When you really think about it, Akio didn't really have much to lose compared to the other characters. He was just a simple high school student, with a few friends. He had no responsibilities except for his old Z31. He got hooked on the Devil Z, and just gave up everything for it. He didn't regret anything, nor did he look back. Hiramoto on the other hand, had a wife carrying his soon to be child. He had promises and a dream. He was saving all the money he could. Yet his past racing just couldn't let him forget about that life. Then he heard about the Devil Z and eventually met Kitami which just made it even worse. He told his wife about his plan to buy a car, she just left him. Leaving him with nothing but only his "dragon" the R32 he bought. In the end the pain was too much to bear and he just realized that this isn't the life for him. He gave up right at the end. While Akio just keeps on driving by with nothing to lose and no regrets.
@sta50114 жыл бұрын
Tbh that would also happen to me if i'd get a chance to buy my own car,and that if street racing was legal in my area...
@raulferro39984 жыл бұрын
@@sta5011 Street racing has never been legal. Maybe "tolerated" in some countries but never publicly accepted by authorities. The only legal racing for mortals like us that I've known has been done in your *local* circuit (If your city does have one).
@sta50114 жыл бұрын
@@raulferro3998 I agree,because you might risk other people's lives,even just doing 30km/h can kill you Kitami even says that
@bmacatangay17384 жыл бұрын
I’m so sad for hiramoto
@Watchdog-vf8ug4 жыл бұрын
Wait hiramoto goes back with his wife I was just playing WMMT5 story mode and it said he sold the car and went back to his wife right?
@e72345 жыл бұрын
15:56 everytime i watch it the thing gives me chills all over my body. Truly amazing sequence by a great soundtrack and those engines reving
@pokihaya5 жыл бұрын
I agree :)
@spectrabomb46745 жыл бұрын
Same here
@aadithnarayanan38806 жыл бұрын
For those who complain about weak character development, don't you see? The real characters are the cars, especially Z. Devil Z has a back story Devil Z came from near death( escaped from crushing saved by Akio) Its engine overhauled Its body and chassis reinforced And finally got a wet clutch and became a perfect machine for speed.
@AnthroGearhead5 жыл бұрын
A year later , it receive a new pair of turbos which made it even faster :D
@starshape66504 жыл бұрын
Also this anime focuses more on the side characters and the consequnces of their racing obsession.
@jordanprice92854 жыл бұрын
@@AnthroGearhead and however long after that it even got a lighter body and a 40mm front diffuser for better ground clearance (I don't remember clearly if that's exactly how it was described but you know what I mean)
@hippoace3 жыл бұрын
@acktually aintaddingup it is more about the philosophy of street racing....most of the characters have life obligations/obstacles that hold them back....only Devil Z and its driver show no hesitation...a pure street racer...at this point it is not about the cars, but how much of your life do you want to put on the line for street racing...
@thomascriviera57792 жыл бұрын
It is in the mods of the Z that I find it interesting that a Stock Testa (rated at 390 factory HP) can run alongside a 600HP 240Z. Not only is the Testa already out powered, it gets even worse. The Fairlady Z (In case you don't know, in Japan the Z was referred to by Fairlady and then its model code, the S30, S130 etc, or just S30Z/S130Z etc.. Hence you (probably) never hear the characters in the anime say 240Z, if there is, it might be a translation thing. The global/US names are the 240Z and 260Z etc.) was sold weighing between 975 to 1205 kg (Weight are Wikipedia numbers, take it with a grain of salt). Lets just assume Akio's Z is weighing in at 975kg due to it being a 'racecar'. Whereas the Testa is weighing it at 1500kg! This gives the Testa a HP/KG ratio of 390/1500= 0.26, the Z on the other hand: 600/975= 0.62. Roughly triple the Testa's! Note: This analysis is obviously not factoring in fuel load (the Testa carries a whopping 115L of fuel when filled to the brim!), wind resistance/aerodynamic properties of the body, tire width/rolling resistance, drivetrain losses, weight of passengers etc.! This was my essay about the "errors" in this race against the Testa. But don't get me wrong! I really, really like this show! There are no other racing anime out there (Initial D aside) that captivates me and the illegal street racing scene as much as these 2!
