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{{Infobox animanga/Header
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| name = Wangan Midnight
| image = Wangan Midnight 1.png
| caption = First ''[[tankōbon]]'' volume cover, featuring Akio Asakura and the Devil Z
| image = midnightvol1.jpeg
| caption = Cover of the first volume of the manga|
| ja_kanji = 湾岸ミッドナイト
| ja_kanji = 湾岸ミッドナイト
| ja_romaji = Wangan Middonaito
| ja_romaji = Wangan Middonaito
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| publisher = {{ubl|[[Shogakukan]]|[[Kodansha]]}}
| publisher = {{ubl|[[Shogakukan]]|[[Kodansha]]}}
| demographic = ''[[Seinen manga|Seinen]]''
| demographic = ''[[Seinen manga|Seinen]]''
| magazine = {{ubl|[[Big Comic Spirits]]|{{noitalic|(1990–1991)}}|[[Weekly Young Magazine]]|{{noitalic|(1992–2008)}}}}
| magazine = {{ubl|[[Big Comic Spirits]]|{{noitalic|(1990)}}|[[Weekly Young Magazine]]|{{noitalic|(1992–2008)}}}}
| first = 1990
| first = 1990
| last = 2008
| last = 2008
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| type = TV Series
| type = TV Series
| director = Tsuneo Tominaga
| director = Tsuneo Tominaga
| producer = [[Keiichi Tsuchiya]]
| producer =
| writer =
| writer =
| music =
| music =
| studio = [[A.C.G.T]]
| studio = [[A.C.G.T]]
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| demographic = ''Seinen''
| demographic = ''Seinen''
| magazine = Weekly Young Magazine
| magazine = Weekly Young Magazine
| first = 2009
| first = August 4, 2008
| last = 2012
| last = July 9, 2012
| volumes = 12
| volumes = 12
| volume_list =
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| magazine = Big Comic Spirits
| magazine = Big Comic Spirits
| first = August 11, 2014
| first = August 11, 2014
| last = April 13, 2015
| last = April 13, 2015
| volumes = 2
| volumes = 2
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| magazine = Monthly Young Magazine
| magazine = Monthly Young Magazine
| first = September 20, 2016
| first = September 20, 2016
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| volumes = 5
| volumes = 10
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{{nihongo|'''''Wangan Midnight'''''|湾岸ミッドナイト|Wangan Middonaito|lead=yes}} is a Japanese racing [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Michiharu Kusunoki]]. It was first serialized in [[Shogakukan]]'s ''[[Big Comic Spirits]]'' in 1990, but was later serialized in [[Kodansha]]'s ''[[Weekly Young Magazine]]'' from 1992 to 2008. The manga was compiled into 42 volumes published by Kodansha. A second manga series titled ''Wangan Midnight: C1 Runner'' was published from 2008 to 2012. A third manga series, ''Ginkai no Speed Star'', was published from 2014 to 2015. A fourth manga series, ''Shutoko SPL - Ginkai no Speedster'', started in 2016.
{{nihongo|'''''Wangan Midnight'''''|湾岸ミッドナイト|Wangan Middonaito|lead=yes}} is a Japanese racing [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Michiharu Kusunoki]]. It was first serialized in [[Shogakukan]]'s ''[[Big Comic Spirits]]'' in 1990, but was later serialized in [[Kodansha]]'s ''[[Weekly Young Magazine]]'' from 1992 to 2008. The manga was compiled into 42 volumes published by Kodansha. A second manga series titled ''Wangan Midnight: C1 Runner'' was published from 2008 to 2012. A third manga series, ''Ginkai no Speed Star'', was published from 2014 to 2015. A fourth manga series, ''Shutoko SPL - Ginkai no Speedster'', started in 2016.


The series has been adapted into several live action feature films, video games, and an [[anime]] television series. The anime was broadcast in Japan from June 2007 to September 2008 on the anime satellite television network [[Animax]], produced by OB Planning.
The series has been adapted into several live action feature films, video games, and an [[anime]] television series. The anime was broadcast in Japan from June 2007 to September 2008 on the anime satellite television network [[Animax]], animated by [[A.C.G.T]] and produced by OB Planning.


In 1999, ''Wangan Midnight'' won the [[Kodansha Manga Award]] for the General category.
In 1999, ''Wangan Midnight'' won the [[Kodansha Manga Award]] for the General category.


== Story ==
==Story==
The story primarily revolves around street racing that occurs on Tokyo's [[Shuto Expressway]], [[Bayshore Route]]. ''Wangan'' ("湾岸", literally ''bayshore'' in Japanese) is the endonym of the longest, straightest road in Japan. There is also road traffic to contend with, including a fair number of heavy trucks and buses. Because of this, the action is inherently hazardous, and wrecks are common. Blown engines are also a frequent hazard, especially for cars with extremely high-powered engines.
The series revolves around street racing on Tokyo's {{Nihongo|[[Bayshore Route]]|湾岸|Wangan}}, as well as other roads on the [[Shuto Expressway]] network. The story begins with high school student Akio Asakura encountering a black [[Porsche 930|Porsche 911 Turbo]] nicknamed "Blackbird" on the Wangan. Akio attempts to give chase, but is unable to keep up with the Blackbird, which is driven by a medical doctor named Tatsuya Shima.


