Richie Branson - "Midnight Run" | MechaWave (Lofi Anime & Chill Rap)

I wrote this listening to some obscure Japanese city pop late at night speeding down I-20 in my GTR.
Initial D (Japanese: 頭文字イニシャル D, Hepburn: Inisharu Dī) is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 tankōbon volumes. The story focuses on the world of illegal Japanese street racing, where all the action is concentrated in the mountain passes and rarely in cities or urban areas, and with the drifting racing style emphasized in particular.[4][5] Professional race car driver and pioneer of drifting Keiichi Tsuchiya helped with editorial supervision. The story is centered on the prefecture of Gunma, more specifically on several mountains in the Kantō region and in their surrounding cities and towns. Although some of the names of the locations the characters race in have been fictionalized, all of the locations in the series are based on actual locations in Japan.
Initial D has been adapted into several anime television and original video animations series by OB Studio Comet, Studio Gallop, Pastel, A.C.G.T and SynergySP. A live action film by Avex and Media Asia was released in 2005. Both the manga and anime series were initially licensed for English-language distribution in North America by Tokyopop (2002-2009),[6] however, the anime license has since been picked up by Funimation, while the manga was relicensed by Kodansha USA in 2019.

[@RichieBranson]

I lied...my GTR isn't stage 5 yet. I got a midpipe, exhaust and a Stage 1 tune tho, lol.

[@JustSumNobody]

G.O.A.T

[@marakalos3838]

Just keep at it man! Great work as always, and a GTR at all is impressive!

[@boblelsnarf9873]

GTR, RX0 SB, OG, mans finna have every acronym, we love you too man

[@kadie119]

You think a gundam ibo song will ever happen?

[@boblelsnarf9873]

@@kadie119 thad be cool, maybe even like turn a as well

[@zachcarter9748]

back when you were touring with mc chris 10 years ago you handed the mic to my best friend to finish a verse and the whole crowd was hyped. My friend passed away awhile ago and hearing your music always brings fond memories. Thanks for everything Richie

[@NekoWinters]

When it's midnight hour and you're rolling home with the homies from a car meet and this hits your notifications 👌🙌👏

[@elyvision1814]

💯🎶🎧

[@badwrongfun5541]

I'm glad you're still doing this after all these years. Honestly it's a comfort. And the tracks are still bangers.

[@jayrodriguez9086]

Underrated comment

[@CrossfireGamingNetwork]

Dear Richie Never Change

[@deshawnsanders8406]

Richie dropping his midnight run single literally around midnight lol!🔥👍🏾

[@ChakraZulu36]

Thank you for another jdm banger. I don’t know if you realize how tuner culture and depression go together. I’ve noticed this with myself and my friends anyway. Thx again.

[@trehill2405]

This is the vibe I needed to complete my night drive. You don’t miss.

[@theartoonnerdologist411]

glad to see my dude doing more music outside of camp camp

[@boblelsnarf9873]

OTAKU GANG TUESDAYD/FRIDAYS GOT ME ACTUALLY ALIVE, if theres a god, thanks for richie, desh and the same type, i love you all

[@DGiv23]

I worked at a college at the time, and I actually created a themed day in our movie center called Otaku Tuesdays where we would show anime all day lol. You would be surprised how that program blew up after a week or two lol. Last I checked, years later, and I think they're still doing it after I left lol

[@quitw4392]

goddamn I've been listening to you since I was 8 and now I'm 17. Gotta thank my dad and also send him your new song.

[@BunnyDMuzi]

Richie Branson Chill vibes are a blessing

[@zeronaught8990]

Bro your music helped me through some rough times. A new drop makes my day

[@cen7465]

The perfect song for a late night drive

[@austinmitchell2652]

So glad Richie discovered city pop. These are some major vibezzz. Also thank you Richie for blessing the internet with more tracks 🙏

[@MarlOut]

Back to Back, lets goooo

[@triburst]

We awake for these late night drops, love it

[@WaifuWarrior]

Nice Banger!!! Keep it up can't wait to listen to more

[@RebirthKidd21]

You're always right on time bro. Thank you.

