Wangan Midnight
TV FINISHED SUMMER 2007 26 eps 71%
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Based on a seinen manga by Kusunoki Michiharu serialised in Young Magazine.
The story gets its roots from the actual street racing that occurs on Tokyo's Shuto Expressway, one stretch of which is known as the "Wangan", literally meaning "bay side" (although it is generally used to refer to the freeway), the longest, straightest road in the entire country. Of course, there's also lots of traffic to contend with, including a fair number of heavy trucks. Because of this, the action is inherently hazardous, and wrecks are common. Blown engines are also a frequent hazard, especially with the extreme-high power engines.
One day, Akio Asakura, a third year high school student, is driving his Fairlady Z (Z31) and is challenged by Tatsuya Shima, a doctor, in his black Porsche 964 Turbo (nicknamed the "BlackBird"). With a friend in the passenger seat and two girls in the back, Akio pitifully tries to win, but is defeated. Determined to become faster, he goes to the junkyard to buy parts for his car, when he sees a pristine, unscratched midnight blue Fairlady Z (S30) in the junkyard. Intrigued as to why such a machine is about to be junked, he buys it. He soon finds that the car is unnaturally fast due to a tuned L28 engine, bored and stroked to 3.1 liters combined with twin turbos, which produces 620bhp. He also finds that all of the car's previous owners had unfortunate accidents in it, starting with the first owner's death. The manga follows Akio's various encounters, though the central plot revolves around his constant battle with the BlackBird for superiority.
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The story gets its roots from the actual street racing that occurs on Tokyo's Shuto Expressway, one stretch of which is known as the "Wangan", literally meaning "bay side" (although it is generally used to refer to the freeway), the longest, straightest road in the entire country. Of course, there's also lots of traffic to contend with, including a fair number of heavy trucks. Because of this, the action is inherently hazardous, and wrecks are common. Blown engines are also a frequent hazard, especially with the extreme-high power engines.
One day, Akio Asakura, a third year high school student, is driving his Fairlady Z (Z31) and is challenged by Tatsuya Shima, a doctor, in his black Porsche 964 Turbo (nicknamed the "BlackBird"). With a friend in the passenger seat and two girls in the back, Akio pitifully tries to win, but is defeated. Determined to become faster, he goes to the junkyard to buy parts for his car, when he sees a pristine, unscratched midnight blue Fairlady Z (S30) in the junkyard. Intrigued as to why such a machine is about to be junked, he buys it. He soon finds that the car is unnaturally fast due to a tuned L28 engine, bored and stroked to 3.1 liters combined with twin turbos, which produces 620bhp. He also finds that all of the car's previous owners had unfortunate accidents in it, starting with the first owner's death. The manga follows Akio's various encounters, though the central plot revolves around his constant battle with the BlackBird for superiority.
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Studios:
A.C.G.T.
Characters
Akio Asakura
MAIN
VA: Shun Oguri
Tatsuya Shima
MAIN
VA: Shinichirou Miki
Reina Akikawa
MAIN
VA: Reiko Suhou
Rikako Oota
SUPPORTING
VA: Rie Tanaka
Eriko Asakura
SUPPORTING
VA: Mamiko Noto
Kou Tominaga
SUPPORTING
VA: Susumu Chiba
Kouta Takahashi
SUPPORTING
VA: Anri Katsu
Jun Kitami
SUPPORTING
VA: Kenta Miyake
Staff
Michiharu Kusunoki
Original Creator
Tsuneo Tominaga
Director
Keiichi Tsuchiya
Supervisor
Nobuaki Kishima
Series Composition
Hisashi Kagawa
Character Design
Hideaki Yokoi
Mechanical Design
Michiko Morokuma
Art Director
Satoru Kuwahara
Art Design
Masaki Nakamura
Director of Photography
Kanemori Yasuda
CG Director
Masafumi Mima
Sound Director
Shizuo Kurahashi
Sound Effects
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Stats
Average Score
71
Mean Score
72
Popularity
12,797
Favourites
316
Status Distribution
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