Determined to drive a faster car, Akio visits a junkyard and is drawn to an old blue [[Nissan S30#Fairlady Z|Nissan Fairlady Z (S30)]] with a highly tuned [[Nissan L engine#L28|L28]] engine. He learns that the car is supposedly "cursed," being extremely difficult to drive and having a history of multiple accidents, earning it the name {{Nihongo|"The Devil Z"|悪魔のZ|Akuma no Zetto}}. However, this does not dissuade him, and he restores the car back to its former glory. When racing with Blackbird, Akio tries to win, only to crash his Nissan multiple times. He also gets to meet Eriko Asakura, the sister of the original driver who shares the same name as the current Akio, who previously died in a car accident while racing with Blackbird.
One day, Akio Asakura (a high school student with a knack for attracting many girls and taking them for rides in his car), was passed by a black [[Porsche 964|Porsche 911 Turbo (964)]], dubbed the "Blackbird" (driven by Combat Medic Tatsuya Shima). With his friend in the passenger seat and two girls in the back, Akio attempts to win, but (quickly "eats its dust"), is defeated.


As he develops his career as the infamous owner of the Devil Z, Akio meets many other racers and tuners along the way, such as fashion model and TV host Reina Akikawa, who drives a grey (later white) [[Nissan Skyline GT-R|Nissan Skyline GT-R R32]], and Jun Kitami, the original creator of the infamous Devil Z and Blackbird. The central plot revolves around the rivalry between the Devil Z and Blackbird for Wangan superiority as Akio tries to maintain his loyalty with the car and control it from crashing, with other racers trying to compete against both of them who are also seeking to oust their record.
Determined to drive a faster car, Akio heads for the junkyard and finds an old blue [[Nissan S30|Fairlady Z (S30)]] (known as the [[Datsun 240Z]] in North America), discovering that it has been tuned from an old and outdated piece of junk, into a souped-up racing monster known as "{{Nihongo|The Devil Z|悪魔のZ|Akuma no Zetto|lead=yes}}".


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The new story arc, ''Wangan Midnight: C1 Runner'', features the new adventures of a new main character, Shinji Ogishima (who debuted in the last chapters of the original manga), and his friend, Nobu Setoguchi.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} They are part of the GT Cars project, which is in dispute and conflict, and must drive Mazda RX-7's along Shuto Expressway to settle these problems along with meeting Tatsuya Shima.
Despite warnings about how the car is supposedly cursed, that all of its previous owners happen to share his full name, and that every one of those owners has died due to accidents, he takes the dealer up on the offer and gives the Devil Z a spin, and discovered that the Z (which had a tuned 3.1-liter [[Nissan L engine|L28]]-kai <!-- Guest and Registered users are prohibited to remove the "-kai" suffix, as it is mentioned in the anime.
-->triple-carburetor, twin-turbo engine) not only has unparalleled power, but seems to have a mind of its own, as he soon wipes out spectacularly trying to control it.


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==Characters==
Despite what happens when he's behind the wheel of the Devil Z, Akio is determined to take mastery of the Devil Z and get back at his new rival. As he develops his career as the infamous owner of the Devil Z, Akio meets many other racers and tuners along the way, though the central plot revolves around the constant battle with Blackbird, for Wangan superiority.

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The new story arc, ''Wangan Midnight: C1 Runner'', features the new adventures of the new main character, Shinji Ogishima (which debuted in the last chapters of the original story), and his friend, Nobu Setoguchi, both are part of "GT Cars" project which is in dispute and conflict, and must settle these problems by driving [[Mazda RX-7]]s around [[Shuto Expressway]], and meeting with Tatsuya Shima.

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== Characters ==
; {{nihongo|Akio Asakura|朝倉アキオ|Asakura Akio}}
; {{nihongo|Akio Asakura|朝倉アキオ|Asakura Akio}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Shun Oguri]]}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Shun Oguri]]}}
:An ambitious racer who started when he was very young, Akio was in his final year of high school as the story began. He was driving his red [[Nissan 300ZX|Nissan Fairlady Z (300ZX)]] until, after a humiliating defeat to Tatsuya Shima, he discovered the "Devil Z", a {{Convert|620|HP|kW|abbr=unit}} [[Nissan S30|Nissan Fairlady Z (S30Z)]] which is supernaturally fast and extremely difficult to drive. Akio is regarded as a legend on the Wangan, though he is a humble character.
:An ambitious racer who started when he was very young, Akio was in his final year of high school as the story began. He drove a red [[Nissan 300ZX#Z31|Nissan Fairlady Z (Z31)]] until, after being defeated by Tatsuya Shima's Blackbird, he discovers the "Devil Z," a {{Convert|620|HP|kW|abbr=unit}} [[Nissan S30#Fairlady Z|Nissan Fairlady Z (S30)]] which is supernaturally fast and extremely difficult to drive. Akio is regarded as a legend on the Wangan, though he is a humble character.

