• 2007
  • 25m
Wangan Midnight

Summary After a crushing defeat to the legendary racer "Blackbird", Akio Asakura finds the enigmatic "Devil Z" car, and is determined to become a street racing legend that will surpass even Blackbird. View more details

  • 2007
  • 25m

Wangan Midnight

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Shun Oguri Jun'ichi Suwabe Shin'ichirô Miki Reiko Suhô

All cast & crew

7.4

Details

Genres : Action Drama Animation Sport

Release date : Jun 7, 2007

Countries of origin : Japan

Language : Japanese

Production companies : A.C.G.T

Summary After a crushing defeat to the legendary racer "Blackbird", Akio Asakura finds the enigmatic "Devil Z" car, and is determined to become a street racing legend that will surpass even Blackbird. View more details

Details

Genres : Action Drama Animation Sport

Release date : Jun 7, 2007

Countries of origin : Japan

Language : Japanese

Production companies : A.C.G.T

Photos

Shun Oguri and Reiko Suhô at an event for Wangan Midnight (2007) Wangan Midnight (2007)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jun 07, 2007
The Devil Z
After a shock loss to the Wangan Emperor, Blackbird, Akio Asakura stumbles across a blue S30Z at a junkyard and becomes aware of the car's infamous history.
Episode 2 • Jun 14, 2007
Blackbird
As the Devil Z makes a spectacular return to Wangan, the background of the Z's previous owner is revealed as his younger sister tries to convince Akio to give up the Z.
Episode 3 • Jun 19, 2007
The Girl with the GT-R
A mysterious R32 GT-R appears on the Wangan, and Akio finally discovers that it is driven by a fearless woman.
Episode 4 • Aug 16, 2007
The Third Man
A white Testarossa appears and is driven by an asthmatic photographer. Akio cruises around Hakone due to heavy traffic in Wangan.
Episode 5 • Aug 16, 2007
Tuner of Hell
Akio meets the tuner of the Devil Z and Blackbird. Afterwards, Akio races against Reina's R32 again with Ishida and Kitami as passengers.
Episode 6 • Aug 16, 2007
New Machine
Ishida gets his Ferrari modified by Kitami as Akio overhauls the Devil Z's engine. Meanwhile, Ishida is sent to the hospital to have surgery because he nearly crashed his Ferrari.
Episode 7 • Oct 18, 2007
The Charmed Ones
Eriko tries to dump the Devil Z into the harbor but is stopped by Shima. Shortly after, Eriko leaves to study in London. Later, Kitamo is unable to fix the Devil Z after it's hit by a truck on the highway during a battle with the Blackbird.
Episode 8 • Oct 18, 2007
Wangan's Ghost
Kouichi Hiramoto buys a silver R32 GT-R leaving his wife Megumi crying back to her hometown of Miyazaki. Hiramoto also vows to make his R32 GT-R "The Authentic Dragon".
Episode 9 • Nov 15, 2007
Reviving the Demon
Harada's Z31 runs into Hiramoto's R32 GT-R and Shima's Blackbird while Akio's wrecked Devil Z is being repaired. Eriko shares a moment with Shima while studying in London.
Episode 10 • Nov 15, 2007
Dogfight
The Devil Z has completed its repairs and races against Shima's Blackbird and the two R32 GT-Rs driven by Reina and Hiramoto. Hiramoto gives up racing and finally reunites with his wife and family in Miyazaki as their child is born safely.
Episode 11 • Dec 11, 2007
Illusive Top Speed Runner
Reina discovers a Supra while driving around in C1. Kei drives the Supra and encounters Akio in Shima's Blackbird.
Episode 12 • Dec 11, 2007
Professional
Reina borrows and drives a demo R33 GT-R from RGO while Yamamoto drives Reina's R32 GT-R while racing against the Supra. Akio drives Devil Z and races against the same R33 GT-R that Reina drove.
Episode 13 • Feb 13, 2008
Monster Machine
After the race against Reina's borrowed R33 and Akio's Devil Z, Kei's Supra is being tuned by Takagi and RGO.
Episode 14 • Feb 13, 2008
Stall
Kitami tells Kei that "the Supra's life is over", but Kei resists and continues racing until his car's rear tires start heating up. Meanwhile, a group of tuners discuss about their plans in a diner and one of them, Kuroki, races Reina's R32.
Episode 15 • Mar 19, 2008
R-200 Club
A ragtag alliance of tuners who can break the 200 mph speed limit discuss about outrunning the Devil Z, Blackbird, and Reina's GT-R. Meanwhile, one of its members, Kuroki, encounters the Devil Z and races against it.
Episode 16 • Mar 19, 2008
Shot Down
The R200 Club (Motoki, Tezuka, and Sonoda) raced against Akio's Devil Z (with Kuroki as a passenger), Shima's Blackbird, and Reina's GT-R, but failed. Kuroki defects from the R-200 Club and vows to defeat Motoki once again.
Episode 17 • Apr 17, 2008
Reunion
Kuroki's GT-R races against Shima's Blackbird but was defeated due to the engine mount being at overweight, he then reunites with Mika to share their past memories driving in C1.
Episode 18 • Apr 17, 2008
Now, This Place...
The Devil Z, Reina's R32 GT-R, and Kuroki's R33 GT-R meet up and start battling.
Episode 19 • Jun 19, 2008
Stand By Me
Kuroki tries to beat Akio's Devil Z but his engine blows due to too much engine size causing Akio to buffer his R33 to a stop ending the race. Meanwhile, Kuroki repairs his R33 engine into a new one. Afterwards, Shima and Kitami travel to Osaka and meet the two Lancer Evolution half-brothers.
Episode 20 • Jun 19, 2008
Osaka Midnight
Eiji goes to Tokyo with a promise of returning home to Osaka after 3 months. Shortly, Eiji and Maki race a tuned R34 GT-R similar to that of Gen Goto's in the Hanshin Expressway.
Episode 21 • Jul 17, 2008
In the Heat of the Night
Eiji finally arrives in Tokyo and meets up with the RGO staff. Shima's Blackbird now has Shige's muffler.
Episode 22 • Jul 17, 2008
Metropolitan Expressway at Midnight
Rikako tunes the engine of Eiji's Evo V and the RGO cars. Maki visits Tokyo and compliments about it being "worse than Osaka" before returning home to Osaka.
Episode 23 • Aug 14, 2008
Dead End
Eiji, with Rikako as a passenger, challenges the Devil Z and the Blackbird while in Tokyo before finally returning home to Osaka but loses.
Episode 24 • Aug 14, 2008
Passion of the Distant Day
After a long time away from the world of racing, Koichi Kijima longs for his FC. He finally meets up with his FC's tuner, Machida, and asks Akio to accompany his search for the FC.
Episode 25 • Sep 12, 2008
I Don't Think I Can Stop
Rikako tunes the engine of Akio's Devil Z. Meanwhile, Shima's Blackbird crashes while dodging a truck, forcing Takagi to rebuild it with a carbon fiber body based on the Porsche 993.
Episode 26 • Sep 12, 2008
The Chosen One
Kijima's FC, Shima's Blackbird, and the Devil Z split up in formation for the final battle of who would be the fastest. It ends with the Devil Z zooming out of Wangan and into Yokohama.

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