Bonus (Volume 06)

Final Words is a bonus chapter of Initial D. It involves Takumi showing the staff behind the manga.

Plot
Takumi apologises for there being no bonus chapter in the previous volume. Shuichi Shigeno appears, and says that he had originally intended to create a new tutorial for a drifting technique, but gave up. He recommends that the reader watch some of Keiichi Tsuchiya's Best Motoring videos.

Takumi announces that they will now take a behind the scenes look into the production of the manga. First shown is Shigeno, the main artist, drawing the cars and characters. Shimada and Fujita, the background artists. Sankichi Sakata, who does touch ups. Teketeke Okasaki, the manager. Kimura and Nakashima, two Young Magazine editors. Finally we see Furukawa, in charge of parties, and Takumi also mentions Miho, their entertainment manager.

Japan

 * February 4th 1997 (Tankōbon, Volume 06)

French

 * December 10th 2009 (Tankōbon, Volume 06, Kazé)

Characters (in order of appearance)

 * Takumi Fujiwara
 * Itsuki Takeuchi
 * Shuichi Shigeno
 * Keiichi Tsuchiya (mentioned)
 * Shimada
 * Fujita
 * Sankichi Sakata
 * Teketeke Okasaki
 * Kimura
 * Nakashima
 * Furukawa

Cars (in order of appearance)

 * Toyota Corolla Levin GT-APEX (AE86) (pictured)

Notes & Trivia

 * This chapter was not included in either English release of the manga, for unknown reasons.
 * Most of the staff have their blood types and star signs listed, two different types of personality theory.
 * Shigeno is a Pisces, and has Type A blood
 * Shimada is a Scorpio, and has Type A blood
 * Fujita is a Sagittarius, and has Type A blood
 * Sankichi Sakata is a Sagittarius, and has Type A blood
 * Teketeke Okasaki is a Aquarius, and has Type O blood