History Manga / WanganMidnight

** [[spoiler: Shinji Ogishima - "FD Master"]]

* GratuitousEnglish: [[ExcitedShowTitle "Drive Go Go!"]]

Furthermore, there is [[VideoGame/WanganMidnight a collection of video game adaptations]], including the popular ''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune'' arcade game series, and a series of direct-to-video live-action film adaptions was released from 1991 to 2001, with a theatrical movie released in 2009.

Furthermore, there is [[VideoGame/WanganMidnight a collection of video game adaptations]], including the popular ''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune'' arcade game series, and a series of direct-to-video live-action film adaptions was released from 1991 to 2009.

Furthermore, there is [[VideoGame/WanganMidnight a collection of video game adaptations]], including the popular ''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune'' arcade game series, and a live-action film adaption released in 2009.

* PimpedOutCar: Not to the extremes of its predecessor ''Shakotan Boogie'', but the manga does have a decent few straight examples, such as the Blackbird, and Nobu Setoguchi's RX-7 in the ''C1 Runner'' sequel.

''Wangan Midnight'' (湾岸ミッドナイト lit. "Bayshore Midnight"[[note]]As in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayshore_Route Bayshore Route]] of the Shuto Expressway[[/note]]) is a manga series by Michiharu Kusunoki revolving around Tokyo's highway racing scene. The story primarily revolves around Akio Asakura, a high school student with a knack for [[ChickMagnet attracting many women]] and taking them for rides in his car. One day, he is passed by a black Porsche 964, dubbed the "Blackbird" and driven by CombatMedic Tatsuya Shima, and attempts to race it, but [[CurbStompBattle quickly eats its dust]]. One day, Akio heads for the junkyard and finds an old blue Nissan S30 Fairlady Z (known as the Datsun 240Z in North America), discovering that it has been tuned from an old and outdated piece of junk into a souped-up racing monster known as the Devil Z ([[NamesTheSame no]], not that BigBad from ''Anime/TransformersSuperGodMasterforce''). Despite warnings about how the car is supposedly cursed, that all of its previous owners happen to share his full name, and that every one of those owners has ''died driving the car'', he takes the dealer up on the offer and gives the Devil Z a spin, and discovered that the Z not only has unparalleled power, but seems to have a mind of its own, as he soon wipes out spectacularly trying to control it.

* NamesTheSame: InUniverse example: Akio's full name happens to be almost identical to the Devil Z's original owner, with the only difference that Akio the protaganist has his given name rendered in katakana rather than kanji.

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The manga took first inspiration from a rivalry between two real-life Midnight Club members in which one drives a Porsche 930 (as a basis for Black Bird) and one other drives a Datsun [=S130 280ZX=] (in which the Devil Z was inspired from). [[http://oppositelock.kinja.com/wangans-infamous-blackbird-porsche-930-turbo-1520243773 Read here for more information.]]

It now has an OddlyNamedSequel, ''Ginkai's Speed Star''. Compare and contrast with ''Manga/InitialD'' and ''Manga/MFGhost''.

* YouAllLookFamiliar: Driving sequences frequently feature the same cars on the highway. In the arcade, it's yellow cars and vans. In the anime, look for taxi cars, pink Honda Fits, white Toyota Celsiors and red Eunos Roadsters.

* ConspicuousCGI: Done by the same studio that handled Initial D's fourth stage.

** The author, Michiharu, also owns a [[VideoGame/OutRun Ferrari Testarossa]] in real life, which became a basis for Yoshiaki Ishida's car.

* CoolOldGuy: Yoshiyaki Ishida, who drove a [[VideoGame/OutRun Ferrari]] in the manga, anime and film (and either a Gemballa Avalanche, a Subaru Alcyone SVX, or lately a Chevrolet Corvette [=ZR1=] in the games), could street race pretty good. Also cool about him was being able to [[MacGyvering replace a broken fanbelt with one made from a pantyhose]] (and he did it on his Ferrari).

* AdaptedOut: Masaki was gutted out from the TV anime, although appearing prominently in the video games. Scenes relating to him was also gutted out as well.

* AuthorAppeal: Lots of Nissans.

* BackToSchool: Akio's new homeroom teacher Rumi Shimada tries to get him to get his act together after he repeats a year due to his street racing activities. At one point he says he will go back to school much to her delight, but [[CrowningMomentofFunny he only showed up for homeroom period then ditched school, much to her embarrassment]]. She didn't give up on him though.

* BlandNameProduct: If you drive a ''Ferrere'', ''Porphe'' or ''BWN'', get it checked at the shop where Kouichi works.

* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Tatsuya may be serious about dominating the Wangan, but he will sooner back off and surrender than risk an engine blowout.

* OminousLatinChanting: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tGsSijjJtc&feature=related Voices of S30Z]],'' also counts as CrowningMusicOfAwesome. Initially used for the ''Devil Z'' but later heard around other important cars too [[spoiler: except for Kijima's FC which instead gets a...]]

* OneWomanWail - [[spoiler: For the final opponent in the animé Kijima's [=FC3S=] RX-7]].

* RetiredBadass: Jun Kitami, who used to be a professional race driver, and he originally built and tuned the Devil Z. He quit the tuning business when racers began dying like flies in many of the cars he tuned. He came back out of retirement when the Devil Z was restored by Akio. [[spoiler:He ultimately goes back to his retirement at the end of the anime after he makes Rikako Ota his successor.]]

