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Posted by: 71m07hySm17h Nov 7 2006, 06:06 PM

Official Website: http://www.ppvj.co.jp/anime/0706wanganmidnight/
Total Episodes: 26 episodes is the current confirmation.
OP Theme Song(s): "lights and any more" by "TRF"
ED Theme Song(s): "Talkin' bout good days" by "Mother Ninja"
Fansubbing Group(s): https://idforums.net/index.php?showuser=5394), http://irc://irc.rizon.net/flomp-fansubs, and http://a.scarywater.net/hg-f/
* - The link is to their IRC channel or torrent page as they don't currently have a website.
Wangan Midnight Expressway: https://wmexpressway.net/
Wangan Midnight Manga Thread: https://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=20274&st=0

Much like Initial D 4th Stage, Wangan Midnight will also be produced by OB Planning and have Keiichi Tsuchiya serve as an editorial supervisor. The show will begin broadcast on Animax (2007-06-08) and SKY PerfecTV! (2007-06-15) respectively, and will be Pay-Per-View. Two episodes are scheduled to air per month. It is currently confirmed that the series will span a total of 26 episodes.

Please check here first for any updates regarding releases of the anime in both RAW and fansubbed form. This first post and thread will be updated as more episodes are released along with further news and information regarding the show.

I strongly urge everybody, to please, be patient and allow a suitable amount of time for the release of the raws and/or subs before asking for their whereabouts. Raws tend to be uploaded within a few days after an episode has aired, where as the release of a subbed episode can range anywhere between a couple of days to months after the episodes initial air date. So once again, I ask of you to please be patient and refrain yourselves as much as possible while waiting for the release of the raws and/or subs. This thread and post will be updated ASAP to notify you of any episode releases.

NOTE that this is an anime only thread. Discussion of any manga events yet to be aired in the anime should be done so inside spoiler tags. Further and in-depth manga discussions should instead be posted https://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=20274&st=0 in the relevant https://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=20274&st=0.

For more Info and extra downloads please visit our Sister Site: https://wmexpressway.net/

Download Links:
(Please do not hesitate in reporting any faulty or broken links)

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Posted by: xiao Nov 7 2006, 06:47 PM

http://www.moonphase.cc/Html/anime.html
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/?of=3

HELL YEAH!!

Posted by: BOZZ Nov 7 2006, 06:56 PM

That's going to be interesting... Spring 2007... Can't wait!

Posted by: 71m07hySm17h Nov 7 2006, 07:07 PM

xiao, what does the camphor tree being full mean? Or almost any of the above stuff you showed/stated.

Posted by: xiao Nov 7 2006, 07:27 PM

QUOTE (71m07hySm17h @ Today at 8:07 PM)

xiao, what does the camphor tree being full mean? Or almost any of the above stuff you showed/stated.

lol at Google translation.

[Anime] Newsflash! Kusunoki Michiharu [Wangan Midnight] Anime adaptation set for next spring! It's announced in this week's issue of Young Magazine. The details in the announcement are sketchy.

Nothing the first article didn't mention, it was just to emphasize it by linking to a more credible source.

Posted by: Nomake Wan Nov 7 2006, 07:37 PM

Hell yeah!!! I've been waiting for this! =^-^=

Posted by: dmhc69 Nov 7 2006, 07:41 PM

zomg, this should be great!

Posted by: Tetsuya Hikari Nov 7 2006, 07:50 PM

All I can say is...it's ABOUT time

Posted by: Thai-kun Nov 7 2006, 07:52 PM

Thank you...so much....you've made my day...*counts the months until Spring while listening to the Wangan Midnight PS2 op. theme*

Posted by: Rudy Nov 7 2006, 08:11 PM

f**k "day", my WHOLE LIFE is made!

Posted by: BOZZ Nov 7 2006, 08:13 PM

Hmmm... Young Magazine, isn't that the same magazine that Initial D runs in?

Posted by: Thai-kun Nov 7 2006, 08:18 PM

QUOTE (BOZZ @ Today at 10:13 PM)

Hmmm... Young Magazine, isn't that the same magazine that Initial D runs in?

*nods* That is correct.

Posted by: Chidoki Nov 7 2006, 09:04 PM

Suddenly idforums name is going to change to wmforums.

Ok maybe not...but it's something I'm still excited about.