;{{nihongo|Tatsuya Shima|島達也|Shima Tatsuya}}
;{{nihongo|Tatsuya Shima|島達也|Shima Tatsuya}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Shin-ichiro Miki]]}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Shin-ichiro Miki]]}}
:He is the main opponent of Akio Asakura, as Akio is the only one who regularly gives him a challenge. He drives a Porsche 911 Turbo (technically, it is a [[RUF CTR]] YellowBird -named "BlackBird"- which was at this time still considered a Porsche) in the anime and manga, the car initially has a stock {{convert|470|HP|abbr=on}} engine. Later, Shima had Jun Kitami (the man who built the Devil Z) tune his Porsche, upgrading the engine to {{convert|800|HP|abbr=on|}}, to try to keep up with the Devil Z. He is a very skilled surgeon and uses his large salary to fund his Porsche. He is known as the Emperor of the Wangan.
:A talented surgeon and Akio's main rival, as Akio is the only one who regularly gives him a challenge. He drives a black [[Porsche 930|Porsche 911 Turbo (930)]], and later a black [[Porsche 964|Porsche 911 Turbo (964)]],{{efn|Due to licensing issues as well as Porsche's license deal with [[Electronic Arts|EA]] at that time, the early Maximum Tune video games have him drive either a [[Gemballa]] 3.8 RS in Japanese versions, and a [[Nissan 350Z]] in the English versions. Starting with Maximum Tune 4 until 5DX+, as well as the Genki-developed games, he drives a RUF CTR Yellowbird colored and modified in black. Later chapters have him switch the CTR for the RCT.}} nicknamed "Blackbird", in homage to the [[RUF CTR|RUF CTR Yellowbird]], RUF's 911 counterpart, using his large salary to fund his Porsche. Later, Shima had Jun Kitami (the man who built the Devil Z) tune his Porsche, upgrading the engine to {{convert|800|HP|abbr=on|}}, to try to keep up with the Devil Z.

;{{nihongo|Reina Akikawa|秋川零奈|Akikawa Reina}}
;{{nihongo|Reina Akikawa|秋川零奈|Akikawa Reina}}
:{{Voiced by|Reiko Suhou}}
:{{Voiced by|Reiko Suhou}}
:Reina is a model and television host, co-hosting an automotive news show named ''Drive Go Go!''. She finds Akio on the Wangan and becomes obsessed with him and the Devil Z, even trying to take the Devil Z for a joyride one night (she distracted Akio, asking him to buy her a drink). After getting her [[Nissan Skyline GT-R]] (R32) tuned and modified from YM Speed's Kazuhiko Yamamoto, she discovers a love for street racing (something that does not sit very well with her manager).
:Reina is a model and television host, co-hosting an automotive news show named "''Drive Go Go!".'' She finds Akio on the Wangan and becomes obsessed with him and the Devil Z, even trying to take the Devil Z for a joyride one night. After getting her [[Nissan Skyline GT-R]] (R32) tuned and modified from YM Speed's Kazuhiko Yamamoto, she discovers a love for street racing (something that does not sit very well with her manager). Though formerly a competing rival, she becomes friends with Akio after crashing her Skyline whilst racing him, even developing feelings for him. As a result, Reina just spectates the races on sidelines while driving her R32 or just coming with Akio to see him race.


== Media ==
==Media==
=== Manga ===
===Manga===
''Wangan Midnight'' is written and illustrated by [[Michiharu Kusunoki]]. The series was first briefly published in [[Shogakukan]]'s ''[[Big Comic Spirits]]'' in 1990 and transferred to [[Kodansha]]'s ''[[Weekly Young Magazine]]'', where it ran from 1992 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:作品詳細『銀灰のスピードスター』 |url=http://www.spi-net.jp/weekly/comic040.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105174350/http://www.spi-net.jp/weekly/comic040.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 5, 2014 |website=spi-net.jp |publisher=[[Shogakukan]] |access-date=September 14, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:湾岸ミッドナイトMAXIMUM TUNE 5 Original Sound Track |url=http://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/itemShw.php?site=S&ima=2000&cd=UMA0000001104 |publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment Japan|Sony Music Shop]] |access-date=September 14, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref><ref name="movie2009"/> The series was compiled into forty-two ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes published from January 5, 1993 to December 26, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:湾岸ＭＩＤＮＩＧＨＴ（１） |url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000006661 |publisher=[[Kodansha]] |access-date=September 14, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:湾岸ＭＩＤＮＩＧＨＴ（４２） |url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000011094 |publisher=[[Kodansha]] |access-date=September 14, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref>
''Wangan Midnight'' is written and illustrated by [[Michiharu Kusunoki]]. The series was first briefly published in [[Shogakukan]]'s ''[[Big Comic Spirits]]'' in 1990 and transferred to [[Kodansha]]'s ''[[Weekly Young Magazine]]'', where it ran from 1992 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:作品詳細『銀灰のスピードスター』|url=http://www.spi-net.jp/weekly/comic040.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105174350/http://www.spi-net.jp/weekly/comic040.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2014|website=spi-net.jp|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|access-date=September 14, 2019|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:湾岸ミッドナイトMAXIMUM TUNE 5 Original Sound Track|url=http://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/itemShw.php?site=S&ima=2000&cd=UMA0000001104|publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment Japan|Sony Music Shop]]|access-date=September 14, 2019|language=ja|title=SonyMusicShop|archive-date=June 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620150935/https://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/itemShw.php?site=S&ima=2000&cd=UMA0000001104|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="movie2009"/> Kodansha collected its chapters in forty-two ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes, published from January 8, 1993,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:湾岸ＭＩＤＮＩＧＨＴ（１）|url=http://www.bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3233723|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717035127/http://www.bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3233723|archive-date=July 17, 2012|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref> to December 26, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:湾岸ＭＩＤＮＩＧＨＴ（４２）|url=http://www.bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3617440|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721111037/http://www.bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3617440|archive-date=July 21, 2012|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref>


