Chapter 537

Chapter 537
Kanji	終焉 (後編)
Romaji	Shūen (Kōhen)
English	The Grand Finale (Part 2)
French	La Chute (Suite Et Fin)
Release Date	November 17th 2008
Volume	38
Length	10 pages
Battle	Keisuke Takahashi vs Hideo Minagawa
Chapter Guide
Previous Chapter	Chapter 536
Next Chapter	Chapter 538

The Grand Finale (Part 2) (終焉 (後編), Shūen (Kōhen), "The End (Continued)") is the five hundred and thirty-seventh chapter of Initial D.

Plot

Minagawa needs Keisuke to pick up his speed, else he might not win the race. With a short distance to the finish, Minagawa taps the rear bumper of the FD. With such a small gap between them, the crowd expects the race to enter into a second lap. With his tires shot, Minagawa pulls back, conceding defeat and allowing Keisuke to take the victory. The narrator explains that Minagawa had been relying on his superior tire management early in the race, but had succumbed to his own pride when Keisuke had made it into a speed battle. Minagawa's mistake was not realising Keisuke's tire management skills. Keisuke celebrates his victory with the other members of Project D.

Stats

Release Dates

Japan

• November 17th 2008 (Weekly Young Magazine, 2008 Volume 49)
• December 26th 2008 (Tankōbon, Volume 38)
• May 6th 2021 (Shinsōban Omnibus, Volume 19)

Korean

• February 25th 2009 (Tankōbon, Volume 38, Haksan Munhwasa)
• August 25th 2022 (Shinsōban Omnibus, Volume 19, Haksan Munhwasa)

Chinese

• January 21st 2009 (Tankōbon, Volume 38, Sharp Point Press)

English

• April 17th 2019 (Digital release, Volume 38, Kodansha USA)

French

• March 13th 2019 (Tankōbon, Volume 38, Kazé)

Characters (in order of appearance)

• Hideo Minagawa
• Keisuke Takahashi
• Kenta Nakamura
• Ryosuke Takahashi
• Takumi Fujiwara
• Tomiguchi
• Fumihiro

Cars (in order of appearance)

• Toyota Supra RZ (JZA80)
• Mazda ɛ̃fini RX-7 Type R (FD3S)

Notes & Trivia

• This chapter (as well as Chapter 535) shares its Japanese title (最終局面) with four other chapters: Chapters 304, 462, 512, 513.