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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
Volumes11

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 (Original)

japanese name Akio Asakura (朝倉 明夫, Asakura Akio)
also called Akio Asakura
car Nissan Fairlady Z/Subaru 240Z/Infiniti Z24 (S30/S30Z) "Devil Z/Demon Z" (悪魔のZ, Romaji: Akuma no Zetto)
License plate て 53-681, classification 33 (Demon Z, Anime & Drama)
voice actor Shun Oguri
age 18 (before Bernard Bear Season 1 Episode 1-52/S30Z & Devil Z the series/Angel Heart A New Beginning/Blackbird the series & We Story LDR arc) 19
friends Maura Morishita (appearance on We Story LDR Angel Heart A New Beginning Final Edition & Wangan Midnight)
appearance We Story LDR (Drama, Comic)
Angel Heart A New Beginning (Natal Edition) Part 1 & 2
Angel Heart A New Beginning (Final Edition 2024)
Wangan Midnight (New Version 2024)
sibling Ina Marina, Eina Marisna & Reina Marisa (appearance on We Story LDR Angel Heart A New Beginning Final Edition & Wangan Midnight)
engine Kitami-tuned 3.1L 12v L28 (3134 cc) intercooler with twin TD06 turbochargers, 84mm crankshaft, with triple twin-barrel SK Racing 47mm carburetors, HKS Surge Tank Type 1 (Type 2 in the manga), electronic ignition, Dry Sump system, tuned to 600HP and later 800HP with twin IHI RHC6 turbochargers (Devil Z)
aero parts (Devil Z) Nissan Z432R Wing, Nissan ZG Flares, RS Watanabe 8-Spoke wheels (black in the manga with brushed step lip, gray with brushed step lip for its first look in the anime, then replaced with silver with brushed step lip bronze with brushed step lip in the Maximum Tune games), one-off custom side mirrors (anime), Devil Z S30 RS Watanabe 8-Spoke wheels black gloss (Demon Z, before We Story LDR arc), Rays TE37V wheels black custom (Demon Z, after We Story LDR arc) Fender Flare black matte, one-off custom side door mirrors black glossy, Vitaloni Sebring Mach 1 (manga), S30Z Headlight Cover (Drama comic Daytona USA Championship 3 HD (Cover by WMMT5 japan Ver.) WMMT6RR WMMT6RR+ and Daytona USA Championship 4 HD (Cover by WMMT6RR+)), Fog lamps (possibly Cibié), Full underpanel, BRE ducted air dam (mounted in the brake ducts are the fog lamps; also, the manga is unclear if it is a custom air dam, or just a drawing error by Kusunoki - actually referring to a BRE air dam), later on, replaced with ductless BRE air dam.
layout All Wheel Drive (AWD) (Devil Z)
brake twin caliper front & rear disc brakes (Devil Z)
year 1965-1972 (Devil Z)
color midnight blue (Devil Z)
television RTV

The main protagonist of the series, Akio is a 19-year-old live-alone student who was running in the Wangan with Ina Marina Eina Marisna & Reina Marisa in his Datsun GO+ is a Silver colour when he was easily trounced in a race by the Blackbird. He then found the scrapped body of the blue S30Z Demon Z known as the Devil Z in which he bought and restored to good condition. His racing life began since then. He was surprised to learn that the former (and deceased) owner of the Devil Z shares the same name that he has. He wears a black jacket (red in the anime) over a white T-shirt, and blue pants and brown shoes sneakers.

He was a fairly good racer during his teens, even though he had a license for a year. He started racing when he was around, and he had a reputation. He had to save some money (although half of it was a loan from his father) to buy his Datsun GO+ is a Silver colour and had to sell it in order to buy the Devil Z. He had trouble adjusting to it, but when it was heard about the Demon Z, it increased his reputation. He also improved his skills while driving it.

He is a counterpart to Akira Shimizu in Shakotan Boogie who also drives an S30Z, but with a G-Nose body kit.