A sequel titled ''Wangan Midnight: C1 Runner'' started in 2008 and finished in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:ヤンマガで「センゴク」第3部始動、「湾岸」続編は最終回 |url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/72177 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]] |access-date=September 14, 2019 |language=ja |date=July 2, 2012}}</ref> It was compiled into twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes published between November 6, 2009 and October 5, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:湾岸ＭＩＤＮＩＧＨＴ Ｃ１ランナー（１） |url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000011121 |publisher=[[Kodansha]] |access-date=September 14, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:湾岸ミッドナイト Ｃ１ランナー（１２）＜完＞ |url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000016510 |publisher=[[Kodansha]] |access-date=September 14, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref>
A second series, titled ''Wangan Midnight: C1 Runner'', was serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from August 4, 2008,{{efn|It started in the combined 36/37 issue of 2008,<ref name="C1R-vol1"/> released on August 4, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:Back Number 2008年 |url=http://www.yanmaga.kodansha.co.jp/ym/backnamber/top_main2008.html |publisher=[[Kodansha]] |access-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414165414/http://www.yanmaga.kodansha.co.jp/ym/backnamber/top_main2008.html |archive-date=April 14, 2012 |language=ja}}</ref>}} to July 9, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ヤンマガで「センゴク」第3部始動、「湾岸」続編は最終回|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/72177|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=September 14, 2019|language=ja|date=July 2, 2012|archive-date=May 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530233851/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/72177|url-status=live}}</ref> Kodansha collected its chapters in twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes, published between November 6, 2009,<ref name="C1R-vol1">{{cite web|script-title=ja:湾岸ＭＩＤＮＩＧＨＴ Ｃ１ランナー（１）|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000011121|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=September 14, 2019|language=ja|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123204812/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000011121|url-status=live}}</ref> and October 5, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:湾岸ミッドナイト Ｃ１ランナー（１２）＜完＞|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000016510|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=September 14, 2019|language=ja|archive-date=July 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701025418/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000016510|url-status=live}}</ref>


A third series titled ''Ginkai no Speed Star'' was serialized in ''Big Comic Spirits'' from August 11, 2014 to April 13, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:相田裕、楠みちはる、玉井雪雄ら新作がスピで |url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/122724|website=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]] |access-date=September 14, 2019 |language=ja |date=August 4, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:原克玄の破天荒JKギャグ「るみちゃんの事象」タイトルも新たにリニューアル |url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/143922|website=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]] |access-date=September 14, 2019 |language=ja |date=April 13, 2015}}</ref> Shogakukan compiled the series into two ''tankōbon'' volumes published on November 28, 2014 and May 29, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:銀灰のスピードスター ＳＥＲＩＥＳ １ ターボ３．６ |url=http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09186603 |publisher=[[Shogakukan]] |access-date=September 14, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:銀灰のスピードスター ＳＥＲＩＥＳ２ ＧＴ－Ｒ（ＲＢ２６） |url=http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09187025 |publisher=[[Shogakukan]] |access-date=September 14, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref>
A third series, titled ''Ginkai no Speed Star'', was serialized in ''Big Comic Spirits'' from August 11, 2014,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:相田裕、楠みちはる、玉井雪雄ら新作がスピで|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/122724|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=September 14, 2019|language=ja|date=August 4, 2014|archive-date=August 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805013332/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/122724|url-status=live}}</ref> to April 13, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:原克玄の破天荒JKギャグ「るみちゃんの事象」タイトルも新たにリニューアル|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/143922|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=September 14, 2019|language=ja|date=April 13, 2015|archive-date=April 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414015418/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/143922|url-status=live}}</ref> Shogakukan collected its chapters in two ''tankōbon'' volumes, published on November 28, 2014,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:銀灰のスピードスター ＳＥＲＩＥＳ １ ターボ３．６|url=https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091866035|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|access-date=June 10, 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210610221717/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091866035|archive-date=June 10, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> and May 29, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:銀灰のスピードスター ＳＥＲＩＥＳ２ ＧＴ－Ｒ（ＲＢ２６）|url=https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091870254|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|access-date=June 10, 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210610221926/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091870254|archive-date=June 10, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>