Posted by: awdrifter Nov 7 2006, 10:56 PM

Cool, any new racing anime is good news to me.

Posted by: BOZZ Nov 7 2006, 11:04 PM

QUOTE (Chidoki @ Today at 12:04 AM)

Suddenly idforums name is going to change to wmforums.

Ok maybe not...but it's something I'm still excited about.

Perry might as well try to scoop up that domain...

Posted by: ?wha? Nov 8 2006, 02:53 AM

yay!

I can't wait to see how they animate reina

Posted by: EA99 Nov 8 2006, 05:21 AM

QUOTE (BOZZ @ Today at 3:04 PM)

Perry might as well try to scoop up that domain...

If the anime comes out, Imo this will become bigger than Initial D already. There are so many more mt players and this will be just the thing to start them into anime. Sucks for Initial D

Posted by: WRX Nov 8 2006, 09:37 AM

yay new racing anime coming out!

even if i havent read the manga

Posted by: awdrifter Nov 8 2006, 09:52 AM

I haven't read the manga either, but from the summary it sounds cool. Hopefully they will have some good music to go with it. Hopefully Eurobeat.

Posted by: Nomake Wan Nov 8 2006, 10:28 AM

I wonder if they're going to use the 2nd Stage-ish animation style they used for the intro of the PS2 game, or if they're going to do something completely original... man, I can't wait to see! =^-^=

Posted by: Hatch Guy Nov 8 2006, 11:28 AM

Yay!! finally they are making an anime!

I have super high hopes for this anime for some odd reason

. Im dying to see Reina

Just hope that when it comes out for US distribution that its not gonna be TOKYOPOP owned!

Posted by: 71m07hySm17h Nov 8 2006, 01:17 PM

I hope they have some of Yuzo's music in it, and *crosses fingers* the anime will help cause the manga's to be translated officially in the US. As long as its like the manga, I don't care if the cars are 3d, animated, etc.

Posted by: Orochi Kyouichi Nov 8 2006, 02:09 PM

I am happy that there is going to be a Wangan Midnight anime soon. I just hope they have great voice actors to go along with it.

Of course, I'll be happy seeing Akio and Reina again (except when seeing their appearances from the first few volumes of the manga. I cannot stand Akio's weird face and Reina's ugly curly hair. Luckily the later volumes did their appearances justice. For those who read the Japanese manga and/or played stages 41-50 in the WMMT2 game, you'll know what I mean.)

Other than that, I'll just have to wait and see what happens.

Posted by: Rudy Nov 8 2006, 02:21 PM

QUOTE (Nomake Wan @ Today at 2:28 PM)

I wonder if they're going to use the 2nd Stage-ish animation style they used for the intro of the PS2 game, or if they're going to do something completely original... man, I can't wait to see! =^-^=

I loved the way 2nd stage was done... so yeah.

Posted by: Hannah Nov 8 2006, 02:25 PM

Hahahaha!!
Sweet stuff! I can't wait till fansub groups pick it up XD

Posted by: Rudy Nov 8 2006, 02:26 PM

QUOTE (Hatch Guy @ Today at 3:28 PM)

Just hope that when it comes out for US distribution that its not gonna be TOKYOPOP owned!

I hope it is.

I also hope that Tokyopop, if they do pick it up, get the liscence for the BGM and SFX used.

Because Tokyopop makes f**kin' awesome-looking DVD's.

Posted by: Nomake Wan Nov 8 2006, 03:40 PM

Damn straight. Maybe... just maybe, the Anime producers will license production of a full version of the PS2 theme song... *-*

Posted by: AWDfreak Nov 8 2006, 04:52 PM

QUOTE (71m07hySm17h @ Today at 2:17 PM)

Hell, yeah! I'd love his music to be in it! Hopefully, it won't be sold into the US by Tokyopop.....

OMFG, I can't wait.....

Posted by: Rudy Nov 8 2006, 05:00 PM

QUOTE (Nomake Wan @ Today at 7:40 PM)

Damn straight. Maybe... just maybe, the Anime producers will license production of a full version of the PS2 theme song... *-*

Or maybe even redone a bit!

Posted by: 71m07hySm17h Nov 8 2006, 05:20 PM

QUOTE (Midnight Dorifuta @ Today at 5:00 PM)

Or maybe even redone a bit!

No, don't mess with perfection.