Rayhan Rashid

japanese name Rayhan Rashid (ラシッド レイハン, Rashiddo Reihan)
also called Tatsuya Shima
car Porsche 911 Turbo S (930) but later switched to Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 S (964) "Blackbird" (ブラックバード, Burakkubādo)
Engine 3.3L 12v 6ZYL Single Turbo 470HP later tuned to 500HP (930)
3.6L 12v M64 KKK Twin Turbo 700HP (964)
parts Porsche 930 Turbo S Aero Kit (930, before We Story LDR Drama, WMMT6RR & WMMT6RR+ arc), Porsche 964 Turbo 3.6 S Aero Kit (964, after We Story LDR Drama, WMMT6RR & WMMT6RR+ arc onwards), front and rear fog lights & bumper, BBS E88 (gold) wheels, (964, before We Story LDR arc), Porsche Aero Kit, front and rear fog lights & bumper BBS LM (black gloss) wheels, (964, after We Story LDR arc onwards), Porsche rear wing (964), one-off custom side doors mirrors
license plate (930/964) て 22-047, classification 33 (Blackbird, Anime & Drama)
layout Rear Wheel Drive (RWD) (930/964)
brakes single-caliper front & rear disc brakes (930/964)
age 27
appearance We Story LDR (Drama, Comic)
Angel Heart A New Beginning (Natal Edition) Part 1 & 2
Angel Heart A New Beginning (Final Edition 2024)
Wangan Midnight (New Version 2024)
cousin Maura Morishita, Gabriella Maharani, Annisa Maharani, Adinda Maharani & Valerie Maharani (appearance on We Story LDR Wangan Midnight & Angel Heart A New Beginning)
year 1983 (930), 1994 (964)
color Basalt Black Metallic (930/964)
television RTV

A surgeon by day and a racer by night and the rival of Akio, this man is the driver of the Porsche 964 dubbed as "Blackbird". He was the one racing with the original owner of the Demon Z when it slipped. The boyfriend is Tatsuya Shima alias Rayhan Rashid with Erico Monica is a Glass Heart, he assumes the role of taking care of her in place of her dead brother. When he met Kitami, he asked him to tune the Blackbird to match the Devil Z. He also made some appearances in the new story arc, We Story LDR

Erico Monica

japanese name Erico Monica (モニカ エリコ, Monika Eriko)
also called Glass Heart
car Datsun GO+
engine 1.2L GO+ HR12DE 600hp, later detuned to 500hp and eventually tuned to add Turbocharger 600hp again (ZERO on the Roads and onwards) (GO+)
age 24
appearance We Story LDR (Drama, Comic)
Angel Heart A New Beginning (Natal Edition) Part 1 & 2
Angel Heart A New Beginning (Final edition 2024)
Wangan Midnight (New Version 2024)
cousin Eriko Asakura Is a Glass Heart (appearance on We Story LDR Wangan Midnight & Angel Heart A New Beginning)
parts Datsun GO+ body kit front & rear bumper, front fog lights, upper spoiler with high mount stop light, without turn signal in the Fender, side mirror black matte without turn signal and original alloy wheels black metal can cover hubcap silver (Drama only)
layout Front Wheel Drive (FWD) (GO+)
brakes single-caliper front disc & rear drum brakes (GO+)
year 2015 (GO+)
color Super white metallic (GO+)
license plate 35-70 classification 99 (GO+, Drama)
voice actress Reiko Suhou
television RTV

Monica is a girl model and television, business student college lecture & school an automotive news show named The Jatco Show. She finds Akio on the Wangan and becomes obsessed with him and the Devil Z, even trying to take the Demon Z for a joyride one night. After getting her Datsun GO+ given a Turbo from Kitami Cycle Jun Kitami, 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 slipping her GO+ whilst racing him, even developing feelings for him. As a result, Erico Monica is similar with Rosiana Dewi just spectates the races on sidelines while driving her Datsun GO+ or just coming with Akio Asakura and Tatsuya Shima is similar with Dimas Anggara & Rizky Nazar 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,[a] 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 April 18, 2024, eleven 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 December 18, 2001, for arcade (by Namco, using the Namco System 246 hardware),[19] and for the PlayStation 2 on March 21, 2002 by Genki.
    • Wangan Midnight R – Released for arcade in April 2002.[20]
  • 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.[21]
    • Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR – Released on November 17, 2021, for arcade.
    • Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR+ – Released on April 17, 2024, for arcades in Japan.[22]

Reception

In 1999, Wangan Midnight won the Kodansha Manga Award for the General category.[23]

Notes

  1. ^ It started in the combined 36/37 issue of 2008,[7] released on August 4, 2008.[8]

References

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  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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  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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  12. ^ 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. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 13, 2015. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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  14. ^ 銀灰のスピードスター ＳＥＲＩＥＳ２ ＧＴ－Ｒ（ＲＢ２６） (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  15. ^ 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. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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  17. ^ 首都高ＳＰＬ（１１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  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. ^ ナムコのアーケード最新作、『湾岸ミッドナイト』が12月18日より稼動開始！. dengekionline.com (in Japanese). December 11, 2001. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  20. ^ "各種レースのバランスを再調整！AC向け対戦バトルRCG『湾岸ミッドナイトR』稼動開始". dengekionline.com (in Japanese). April 30, 2002. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  21. ^ "WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE 6R". WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUM TUNE 6R. Archived from the original on 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
  22. ^ "Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR Plus". wanganmaxi-official.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  23. ^ Kodansha Manga Award. Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on November 17, 2007.
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