Wangan Midnight is anime adaptation based on Japanese manga series of same series run from June 15, 2007 to September 13, 2008. The anime adaptation is announced at the 2007 Tokyo Anime Fair and aired on a pay-per-view channel of Animax and SKY Perfect TV!.
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Wangan Midnight is a 2007 Japanese anime television series based on Michiharu Kusunoki's award winning manga series of the same name.
Initial D and Wangan Midnight are probably the two street racing series that have enjoyed the most success. Today, Sega announced that Wangan Midnight will be featured in a collaboration event in their newest arcade version of Initial D, Initial D THE ARCADE.
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If you're a fan of manga/anime and the Japanese car culture, you should recognize a series called Wangan Midnight. The story follows a young man, his friends, and his cursed Datsun 240Z as he creates his legend on the Wangan. His car earned the nickname, “the Devil Z,” because it killed its previous owner in a crash.
The acclaimed manga TV series Initial D, which ran throughout the 1990s tells the story of a Japanese delivery driver who serves up Tofu in the day, and races across mountain passes by night, is said to be loosely based on Keiichi Tsuchiya's life.
Street racing is an illegal form of racing with serious repercussions. The street is also typically an unsanctioned and illegal form of auto racing, and it happens in public places.
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The Devil Z took inspiration from a specific Ferrari Testa Rossa Corsa red Nissan Z-car (from the following generation, the S130, as opposed to Wangan Midnight's S30) of Mid Night Racing Team fame. The car was originally tuned by Ekibasha, but the third and current owner took it to Air Breathing Research (ABR) Hosoki.
Wangan midnight just flat out has more variety of its cars than Initial D. Initial D seems to follow a straightforward formula when it comes to the cars, 80s and 90s Japanese cars. Wangan on the other hand has a WAAAAAY more diverse car roster.
He was driving his red Nissan Fairlady Z (Z31) until, after being defeated by Tatsuya Shima's Blackbird, he discovered the "Devil Z," a 620 hp (460 kW) Nissan Fairlady Z (S30) which is supernaturally fast and extremely difficult to drive.
After a surprise loss to the Wangan ('Bayshore' road) king, Asakura Akio comes across a Nissan S30 at a junkyard and finds out what this particular car is all about. Soon more cars, more drivers and even female racers appear. At the same time repairs are underway to bring the Z car back to snuff. — aghaemi
Throughout the episodes, it is claimed that Tatsuya drives a 964 Turbo, yet it strongly resembles a 930 with aftermarket front spoiler like in the manga it is adapted from. Also, 964s do not have brake vents like a small number of 'special option' 930s do.