Posted by: Hatch Guy Nov 8 2006, 06:55 PM

i hope some romance sparks from reina and akio

Posted by: Rudy Nov 10 2006, 03:59 PM

QUOTE (71m07hySm17h @ Nov 8 2006, 09:20 PM)

No, don't mess with perfection.

It's not perfection

When you can make out 100% of the words of the song, then it'll be perfection

Posted by: 71m07hySm17h Nov 10 2006, 04:03 PM

Lol^
What I'm wondering about though is what the voices are going to sound like, I half-expect Tatsuya to sound like Ryousuke

Posted by: DKW Nov 11 2006, 09:04 AM

I don't think Tokyopop is going to go for this one because they don't own any WM-related properties (PS3 game, arcade game, movies, etc.), so there isn't really any way for them to hype this. This doesn't sound like the kind of property they go for anyway...too straighforward, too down to earth, highly unsexy. Nonetheless, something this big and anticipated, it's almost inevitable that someone will take a chance on it.

And I'm pumped up for this like you wouldn't believe. I'll be blunt...it's been forever since I've given a damn about anime at all, and a lot of it has to do with how the industry sledgehammers EVERYTHING into its preset molds. I can't imagine the kind of hack job required to turn Ranma 1/2 and Urusei Yatsura into the most depressing, glacially-paced slogs imaginable (and don't get me started on Fist of the North Star). WM, however, is about racing, and that's pretty much all it's about, so I can forgive a little "personality enhancement". As long as the basic principles are adhered to...it's fast, it's dangerous, and there's only those who race and those who quit...I'll enjoy it. Hell, I'll relish it.

I'm going to have this. I'll import if I have to. This is just too cool, too radical, hell, too different to miss out on.

Posted by: BOZZ Nov 11 2006, 09:07 AM

That, and Tokyopop is almost completely out of the licensing of anime, their last being Initial D.

Posted by: xiao Nov 11 2006, 11:41 AM

QUOTE (DKW)

and don't get me started on Fist of the North Star.

Fist of the North Star is an overly tragic cheese fest, it's the bottom of the shonen tar pit, it's just so stupid and ridiculous that it makes me laugh... it's cartoon nonsense, and I love it... it's Kazuo Koike for high schoolers, some people like it, most people don't. If you're talking about the way it was handled in the US, I couldn't agree more.

QUOTE (DKW)

and a lot of it has to do with how the industry sledgehammers EVERYTHING into its preset molds.

I blame Gainax and moe. MOEEE!!![/patrickmacias]

QUOTE (DKW)

I'm going to have this. I'll import if I have to. This is just too cool, too radical, hell, too different to miss out on.

Let's hope it's a faithfull adaptation of the manga. The first studio I'm banking/hoping on is OB Planning. Production IG could be an option, but to be honest I would prefer Sunrise over them. It'd be good if the got the guy who directed Third Stage too.

QUOTE (awdrifter)

Hopefully Eurobeat.

It all depends if they work with Avex, but even if they do, I'd prefer music akin to the arcade. WM and Eurobeat just don't mix in my eyes.

Posted by: bROCKoLEE Nov 11 2006, 02:55 PM

lol, can't believe i've been misreading the title of the all this time! Rather than anime, i thought it said manga lol =P
I don't know much bout Wangan apart that it's bout Highway racing, but i'm still looking forward to it though. Hopefully it can live up to all this hype you guys make it out to be

Posted by: Chidoki Nov 11 2006, 03:23 PM

Well the best part about Wangan is the fact that we know the manga has been around the same length of time Initial D manga has been around, shown by the same shonen weekly manga publishers, and with the same amount of manga chapters both of them near the 500 chapter mark.

With that thought alone we know there should be a lot of story. If we should be of any worry is if the anime is going to be not the same as the manga story but altered (or worst, butchered) which I hope won't ever happen.

Posted by: 71m07hySm17h Nov 11 2006, 03:56 PM

Well, techinically WM came first and has made the most advancements(made in 1993), cause in the manga I believe it is 2005(?), and in Initial D its like 1999.

Posted by: Godigy Nov 11 2006, 04:57 PM

Cheers to a Wangan Midnight!!

Posted by: 71m07hySm17h Nov 11 2006, 07:25 PM

I'm beginning to wonder if the PS3 version of WM will have snippets of the anime into it, check this video of the PS3 version (I think it's the opening?) https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xhi1Gb6rZ2E

Posted by: Hatch Guy Nov 12 2006, 09:53 AM

that PS2 intro song to WM would be a nice song to use for DVD menus when they have WM on DVD-Video.