@novrahadi85684 жыл бұрын
320 KPH in 1999, it takes 20 years later for the production car to achieve that speed. Wangan racer is no joke.
@City1Tiger3 жыл бұрын
Wow holy shit I never knew in wigwam they ducking make up speeds so calm down
@idho_kung3 жыл бұрын
Instead of 320 its 350 KPH in real life
@novrahadi85683 жыл бұрын
This story is based on true events. Wangan racer is the real legend.
@optionrush50503 жыл бұрын
@@City1Tiger not really, it’s accurate. If you see the pictures of the people who did this irl at the time they were reaching up to almost 330-340 km/h tops with people averaging between 280-300 km/h. Check out the ABR hosoki s130, thing reached 341 kmh in ‘96 lolz. Check Auto Team Retro. Do your research before making such statements
@h5skb4ru412 жыл бұрын
A modified car vs a bone stock car? neither of these cars in bone stock form could really hit 320, at most the Porsche was the fastest in stock form along the Ferrari, supra and other JDMs were restricted to 250kph and 280hp (although they often packed 30-50hp more than advertised)
@RonanNotRyan6 жыл бұрын
*"The cars Kitami builds make you crave for more..."* Me, a fan of the Maximum Tune arcade games: Damn fuckin' straight!
Wangan Midnight = Speed (and tuning) Initial D = Touge
@gabrielmartines35106 жыл бұрын
And tuning too, but it was not shown that much about it in Initial D.
@AnthroGearhead5 жыл бұрын
@@gabrielmartines3510 true , theres not much to see in Initial D , they just make sure the engine is running thats all , while in WM , the cars needs major repairs after going flat out many times
@yslsherene5 жыл бұрын
@@AnthroGearhead however, in initial d they talk more about the fundamental aspects of racing like cornering, oversteer understeer, weight shifting, braking lines etc
@mooauto23885 жыл бұрын
@@AnthroGearhead bruh initial D they do tuning before a race they just do some couple of laps after they tune a car like Takumi ae86 they change the hood and also they remove the weight initial d is all about drivers cars and tunings
@lewispark48385 жыл бұрын
@@mooauto2388 But they only shows what they did to the car not the process.
@kevinphilip39683 жыл бұрын
The teacher chilling with akio at 300kmph is the best thing 🤣🤣🤣
@generalgabrielsatori4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I thought she would freak out and scream all over the place, but no, she just silently enjoys a high speed cruise.
@triffin3 жыл бұрын
The Z31 is the real hero in this story. The one no one saw coming, that punched way out of its weight class. And honestly a z31 can do 500hp all day long. Without changing the internals.
@seymoarsalvage2 жыл бұрын
VG gang
@jarrodmcmillian17472 жыл бұрын
Really?? I have one with 85k miles, might have to try that
@triffin2 жыл бұрын
Yep. They at underdogs. I’m running a 100 wet shot of nitrous on top of some under mods. I should be around 350-400hp. I can put a car length on a new 5.0 mustang. So it should be running low 12a
@jarrodmcmillian17472 жыл бұрын
@@triffin how much can the stock clutch hold?
@triffin2 жыл бұрын
When you up the boost it will start to slip. I put a center force clutch kit in mine and it works fantastic.
@byonemesis7 жыл бұрын
4:48 This method to stop the Z is better than the movie's.
@pokihaya5 жыл бұрын
Ofcourse it is
@bearythemp5kpro5414 жыл бұрын
u cant afford to crash a fking porsche right.
@TheMightyT13 жыл бұрын
I am new to all of this. What led to this particular moment and what is happening here?
@alizia65223 жыл бұрын
@@TheMightyT1 I watched this a long time ago so I'm not 100% sure. The girl that drive the Z is first owner's sister and she wanted to end this car life so it couldn't kill anybody else by dropping it into Tokyo Bay.
@byonemesis3 жыл бұрын
@@alizia6522 Well, not counting Jun Kitami who built, drove and crashed this S30 Devil Z, yes, Akio Asakura is the 1st owner of this Z.
