (Weekly Young Magazine, 1997 Volume 28)
 * December 5th 1997 (Tankōbon, Volume 09)

Chinese

 * September 1st 1998 (Tankōbon, Volume 09, Sharp Point Press)

English

 * December 9th 2003 (Tankōbon, Volume 09, Tokyopop)
 * April 17th 2019 (Digital re-release, Volume 07, Kodansha USA)

French

 * April 22nd 2010 (Tankōbon, Volume 09, Kazé)

Characters (in order of appearance)

 * Kenta Nakamura
 * Fumihiro
 * Keisuke Takahashi
 * Seiji Iwaki
 * Takumi Fujiwara
 * Koichiro Iketani
 * Itsuki Takeuchi
 * Kenji
 * Kyoichi Sudo

Cars (in order of appearance)

 * Toyota Sprinter Trueno 3door GT-APEX (AE86)
 * Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV RS (CN9A)