A fourth sequel titled '' Shutoko SPL - Ginkai no Speedster'' started in Kodansha's ''Monthly Young Magazine'' on September 20, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:楠みちはるが中年GT-R乗り描く新連載「首都高SPL」、月刊ヤンマガで開幕 |url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/202558 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]] |access-date=September 14, 2019 |language=ja |date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> The first ''tankōbon'' volume was published on January 5, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:首都高ＳＰＬ（１） |url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000052447 |publisher=[[Kodansha]] |access-date=September 14, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref> The series has been compiled into five ''tankōbon'' volumes as of July 2020.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:首都高ＳＰＬ（５） |url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000343283 |publisher=[[Kodansha]] |access-date=August 21, 2020|language=ja}}</ref>
A fourth series, titled '' Shutoko SPL - Ginkai no Speedster'', started in Kodansha's ''Monthly Young Magazine'' on September 20, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:楠みちはるが中年GT-R乗り描く新連載「首都高SPL」、月刊ヤンマガで開幕|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/202558|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=September 14, 2019|language=ja|date=September 20, 2016|archive-date=September 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921194213/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/202558|url-status=live}}</ref> Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual ''tankōbon'' volumes. The first volume was published on January 5, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:首都高ＳＰＬ（１）|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000052447|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=September 14, 2019|language=ja|archive-date=June 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604015419/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000052447|url-status=live}}</ref> As of September 17, 2021, seven volumes have been released.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:首都高ＳＰＬ（７）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000355138|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=October 22, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022130358/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000355138|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== Films ===
===Films===
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The series was adapted into a series of direct-to-video movies in 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998 and 2001, and a theatrical movie in 2009:
[[File:Wmposter001.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Theatrical release poster of ''Wangan Midnight: The Movie'' (2009).]]
{{Main|Wangan Midnight: The Movie}}
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The series was adapted into a series of direct-to-video movies in 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001, and 2009:


* ''Wangan Midnight'' (湾岸MidNight), 1991
* ''Wangan Midnight'' (湾岸MidNight), 1991
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* ''Wangan Midnight S30 vs. Gold GT-R – Part II'' (新湾岸ミッドナイト S30vsゴールドGT-R Part II), 1998
* ''Wangan Midnight S30 vs. Gold GT-R – Part II'' (新湾岸ミッドナイト S30vsゴールドGT-R Part II), 1998
* ''Wangan Midnight Return'' (湾岸ミッドナイト リターン), 2001
* ''Wangan Midnight Return'' (湾岸ミッドナイト リターン), 2001
* [[Wangan Midnight (film)|''Wangan Midnight The Movie'']] (湾岸MidNight Movie), 2009<ref name="movie2009">[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-26/wangan-midnight-the-movie-to-open-in-japan-this-summer Wangan Midnight the Movie to Open in Japan This Summer]. ''Anime News Network''. 2009-04-26. Retrieved on 2009-04-26.</ref>
* ''Wangan Midnight The Movie'' (湾岸MidNight Movie), 2009<ref name="movie2009">[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-26/wangan-midnight-the-movie-to-open-in-japan-this-summer Wangan Midnight the Movie to Open in Japan This Summer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126091744/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-26/wangan-midnight-the-movie-to-open-in-japan-this-summer |date=2021-01-26 }}. ''Anime News Network''. 2009-04-26. Retrieved on 2009-04-26.</ref>


=== Anime ===
===Anime===
{{main|List of Wangan Midnight episodes}}
{{main|List of Wangan Midnight episodes}}
At the 2007 Tokyo Anime Fair, OB Planning announced the production of an animated series based on the manga,<ref name="TAF2007">{{cite web|last= Miller |first=Evan |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-03-22/taf-2007-wangan-midnight|title=TAF 2007: Wangan Midnight Anime Announced|date=March 22, 2007|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=March 10, 2009}}</ref> and aired on a pay-per-view channel of [[Animax]] in June 2007.<ref name="TAF2007" /> The series was co-produced by OB Planning, A.C.G.T., and Pastel, under the direction of Tsuneo Tominaga. The anime consists of twenty-six episodes. The opening theme for the series is ''Lights and Anymore'' by [[TRF (band)|TRF]] and the ending theme is ''Talkin' Bout Good Days'' by Mother Ninja.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:アニマックスPPVプレミア 湾岸MIDNIGHT(ミッドナイト) 】 |url=http://www.ppvj.co.jp/anime/0706wanganmidnight/ |publisher=Pay Per View Japan Inc. |access-date=June 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029194425/http://www.ppvj.co.jp/anime/0706wanganmidnight/ |archive-date=October 29, 2007 |language=ja}}</ref>
At the 2007 Tokyo Anime Fair, OB Planning announced the production of an animated series based on the manga,<ref name="TAF2007">{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Evan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-03-22/taf-2007-wangan-midnight|title=TAF 2007: Wangan Midnight Anime Announced|date=March 22, 2007|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=March 10, 2009|archive-date=March 28, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328040535/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-03-22/taf-2007-wangan-midnight|url-status=live}}</ref> and aired on a pay-per-view channel of [[Animax]] in June 2007.<ref name="TAF2007" /> The series was co-produced by OB Planning, A.C.G.T., and Pastel, under the direction of Tsuneo Tominaga. The anime consists of twenty-six episodes. The opening theme for the series is "Lights and Anymore" by [[TRF (group)|TRF]] and the ending theme is "Talkin' Bout Good Days" by Mother Ninja.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:アニマックスPPVプレミア 湾岸MIDNIGHT(ミッドナイト) 】|url=http://www.ppvj.co.jp/anime/0706wanganmidnight/|publisher=Pay Per View Japan Inc.|access-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029194425/http://www.ppvj.co.jp/anime/0706wanganmidnight/|archive-date=October 29, 2007|language=ja}}</ref>