Posted by: Nomake Wan Nov 12 2006, 01:58 PM

QUOTE (71m07hySm17h @ Yesterday at 10:25 PM)

I'm beginning to wonder if the PS3 version of WM will have snippets of the anime into it, check this video of the PS3 version (I think it's the opening?) https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xhi1Gb6rZ2E

That uses a bunch of recycled animation from the opening to the PS2 game, actually.

Posted by: 71m07hySm17h Nov 12 2006, 04:23 PM

You sure? Reina looks an awful lot different, and the characters that flash up when the Devil Z zooms by.

Posted by: Nomake Wan Nov 12 2006, 04:40 PM

I'm sure, because I've seen the PS2 intro a bunch of times... the images that flash up with the cars are definitely straight from that video. Especially the scene of Black Bird shifting gears... straight from the PS2 intro.

So maybe the CG is better (hard to tell from that low-quality capture), but the 2D is the same as the PS2.

EDIT: I don't mean that the PS3 intro IS the PS2 intro. I just mean that they recycled a lot of 2D stuff from the PS2 intro to make the PS3 one.

Posted by: 71m07hySm17h Nov 12 2006, 08:01 PM

Yea the blackbird shifting was badass in both vids though, but I hope we get to see all the characters animated, hopefully that deeply.

Posted by: DKW Nov 15 2006, 11:23 PM

I'm not concerned by how it'll be handled, because, quite frankly, this isn't the kind of story that lends itself to butchery. By far the worst excesses I've seen are 1. Ramrodding the characters into preset anime archtypes, 2. screwing with the story so much that it's practically an entirely new story altogether, 3. being way, way too dark/serious/heavy/intense, and 4. making up all kinds of personal dynamics, especially when they involve characters not in the manga. The personalities are pretty ruidmentary, so #1 and #4 aren't a concern, there's really no point to #2, and this isn't a bright or funny series by any means, minimizing the risk of #3.

This is a story about street racers and street racing, period. The anime machine, for all its flaws, knows how to do that.

I'm actually kinda interested to see what everyone's going to look like, particularly RGO Yamanaka and the like. Is there an anime artist who knows how to do pinhole eyes?

Posted by: xiao Nov 16 2006, 12:02 AM

QUOTE (DKW @ Today at 12:23 AM)

^ I was thinking about character design butchery also. I don't doubt that the story will remain faithful, but http://ikimashou.net/2006/11/08/wangan-midnight-anime-announced/ can't get past the art. I like the way the characters are drawn, it's part of what makes Wangan what it is... if Akio ends up looking like standard protagonist number 50 just to please some of the fans, Wangan wouldn't feel right. But yeah, the personalities and mood of the story don't easily lend themselves to be tampered with. So pointless concern on my behalf

And getting a little off topic, but you mentioned that there's nothing really worth watching lately. I just remembered about a title set for release next year, it's Yoshiaki Kawajiri's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTX6o4gnoME. Nothing car related, but besides Wangan I'd keep a close eye on it.

Posted by: 71m07hySm17h Nov 16 2006, 09:21 AM

Wow, I don't see how anyone can call WM character art ugly, I like it almost more than ID, but I love the cars and racing in WM more. But I really hope they don't go butchering it because this is one of those few anime series I really care about.

Posted by: Hatch Guy Nov 20 2006, 03:23 PM

I wonder if Bandai is gonna license it under Bandai Visual? Since Namco and Bandai joined together.

Posted by: 71m07hySm17h Nov 21 2006, 07:57 PM

Maybe they'll translate the mangas?

Posted by: Taku_E70 Nov 22 2006, 05:00 AM

Wait for the Fanboy prices.. and increase in freeway races.

Posted by: HashiriyaR32 Nov 26 2006, 09:25 AM

QUOTE (Taku @ Nov 22 2006, 08:00 AM)

Wait for the Fanboy prices.. and increase in freeway races.

Posted by: 71m07hySm17h Nov 26 2006, 10:52 AM

Is that supposed to mean that there are idiots who will go down the highway at over excess speeds in their "Blackbird"?

