Initial D Fifth Stage

Initial D: Fifth Stage is a 2012-2013 anime television series. It is the ninth instalment in the anime adaptation of the Initial D manga. It covers from chapter 425 to 667 (volumes 32 to 45).

Characters
These are the prominent characters in this season of the series.
 * Wataru Akiyama
 * Fake Project D
 * Bunta Fujiwara
 * Takumi Fujiwara
 * Fumihiro
 * Go Hojo
 * Rin Hojo
 * Ryuji Ikeda
 * Koichiro Iketani
 * Shinji Inui
 * Kaori
 * Kenji
 * Kobayakawa
 * Kai Kogashiwa
 * Eiji Kubo
 * Shuichi Matsumoto
 * Hideo Minagawa
 * Kenta Nakamura
 * Hiroya Okuyama
 * Satoshi Omiya
 * Ryosuke Takahashi
 * Keisuke Takahashi
 * Itsuki Takeuchi
 * Tomiguchi
 * Mika Uehara

Battles

 * 1) Keisuke Takahashi vs Kobayakawa
 * 2) Takumi Fujiwara vs Satoshi Omiya
 * 3) Takumi Fujiwara vs Kai Kogashiwa (Rematch)
 * 4) Keisuke Takahashi vs Hideo Minagawa
 * 5) Ryuji Ikeda vs Rin Hojo (Impromptu)
 * 6) Keisuke Takahashi vs Ryuji Ikeda
 * 7) Takumi Fujiwara vs Hiroya Okuyama
 * 8) Ryosuke Takahashi vs Rin Hojo
 * 9) Keisuke Takahashi vs Go Hojo

Acts

 * 1) Encounter of Destiny (運命の出会い, Unmeinodeai)
 * 2) The New Battlefield (新たなる戦場, Aratanaru senjō)
 * 3) Dead Line (デッド・ライン, Deddo rain)
 * 4) Revenge Battle of Fate (因縁のリベンジバトル, In'nen no ribenjibatoru)
 * 5) Fujiwara Zone (藤原ゾーン, Fujiwara zōn)
 * 6) Keisuke's Determination (啓介の意地, Keisuke no iji)
 * 7) Zero Hearts (無（ゼロ）の心, Mu (zero) no kokoro)
 * 8) White Devil (白い悪魔, Shiroi akuma)
 * 9) Grim Reaper (死神, Shinigami)
 * 10) Full Stop (終止符, Shūshifu)
 * 11) Full Stop, Continued... (終止符. そして……, Shūshifu. Soshite……)
 * 12) Brothers (ブラザーズ, Burazāzu)
 * 13) Unexpected Battle (想定外バトル, Sōtei-gai batoru)
 * 14) Conclusion! Extreme Hill Climb (決着！極限ヒルクライム, Ketchaku! Kyokugen hirukuraimu)

Anime and Manga Differences

 * In the Manga, Both Dr. Toshiya Joshima and Kozo Hoshino attend Project D's last battle.
 * Most scenes involving the Project D team inside their cabin aren't shown in the anime.
 * A scene where Takumi avoids a car crash in the Impreza is cut from the anime.
 * Yuichi Tachibana is absent from the anime, most of the dialogue is replaced by Kenji, while in the manga he is especially present during the final Project D race.