=== Video games ===
===Video games===
* ''Wangan Midnight'' – Developed by Genki and released on February 2, 2001 for [[arcade game|arcade]].
* ''Wangan Midnight'' – Developed by Genki and released on February 2, 2001, for [[arcade game|arcade]] (by [[Namco]], using the [[Namco System 246]] hardware), and for the [[PlayStation 2]] on March 21, 2002 by Genki.
** ''Wangan Midnight R'' – Released for arcade on December 20, 2001 and for the [[PlayStation 2]] on March 21, 2002.
** ''Wangan Midnight R'' – Released for arcade on December 20, 2001.
** [[Wangan Midnight (PlayStation 3 game)|''Wangan Midnight'']] – Released in 2007 for the [[PlayStation 3]], and [[PlayStation Portable]] (as ''Wangan Midnight Portable'') platforms. The PS3 and PSP games were re-released in 2008, under the "Genki The Best" label.
* ''[[Wangan Midnight (2007 video game)|Wangan Midnight]]'' – Released in 2007 for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[PlayStation Portable]] (as ''Wangan Midnight Portable'') platforms. The games were re-released in 2008, under the "Genki The Best" label.
* Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune – Developed by Bandai Namco Amusement on July 6, 2004 for arcade.
* ''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune'' – Developed by Bandai Namco Amusement and released on July 6, 2004, for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2'' – Released on April 25, 2005 for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2'' – Released on April 25, 2005, for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3'' – Released on July 18, 2007 for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3'' – Released on July 18, 2007, for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 DX'' – Released on December 16, 2008 for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 DX'' – Released on December 16, 2008, for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 DX Plus'' – Released on March 4, 2010 for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 DX Plus'' – Released on March 4, 2010, for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4'' – Released on December 15, 2011 for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4'' – Released on December 15, 2011, for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5'' – Released on March 12, 2014 for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5'' – Released on March 12, 2014, for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 DX'' – Released on December 15, 2015 for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 DX'' – Released on December 15, 2015, for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 DX Plus'' – Released on December 15, 2016 for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 DX Plus'' – Released on December 15, 2016, for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6'' – Released on July 12, 2018 for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6'' – Released on July 12, 2018, for arcade.
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6R'' – Released on January 21, 2020 for arcade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wanganmaxi-official.com/wanganmaxi6r/|title=WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE 6R|website=WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE 6R|access-date=2020-01-09}}</ref>
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6R'' – Released on January 21, 2020, for arcade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wanganmaxi-official.com/wanganmaxi6r/|title=WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE 6R|website=WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE 6R|access-date=2020-01-09|archive-date=2019-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221105930/http://wanganmaxi-official.com/wanganmaxi6r/|url-status=live}}</ref>
**''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR'' – Released on November 17, 2021, for arcade.
** ''Wangan Midnight Maxmum Tune 6RR+'' – Set to be released in April 17, 2024, for arcades in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR Plus|url=https://wanganmaxi-official.com/wanganmaxi6rrplus/|website=wanganmaxi-official.com|access-date=January 16, 2024|language=ja}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
In 1999, ''Wangan Midnight'' won the [[Kodansha Manga Award]] for the General category.<ref>[http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml Kodansha Manga Award.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070816031310/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml |date=2007-08-16 }} Retrieved on November 17, 2007.</ref>
In 1999, ''Wangan Midnight'' won the [[Kodansha Manga Award]] for the General category.<ref>[http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml Kodansha Manga Award.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070816031310/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml|date=2007-08-16 }} Retrieved on November 17, 2007.</ref>


== References ==
==Notes==
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== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://wanganmaxi-official.com/ News on the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune series]
* [http://wanganmaxi-official.com/ News on the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune series]
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Wangan Midnight
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Akio Asakura and the Devil Z
湾岸ミッドナイト
(Wangan Middonaito)
GenreSports (highway racing)[1]
Manga
Written byMichiharu Kusunoki
Published by
Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original run1990 – 2008
Volumes42
Anime television series
Directed byTsuneo Tominaga
StudioA.C.G.T
Original networkAnimax
Original run June 8, 2007 – September 13, 2008
Episodes26 (List of episodes)
Manga
Wangan Midnight: C1 Runner
Written byMichiharu Kusunoki
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Young Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 4, 2008 – July 9, 2012
Volumes12
Manga
Ginkai no Speed Star
Written byMichiharu Kusunoki
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 11, 2014 – April 13, 2015
Volumes2
Manga
Shutoko SPL - Ginkai no Speedster
Written byMichiharu Kusunoki
Published byKodansha
MagazineMonthly Young Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 20, 2016 – present
Volumes10

Wangan Midnight (Japanese: 湾岸ミッドナイト, Hepburn: Wangan Middonaito) is a Japanese racing manga series written and illustrated by Michiharu Kusunoki. It was first serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits in 1990, but was later serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from 1992 to 2008. The manga was compiled into 42 volumes published by Kodansha. A second manga series titled Wangan Midnight: C1 Runner was published from 2008 to 2012. A third manga series, Ginkai no Speed Star, was published from 2014 to 2015. A fourth manga series, Shutoko SPL - Ginkai no Speedster, started in 2016.