Posted by: DKW Dec 3 2006, 06:12 PM

Re. the artwork, I've noticed that manga artists who draw lots of complex vehicles, machinery, weapons, etc. have very simple, almost generic character designs (n.b. anything by Kenichi Sonoda). Just a matter of priorities, I guess. I'm not sure how an anime adaptation would hurt them; if anything, some of them might look better. Imagine a tough-looking R200 Club or a sexy Reina (she's supposed to a pop idol, fer cryin' out loud).

Real-life freeway incidents? I wouldn't worry. The things that get copied the most are the cool-looking stunts that might actually be doable. I haven't heard of a single incident about someone driving down a freeway backwards or jumping off a ramp onto a boat. What's more, the kind of cars you see in WM are expensive, especially with the modifications required to get them to 600HP. This is simply too rich for your typical noodlebrain-with-a-car's blood.

Posted by: Takumi Trueno Dec 3 2006, 07:44 PM

ZOMFG! How did I miss this news!? I CANT WAIT!.

Just in time for my upcoming new replica.

Posted by: Nomake Wan Dec 3 2006, 08:03 PM

QUOTE (Takumi Trueno @ Today at 10:44 PM)

ZOMFG! How did I miss this news!? I CANT WAIT!.

Just in time for my upcoming new replica.

*stares at post with mouth open*

You're... no. You're kidding, right? Right..?

No way...

Posted by: Thai-kun Dec 3 2006, 08:18 PM

QUOTE (Nomake Wan @ Today at 10:03 PM)

*stares at post with mouth open*

You're... no. You're kidding, right? Right..?

No way...

I see someone hasn't read TT's post in the https://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=26124 in the Gaming Section

Posted by: Nomake Wan Dec 3 2006, 08:24 PM

Nope... I don't go to that section, so...

Woah.

Posted by: kazahana Dec 3 2006, 10:51 PM

HECK YEAH!!!!! Its time i splash my \\\ on something else apart from ID!!

Posted by: 71m07hySm17h Dec 5 2006, 05:52 PM

Yay! A replication Devil Z, takumi that would be awesome.

Posted by: outlaw-2 Dec 6 2006, 07:57 AM

I just had a mental image....

Takumi Fujiwara driving the Devil Z

Anyway, I really hope they would use Daiki Kasho's Hit It! as their theme song. That song was great.

Posted by: twitchykun Dec 6 2006, 06:23 PM

i too, am eagerly waiting for wangan midnight. What worries me, aformentioned by the previous posters, is the eventual increase in racing around the freeways. Lord knows we need more devil Z wannabes on the so.cal freeways.

Posted by: DKW Dec 17 2006, 11:25 PM

Have you seen The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift? The one thing that really stood out was that nearly every car that raced in it was destroyed. Even the ones that didn't crash took a heavy beating. The street racing was portrayed as extremely dangerous and very likely to end in disaster. Wangan Midnight is very much the same; I doubt even 20% of the races don't have a blowout or wreck. And the hero, Akio, begins his racing career with MULTIPLE smashups.

When Takumi Fujiwara executes a flawless gutter turn and Kai Kogashiwa makes effortless Irohazaka jumps, there's a danger that some dolt will get the wrong idea. When someone in an 800 HP beast slams into the guardrail or spins into an approaching semi, tearing down the freeway at over three times the speed limit all of a sudden doesn't seem so attractive anymore.

So I wouldn't worry. And besides, where the hell are you going to get an S30, let alone one that's that freakin' fast?

(Man, I could use some updates. Production schedule, early stills, voice actors, anything. This is too cool to leave hanging.)

Posted by: Phantom_R32 Dec 17 2006, 11:32 PM

I wouldn't want an S30..

I'd be more of afraid of that thing breaking down than anything. My aunt had one when she was in college and she's like 53 now I think. xD They look nice.. but not my cup of tea if I want to cruise(I said cruise not speed!

)on the expressway.

Posted by: fuji_tak Dec 23 2006, 08:03 AM

Someone (i don't find the message) query for S2000 pics in Wangan midnight. This S2000 appears in Vol.35 but it don't tuned from outside surely just powered from inside.
user posted image

Posted by: Nomake Wan Dec 23 2006, 12:45 PM

QUOTE (fuji_tak @ Today at 11:03 AM)

Someone (i don't find the message) query for S2000 pics in Wangan midnight.