* TheMatchmaker: Tomoya, who tried to set up his roommate Kyoko with his boss at the ACE tuning shop, Gen Goto (it fell through). Why he didn't take her for himself (he sees her merely as an [[CoolBigSis older sister]] for some reason) is a mystery.

''Wangan Midnight'' (湾岸ミッドナイト lit. "Bayshore Midnight"[[note]]As in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayshore_Route Bayshore Route]] of the Shuto Expressway[[/note]]) is a manga series by Michiharu Kusunoki revolving around Tokyo's highway racing scene. The story primarily revolves around Akio Asakura, a high school student with a knack for [[ChickMagnet attracting many women]] and taking them for rides in his car. One day, he is passed by a black Porsche 964, dubbed the "Blackbird" and driven by CombatMedic Tatsuya Shima, and attempts to race it, but [[CurbStompBattle quickly eats its dust]]. One day, Akio heads for the junkyard and finds an old blue Nissan Fairlady Z (known as the Datsun 2''xx''Z series in North America), discovering that it has been tuned from an old and outdated piece of junk into a souped-up racing monster known as the Devil Z ([[NamesTheSame no]], not that BigBad from ''Anime/TransformersSuperGodMasterforce''). Despite warnings about how the car is supposedly cursed, that all of its previous owners happen to share his full name, and that every one of those owners has ''died driving the car'', he takes the dealer up on the offer and gives the Devil Z a spin, and discovered that the Z not only has unparalleled power, but seems to have a mind of its own, as he soon wipes out spectacularly trying to control it.

''Wangan Midnight'' (湾岸ミッドナイト) is a manga series by Michiharu Kusunoki revolving around Tokyo's highway racing scene. The story primarily revolves around Akio Asakura, a high school student with a knack for [[ChickMagnet attracting many women]] and taking them for rides in his car. One day, he is passed by a black Porsche 964, dubbed the "Blackbird" and driven by CombatMedic Tatsuya Shima, and attempts to race it, but [[CurbStompBattle quickly eats its dust]]. One day, Akio heads for the junkyard and finds an old blue Nissan Fairlady Z (known as the Datsun 2''xx''Z series in North America), discovering that it has been tuned from an old and outdated piece of junk into a souped-up racing monster known as the Devil Z ([[NamesTheSame no]], not that BigBad from ''Anime/TransformersSuperGodMasterforce''). Despite warnings about how the car is supposedly cursed, that all of its previous owners happen to share his full name, and that every one of those owners has ''died driving the car'', he takes the dealer up on the offer and gives the Devil Z a spin, and discovered that the Z not only has unparalleled power, but seems to have a mind of its own, as he soon wipes out spectacularly trying to control it.

It now has an OddlyNamedSequel, ''Ginkai's Speed Star''. Compare and contrast ''Manga/InitialD''.

* ChickMagnet: Akio has a penchant for attracting female classmates. Unfortunately for them, he's too addicted to racing--especially in the Devil Z--to care.

* RetiredBadass: Jun Kitami, who used to be a professional race driver, and he originally built and tuned the Devil Z. He quit the tuning business when racers began dying like flies in many of the cars he tuned. He came back out of retirement when the Devil Z was restored by Akio.

* YouAllLookFamiliar: Driving sequences frequently feature the same cars on the highway. In the arcade, it's yellow cars and vans. In the anime, look for taxi cars, pink Honda Fits, and white Toyota Celsiors.

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* LegacyCharacter: In C1 Runner, the car Blackbird. [[spoiler: At some point, Tatsuya retires from racing and passes on Blackbird's keys to Nobu Setoguchi, Shinji's best friend.]]

* HeroOfAnotherStory: [[spoiler: Shinji Ogishima, and that story being "C1 Runner". He's a former member of the RGO team and works as an editor for the automotive magazine "GT Cars". And the story continues from there.]]

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: The circumstances of the Devil Z rejecting its drivers after the passing of the original owner. Akio could've easily avoided the construction barriers but the car apparently kept going forward against Akio's will, no matter how much he denies it. Over time however, the car eventually accepts its driver and could do more other being the fastest.

* OneSteveLimit - Averted by Akio, which has the exactly same name as the tuner of the ''Devil Z''.

''Wangan Midnight'' is a manga series by Michiharu Kusunoki revolving around Tokyo's highway racing scene. The story primarily revolves around Akio Asakura, a high school student with a knack for [[ChickMagnet attracting many women]] and taking them for rides in his car. One day, he is passed by a black Porsche 964, dubbed the "Blackbird" and driven by CombatMedic Tatsuya Shima, and attempts to race it, but [[CurbStompBattle quickly eats its dust]]. One day, Akio heads for the junkyard and finds an old blue Nissan Fairlady Z (known as the Datsun 2''xx''Z series in North America), discovering that it has been tuned from an old and outdated piece of junk into a souped-up racing monster known as the Devil Z ([[NamesTheSame no]], not that BigBad from ''Anime/TransformersSuperGodMasterforce''). Despite warnings about how the car is supposedly cursed, that all of its previous owners happen to share his full name, and that every one of those owners has ''died driving the car'', he takes the dealer up on the offer and gives the Devil Z a spin, and discovered that the Z not only has unparalleled power, but seems to have a mind of its own, as he soon wipes out spectacularly trying to control it.