Wangan Midnight OP

[@SmokieDeWeed]

After Initial D, I need my racing fix. Thankfully I ran into Wangan Midnight and wasn't disappointed. Both great shows.

[@cameronf8294]

Fr.

[@MrBabu-je5hu]

me too

[@egorence2149]

how many seasons are in WM

[@joshloya5327]

They are such different genres with different race styles but if your anime car guy watching this alongside the mighty Initial D is a no brainer

[@faiyazrafi1565]

is there any car anime i can watch after initial d & wangan midnight

[@iiiredsix5468]

THEY NEED TO BRING BACK STREET RACING ANIME!!!

[@moisesezequielgutierrez]

@Arcade XD The Manga *(MF Ghost)* is still ongoing until now but those 40+ chapters completed on the manga will be enough to make a 12-episode + OVA/Specials first season Anime adaptation of it.

[@ahmedkareemramadhan6000]

@@moisesezequielgutierrez now we have 60+ Chapters

[@Tofu7789]

How come im just finding about MF Ghost now?

[@gomadoviko]

Agree like leGIT

[@Criscero]

I bought a physical copy of MF Ghost without knowing there were only Japanese and Chinese copies.. 😭

[@AndroidSunner]

2017: "Oh what a cool OP!" 2021: *"This is literally how i drive on the highway."*

[@johncarter4956]

I do too. Especially when I have to go cross-province. 130-170 is a must.

[@YellowEvoV110]

Germans belike

[@12823matthewkao]

2025: RIP due to car crash during police chase

[@tr3ynag4ta]

Facts 😂

[@LyricalLanguages]

New Jersey I-287 though! 80mph (120km/h) in the slow lane

[@briannguyen579]

0:37 I see that Nakazato has made his way to Wangan Midnight.

[@peppermint_steuhr]

Varian Wrynn still crashed on a guard rail at some point on one of the episodes

[@briannguyen579]

Lmfao its the same Nakazato we all know and love

[@peppermint_steuhr]

Varian Wrynn Lol

[@xenondriftgaming2686]

Female nakazato or could it be that he has a sister 🤔

[@lamborambo1991]

Varian Wrynn he was like IM BACK FUCKERS!!!!

[@anthonychua4004]

I love how the OP focuses mostly on the Devil Z and Blackbird. It was really all about their rivalry no matter who came to challenge them.

[@SeanODea25]

There's something about the scene at 1:14 and how it syncs up with the music. It sends chills down my spine.

[@madman0024]

Me too XD XD XD XD XD XD XD...XD

[@henakausar4334]

Same i waited for this every episode

[@yzbkhz]

I felt the same

[@yzbkhz]

And also in 0:44

[@bricegraham8256]

Bro, yeeeessssssss. That's my favorite scene of the theme song when they're cars are lined up and the main chorus come in.

[@rsan7405]

0:44 サスのピッチングの描写がすげえ良い

[@aikokusyararirurero]

わかるマン

[@GalaxyStandard77]

Initial D: Drifiting Wangan Midnight: how to build a car and go really fast

[@maleforfromlegendofspyro8256]

Nah wangan midnight one should be like that: how to make a drag car that can go fast on a public highway

[@argahaikal4018]

It's all about speed tho

[@maleforfromlegendofspyro8256]

İt is about speed and skill if one of those is missing you never win

[@takehirotaniguchi6271]

Correction Initial D: Mountain Pass Wangan Midnight: Freeway

[@miyazonotaki9066]

Your explaination is horribly wrong

[@TemplarLuna]

No matter how many time i listen to this I still feel the rush and excitement of Playing the arcade version of this.....

[@acerusea5156]

AE86 VS Devil Z. A very debated conversation but in short, the Z would outrun the 86 on the straights and destroy it on the Wangan. However, the 86 could easily beat the Z on a Togue because Akio doesnt know how to turn the Z without crashing (Sorry for the Spoilers)

[@xSupra]

Wait but there's this part where he takes the Z into the mountains. He was with his homeroom teacher

[@thepebbleman]

Shingo vs Devil Z?