If you don't find the message, don't... post it. o.o; 'Cause likely, it wasn't in this thread.

Posted by: AWDfreak Dec 25 2006, 02:52 PM

QUOTE (71m07hySm17h @ Dec 5 2006, 06:52 PM)

Yay! A replication Devil Z...

Yeah, that would be cool, but it'll be the new craze! Replicating Takumi's AE86 will be history and the next generation of repicas/ricer replicas will be a bunch of Z sports cars crashing on highways worldwide! As if we needed to lose any more.....

j/k

I hated the Initial D art until I started liking cars and discovered Initial D. I then slowly got accustomed to the characters looks. For those of you who don't like the characters, we'll probably slowly grow to like it.

Dam, that post sucked.....

Posted by: Takumi Trueno Dec 26 2006, 06:12 PM

I somewhat doubt there will be a craze to get the 240Z. Finding one in great condition isn't as easy as the AE86. The car is 35 years old after all.

Posted by: bROCKoLEE Dec 29 2006, 08:01 PM

True, but i still reckon the Z is still gonna get a price hike anyway from wangan, just like what Initial D did to the 86... =/

Posted by: Takumi Trueno Dec 29 2006, 09:11 PM

I agree that it will too.

Posted by: venom_1983 Feb 5 2007, 02:45 PM

any news yet??????????

Posted by: BOZZ Feb 5 2007, 02:51 PM

Nothing yet it seems...

Posted by: bROCKoLEE Feb 6 2007, 02:16 AM

Not even release or air dates, apart from Spring 07...? =/

Posted by: BOZZ Feb 6 2007, 10:13 AM

QUOTE (bROCKoLEE @ Today at 5:16 AM)

Not even release or air dates, apart from Spring 07...? =/

Nope, I am assuming it's from a lack of general interest from mainstream anime fans and news sites.

Anime News Network doesn't even have an entry for the anime yet.

Oh well, it is filled with "ugly manga people" (a reference to an IGN review of the Wangan game).

j/k

Posted by: Nomake Wan Feb 6 2007, 12:46 PM

Ippo has similar character designs to Wangan Midnight--I doubt that's why it isn't getting any coverage.

Posted by: BOZZ Feb 6 2007, 12:49 PM

ROFL... I was kidding about the character design, but I don't think many of the more well known sites (i.e. ANN, ANS) really care about Wangan Midnight.

Posted by: YoruichiSan Feb 10 2007, 10:39 PM

I can't say that the pictures and characters look silly. But with car racing animes. Effort is put into the cars not the characters. Have you actually tried to imagine a guy that looked like sasuke drive a car 0_0?

Arigato.

Posted by: twitchykun Feb 12 2007, 12:05 PM

QUOTE (YoruichiSan @ Feb 10 2007, 10:39 PM)

Have you actually tried to imagine a guy that looked like sasuke drive a car 0_0?

Arigato.

easy. That's when i wear my Konoha headband in my DC5.

Well, just because it's a car anime doesn't necessarily mean the character art is going to not be as good as others. It's all in the eye of the beholder.

Posted by: imprezagc8 Feb 13 2007, 03:59 PM

sweet a max. tune anime!

i can't wai for that to come out

Posted by: jinpak Mar 5 2007, 07:49 PM

anyone know where i can find some translated manga? I only have like the first 2 volumes

Posted by: InitialDRulz Mar 7 2007, 03:17 AM

hmmm..... are you sure you have the first 2 volumes....because from what i see from Wangan Midnight, its still subbing the Volume 1. but in series 4.

http://www.wangan-midnight.com/index.html

Posted by: xiao Mar 9 2007, 12:00 PM

Update ~

Tentative air date is 06/08/2007:
Moon Phase - http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20070308
Kodansha page - http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc/comics/eizou/#anime
ANN page - http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7646

Still no news about the studio overseeing production... rumors around futaba are that either AIC Spirits or Feel are involved. Take it with a grain of salt.

Posted by: Ayako Watanabe Mar 9 2007, 01:55 PM

QUOTE (xiao_la @ Today at 1:00 PM)

We can only hope that it becomes a reality.

Posted by: fuji_tak Mar 12 2007, 02:00 AM

wangan anime is coming one month after initial d battle stage 2

The clash of titan is coming !