@JS-te2vj2 жыл бұрын
I drive a 996.2 GT3 and am frequently on the Wangan, but I can assure you there are Wangan attackers in R33s, R34s who do 320kph. While there is no real Devil Z or Z31, there are real people and cars who these characters are based on. Balls of steel, cars built to do that. Piston sufaces diagonally cut, 2.0 full boost from Kasai to Daikoku. Frickin' maniacs, with little to lose. Modern cars can do that, but are driven by computers, so... it's clearly more impressive if you could do it with cars from the early 90s.
@gabrielbumanglag33032 жыл бұрын
Love how that Z31 looks!
@duanerackham95676 жыл бұрын
That last bit of the race was intense
@1tytyh5 жыл бұрын
Z31のエアロかっこよすぎ
@boostnboba76585 жыл бұрын
0:06 that miata was giving all its got
@BlazebeatRacing5 жыл бұрын
No doubt haha. But hey in a Miata that probably feels like 250km/h! 😆
@giancarlolugo95864 жыл бұрын
@@BlazebeatRacing Imagine If there was a new character in Wangan Midnight driving a Mazda Miata NA8 with a 5 rotor 20B under the hood that would be sick
@DivineArt-111 ай бұрын
Tbh it was going fast af considering it was overtaken by cars going 280 like in 5 seconds
@のい-n9c6 жыл бұрын
13:53から後、好きなシーン
@阿吽-z3w4 жыл бұрын
お前分かってるな
@AnthroGearhead7 жыл бұрын
Ishida's reverse entry drift is 10/10 I wanted to see that Z31 in action so bad Hiramoto's BNR32 is my 2nd favourite Skyline GTR after the Calsonic Grp A R32 , its only 480hp and its capable reaching 200mph with ease
@takanishi91275 жыл бұрын
8:04 神のGTO
@フンコロガシ-r1v3 жыл бұрын
ATのNA…
@agermancarguy65054 жыл бұрын
this is pure *gold* right here boys.
@nathanhancock62786 жыл бұрын
4:09 this is gonna get interesting. 4:48 blackbird sneak attack! - 4:51 it's super effective!
Being the fastest Wangan driver could almost be impossible. Not only because you're driving at 320 or 330km/h, there are such speed like 350 km/h 400 or even more to be able to bare with those speeds while there are traffics and curve-corners all over the places. Thank god that Maximum Tune doesn't allow us to exceed more than 340 km/h, which would make our reactions a lot more harder and impossible to bare with.
@BlazebeatRacing3 жыл бұрын
You reach a certain speed when your mind and body will no longer allow you to go any faster on a public road. For some average people that speed is only 160km/h, but very few can push it to 340km/h. There are so many gradual dips on public roads that you don not notice at the speed limit, but they become quite violent at high speed.
@vavys14292 жыл бұрын
The invisibile speed barrier in your mind is the barrier that shall not be broken under any circumstances
@sagittariohornet85 жыл бұрын
石田のテスタ、改造する前の方が、ケーニッヒのエアロ付いててカッコいい。
@vipbeef21745 жыл бұрын
3:43 Snap Oversteer
@gorbdonfreeming5 жыл бұрын
Makes me glad I bought a z31. It's the same akio's in the first episode, except mines n/a
@AnthroGearhead5 жыл бұрын
Just keep it that way , you can still get more out of it even without a turbo kit
@gf-er34-_725 жыл бұрын
悪魔のZを海に落とすの止めるとこかっこいい
@シェイクマン22 жыл бұрын
それな
@恒心教徒-y4v5 жыл бұрын
13:52 ここからのシーンほんとスコ
@なむなむ-b5l5 жыл бұрын
10年前のコメントかと思った
@shinoahiiragi76595 жыл бұрын
"Can you keep up with my Z31?" - Haruda -
@manmystery88044 жыл бұрын
Sound like Guardrail.
@giancarlolugo95864 жыл бұрын
@@manmystery8804 Haruda would have simply installed an intercooler for avoid the risk of overheating in the VG30DET carburetors with turbos don't work well If he installed an intercooler he could keep up with reina
@manmystery88044 жыл бұрын
@@giancarlolugo9586 i just refering Nakazato.
@Malibus_Most_Wanted3 жыл бұрын
@@giancarlolugo9586 it’s a vg30et not de
@ZaneAndrae7 ай бұрын
Can you keep up with my R?
