In wangan midnight maximum tunes outrun mode, and later in the new wangan midnight maximum tune 3 dx story mode, he also drives a nissan skyline gtr r33 like the other r200 club members. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. After the r200 club disbanded, tension arose between yasuhiko and the other members but he remained friendly with takayuki, and he subsequently disappeared. One day, he is passed by a black porsche 964, dubbed the blackbird. It wis first serialisit in shogakukans big comic spirits syne 1990, but wis later serialisit in kodanshas young magazine, in which initial d is serialisit an aw. In japanese w english subtitles a high school student, akio asakura, salvages a datsun fairlady s30z even though he has been warned about the cursed history of the car. Real tokyo street scene drifting, highway runs, cops. So i was browsing through one of my favorite ae86 forums, club4ag, and found this thread, which says that they are making an actual wangan midnight movie.
S14, s15, r34, 2jz supra, mazda rx7, ae86 duration. Wangan midnight maximum tune 5dx plus official site. Wangan literally bayshore in japanese is the endonym of this longest, straightest road in the entire country. Wangan middonaito the movie 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The story primarily revolves around akio asakura, a high school student with a knack for attracting many women and taking them for rides in his car.
Immediately upon discovering it in a scrap yard hes attracted to it, an attraction that later grows into an obsession. After losing a street race to tatsuya shimas legendary blackbird porsche 911 turbo, high school student akio asakura purchases a heavilymodified firstgeneration datsun s30 fairlady z from a junkyard. At the same time repairs are underway to bring the z car back to snuff. No tracks or places pictures for this video game were provided by. In the wangan midnight anime, akio asakura is voiced by shun oguri. I know that not everyone is a fan of the chinese reallife anime films like the initial d film with chinese actors however, i honestly like the initial.
Koichi kijima is a car enthusiast who was once a talented racecar driver and head of the zero racing and tuning team. And for those that dont know i believe that wangan means bayside or oceanside. Wangan midnight maximumtune 5dx plus installation store information asia others is available. Wangan midnight the movie based on hit manga written by michiharu kusunoki, the film stars yuichi nakamura of dboys, kazuki kato, and ryoko kobayashi. Ob planning announced the production of the animated series during the tokyo anime fair in march 2007. Akio wants to race the undefeated blackbird porche on the wangan. Wangan midnight the movie based on hit manga written by michiharu.
Wangan midnight has european cars but not initial d. Theres a wangan midnight game for the ps2, and there are the initial d arcade games that feature the same wangan midnight 240z. The film stars yuichi nakamura, kazuki kato, and rio matsumoto. The search for zeros lost rx7 fc3s wangan midnight. Here are all the episodes of the wangan midnight saga in full eng sub. Wangan midnight maximum tune 5dxasiaothers update rev2. Aired on a payperview channel of animax in june 2007, the series was coproduced by ob planning, a. Whereas in the liveaction movie, he is portrayed by yuichi nakamura, who is also known. It is based on the awardwinning japanese comic of the same name created by michiharu kusunoki back in 1992. The story centers on a young man named akio asakura, a 3rdyear high school. Wangan midnight the movie special driving style catalog no avcd23932 release date. Wangan midnight the movie to open in japan this summer. After a shock loss to the wangan emperor, blackbird, akio asakura stumbles across a blue s30z at a junkyard and becomes aware of the cars infamous history. Looking for information on the anime wangan midnight.
Ishida is an unsatisfied photographer who is very attracted to devil z, the car he heard that brought bad luck to its previous owner. In 1999, it wan the kodansha manga awaird for general manga. The movie 2009 09122009 jp action, drama 1h 40m user score. 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. But, porsche 911 turbos, ferrari testarossa also get a place in this movie, which is. Yeah there are a few games based on the wangan midnight comicscartoons. The bayshore route of the shuto expressway, shuto kosokudoro wangansen or simply wangansen for short is a 70 kilometres 43 mi stretch of toll highway in greater tokyo, that runs from yokohama city, kanazawa ward, to ichikawa city of chiba prefecture. Wangan midnight the movie to open in japan this summer apr 26, 2009 japanese comic ranking, june 26july 16 jul 18, 2007 taf 2007. Heres the trailer for wangan midnight, the manga, movie, video game and anime series that is now being rebooted with yet another remake on the big screen its the classic story of a high school student who finds a nearly complete, highly tuned nissan fairlady s30 z in the junkyard.
The movie the movie, wangan middonaito za mubi is a 2009 japanese film directed by atsushi muroga, based on the manga series of the same title by michiharu kusunoki. Wangan midnight the movie to open in japan this summer posted on 20090426 06. Soon more cars, more drivers and even female racers appear. Akio discovers he has a passion for fast cars and highspeed street racing, but he is off to a rough start when he crashes his newly acquired s30 datsun 240z, which happens to be the infamous. The story gets its roots from the street racing that occurs on tokyos shuto expressway bayshore route. If you dont know by now, wangan midnight is an extremely popular comic from japan, which features an s30 240z instead of the ae86 panda trueno in initial d and wanganhighway racing. Bayshore midnight note is a manga series by michiharu kusunoki revolving around tokyos highway racing scene. Wangan midnight, wangan middonaito is a racing game developed by genki for the playstation 3. Based on a seinen manga by kusunoki michiharu serialised in young magazine. Ishida full name yoshiaki ishida is a photographer in wangan midnight. The story gets its roots from the actual street racing that occurs on tokyos shuto expressway, one stretch of which is known as the wangan, literally meaning bay side although it is.