Wangan Midnight

Wangan Midnight

so the other day i was browsing thru some anime and i see this one called "wangan midnight" im like wtf? initial d ripoff? so yeah i started to download it. havent seen it yet.

has anyone seen this? is it good?

pm me where you found it at? Iv been looking for it. I just watched like 5 episodes. Looks okay. I cant judge the story cuz I just watched a few episodes.

You can get it here. http://www.tokyotosho.info/search.php?terms=wangan&type=0
There's a batch torrent in there which should have a compiled list of all the episodes, although they won't all be from the same fansub group.

Some info on the 26 eps long series. Adapted from the manga.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7646

Plot Summary: After losing a street race to Tatsuya Shima's legendary "Blackbird" Porsche 911 Turbo, high school student Akio Asakura purchases a heavily-modified first-generation Datsun S30 Fairlady Z from a junkyard. The car has a dark history of accidents, leading some to believe it's cursed; hence its nickname "Devil Z." Akio also discovers that the Z's first owner shared his first and last name, and was killed in the car during a race with the Blackbird. Meanwhile, fashion model Reina Akikawa joins the rivalry between Akio and Tatsuya with her modified Nissan Skyline GT-R R32.

http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=5088

The story gets its roots from the actual street racing that occurs on Tokyo's Shuto Expressway, one stretch of which is known as the "Wangan", literally meaning "bay side" (although it is generally used to refer to the freeway), the longest, straightest road in the entire country. Of course, there's also lots of traffic to contend with, including a fair number of heavy trucks. Because of this, the action is inherently hazardous, and wrecks are common. Blown engines are also a frequent hazard, especially with the extreme-high power engines.

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.

btw, this has an arcade game with versus... =P

I think wangan midnight started before initial D

ITS JUST 26 EPISODES LONG?!?!?! nvm. I was hoping its like 3 seasons already or something...

its actually pretty good , if you like initial d , youll like this. i like initial d , but this is less "cheezy"

intialD wasnt cheezy... was it?


EDIT:
I actually wanted something to happen between Takashi and that girl...

This cartoon is new, the comic is old.. a decade or two before initial d. I read the comic back when Japan had the Z31 as police cars and the new Z32 was just coming out. That kinda gives you an idea of how old it is. hehe. I still love the S30. I think its one of the sexier cars out there. Nothing beats the Toyota 2000GT in my opinion.

Anyway, the episodes are pretty good. I would recommend it to anyone who likes car cartoons.

Yes, it is new. The fansub release dates are from this month.

i like the Japanese car movies/shows. MORE interesting than american ones.
(*cough*-the SLOW and the furious)