Shuichi Shigeno

Shuichi Shigeno's Initial D is drawing tie-in activity nearly three decades after serialization, with a 48-volume Amazon point-back sale in June 2026 and a Mazda die-cast set tied to the car manga scheduled for October 2026.

Synthesized from 2 Yomimono stories · updated 1h ago

Shigeno's car manga has been revisited on two fronts in 2026. In June, Amazon ran a 50 percent point-back sale on all 48 volumes of Initial D during its Manga Weekend Sale, limited to June 26 to 28, bringing the effective price to roughly half the 38,016 yen list price. Coverage noted the AE86's appearance in Forza Horizon 6 with a water-cup Easter egg. The promotion is a rare deep discount on the complete series.

In October, Mazda announced a two-car 1/64 die-cast set pairing the FC3S Savanna RX-7 driven by Ryosuke Takahashi with the FD3S Efini RX-7 driven by Keisuke Takahashi. Sales start Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM at the MAZDA ONLINE SHOP and MAZDA FAN FESTA 2026 at FUJI SPEEDWAY, with dealership orders from Thursday, October 8. The set costs 11,000 yen. Mazda tied the release to its 60th rotary engine anniversary, and a Mazda employee who got into cars through Initial D supplied the packaging line drawn from Ryosuke Takahashi.

Key facts

Amazon sale: 50 percent point-back on all 48 volumes of Initial D, limited to June 26-28, 2026 ↗
List price: 38,016 yen for the full set before the point-back ↗
AE86 game appearance: The AE86 appears in Forza Horizon 6 with a water-cup Easter egg ↗
Mazda set contents: Two-car 1/64 die-cast set: FC3S Savanna RX-7 (Ryosuke Takahashi) and FD3S Efini RX-7 (Keisuke Takahashi) ↗
Mazda set price and start: 11,000 yen, sales start Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM ↗
Mazda set venues: MAZDA ONLINE SHOP and MAZDA FAN FESTA 2026 at FUJI SPEEDWAY, with dealership orders from Thursday, October 8 ↗
Rotary anniversary: The Mazda set is tied to the 60th anniversary of the rotary engine ↗

Timeline

Oct 2, 2026 Mazda Ties Initial D To 60th Rotary Anniversary With RX-7 Model Set
Jun 27, 2026 Initial D Gets 50% Point-Back Sale on All 48 Volumes at Amazon

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

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2h ago

Mazda Ties Initial D To 60th Rotary Anniversary With RX-7 Model Set

Mazda will sell a two-car 1/64 die-cast set of the FC3S Savanna RX-7 driven by Ryosuke Takahashi and the FD3S Efini RX-7 driven by Keisuke Takahashi, the company announced. Sales start Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM at the MAZDA ONLINE SHOP and MAZDA FAN FESTA 2026 at FUJI SPEEDWAY, with dealership orders from Thursday, October 8. The set costs 11,000 yen.

Jun 27

Initial D Gets 50% Point-Back Sale on All 48 Volumes at Amazon

Amazon's Manga Weekend Sale offers a 50% point-back on all 48 volumes of Shuichi Shigeno's car manga Initial D, limited to June 26-28, 2026. The sale brings the effective price to roughly half the 38,016 yen list price. The article also notes the AE86's appearance in Forza Horizon 6 with a water-cup Easter egg.