Volume 44 of the Initial D manga was released on the 6th of January 2012. It was later combined with volume 43 in the twenty-second omnibus release.
Chapters
- 631. Something In Common (Part 2) (共通点 (後編), Kyōtsūten (Kōhen), "Commonality (Continued)")
- 632. Go Awakens (覚醒する豪, Kakusē Suru Gō, "Go Wakes Up")
- 633. Go Awakens (Part 2) (覚醒する豪 (後編), Kakusē Suru Gō (Kōhen), "Go Wakes Up (Continued)")
- 634. "Accelerating battle" (加速するバトル "Kasoku Suru Batoru")
- 635. "Accelerating battle (part.2)" (加速するバトル(後編) "Kasoku Suru Batoru (Kōhen)")
- 636. "Worried Shinji" (悩めるシンジ "Nayameru Shinji")
- 637. "Worried Shinji (part.2)" (悩めるシンジ(後編) "Nayameru Shinji (Kōhen)")
- 638. "Further acceleration" (さらなる加速 "Saranaru Kasoku")
- 639. "Further acceleration (part.2)" (さらなる加速(後編) "Saranaru Kasoku (Kōhen)")
- 640. "Nice miscalculation" (うれしい誤算 "Ureshī Gosan")
- 641. "Nice miscalculation (part.2)" (うれしい誤算(後編) "Ureshī Gosan (Kōhen)")
- 642. "Unexpected" (想定外 "Sōtēgai")
- 643. "Unexpected (part.2)" (想定外(後編) "Sōtēgai (Kōhen)")
- 644. "Kubo's Miscalculation" (久保の誤算 "Kubo no Gosan")
- 645. "Kubo's Miscalculation (part.2)" (久保の誤算(後編) "Kubo no Gosan (Kōhen)")
- 646. "Back to the source" (原点回帰 "Genten Kaiki")
- 647. "Back to the source (part.2)" (原点回帰(後編) "Genten Kaiki (Kōhen)")
- 648. "Synchronized" (シンクロ "Shinkuro")
- 649. "Synchronized (part.2)" (シンクロ(後編) "Shinkuro (Kōhen)")
Official Descriptions
Japanese
- "神奈川エリア最終ラウンド。ヒルクライム戦、開始! プロジェクトD・高橋啓介VS.サイドワインダー・北条豪、両雄ついに激突。NSXを駆る北条豪、圧倒的有利の下馬評のもと始まったバトルで、FD3Sでみせた驚きのパフォーマンスとは!? プロジェクトDが決戦のために準備した切り札が炸裂する! そして、走りの聖地・神奈川で信じられない光景を目撃することになる‥‥!"
- ―Kodansha[1]
English
- "Takumi, and the AE86 he drove handling deliveries for his family's tofu business, both held unspeakable potential. The hill-climb section of the Kanagawa-area final round begins, with Project D's Keisuke Takahashi pitted against Sidewinder's Go Hojo. The smart money is on Hojo, whose NSX gives him an overwhelming advantage, but Takahashi's FD3S is all set to wow the audience with its performance! Project D's ace in the hole for this fight is deployed, setting the stage for unbelievable events in this street racer's paradise!"
- ―Kodansha USA[2]
French
- "Gô Hôjô et Keisuke Takahashi s'élancent sur le massif de Kanagawa. Tous les paris donnent la ivtoire à Hôjô et à sa NSX à la pointe de la technologie. Mais le coureur de tête est talonné par le jeune as de la Project D qui s'est entraîné d'arrache-pied. Maintenant que le poids du différent familial qui pesait sur les pilotes est levé… qui arrachera la victoire dans ette course en montée ?"
- ―Crunchyroll[3]
Localisation Differences
- To be added
Trivia
- This is the only volume to not feature Takumi Fujiwara in any of its chapters.
Gallery
Kodansha (Japanese)
Front cover, featuring Go Hojo's Honda NSX and Keisuke Takahashi's Mazda RX-7
Back cover, featuring Keisuke Takahashi