Volume 08

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

Volume 08 of the Initial D manga was released on the 5th of September 1997. It was later combined with volume 7 in the fourth omnibus release.

Chapters

077. Three Meet on Mount Myogi (三つどもえ戦慄の妙義!!, Mitsudomoe Senritsu no Myōgi!!, "Three Way Battle - The Terrifying Myogi!!")
078. Shadow of the Strongest Squad (最強軍団の影, Saikyō Gundan no Kage, "Shadow of the strongest army")
079. A Super Weapon Against the Code (掟やぶりのスーパーウエポン, Okite Yaburi no Sūpāuepon, "Rule Breaking Super Weapon")
080. The Plan to Turbocharge the Eight-Six (Part 1) (ハチロク　ターボ化計画パート１, Hachi Roku Tābo ka Keikaku Pāto 1, "Eight-Six Turbo Conversion Plan Part 1")
081. Fated Rivals (宿命のライバル, Shukumei no Raibaru, "Fated rival")
082. No Chance (勝率0パーセント!!, Shōritsu 0 Pāsento!!, "0 percent win rate!!")
083. The Evo IV Attacks (エボIV出撃, Ebo IV Shutsugeki, "Evo IV Sortie")
084. The Threat of Emperor (エンペラーの脅威, Enperā no Kyōi, "Emperor's Threat")
085. Stop Them at Mt. Akina: The Eight-Six Sallies Forth! (ハチロク出撃秋名山でむかえうて!!, Hachi Roku Shutsugeki Akinasan de Mukaeute!!, "Eight-Six Attack - Facing the Enemy at Mt. Akina!!")
086. High-Tech VS. High-Skill (ハイテクVS.スーパーテクニック, Haiteku VS. Sūpā Tekunikku, "High Tech vs Super Technique")
087. A Premonition of Defeat (敗北の予感, Haiboku no Yokan, "Premonition of defeat")
Bonus Comic. Bonus

Official Descriptions

English

"Even with his buddy Iggy in the backseat, the battle in the rain goes to Tak. As a defeated Nakamura watches Tak pass him by, a mysterious Evolution 6 appears out of nowhere and leaves him behind as well. It seems the Evo belongs to a couple of guys from Team Emperor, Seiji and Kyoichi, who've been itching to get a crack at Gunma's fastest. They get their shot on Mt. Akina when Tak agrees to give Seiji the race he's been asking for. Meanwhile, Bunta's got a hot new engine to put in the 86, but before he'll do it Tak's got one final lesson in racing to learn - how to lose."

―Tokyopop^[2]

"Out of the Rain, into the Fire Cocky young Kent Nakamura of the Akagi Red Suns declaimed himself a master of racing in the rain, so when a torrential downpour hits Mt. Myogi, he takes the chance to become the first driver in Gunma to defeat Tak Fujiwara and his Phantom EIght Six. But even if Tak survives the deadly rain battle, another even more fearsome challenge lies in wait for him. Some shadowy characters from team Emperor have been scoping out the Gunma scene looking for some tasty racers to take on in their Lancer Evolution IV. If Tak agrees to a match, the Emperor boys will have to show that they have the skills to back up their trash-talk. The course is set, anticipation hangs in the air … and now Tak may come face to face with the hardest lesson of all … how to lose!"

―Kodansha USA^[3]

French

"Les nouveaux pilotes ont pu s'échapper du département de Gunma. Certaines techniques supérieures et la puissance des véhicules sont propulsées en duel entre équipes de la région. Quand arrive la tournée de Takumi, tous ses proches sont réunissent pour tenter de booster les capacités de la 86, mais Bunta refuse leurs modifications' Source raison obscure a-t-il de mettre des matraques dans les roues de son propre fils ?"

―Crunchyroll^[4]

Localisation Differences

To be added

Trivia

The bonus chapter was absent from the Tokyopop release for unknow reasons.
In the Tokyopop vehicle specs pages for this volume, an image of Kyoichi Sudo instead of Seiji Iwaki is shown next to the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV.
The synopsis given on Tokyopop's website for this volume incorrectly identifies Seiji Iwaki's Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV as an Evolution VI.^[2]
A cleaner version of the front and back cover of this volume were included in the Kodansha USA release of omnibus 4.

Gallery

Kodansha (Japanese)

Haksan Munhwasa (Korean)

Sharp Point Press (Chinese, Taiwan)

Siam Inter Comics (Thai)

Tokyopop/Kodansha USA (English)

Asuka/Kazé/Crunchyroll (French)

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References

[Japanese-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000008370

[Tokyopop-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20091203040912/http://www.tokyopop.com/product/1040/InitialD/8

[ComiXology-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 https://kodansha.us/product/initial-d-8/

[French-4] 4.0 ^4.1 https://store.crunchyroll.com/eu/fr/fr/products/initial-d-volume-8-french-9782849658048.html

[5] ttps://www.amazon.fr/dp/2849658049

[6] File:Chapter 085 page 188 Kodansha USA.jpg

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