[@tofuprovider9216]

Shingo vs Reina or Nakazato vs Reina ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@JDR99]

Friendly reminder that Akio beated a touge racer called Oki when he was in Hakone with Kijima

[@moisesezequielgutierrez]

Tofu Provider Battle between two guardrail R32 hitters lol!

[@jakefischer755]

Love both initial d and wangan. Initial d more about technique, overall balance, etc, while wangan midnight is about power, builts, and tuning. Both has different type of racing.

[@demon_obsidian]

They are both masterpieces *chef's kiss*

[@jwayne_2936]

This op makes me wanna race on wangan

[@iketanikoichiro3519]

I mean I saw you on the intro though Nakazato.

[@DemonDomain666]

Assetto corsa has a wangan mod, look for Shuto Revival Project 🙂

[@alifdzarifalif9888]

just drive your car in the highway

[@briangriffintriestopromote4519]

Iketani Koichiro that’s reina

[@kuzuma.]

rest in peace

[@johntheo95]

that scene in 0:54 is so freaking awesome and satisfying i cant even... :O

[@corey_the_bird3086]

Reminds me of the taillight thing in initial d

[@ahmedkareemramadhan6000]

@@corey_the_bird3086 u'r 2 Years late Bruh

[@corey_the_bird3086]

Ahmed Kareem to what

[@ahmedkareemramadhan6000]

@@corey_the_bird3086 for replying his 2 years old comment

[@corey_the_bird3086]

Ahmed Kareem it doesn’t matter how old the comment is it’s just a comment

[@Roman-1227]

Damn the cameraman can run faster than the cars

[@richarddones5734]

cameraman powers

[@Tonosuke.4m3m]

The photographer is riding a Bugatti.

[@thepebbleman]

I hope Avex won't remove stuff like this like how they did to Initial D

[@sevens12]

Avex suks

[@h.fiat1]

Thankfully, not many people know this exists so they won't

[@thestig2350]

CURSE YOU AVEX

[@thepebbleman]

@@エイトシックスティ Congratulations

[@alifdzarifalif9888]

2020 and still watching

[@gerardofarfan4471]

2021 still watching

[@Udon_911]

Same

[@mrboombastic63]

@@Udon_911 same

[@Danse_Macabre_125]

2021 stopped ½ way through ep9

[@Re-InCarNation]

This anime made me fall in love with the Porsche 964. It and the 240z with that body kit look like an old bullet train. 1:14

[@phoenix-wv7lw]

Who still hear this today is a legend

[@Dante-sj1gt]

akuma no zetto..

[@Arz2003]

YES!

[@todorokiamvs8565]

Nani burakubardo

[@FujiwaraAkira]

hachiroku ehhushee ehhudee arusanni

[@tatakae_8680]

People may dislike Wangan Midnigh after watching Initial D, but Wangan Midnight is a class of it's own

[@frteck]

Well, it's not because both are about cars that they need to be compared.

[@maleforfromlegendofspyro8256]

@@frteck if wangan midnight was about touge races we might but its based on a diffrent racing style

[@frteck]

@@maleforfromlegendofspyro8256 exactly. Highway races are more about power and max speed while touge races are about acceleration/speed saving and car setup.

[@maleforfromlegendofspyro8256]

@@frteck yes your also right about this i was going to type these too but i was just lazy

[@S己G]

I may like touge more than highways, but I think both are equally awesome in their own ways.

[@briangriffintriestopromote4519]

I’m glad racing anime’s are not associated with tik tok I’m tired of hearing tik tok this and tik tok that

[@genista9910]

The Eurobeat used in Initial D is used in TikTok too but it's not really related if you think of the fact they're originally not from ID..

