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
 * Ken Kogashiwa
 * Kaori's Father

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.
 * Mika's apology to Takumi happened before Fake Project D were caught but in the anime, she apologised after they were caught.
 * 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 while riding with Mika 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.
 * In the rematch between Takumi and Kai, Ken and Bunta meets up in Lake Akina to discuss about the battle. Meanwhile in the anime this was changed to Ken calling Bunta on the phone to discuss about the battle.
 * The part in the manga which shows Satoshi's Roadster's wing getting damaged by a signpost was not shown