The series has been adapted into several live action feature films, video games, and an anime television series. The anime was broadcast in Japan from June 2007 to September 2008 on the anime satellite television network Animax, animated by A.C.G.T and produced by OB Planning.

In 1999, Wangan Midnight won the Kodansha Manga Award for the General category.

Story

The series revolves around street racing on Tokyo's Bayshore Route (湾岸, Wangan), as well as other roads on the Shuto Expressway network. The story begins with high school student Akio Asakura encountering a black Porsche 911 Turbo nicknamed "Blackbird" on the Wangan. Akio attempts to give chase, but is unable to keep up with the Blackbird, which is driven by a medical doctor named Tatsuya Shima.

Determined to drive a faster car, Akio visits a junkyard and is drawn to an old blue Nissan Fairlady Z (S30) with a highly tuned L28 engine. He learns that the car is supposedly "cursed," being extremely difficult to drive and having a history of multiple accidents, earning it the name "The Devil Z" (悪魔のZ, Akuma no Zetto). However, this does not dissuade him, and he restores the car back to its former glory. When racing with Blackbird, Akio tries to win, only to crash his Nissan multiple times. He also gets to meet Eriko Asakura, the sister of the original driver who shares the same name as the current Akio, who previously died in a car accident while racing with Blackbird.

As he develops his career as the infamous owner of the Devil Z, Akio meets many other racers and tuners along the way, such as fashion model and TV host Reina Akikawa, who drives a grey (later white) Nissan Skyline GT-R R32, and Jun Kitami, the original creator of the infamous Devil Z and Blackbird. The central plot revolves around the rivalry between the Devil Z and Blackbird for Wangan superiority as Akio tries to maintain his loyalty with the car and control it from crashing, with other racers trying to compete against both of them who are also seeking to oust their record.

The new story arc, Wangan Midnight: C1 Runner, features the new adventures of a new main character, Shinji Ogishima (who debuted in the last chapters of the original manga), and his friend, Nobu Setoguchi.[citation needed] They are part of the GT Cars project, which is in dispute and conflict, and must drive Mazda RX-7's along Shuto Expressway to settle these problems along with meeting Tatsuya Shima.

Characters

Akio Asakura (朝倉アキオ, Asakura Akio)
Voiced by: Shun Oguri
An ambitious racer who started when he was very young, Akio was in his final year of high school as the story began. He drove a red Nissan Fairlady Z (Z31) until, after being defeated by Tatsuya Shima's Blackbird, he discovers the "Devil Z," a 620 hp (460 kW) Nissan Fairlady Z (S30) which is supernaturally fast and extremely difficult to drive. Akio is regarded as a legend on the Wangan, though he is a humble character.
Tatsuya Shima (島達也, Shima Tatsuya)
Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki
A talented surgeon and Akio's main rival, as Akio is the only one who regularly gives him a challenge. He drives a black Porsche 911 Turbo (930), and later a black Porsche 911 Turbo (964),[a] nicknamed "Blackbird", in homage to the RUF CTR Yellowbird, RUF's 911 counterpart, using his large salary to fund his Porsche. Later, Shima had Jun Kitami (the man who built the Devil Z) tune his Porsche, upgrading the engine to 800 hp (600 kW), to try to keep up with the Devil Z.
Reina Akikawa (秋川零奈, Akikawa Reina)
Voiced by: Reiko Suhou
Reina is a model and television host, co-hosting an automotive news show named "Drive Go Go!". She finds Akio on the Wangan and becomes obsessed with him and the Devil Z, even trying to take the Devil Z for a joyride one night. After getting her Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) tuned and modified from YM Speed's Kazuhiko Yamamoto, she discovers a love for street racing (something that does not sit very well with her manager). Though formerly a competing rival, she becomes friends with Akio after crashing her Skyline whilst racing him, even developing feelings for him. As a result, Reina just spectates the races on sidelines while driving her R32 or just coming with Akio to see him race.

Media

Manga

Wangan Midnight is written and illustrated by Michiharu Kusunoki. The series was first briefly published in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits in 1990 and transferred to Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine, where it ran from 1992 to 2008.[2][3][4] Kodansha collected its chapters in forty-two tankōbon volumes, published from January 8, 1993,[5] to December 26, 2008.[6]

A second series, titled Wangan Midnight: C1 Runner, was serialized in Weekly Young Magazine from August 4, 2008,[b] to July 9, 2012.[9] Kodansha collected its chapters in twelve tankōbon volumes, published between November 6, 2009,[7] and October 5, 2012.[10]

A third series, titled Ginkai no Speed Star, was serialized in Big Comic Spirits from August 11, 2014,[11] to April 13, 2015.[12] Shogakukan collected its chapters in two tankōbon volumes, published on November 28, 2014,[13] and May 29, 2015.[14]