[@briangriffintriestopromote4519]

RedPandaFD ok but tik tok users are not aware about the anime just the songs and they are not that popular

[@michaelbreckshot6589]

I saw an old Fairlady Z at a racetrack I visited to watch a track day, I thought it's one of the most beautiful looking cars I have ever seen.

[@tatakae_8680]

I was listening to this while driving at 200 km/h Now its 200 mp/h

[@revitoemir7740]

i was listening to this with My Z, now it's Akuma No Zetto

[@Bromen]

I was listening to this with my 911 RSR. Now its an 911 Turbo

[@kjsworld2]

"YOU GOT A DEATH WISH, KID?!!" -Kyoichi Sudo (English Dub version)

[@projectblade82]

Driving this in my R34, it's now the Garage Ace 34 (You wouldn't get it)

[@ゆうライダー-r4d]

頭文字Dと湾岸ミッドナイトは車好きにしてくれた神アニメ

[@zloyded_bx]

+ легендарные слова

[@egisaroni6788]

90's or old car design is eternal, they don't get old

[@eriksantoso1741]

Only the main character cars was from 60s

[@egisaroni6788]

@@eriksantoso1741 yeah, and i like the design too

[@giancarlolugo9586]

@@egisaroni6788 the 240Z came in 1971 to be exact .

[@levibrewer9641]

I'm glad for anyone who stumbled upon this gem of a tv show

[@yuyu21100]

久々に聴いたけどいい曲だ

[@黒豆ドライブ]

16年前の投稿動画と思えないくらい、画質がとても良い⭐️

[@foxtrot_143]

Ah, nostalgia that hits like a truck... truly a great feeling

[@christianpastrano6247]

A few weeks ago, Had to drive 6 hrs through midnight till morning. Was blasting this song on the freeway going... "Legal limit 😉" of speed. Loved it

[@M1tzaaa]

Speed limit (of the car)

[@richarddones5734]

i see that free bird has a challenger.

[@naginuusama]

This brought me back to the arcade machines

[@sirdop5793]

Nakazato can never catch a break 0:37

[@maleforfromlegendofspyro8256]

Wangan midnight feels like a sleeper trolling luxury and fast cars

[@raiden_a_u_9721]

0:11 *best part*

[@thestig2350]

I Love That Part Of The Tune

[@elbam419]

This show makes me feel good when am playing a racing game

[@evanoeab9118]

When the presence of the Devil Z sends chills down your spine

[@zephyr60078]

Rip street racing anime ):

[@ImperialDoor]

SUAVE_ D-LUX OH SHIT 5TH GEN CELICA SUP

[@ZjaranyKarp]

Yeah, but it's a manga. I hope they're planning to make anime of MF Ghost :3

[@h5skb4ru41]

ZJARANY KARP I really want the old anime eurobeat songs to come back

[@amamiyascumcollection3909]

Don't worry my guy Once MF Ghost (Manga) becomes a hit. We get the Anime

[@h5skb4ru41]

Takumi Fujiwara I really hope we get scenes that deliver thrills trough our body as the ones in which we saw on the good foot battle or bunta vs the 86

[@happik]

I've always liked this song. Lights and any more!!

[@マダオ-f3g]

0:36

[@kusahopper]

I love how the anime version of Wangan Midnight is like "Hey, let's put Cyborg 009 character designs and music in here". Hey, it works.

[@GTChucker86]

@volante8657 Touge and Japan High Speed High ways exists already before even Initial D and Wangan was created. They just happened to make a story out of it. and also keiichi tsuchiya a.k.a " Drift King" supervised initial D.

