Wangan Midnight (Anime)

For the original manga this animation adaption is based off of, see Wangan Midnight.

Wangan Midnight
Number of Episodes	26
First Episode	Devil Z (悪魔のZ)
Last Episode	The Chosen One (選ばれし者)
Intro	"Lights and Anymore" by TRF
Outro	"Talkin' Bout Good Days" by Mother Ninja
Original Airing	June 15, 2007
Producer	OB Planning, A.C.G.T., Pastel

Wangan Midnight is an anime adaptation based on the Japanese manga series of same name. The series aired from June 15, 2007 to September 13, 2008. The anime adaptation was announced at the 2007 Tokyo Anime Fair and aired on the pay-per-view channels Animax and SKY Perfect TV!. The series was produced by OB Planning, A.C.G.T., and Pastel under the direction of Tsuneo Tominaga. Legendary Japanese racer Keiichi Tsuchiya was the Editorial Supervisor for this series.

The series has never received a release outside of Japan, and therefore there are no official English translations.

List of Episodes

• The 26 episodes of the series released monthly in two episode batches.
• Each episode is based on manga of same name:
  • Episode 1 to 7: The Return of Devil Z/first half of Perfect GT-R
  • Episode 8 to 10: second half of Perfect GT-R
  • Episode 11 to 14: Monster Machine/first half of R200 Club
  • Episode 15 to 19: second half of R200 Club/first half of Hanshin Circular Line
  • Episode 20 to 23: second half of Hanshin Circular Line
  • Episode 24 to 26: The Legendary FC

1. Devil Z (悪魔のZ, Akuma no Zetto) Airdate: June 15, 2007
2. Blackbird (ブラックバード, Burakkubādo) Airdate: June 15, 2007
3. The Girl in the GT-R (GT-Rの少女, GT-R no Shōjo) Airdate: July 7, 2007
4. The No. 3 Man (第3の男, Dai San no Otoko) Airdate: July 7, 2007
5. Tuner From Hell (地獄のチューナー, Jigoku no Chūnā) Airdate: August 17, 2007
6. New Machine (ニューマシン, Nyū Mashin) Airdate: August 17, 2007
7. The Charmed Ones (魅せられた者たち, Miserareta Mono-tachi) Airdate: October 19, 2007
8. Wangan's Ghost (湾岸のゴース, Wangan no Gōsuto) Airdate: October 19, 2007
9. Reviving the Demon (甦る悪魔, Yomigaeru Akuma) Airdate: November 16, 2007
10. Dogfight (ドッグファイト, Doggufaito) Airdate: November 16, 2007
11. llusive Top Speed Runner (幻の最高速ランナー, Maboroshi no Saikōsoku Rannā) Airdate: December 12, 2007
12. Professional (プロフェッショナル, Purofesshonaru) Airdate: December 12, 2007
13. Monster Machine (モンスターマシン, Monsutā Mashin) Airdate: February 14, 2008
14. Stall (失速, Shissoku) Airdate: February 14, 2008
15. R-200 Club (R-200CLUB) Airdate: March 20, 2008
16. Shot Down (撃墜, Gekitsui) Airdate: March 20, 2008
17. Reunion (再会, Saikai) Airdate: April 18, 2008
18. Now, This Place... (今, この場所に..., Ima, Kono Basho ni...) Airdate: April 18, 2008
19. Stand By Me (スタンド·バイ·ミー, Sutando Bai Mī) Airdate: June 20, 2008
20. Osaka Midnight (大阪ミッドナイト, Ōsaka Middonaito) Airdate: June 20, 2008
21. In the Passion of the Night (夜の熱気の中で, Yoru no Nekki no Naka de) Airdate: July 18, 2008
22. Shutoku Midnight (首都高速午前零時, Shuto Kōsoku Gozen Rei Ji) Airdate: July 18, 2008
23. Dead End (デッド·エンド, Deddo Endo) Airdate: August 15, 2008
24. Passion of the Distant Day (遠い日のパッション, Tōi Hi no Passhon) Airdate: August 15, 2008
25. I Don't Think I Can Stop (とめられない思い, Tomerarenai Omoi) Airdate: September 13, 2008
26. The Chosen One (選ばれし者, Erabareshi Mono) Airdate: September 13, 2008

Voice Cast

• Shun Oguri as Akio Asakura
• Shinichiro Miki as Tatsuya Shima
• Kenta Miyake as Jun Kitami
• Reiko Suhou as Reina Akikawa
• Jin Horikawa as Kouichi Kijima
• Junichi Suwabe as Yoshiaki Ishida
• Fumihiko Tachiki as Yuichi Takagi
• Daisuke Namikawa as Koichi Hiramoto
• Kenichi Suzumura as Keiichiro Aizawa
• Akimitsu Takase as Takayuki Kuroki
• Mitsuru Miyamoto as Eiji Kamiya
• Anri Katsu as Kouta Takahashi
• Daisuke Matsuo as Ryoichi 'JAPAN' Teizuka
• Gô Shinomiya as Yasuo 'CCR' Motoki
• Keiji Fujiwara as Machida
• Kenji Takahashi as Gen Sasaki & Feeling Team 1
• Kiyoshi Katsunuma as Kazuo Ohta
• Kiyotaka Furushima as Masaki Takahashi
• Kōji Ishii as Hayashi
• Kouzou Mito as Yamanaka
• Mami Higashiyama as Mika Murakami
• Mamiko Noto as Eriko Asakura
• Rie Tanaka as Rikako Ohta
• Sanae Kobayashi as Rumi Shimada
• Shinya Fukumatsu as Jun 'JPP' Sonoda
• Susumu Chiba as Kou Tominaga
• Tadahisa Saizen as Shige Inada
• Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Maki Kamiya
• Tokuyoshi Kawashima as Koichi Aizawa
• Tomokazu Seki as Akio Asakura (deceased)
• Tomoko Kawakami as Megumi Hiramoto
• Tomoyuki Shimura as Kazuhiko Yamamoto
• Tsubasa Yonaga as Harada
• Yuto Kazama as Yasuhiko Miki
• Yuji Kishi as Sawamatsu

Gallery

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Eyescatch 2

Trivia

• The Akasaka Straight arc is skipped for unknown reasons, even Masaki not appears in anime although a yellow RX-7 briefly appears inside Speed Factory RGO garage in Epsode 21. Tokuyoshi Kawashima, who voice Masaki in video games voices Koichi Aizawa in anime series.
• Aside Masaki, some characters does not appear in anime was Tatsuya and Oki.
• The anime has a few differences from its original manga form. Some differences include;
  • Eriko dumping the Z takes place before the third battle between Devil Z and Blackbird in the manga, but in the anime, it takes place before she goes to London to study.
  • Eriko doesn't get involved in the third battle between the Devil Z and Blackbird in the anime, as she had gone to London prior to it.
  • The Devil Z's crash into a truck is never fully shown as it cuts to Hiramoto's introduction, but a brief part of the crash is shown in a flashback.
  • What happened with Ishida after the crash is completely missing.