Posted by: r34racer01 Mar 22 2007, 07:05 PM

Wangan Midnight is finally getting the animated treatment!

http://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-03-22/taf-2007-wangan-midnight

Posted by: xiao Mar 22 2007, 07:15 PM

Good to see they went with OB Planning for the production

Posted by: Chidoki Mar 22 2007, 09:18 PM

QUOTE (r34racer01 @ Today at 7:05 PM)

Wangan Midnight is finally getting the animated treatment!

http://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-03-22/taf-2007-wangan-midnight

Nice...it's pay per view just like 4th Stage. Although when you said "it's finally getting the anime treatment", didn't you see the topic about it located here that we already knew it was going to be animated?

https://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=25945

Or it was necessary to make another separate topic?

Posted by: InitialDRulz Mar 22 2007, 10:19 PM

Thanks Chidoki. but i think i can do it myself. i will Merge Threads since its a bit important.

*Topic Merged*

Posted by: bROCKoLEE Mar 23 2007, 07:03 PM

QUOTE (xiao_la @ Yesterday at 2:15 PM)

Good to see they went with OB Planning for the production

Okay so we can now stop worrying over the car animation (as evident with 4th stage), now all that's left is the character designs

Posted by: BOZZ Mar 24 2007, 08:30 AM

Will they now have ugly manga characters still?

Posted by: wolfdemon Mar 24 2007, 12:42 PM

I can not wait ,

Posted by: jinpak Mar 24 2007, 04:36 PM

yea its about time they did it, the manga is like on thirty something.

Speaking of manga, someone needs to start subbing!

Posted by: D.King Mar 24 2007, 06:14 PM

Is wangan midnight from the Initial D studios?

Posted by: Nomake Wan Mar 24 2007, 08:49 PM

QUOTE (D.King @ Today at 9:14 PM)

Is wangan midnight from the Initial D studios?

OB Kikaku, yes. So we can see some sweet 3DCG, just like in Initial D.

Posted by: Tessou Mar 24 2007, 09:55 PM

QUOTE (fuji_tak @ Mar 12 2007, 02:00 AM)

wangan anime is coming one month after initial d battle stage 2

The clash of titan is coming !

Yeah, and made by the same damn company, so it doesn't matter who "wins" cuz they'll still be making shit-tons of cash money off people like me.

Posted by: D.King Mar 25 2007, 11:06 AM

haha, then i think it's going to be just like ID only with diferent story, lol

Posted by: fuji_tak Mar 26 2007, 10:46 AM

no wangan midnight doesn't be like ID because the race and cars view in WM is totally different from ID.
In WM power is the more important fact whereas in initial D power is not essential.

Posted by: pandaDRIFT Mar 26 2007, 10:50 AM

Kinda of pectacle on this, but I guess we'll have to wait and find out.
Thanks for the update. ^_________^

~Panda

Posted by: xiao Mar 26 2007, 12:34 PM

QUOTE (bROCKoLEE)

Okay so we can now stop worrying over the car animation (as evident with 4th stage), now all that's left is the character designs laugh.gif

That and the soundtrack

--

OB Planning site just opened... guess who's involved:

http://www.obkikaku.com/wangan/wangan_1.html

Posted by: Rudy Mar 26 2007, 03:22 PM

I find it ironic that Wangan Midnight was born before Initial D and just now it's finally getting its big break.

Posted by: NightKidR32 Mar 26 2007, 10:02 PM

http://www.obkikaku.com/wangan/wangan_1.html

Yep, Tsuchiya's also going to be the technical supervisor for WM. Awesome. I think the two people to the right are Akio and Reina's VAs.

Posted by: Chidoki Mar 26 2007, 10:17 PM

News like this just keeps getting better and better. Now you know I've been thinking about the type of songs they will use in Wangan Midnight...if they will be just like the arcades or a soundtrack in par with the insane amount that Initial D has. Oh whatever, even if there was no soundtrack I'd still love the show.

Posted by: BOZZ Mar 27 2007, 12:18 AM

I wonder what the cast will be like... ><

Posted by: Soran Mar 27 2007, 12:42 AM

The biggest problem with a Wangan Midnight anime would be the very revolving-door cast of characters, since most of the story consist of different people trying to take down the Devil Z and Blackbird (and failing at it). Dont expect too much in character development...