[@lggrover5285]

Fun fact he supervised wangan midnight to

[@Suffinex]

kasanariau biru no kage wa yasashisa wo mochiyori sasou doa me ni utsuru subete no mono ga kono tsukiyo no youni owattemo move and look ahead yukiba wo ushinau mae ni sou mirai to iu sono kuukan wa kono te de koso hiraku mono tsumoru asu to iu hoshi furihajime "0" mawaru koro dare no ikikata mo tokei no hari no tokasu koori ga otoshita mono wa? manyuaru nado nai (deep) kanashimi no tabi ni (needs) ushinatta mono ga (keep) kasoku suru hibi ni where is the action? doko ka tsuzuiteru lights and any more... hanayagu rizumu lights and any more... kaketemiru lights and any more... akua iro no (lights and any more...) hikari e

[@セータン]

Timeless classic

[@UKman945]

anyone notice that the front bumper of the blackbird changes in this into? look at when it first appears, the fog lights are round but towards the end they become rectangular...

[@BayAreaRushHour]

Yeah, that's probably due to the fact that the stuff from the OP is scenes from the entire series

[@rx-7fd3s71]

And in 0:57 The Exhaust Of the Blackbird is a Big One and in 1:01 are two Small Exhausts

[@alvinnurfauzan292]

UKman945 *SPOILER ALERT* The blackbird body is swapped to the 964 full carbon fiber body around the end of the anime. (before that it was still the original 964 body)

[@RoseVine748]

Yeah looks so much better

[@Mitz500]

Ya they’re round at 0:54 but square at 1:05

[@lawrence14356]

i love this its music to my ears

[@thestig2350]

You S- -aw the anime?

[@yorle6527]

@@thestig2350 sure did

[@thec.e.oofbasedindustries8013]

0:05 Oh my fucking god presents

[@cocoamelon1774]

Tbh, the racing animation during that time is already GOD TIER

[@tinosuswanto9050]

0:40 Fairlady Z S30 "Devil Z" i see in real life that Z is Legendary made from 1960 in 2020 Z is still Legendary there's another legendary car in other country

[@Danse_Macabre_125]

LOL "made in 1960". Production started in October *1969* as the *1970* model year

[@rlfpotatoking9253]

i watched this anime when i was 15, i'm more of an Initial D fanboy but holy smokes i forgot how much of a banger this opening was

[@siiiuu777]

Can this shit come back? Nowadays fantasy or adventure isnt the same as few yeard ago and we need this back🤣

[@Justnothing777]

Wangan Midnight is one my favourite highway racing game, and you can drive around highway of Japan without worried. I love game soundtracks of it too.

[@giancarlolugo9586]

I have Wangan Midnight R emulated with free mcboot on my PS2 and the game its amazing I got a PS3 and I want try this version because I heard it has a variety of rare cars and its so similar to Maximun Tune

[@Justnothing777]

@@giancarlolugo9586 Oh. But for me. I played on arcade machine.

[@giancarlolugo9586]

@@Justnothing777 I know Wangan Midnight Maximun Tune its only available on the arcades I heard there is a emulator for PC and PS4

[@Justnothing777]

@@giancarlolugo9586 I see. But I heard Banapassport card of it too.

[@giancarlolugo9586]

@@Justnothing777 well probably Wangan Midnight of PS2 its underrated but still a good game it was the base standar for make the next game of PS3 and amazing graphics for 2001 better than many NFS of the early 2000s and not ricer trash just about tune the mechanic of the car like many Wangan Midnight games and Initial D I really want to play WANGAN MIDNIGHT MAXIMUN TUNE series

[@bricegraham8256]

Man I friggin love this intro

[@imnotkitakamilol3223]

I need more racing animes. Initial D and Wangan Midnight are the only ones I’ve watch :(((

[@N4V1_navi]

Try redline

[@shingosshojiopoulos6608]

Read the manga Over Rev! .It also takes place on touges but it doesnt have an anime adaptation

[@arteysic4193]

Try capeta

[@Hepazpab]

try mf ghost

[@rlfpotatoking9253]

@@arteysic4193 Capeta goes hardd i wish the anime lasted longer it felt like it ended abruptly, it kinda felt like initial d but go karting and f1 and the main character is always the underdog, extremely memorable opening too.

[@henritje19]

I saw a similair blackbird today it wasnt the same model as in Wangan Midnight but it looked pretty damn close

[@h5skb4ru41]

Henri Lammers RWB Porsche?