@reemer9115 жыл бұрын
That's a real bro when u sacrifice your car to save anothers
@DominikMaslyk6 жыл бұрын
5:40 At that moment I recognized that VA for Hiramoto (Daisuke Namikawa) sounds like Keisuke’s VA (Tomokazu Seki) Also I have a question for Dak Leonardo: Why do people enjoy this?
@BlazebeatRacing6 жыл бұрын
That's like asking why some people enjoy watching Curling. I don't find it the least bit interesting, but each person has their own set of interests, and I think that's great! I personally enjoy Wangan Midnight because I am also a speed freak, and I like fast cars. I also find that a lot of the car tuning and driving techniques found in Wangan Midnight and Initial D are very accurate!
@DominikMaslyk6 жыл бұрын
Dak Leonardo A lot of Wangan Midnight is about performance while Initial D is about technique
@Jiterdomer6 жыл бұрын
Also he voiced Engine Speedor in Go-Onger, who was a sentient sports car that can transform into a mecha.
@longtailgt5 жыл бұрын
Many of the voice actors in Wangan Midnight are from Initial D.
@f1r3hunt3rz55 жыл бұрын
@@DominikMaslyk The same thing when on the bed too, giggity
@dragongod2236 жыл бұрын
悪魔のZを海に落とそうとする理由はわかるけど 立派な盗難笑
@ねむいかもしれない4 жыл бұрын
タッキークソデブ 初対面でいきなりZ乗り出すレイナも同じく
@Explosive_African_Landmine Жыл бұрын
0:06 "this is crap, That Z can do it so can I!"
@shagirani55182 жыл бұрын
This anime was on point.
@ChApA0076 жыл бұрын
1:20 NAKAZATO BACK (on the rocks)
@blatogh12776 жыл бұрын
17:14 OMg every time I see that guy driving the sliver GTR, I am so sad and uncomfortable. The feeling is like you are using domino to build a pyramid for several weeks and destroy just less than a minute. Why do we need to abandon our dream that we have tried so hard to achieve by just a single reason? I personally change my life priority to my dream after watching this scene. I told my father and my girlfriend, and they all got pissed after that. I think I just need to move to a place that far away from them....
@BlazebeatRacing6 жыл бұрын
lol I can understand why they would get pissed when you told them. So your dream is to build your own "dragon"?
@blatogh12776 жыл бұрын
Dak Leonardo I don't know yet, but my first target is to get a STI by my own XD
@jackgodwin85172 жыл бұрын
Well its been 3 years have ya done it yet?
@blatogh12772 жыл бұрын
@@jackgodwin8517 for what, GTRs?
@AnthroGearhead7 жыл бұрын
Ishida should have gone for the Koenig edition of his Testarossa
@Planty_6 жыл бұрын
Idk, maybe because he can't purchase one in Japan? Or he's rich enough to obtain a regular Testa, but not rich enough to obtain a Koenig version? lol
@AnthroGearhead6 жыл бұрын
its kinda ironic that most of the Koenig custom cars are seen in Japan rather than europe
@ishu21526 жыл бұрын
I believe it actually has the Koenig Kit on it.
@AnthroGearhead6 жыл бұрын
Spec-INR only the rear spoiler
@ishu21526 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I researched it, the spoiler is the same. I thought it had the kit because if the lights but it looks like it isn’t.
16:06 Hmm, so these truck drivers did race in the highway too.
@bmacatangay17384 жыл бұрын
KITTISAN XS180 I know man
@MoskusMoskiferus16114 жыл бұрын
Haruda with His Nissan 300ZX (Z31): "Can You keep up Me ?" Me: "Nakazato Flashbacks"
@sheevpalps68713 жыл бұрын
It not a 300zx its a 200zx
@hopstr96063 жыл бұрын
@@sheevpalps6871 200zx and 300zx are the same thing the z31 is officially a 300zx just the same as the z32 is.
@sheevpalps68713 жыл бұрын
@@hopstr9606 z32 was made in the late 90s while the z31 was made in the 80s with the same engine and a different body
@hopstr96063 жыл бұрын
@@sheevpalps6871 I know that I'm saying they both use the same 300zx designation.