A fourth series, titled Shutoko SPL - Ginkai no Speedster, started in Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine on September 20, 2016.[15] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on January 5, 2018.[16] As of September 17, 2021, seven volumes have been released.[17]

Films

The series was adapted into a series of direct-to-video movies in 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998 and 2001, and a theatrical movie in 2009:

  • Wangan Midnight (湾岸MidNight), 1991
  • Wangan Midnight II (湾岸ミッドナイトII), 1993
  • Wangan Midnight III (湾岸ミッドナイトIII), 1993
  • Wangan Midnight 4 (湾岸ミッドナイト4), 1993
  • Wangan Midnight Special Director's Cut Complete Edition (湾岸ミッドナイトスペシャル ディレクターズカット完全版), 1994
  • Wangan Midnight Final: GT-R Legend – Act 1 (湾岸ミッドナイト FINAL ~GT-R伝説 ACT1~), 1994
  • Wangan Midnight Final: GT-R Legend – Act 2 (湾岸ミッドナイト FINAL ~GT-R伝説 ACT2~), 1994
  • Devil GT-R Full Tuning (魔王GT-R チューニングのすべて), 1994
  • Showdown! Devil GT-R (対決!魔王GT-R), 1994
  • Wangan Midnight S30 vs. Gold GT-R – Part I (新湾岸ミッドナイト S30vsゴールドGT-R Part I), 1998
  • Wangan Midnight S30 vs. Gold GT-R – Part II (新湾岸ミッドナイト S30vsゴールドGT-R Part II), 1998
  • Wangan Midnight Return (湾岸ミッドナイト リターン), 2001
  • Wangan Midnight The Movie (湾岸MidNight Movie), 2009[4]

Anime

Main article: List of Wangan Midnight episodes

At the 2007 Tokyo Anime Fair, OB Planning announced the production of an animated series based on the manga,[1] and aired on a pay-per-view channel of Animax in June 2007.[1] The series was co-produced by OB Planning, A.C.G.T., and Pastel, under the direction of Tsuneo Tominaga. The anime consists of twenty-six episodes. The opening theme for the series is "Lights and Anymore" by TRF and the ending theme is "Talkin' Bout Good Days" by Mother Ninja.[18]

Video games

  • Wangan Midnight – Developed by Genki and released on February 2, 2001, for arcade (by Namco, using the Namco System 246 hardware), and for the PlayStation 2 on March 21, 2002 by Genki.
    • Wangan Midnight R – Released for arcade on December 20, 2001.
  • Wangan Midnight – Released in 2007 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable (as Wangan Midnight Portable) platforms. The games were re-released in 2008, under the "Genki The Best" label.
  • Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune – Developed by Bandai Namco Amusement and released on July 6, 2004, for arcade.
    • Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2 – Released on April 25, 2005, for arcade.
    • Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 – Released on July 18, 2007, for arcade.
    • Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 DX – Released on December 16, 2008, for arcade.
    • Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 DX Plus – Released on March 4, 2010, for arcade.
    • Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 – Released on December 15, 2011, for arcade.
    • Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 – Released on March 12, 2014, for arcade.
    • Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 DX – Released on December 15, 2015, for arcade.
    • Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 DX Plus – Released on December 15, 2016, for arcade.
    • Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6 – Released on July 12, 2018, for arcade.
    • Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6R – Released on January 21, 2020, for arcade.[19]
    • Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR – Released on November 17, 2021, for arcade.
    • Wangan Midnight Maxmum Tune 6RR+ – Set to be released in April 17, 2024, for arcades in Japan.[20]

Reception

In 1999, Wangan Midnight won the Kodansha Manga Award for the General category.[21]

Notes

  1. ^ Due to licensing issues as well as Porsche's license deal with EA at that time, the early Maximum Tune video games have him drive either a Gemballa 3.8 RS in Japanese versions, and a Nissan 350Z in the English versions. Starting with Maximum Tune 4 until 5DX+, as well as the Genki-developed games, he drives a RUF CTR Yellowbird colored and modified in black. Later chapters have him switch the CTR for the RCT.
  2. ^ It started in the combined 36/37 issue of 2008,[7] released on August 4, 2008.[8]

References

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  2. ^ 作品詳細『銀灰のスピードスター』. spi-net.jp (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "SonyMusicShop" 湾岸ミッドナイトMAXIMUM TUNE 5 Original Sound Track (in Japanese). Sony Music Shop. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Wangan Midnight the Movie to Open in Japan This Summer Archived 2021-01-26 at the Wayback Machine. Anime News Network. 2009-04-26. Retrieved on 2009-04-26.
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  8. ^ Back Number 2008年 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  9. ^ ヤンマガで「センゴク」第3部始動、「湾岸」続編は最終回. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 2, 2012. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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  18. ^ アニマックスPPVプレミア 湾岸MIDNIGHT(ミッドナイト) 】 (in Japanese). Pay Per View Japan Inc. Archived from the original on October 29, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  19. ^ "WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE 6R". WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE 6R. Archived from the original on 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
  20. ^ "Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR Plus". wanganmaxi-official.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  21. ^ Kodansha Manga Award. Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on November 17, 2007.
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