[@thestig2350]

Rauh-Welt

[@LiptL]

This OP is amazing!

[@levine_1088]

great frame!

[@Azazel-om5zk]

I really envy German people, they can blast this on the autobahn lmao

[@FriedTurkey]

This makes me want to blast down the autobahn at well over 300 km/h

[@xrecon18]

This Intro is fire!!! I thought I JUST liked Initial D intros (although I still love Initial D intro’s most) Wangan Midnight has a great intro! Similar quality :)

[@CheezyThunder21]

My new racing theme for my racing games! =D

[@austinjacob6007]

Golden age of anime Naruto and Naruto Shippuden Bleach One Piece Gundam Initial D Wangan Midnight

[@TheAwesomeDoritos-te5vs]

Im so glad I started watching this after I finished Initial D last year

[@ablackbunny3149]

Gotta appreciate that the Blackbird and the Devil Z still use their turn signals when passing the semi truck.

[@lakshyagrover6379]

Lol yeah

[@5cylinderdreamz]

Beautiful

[@koenigseggone190]

Awesome OP!

[@Bokken2006]

@WaddleBuff Yeah agreed. Though highway racing is another "kind" of racing, it has it's own challenges.

[@raz_2042]

1:12 you can hear devil z

[@thetransponder7186]

I wish this anime went on longer. Probably with circuit racing in this car.

[@Reonlasbard]

0:12 nuff said

[@Itarded_Rediot89]

Everyone gangsta until truck kun says hi

[@悠龍-z4k]

さいしょの30Zがカッコよすぎるんだよな…あと、車の演出が全部…

[@IsaiahJackie]

Im getting goosebumbs man

[@mescyantiquina6804]

first. person. looks. like. takumi

[@evolutionkakumei]

Which is kinda of funny cause Takumi's voice actor, Shinichiro Miki, voices the dark haired Porche driver, Tatsuya Shima in this series

[@Sirshifterking]

Akio looks like Takumi but he's more lucky cuz a supermodel like Reina Akikawa didn't betrayed him

[@markcedrickpizarro2284]

0:10 is the best part

[@武島剛田]

Zが好きななったアニメ

[@Perryprime1999]

I LUVV THIS THEME SONG

[@Itarded_Rediot89]

At the first time I heard the intro I knew its gonna be a great show

[@激遅アグネスチャソ]

アニマックスで見たなぁ。 湾岸ミッドナイト 黒木のR33めっちゃすきだったわ。

[@mrdriver2988]

Initial D and Wagon Midnight legendary street racing anime

[@amcleverdude7132]

Wagon?

[@Kitsune_Cuteness0verl0ad]

my dad watching this will be like: Me: woah dad what's up with that Street Racing Anime Also Me: initial D + Wangan Midnight = Devil ZD

[@TheXev]

With Shuichi Shigeno single-handedly moving the racing genre forward... the only thing anime can do while he writes MF Ghost is perhaps go back to his older works before Initial D. WTF not make a Baribari Densetsu anime now that the technology is there to animate it in a way that doesn't look like crap???

[@jjeombi]

1:10 favorite part

[@Dethos]

This anime is sooo good.

[@Jiterdomer]

After Maximum Tune 5 brought to the States, I'm going to watch this to know anything more on Wangan Midnight.

[@CeeEmmz]

JDM FTW!!!! except for the PORSCHE and the FERARI of sensai lolz

[@yuki.35xxxv]

Bruh I think this anime was based on the real life Midnight Club and the Porsches and Ferraris are big in Japan

[@giancarlolugo9586]

@@yuki.35xxxv And If I'm not wrong THE REAL MIDNIGHT CREW used a Ferrari F50 too

[@yuki.35xxxv]

I'm pretty sure the midnight club had that

[@giancarlolugo9586]

@@yuki.35xxxv Look at youtube for the MIDNIGHT CLUB history in the thumbnail image you can see there is a red F50 next to the R32 and the 280Z and the Yoshida's special 911 and this will sound interesting but Kei's supra its the same silver supra used by one of the members of the crew

[@yuki.35xxxv]

@@giancarlolugo9586 oh now I remember

[@johnthelad7]

Tofu boy approves wangan midnight

[@Iono0]

1:23 left side car is 86??