@sheevpalps68713 жыл бұрын
@@hopstr9606 look it's still called the z31 because of the chassis code if it were the same for the gtr then the r33 would be named r32
@Mx64MaxyImpress4 жыл бұрын
I wonder where I can found soundtrack when That epic battle at the end which I assume name the song is "It Goes Down" That soundtrack is really pumping up this battle!
Why The Devil Z does not battle any other Germany Car such as BMW M3 or Audi RS4?
@armaseluradu6 жыл бұрын
Anggoro Adi Ramadhani cuz they in japan. Thats why. In the 1990s.
@anggoroadiramadhani49676 жыл бұрын
Infinity man alright then how about racing an e30, e36, w124, w201?
@anggoroadiramadhani49676 жыл бұрын
R Λ M P Λ G Ξ T Ξ R M I N Λ T 0 R lol.. Yeah you're right.. I saw that one.. A fuckin flat 12 engine is beaten by a fuckin 240z ... What on earth..
@armaseluradu6 жыл бұрын
Anggoro Adi Ramadhani Why would they ? They are in Japan. Mostly JDM legends and some exotics. Also almost nobody bought those cars in Japan at that time. Also even if they were to race them the Euro's would be smoked , is a tuned out Ferrari Testarossa can't keep up , how would they ?
@Azu5126 жыл бұрын
@@anggoroadiramadhani4967 btw the old Z (Devil Z) has swapped engine
@therattrap1997Ай бұрын
Tatsuya act like Takumi.... even His VA is the same guy 😁😁😁
@Yue2000thegamer5 жыл бұрын
notice that they always use their indicator :)
@joelkellymabao76495 жыл бұрын
Yea
@account-on7if5 жыл бұрын
さらっと 末次トオルのロードスターいんの草
@hezzs50075 жыл бұрын
遠征じゃないすか笑
@ego2d6 жыл бұрын
2:38
@16歳より下働きたいけど6 жыл бұрын
よ~しよしよし、(こどもを扱う感覚)いい音だァ…
@morektokrol44076 жыл бұрын
4:39 Music?
@swizzy60104 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKTUlHirg86kh7M
@AODGreyhound2 жыл бұрын
Whats the ost on first clip
@emperor0020025 жыл бұрын
This series needed a Corvette Z06. To clarify, the C6 Z06, the big hulking 7 liter V8 Z06.
@BlazebeatRacing5 жыл бұрын
What it really needed was a Mitsubishi VR4; it has the most potential for Wangan loop racing.
@kindabrightinthesestars5 жыл бұрын
Corvettes can't corner
@emperor0020025 жыл бұрын
@@kindabrightinthesestars Ah Haaaa. This guy. ☝🏿😁
@the_glitched-toxic14712 жыл бұрын
And at that time there's no were C6.. because it's early or late 90s.. at that time there's were C4, C5 Corvette. And C6 appeared in 2005
@metaliczic9611 ай бұрын
Ishida-sensei in Maximum Tune arcade game is driving a Corvette C6. I suddenly remember Shutokou Battle Zero One (TXR 3) when it comes to Corvette racing in expressway, that WEST RACING TEAM black Corvette C4.
@niini10295 жыл бұрын
高速道路で繰り広げられる睡魔の戦い
@HKCar030616 күн бұрын
Song name at 14:43
@PyroBlank2 жыл бұрын
The z's mirrors just keep changing
@assolutoracing74373 жыл бұрын
Man that car must be crazy for speed
@GokuSon-uz8gq6 ай бұрын
這就是無法超越的經典
@airbrush6404 жыл бұрын
Love nissans
@sebastiankhoo65263 жыл бұрын
is it just me or there is a miata everywhere
@jackgodwin85172 жыл бұрын
Not just you there is im pretty sure it's still memed about till this day
@ft_85485 жыл бұрын
このフェラーリのエンジン音ってさ、途中から虫でも飛んでんじゃないかみたいな音する(笑)
@こうもりバクダン2 жыл бұрын
トオルのロードスター居すぎやろw
@mateuszdudka50255 жыл бұрын
What's the title of the song starting from 0:18?
@fefffffffffefe5 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmqqZqilrq-fZ6M
@nightlock49485 жыл бұрын
Sue for her for damage of a stolen property and restore the car from water damage, did she not think through the counter play?