Volume 01

Not to be confused with the first volume of the omnibus release.

Volume 01 of the Initial D manga was released on the 6th of November 1995. It was later combined with volume 2 in the first omnibus release.

Chapters[]

001. Let's Buy an Eight-Six! (ハチロク買おーぜ, Hachi Roku Kaōze, "Let's Buy an Eight-Six")
002. The Rotary Brothers: Fastest of All! (最速!! ロータリー・ブラザーズ, Saisoku!! Rōtarī Burazāzu!!, "The Fastest!! The Rotary Brothers")
003. Ultimate Tofu Drift (究極のとうふ屋ドリフト, Kyūkyoku no Tōfu Ya Dorifuto, "The Ultimate Tofu Store Drift")
004. Iketani's Grim Choice! (池谷の悲壮な決意!!, Iketani no Hisō na Ketsui!!, "Iketani's Touching Determination!!")
005. A Declation of Revenge! The 13B's Howling Turbo (リベンジ宣言!! 吠える13Bターボ, Ribenji Sengen!! Hoeru 13B Tābo, "Declaration of Revenge!! The Howling 13B Turbo")
006. Natsuki's Secret (なつきの秘密・・!?, Natsuki no Himitsu..!?, "Natsuki's Secret..!?")
007. Iketani's Humiliating Crash! (無残! 池谷クラッシュ!!, Muzan! Iketani Kurasshu!!, "Oh no! Iketani Crashes!!")
008. The "Friendly Battle" Begins! (交流戦突入!!, Kōryū sen Totsunyū!!, "Rush into the Exhibition Battle!!")
009. Howl of the 4A-G (聞け!! 4A-Gの雄叫びを, Kike!! 4A-G no Otakebi wo, "Listen!! The roar of the 4A-G")
010. The Downhill Specialist (ダウンヒルスペシャリスト, Daunhiru Supesharisuto, "Downhill Specialist")

Official Descriptions[]

English[]

"The Ghost of Mount Akina Takumi Fujiwara spends a lot of time behind the wheel. His tofu delivery job sends him racing down treacherous roads of Mount Akina, and without even realizing it, Tak has mastered racing techniques that take most drivers a lifetime to learn. Of course, none of his friends realize this. They're all too busy watching the Akina Speed Stars, the local street racing team. When the legendary Red Suns show up to challenge the Speed Stars, it seems the local boys are doomed to lose the race. But hope arrives in the form of a mysterious Trueno Eight Six that has been seen racing through the mountain roads. The question is: who is the driver behind this phantom car?"

―Tokyopop^[2]

"The Ghost of Mount Akina Tak Fujiwara spends a lot of time behind the wheel. His tofu delivery job sends him racing down the treacherous roads of Mount Akina, and without even realizing it, Tak has mastered racing techniques that take most drivers a lifetime to learn. Of course, none of his friends realize this. They're all too busy watching the Akina Speed Stars, the local street racing team. When the legendary Red Suns show up to challenge the Speed Stars, it looks as if the Trueno Eight Six that has been seen racing through the mountain roads. The question remains … who's the driver of this phantom car?"

―Kodansha USA^[3]

French[]

"Au Mont Akina, les courses entre pilotes chevronnés ne cessent de se dérouler tous les week-ends. Mais l'équipe locale des Speedstars semble dépassée par l'arrivée massive de stars du volant. Devant l'impossibilité de relever un défi qui leur est proposé, une seule solution apparaît : croire en la légende urbaine selon laquelle un mystérieux pilote local dévale la montagne à toute allure..."

―Crunchyroll^[6]

Localisation Differences[]

Tokyopop/Kodansha USA (2019)[]

Tokyopop originally released this volume marketed at an older teen market, soon after they decided to market the series to a younger market, and reprinted the volume with numerous changes. Differences include:
- Harsher language in the original print is toned down.
- A scene of nudity in chapter 6 is censored.
- Characters are given nicknames that are frequently used in place of their Japanese names, though the original names are still given.