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Total Anime: 37anime studio

Anime Produced

Wangan Midnight
Finished
7.5

Adapted from Kusunoki Michiharu's seinen manga serialized in Young Magazine, this story draws inspiration from real street racing on Tokyo's Shuto Expressway. A specific section known as the "Wangan," literally translating to "bay side" but commonly used to refer to the freeway itself, stands as the longest and straightest road in the nation. Racing here is inherently dangerous due to heavy traffic, including numerous trucks, leading to frequent wrecks and engine failures, particularly with extreme high-power machines. One day, Akio Asakura, a third-year high school student driving his Fairlady Z (Z31), faces a challenge from Tatsuya Shima, a doctor piloting his black Porsche 964 Turbo, nicknamed the "BlackBird." Accompanied by a friend in the passenger seat and two girls in the back, Akio makes a pitiful attempt to win but is ultimately defeated. Driven to become faster, he visits a junkyard for parts and discovers a pristine, unscratched midnight blue Fairlady Z (S30). Curious why such a machine is destined for the scrap heap, he purchases it. He soon learns the car possesses unnatural speed thanks to a tuned L28 engine, bored and stroked to 3.1 liters and equipped with twin turbos, generating 620bhp. However, he also uncovers a dark history where every previous owner suffered unfortunate accidents, beginning with the first owner's death. The narrative follows Akio's various encounters, with the central plot revolving around his relentless battle against the BlackBird for supremacy.

Wangan Midnight

TV · 26 eps · 2007