Initial D Omnibus Vol. 03 (Vol. 05-06)

Initial D Omnibus Vol. 03 (Vol. 05-06)

Remember me? Relive Takumi Fujiwara’s journey from tofu delivery boy to street-racing legend in an all-new, large-sized, 2-in-1 print edition of the series that made Japanese street racing into a worldwide phenomenon.

Contains a new translation of Initial D Vol. 5-6.

Will the Akagi Red Suns burn brightest? After two white-knuckle races against Takeshi Nakazato and Shingo Shoji of the Myogi Night Kids, Takumi is faced with a challenge from none other than the “White Comet”–Ryosuke Takahashi. Ryosuke has been observing Takumi’s extraordinary driving skills and fine-tuning his Mazda FC3S RX-7 to face Takumi’s Trueno Eight-Six. Will pure instinct be enough to overcome theoretical prowess? Moreover, a challenge is starting to brew beyond Mount Akina, on twisty roads in the Usui Pass that Takumi has never drifted on before. And will this challenge prove that Takumi is just a regular driver on unfamiliar roads?

This edition is still running in the ’90s but features a refreshed translation and lettering for the 2020s, as well as a special large size.

Biographical Notes:

Winner of the Kodansha Manga Award for Bari Bari Densetsu, Shuichi Shigeno started writing Initial D, which has become one of the top bestselling manga of all time.

Title Notes:

Initial D’s legacy in street racing is still felt to this day, influencing the major Hollywood media franchise, The Fast and the Furious.

The anime is a perennial top performer on streaming sites, streaming on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Funimation. The Hong Kong live-action adaptation–“King of Mandopop” Jay Chou’s acting debut–is also a cult favorite.

Previous English-edition print versions of Initial D are out-of-print and are notoriously expensive/difficult to obtain. The Initial D subreddit has 81,000 members, more than many other top-selling classic manga!

Nostalgia for the ’90s is strong, and nothing is as freeing as driving these classic vehicles.

NEW TRANSLATION: Fans have been asking for an improved-quality translation over the Tokyopop version for decades. This edition, faithful to the original, finally grants that wish.

More details on Shuichi Shigeno:

Publisher’s Twitter account