List of Wangan Midnight episodes
Wangan Midnight is a 2007 Japanese anime television series based on Michiharu Kusunoki's award winning manga series of the same name.[1] OB Planning (Initial D) announced the production of the animated series during the Tokyo Anime Fair in March 2007.[2] Aired on a pay-per-view channel of Animax in June 2007,[2] the series was co-produced by OB Planning, A.C.G.T., and Pastel under the direction of Tsuneo Tominaga and consists of twenty-six episodes. The series was released on DVD with the thirteenth volume reaching 29th on the Oricon sales chart for Japanese animation DVDs in November 2008.[3]
The collection box released in Japan.
Episode list
| # | Title | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Devil Z" Transcription: "Akuma no Zetto" (Japanese: 悪魔のZ) | June 15, 2007 | |
| 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. | |||
| 2 | "Blackbird" Transcription: "Burakkubādo" (Japanese: ブラックバード) | June 15, 2007 | |
| 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. | |||
| 3 | "The Girl in the GT-R" Transcription: "GT-R no Shōjo" (Japanese: GT-Rの少女) | July 7, 2007 | |
| A mysterious R32 GT-R appears on the Wangan, and Akio finally discovers that it is driven by a fearless woman. | |||
| 4 | "The No. 3 Man" Transcription: "Dai San no Otoko" (Japanese: 第3の男) | July 7, 2007 | |
| A white Testarossa appears and is driven by an asthmatic photographer. Akio cruises around Hakone due to heavy traffic in Wangan. | |||
| 5 | "Tuner From Hell" Transcription: "Jigoku no Chūnā" (Japanese: 地獄のチューナー) | August 17, 2007 | |
| Akio meets the tuner of the Devil Z and Blackbird. Afterwards, Akio races against Reina's R32 again with Ishida and Kitami as passengers. | |||
| 6 | "New Machine" Transcription: "Nyū Mashin" (Japanese: ニューマシン) | August 17, 2007 | |
| 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. | |||
| 7 | "The Charmed Ones" Transcription: "Miserareta Mono-tachi" (Japanese: 魅せられた者たち) | October 19, 2007 | |
| Eriko Asakura tries to dump the Devil Z into the harbor but is stopped by Shima in the Blackbird. Shortly, Tatsuya drops off Eriko in the airport so she would go to London to study college. Afterwards, Kitami is unable to fix the Devil Z due to its crash being hit by a truck on the highway while battling the Blackbird causing Reina to cry when she sees it while Kouichi Hiramoto sneaks up the garage and sees it. | |||
| 8 | "Wangan's Ghost" Transcription: "Wangan no Gōsuto" (Japanese: 湾岸のゴースト) | October 19, 2007 | |
| 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". | |||
| 9 | "Reviving the Demon" Transcription: "Yomigaeru Akuma" (Japanese: 甦る悪魔) | November 16, 2007 | |
| 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. | |||
| 10 | "Dogfight" Transcription: "Doggufaito" (Japanese: ドッグファイト) | November 16, 2007 | |
| The Devil Z has completed its repairs and races against Shima's Blackbird and the two R32 GT-Rs driven by Reina and Hiramoto respectively. Hiramoto gives up racing and finally reunites with his wife and family in Miyazaki as their child is born safely. | |||
| 11 | "Illusive Top Speed Runner" Transcription: "Maboroshi no Saikōsoku Rannā" (Japanese: 幻の最高速ランナー) | December 12, 2007 | |
| Reina discovers a Supra while driving around in C1. Kei drives the Supra and encounters Akio in Shima's Blackbird. | |||
| 12 | "Professional" Transcription: "Purofesshonaru" (Japanese: プロフェッショナル) | December 12, 2007 | |
| 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. | |||
| 13 | "Monster Machine" Transcription: "Monsutā Mashin" (Japanese: モンスターマシン) | February 14, 2008 | |
| After the race against Reina's borrowed R33 and Akio's Devil Z, Kei's Supra is being tuned by Takagi and RGO. | |||
| 14 | "Stall" Transcription: "Shissoku" (Japanese: 失速) | February 14, 2008 | |
| 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. | |||
| 15 | "R-200 Club" (Japanese: R-200CLUB) | March 20, 2008 | |
| 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. | |||
| 16 | "Shot Down" Transcription: "Gekitsui" (Japanese: 撃墜) | March 20, 2008 | |
| 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. | |||
| 17 | "Reunion" Transcription: "Saikai" (Japanese: 再会) | April 18, 2008 | |
| 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. | |||
| 18 | "Now, This Place..." Transcription: "Ima, Kono Basho ni..." (Japanese: 今, この場所に...) | April 18, 2008 | |
| The Devil Z, Reina's R32 GT-R, and Kuroki's R33 GT-R meet up and start battling. | |||
| 19 | "Stand By Me" Transcription: "Sutando Bai Mī" (Japanese: スタンド·バイ·ミー) | June 20, 2008 | |
| 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. | |||
| 20 | "Osaka Midnight" Transcription: "Ōsaka Middonaito" (Japanese: 大阪ミッドナイト) | June 20, 2008 | |
| 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. | |||
| 21 | "In the Passion of the Night" Transcription: "Yoru no Nekki no Naka de" (Japanese: 夜の熱気の中で) | July 18, 2008 | |
| Eiji finally arrives in Tokyo and meets up with the RGO staff. Shima's Blackbird now has Shige's muffler. | |||
| 22 | "Shutoku Midnight" Transcription: "Shuto Kōsoku Gozen Rei Ji" (Japanese: 首都高速午前零時) | July 18, 2008 | |
| 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. | |||
| 23 | "Dead End" Transcription: "Deddo Endo" (Japanese: デッド·エンド) | August 15, 2008 | |
| Eiji, with Rikako as a passenger, challenges the Devil Z and the Blackbird while in Tokyo before finally returning home to Osaka but loses. | |||
| 24 | "Passion of the Distant Day" Transcription: "Tōi Hi no Passhon" (Japanese: 遠い日のパッション) | August 15, 2008 | |
| 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. | |||
| 25 | "I Don't Think I Can Stop" Transcription: "Tomerarenai Omoi" (Japanese: とめられない思い) | September 13, 2008 | |
| 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. | |||
| 26 | "The Chosen One" Transcription: "Erabareshi Mono" (Japanese: 選ばれし者) | September 13, 2008 | |
| Kijima's FC, Shima's Blackbird, and the Devil Z (Initial D is better) 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. | |||
References
- Kodansha Manga Award. Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on November 17, 2007.
- "TAF 2007: Wangan Midnight Anime Announced". Anime News Network. 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- "Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, November 19–25". Anime News Network. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
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