Wangan Midnight
Wangan Midnight
TV Finished SUMMER 2007

Wangan Midnight

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Score 7.20
Popularity #14,197
Episodes 26
Duration 25 min

Synopsis

Based on a seinen manga by Kusunoki Michiharu serialised in Young Magazine.

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.

Episode List (26)

✓ 26/26 Aired

Characters & Voice Actors (Seiyuu)

Akio Asakura
Akio Asakura
Main
Shun Oguri
Japanese
Shun Oguri
Tatsuya Shima
Tatsuya Shima
Main
Shinichirou Miki
Japanese
Shinichirou Miki
Reina Akikawa
Reina Akikawa
Main
Reiko Suhou
Japanese
Reiko Suhou
Rikako Oota
Rikako Oota
Supporting
Rie Tanaka
Japanese
Rie Tanaka
Eriko Asakura
Eriko Asakura
Supporting
Mamiko Noto
Japanese
Mamiko Noto
Kou Tominaga
Kou Tominaga
Supporting
Susumu Chiba
Japanese
Susumu Chiba
Kouta Takahashi
Kouta Takahashi
Supporting
Anri Katsu
Japanese
Anri Katsu
Jun Kitami
Jun Kitami
Supporting
Kenta Miyake
Japanese
Kenta Miyake

Themes & Detailed Tags (7)

Anime Information

Producers OB Planning
Aired Date 15/06/2007 to 13/09/2008
Source MANGA

Production Staff

24
Masafumi Mima
Masafumi Mima
Sound Director
Shizuo Kurahashi
Shizuo Kurahashi
Sound Effects
Kenji Koyama
Kenji Koyama
Sound Effects Assistance
Nobuaki Kishima
Nobuaki Kishima
Script
Hiroshi Kimura
Hiroshi Kimura
Episode Director
Satoru Kuwahara
Satoru Kuwahara
Art Design
Ren Usami
Ren Usami
Executive Producer
Shinji Kofukada
Shinji Kofukada
Editing
Keiichi Tsuchiya
Keiichi Tsuchiya
Supervisor
Kayo Fukuda
Kayo Fukuda
Producer
Tsuneo Tominaga
Tsuneo Tominaga
Director
Shoujirou Abe
Shoujirou Abe
Animation Producer
Hideaki Yokoi
Hideaki Yokoi
Mechanical Design
Masaki Nakamura
Masaki Nakamura
Director of Photography
Kanemori Yasuda
Kanemori Yasuda
CG Director
Atsushi Umebori
Atsushi Umebori
Music
Ken Baba
Ken Baba
Assistant Producer
Hisashi Kagawa
Hisashi Kagawa
Character Design
TRF
TRF
Theme Song Performance
Michiharu Kusunoki
Michiharu Kusunoki
Original Creator
Michiko Morokuma
Michiko Morokuma
Art Director
Masanobu Usami
Masanobu Usami
Design Manager
Kimio Nagatani
Kimio Nagatani
Editing
Kei Umabiki
Kei Umabiki
Episode Director