[@danielsuwandi5613]

no, that is Toyota Celsior

[@lugyisonyoutube8252]

I'm having flashbacks on how I beat 3 year olds and some experienced guy with 550 hp and I'm with 360hp and FINALLY beat my brother because he always was winning for reason so I just concered that game until I had to go because *mom*

[@angel_slvt]

What are some other racing anime besides "initial d" and "wangan midnight"?

[@Terminator19708]

The only other one I watched was this amazing Racing movie called Redline

[@stokyc9232]

There is a formula 1 based one called "F"

[@giancarlolugo9586]

@@stokyc9232 you mean F1 GAS the Main character its called Gunma Akagi It was funny but sadly in the same case of Wangan Midnight only has 1 season

[@stokyc9232]

@@giancarlolugo9586 yea i think its that one

[@giancarlolugo9586]

@@stokyc9232 yeah he always say I won't let them run in front of me and he drives a Ford tractor with a Supercharger XD

[@timche2]

Well, I think we should say all HELL DEVIL Z! I mean all hail Nissan fairlady Z series s30z 280zx 300zx 350z 370z. Nissan RWD FTW.

[@thepebbleman]

One day Nissan will make a tribute to the Devil Z by making a special dark-blue 370z

[@grimmestcreaper2212]

ヘルマンロジュ 1 year late but i d e m a n d Nissan get their shit together and make that ༼ つ ಥ_ಥ ༽つ After all, Toyota did something similar when their GT86 launched a few years ago.

[@giancarlolugo9586]

@@grimmestcreaper2212 The new 400Z was announced some days ago It has manual transmission only and the design of it's based on the old 240Z hope they will make a Wangan Midnight version in Midnight blue with Watanabe RS and the interior with red recaro seats and ITB's under the hood just like the Z from this anime I know the CAI system in the Devil Z it's a six pack carburetor but the 400Z it's a modern car should have ITB's which its the closest thing to a carburetor

[@ironfist4457]

LIGHTS AND ANYMORE!

[@GE-90]

イニシャルdより湾岸ミッドナイト派！

[@lugyisonyoutube8252]

The devil z has been broken more than my broken xbox CDs.

[@futuf2265]

This anime made me play need for speed for 4 hours straight

[@Olympic.400]

Bruh, imagine takumi goes to wangan midnight

[@themidnightinator]

He’d lose, no doubt. The Wangan is a highway where your at full throttle 95% of the time. The touge, you don’t step on the throttle that much, is much less power-heavy. A different set of skills is needed for the touge and the Wangan.

[@toastyzzz6881]

Bruh he'd be demolished. The wangan takes little skill. It's all about who has the faster car the 86 would be destroyed. But if they had to take it up to the mountains then it's another story

[@wavefile1674]

@@toastyzzz6881 idk man but I won't call racing in Wangan takes "little skill". Driving 240-320km while swerving through traffic is no easy task. Keeping traction while turning on a high speed curve on a 650+hp car with no ABS and no TCS is just a death wish if a driver has little skills.

[@K3ntucky123]

@@toastyzzz6881 nah mate, theres still time from time that you apply brake instead of using a throttle only

[@AtayBritishBrns]

At 0:58 Blackbird’s RWB spoiler then it’s stock spoiler

[@Danse_Macabre_125]

he gets the rwb spoiler later in the anime I guess

[@chuala428]

Great anime really ignited my passion for Z and I own one

[@martha4768]

Damn i need this car

[@w-es]

Best anime ever.

[@ユウ-n2s3t]

10年前なのに綺麗で画面も長い