Volume 39

Volume 39 of the Initial D manga was released on the 6th of July 2009. It was later combined with volume 40 in the twentieth omnibus release.

Chapters

538. A Triumphant Return (凱旋, Gaisen, "Triumphant Return")
539. A Triumphant Return (Part 2) (凱旋 (後編), Gaisen (Kōhen), "Triumphant Return (Continued)")
540. Mutual Understanding (シンパシー, Shimpashī, "Sympathy")
541. Mutual Understanding (Part 2) (シンパシー (後編), Shimpashī (Kōhen), "Sympathy (Continued)")
542. The Grim Reaper (死神, Shinigami, "Grim Reaper")
543. The Grim Reaper (Part 2) (死神 (後編), Shinigami (Kōhen), "Grim Reaper (Continued)")
544. History (因縁, Innen, "Fate")
545. History (Part 2) (因縁 (中編), Innen (Chūhen), "Fate (Continued)")
546. History (Part 3) (因縁 (後編), Innen (Kōhen), "Fate (Conclusion)")
547. Project D vs. Spiral (プロD VS. スパイラル, Puro D VS. Supairaru, "Pro D vs Spiral")
548. Project D vs. Spiral (Part 2) (プロD VS. スパイラル (後編), Puro D VS. Supairaru (Kōhen), "Pro D vs Spiral (Continued)")
549. What It Means To Race (走ることとは?, Hashiru Koto toha?, "What is Racing?")
550. Naturals (天然素材, Tennen Sozai, "Natural Material")
551. Wet Roads (ウェットコンディション, Wetto Kondishon, "Wet Condition")
552. Wet Roads (Part 2) (ウェットコンディション (後編), Wetto Kondishon (Kōhen), "Wet Condition (Continued)")
553. Zero vs. Keisuke (ゼロVS.啓介!!, Zero VS. Keisuke!!, "Zero VS. Keisuke!!")
554. Zero vs. Keisuke (Part 2) (ゼロVS.啓介!! (後編), Zero VS. Keisuke!! (Kōhen), "Zero VS. Keisuke!! (Continued)")
555. Zero Mind (無(ゼロ)の心, Zero no Kokoro, "Zero Mind")
556. Zero Mind (Part 2) (無(ゼロ)の心 (中編), Zero no Kokoro (Chūhen), "Zero Mind (Continued)")
557. Zero Mind (Part 3) (無(ゼロ)の心 (後編), Zero no Kokoro (Kōhen), "Zero Mind (Conclusion)")

Official Descriptions

English

"As Project D enters their third round of battles in Kanagawa, the Mecca of street racing is abuzz with excitement as though the circus had come to town. Now, things are about to get even more intense as their next opponent looms before them: Team Spiral's Ryuji “Zero” Ikeda, a proponent of a mysterious racing philosophy he calls Zero Theory."

―Kodansha USA^[2]

French

"La Team D a triomphé des pilotes de la Katagiri ! Entre deux courses, Takumi prend conscience de la profondeur de ses sentiments pour la jolie Mika, mais l'heure n'est pas au badinage. Les pilotes de la team Spiral, ses futurs adversaires, persuadés de la supériorité technique de leurs voitures, voient leur leader mis à mal lors d'un Battle improvisé face à un mystérieux challenfer surnommé "le Faucheur"..."

―Crunchyroll^[3]