[@dragonking6371]

Another gift🔥🔥

[@JustSumNobody]

Vibes 🔥🔥🔥💯

[@RAMZAVFX]

Heres to hoping you get a GTR collection in the future m8 :)

[@zacharyl2492]

Just what I needed during a long night at work

[@nicholasdoddphoto]

I still listen to you everyday. Thanks for making music for the rest of us.

[@Jopium313]

YESSSS more night driving music! Thanks Richie!

[@vibingwithmocha]

such a smooth vibe

[@khaleelbarkerel-amin4584]

Loving this man’s work till the day I die

[@icdirty9001]

Yessir!!! Back to back bangers. The king is back.

[@Martyrules]

I love your music! Congrats on getting the dream car fam

[@gazamidori2866]

Love you music Richie. Im so glad I found you!

[@WhyTrashEarth]

Richie Gettin Savage on this track!

[@makaron369]

We love you too Richie

[@Focus-Perception]

Don't even own a car but this would be something I would vibe to while walking across town to school cause I didn't want ride the bus that morning

[@itsyaboyarby]

Waking up to another banger 🔥🔥👍

[@jharlock18]

Can't thank you enough for putting out killer new tracks. Aside from you it really feels like the "nerdcore" genre has stagnated or burned out in the past couple years..

[@BoredDoug]

dope

[@DQNguyen91]

this came out just in time. about to go on a mountain run with my friends Friday.

[@SuSpInTiOn]

I'm glad you're still releasing bangers cuz we've had a serious lack of good otaku hip-hop!

[@sageshadow000]

Your music just does it for me. When I'm feeling down, I just listen to you! Keep it up!

[@CrossfireGamingNetwork]

Also this beat is life I need this as well

[@Cam3mix]

An absolute vibe 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@nebulakisumi5333]

i love lofi so much man

[@DankTastic_OE]

Thanks for the music. Wish you & yours the best

[@therebellion96]

I don't know where you are right now, man, but I hope you're doing alright! I hope your family's all good. And I hope you'll be coming back soon with some more fire! 'Preciate you, man! 🔥❤🙏

[@BlazePrime767]

🔥🔥🔥

[@SimplyStapha]

Keep up the latest music. Loving it.

[@ChillaxingJay]

This is fire bro 🔥🙌👏👌

[@thetransformersreport1340]

Hell yeah dude

[@mendozafrancisco37]

This is a good song

[@adoringfan1226]

More anime JDM content, please

[@DrPie0licious]

Damn, probably my new favorite song from you

[@ajsanchez4370]

Your concert in Denver is on my bday my wife and a few friends are going going to be lit

[@austinmitchell2652]

Please keep dishing out these vibes, I need this in my life rn

[@anonymbenutzer1269]

Hey man, i know you wanna get bitches, but i saw you in Austin with Rustage and mega ran and i had a blast. I'm in the top 1% of listeners on Spotify every year. Love you my dude

[@o_super5411]

This is fucking incredible 🙏🏾

[@edward9083]

Saw you in philly and wont ever 4get it headling MC Chis 👍

[@kingwashington4044]

Do you ever host concerts? If you ever do a concert in the Midwest I will travel from Milwaukee to any City or Farmville town to see you

[@JustSumNobody]

Yea he did a few back in the day. Not sure where tho lol

[@kolbymartin6415]

Richie, your music is the shit.

[@boblelsnarf9873]

You kept me alive when I wanted to die

[@DeltaRayTrill86]

Savior shit 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@kempodragon22]

This shit is Gas Gas Gas!

[@JeffthJuggao]

Fuckin keep this energy!!!$$

[@hurricanes___6982]

hope everythings going well Lofi project dropping soon? 🤔

[@grooms93]

Wow, really no Toonami reference in a song called “Midnight Run”?

[@GR3YS0N]

U should put this on dsps

[@otter155]

Does anyone know what song he is sampling?

[@TheMediaKnights]

ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE CITYPOP SONG HE SAMPLES IS?!