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Wangan Midnight
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Description
From Wiki:
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.
Type
Manga
Related Series
Associated Names
湾岸ミッドナイト
湾岸竞速
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Latest Release(s)
v. 5 c. 47 by Club Carisma (1024d ago)v. 5 c. 46 by Club Carisma (1065d ago)v. 1 c. 2 by HYDE Ltd. (2016d ago)Search for all releases of this series
Status in Country of Origin
42 Volumes (Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
No
Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A
User Reviews
N/A
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User Rating
Average: 7.8 / 10.0 (23 votes) Bayesian Average: 7.37 / 10.0
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30% (7 votes) |
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9% (2 votes) |
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17% (4 votes) |
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22% (5 votes) |
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0% (0 votes) |
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13% (3 votes) |
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4% (1 votes) |
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4% (1 votes) |
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0% (0 votes) |
Last Updated
May 8th 2013, 5:16am PST
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Year
1993
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Serialized In (magazine)
Licensed (in English)
No
English Publisher
N/A
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos # 1069  (+464) Monthly Pos # 3157 (+242) 3 Month Pos # 5187 (+862) 6 Month Pos # 7286  (-1681)
List Stats
On 118 reading lists On 112 wish lists On 6 completed lists On 7 unfinished lists On 22 custom lists
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