Posted by: fuji_tak Mar 27 2007, 12:47 AM

There are more girls in wangan midnight tan in ID.
Storyline and characters are more important in WM than in ID.

http://img81.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wngankisyahapprouca6.jpg

the old men with Tsuchiya is the producer of initial D : Ren Usami.
And the youg man and woman are Shun Oguri and Reiko Suho (japanese idole). I know that Oguri is a popular drama actor (Hana yori dango, densha otoko, gokusen etc..). I thing these two made voices in the anime.

Posted by: BOZZ Mar 27 2007, 11:49 AM

You could be right fuji_tak... About them voicing characters in Wangan...

Posted by: DKW Mar 27 2007, 11:33 PM

Disposable characters are nothing unusual for most shonen manga, and a few long-running series have literally dozens of them (ever hear of Ranma 1/2?). The important ones are Akio Asakura, Tatsuya Shima, Reina Akikawa, Jun Takami, Koh Tominaga, Takayuki Kuroki, and Koichi Kijima. I personally don't give a damn if the studio janitor does Kochan or Harada.

WM may have more females, but when not a single one ever wears anthing except a long skirt or pants, I doubt that sex appeal is going to sell this.

Music? Somehow I doubt eurobeat's going to cut the mustard. I'm thinking either speed metal, the kind Kozo Nakamura does (a.k.a. "Guilty Gear music"), or the kind of techno with lots of instruments. And we gotta hear a rendition of the Reina song ("I've got to run, run after it") at some point.

And I may be the minority here (no, really?), but I don't see any conflict of interests with Initial D. Initial D is about being a racer. Wangan Midnight is about driving a really fast, expensive car. Some overlap, but not quite the same.

This is going to be awesome. Someone come up with preliminary screenshots sometime, all right?

Posted by: fuji_tak Mar 28 2007, 03:40 AM

Car Fairlady Z looks pretty well done :
user posted image

here interview of Usami, Tsuchiya and Oguri at the Tokyo Anime fair show 2007 (March 23). If someone could translate it. They spoke about difference between intial D and wangan midnight in animation, how they did to made it more realistic, high speed (over 300 Km/h for the cars) etc...

最初に一言
小栗：「今日、最新映像を初めて見たのですが、すごく格好良くて、これから作って行くことにすごく興奮しています。」
すほう：「â€œ湾岸ミッドナイトâ€は私にとって未知の世界ですが、本を読んでいると、その世界に吸い込まれそうで、これからどうなって行くのか楽しみです」
土屋：「â€œイニシャルDâ€に引き続きですが、今回は、â€œイニシャルDâ€ではできなかった時速300キロの世界と迫力のある映像と音、その部分に関わって行きたいと思っています。」
宇佐美：「こんなに多くの人が集まったことに驚いています。この注目度を裏切らない作品にしたいと思います。」

この作品をアニメ化しようと思ったきっかけは？
宇佐美：「â€œイニシャルDâ€を7、8年という長い間やってきて、今、ようやく満足できるような作品が出来るようになった。
â€œイニシャルDâ€はドライバーのテクニックに重点を置いていた作品であるのに対し、車の魅力に惹きつけられた人達の物語を作りたいと思ったのがâ€œ湾岸ミッドナイトâ€です。車自体が持つ魔力みたいなものをビジュアルとして表現したいです。

この作品がアニメ化された時に、どの様な魅力が表れるでしょうか？
宇佐美：「â€œイニシャルDâ€では、峠という百数十km/hの世界でしたが、これからは300km/hというとてつもない世界に入っていく。300km/hの世界にはどんな魅力があるのか？ほとんどの人はその世界感は解らないので、その辺りをビジュアル化できたらいいなと思っています。

≪小栗さんへの質問≫
この作品をやることが決まった時の感想は？
小栗：「僕自身、車は好きですが、スピードの世界は知りません。原作を読んで、とても魅せられたので、頑張ろうと思いました。」

朝倉アキオという役について小栗：「すごく寡黙な役ですが、その中で、Zに魅せられているという芯の強さと思いを大事にしながらやりたいです。」

≪すほうさんへの質問≫
この作品をやることが決まった時の感想は？
すほう：「絶対にやりたいと思っていたので、決まった時には本当にうれしかったです。そして、相手が小栗さんと聞いて、なおさらうれしく思いました。渡された台本のセリフにある、すごく感情をぶつけるところが私に似ている部分があると感じたので、絶対にやりたかったです。」

秋川零奈という役について
すほう：「零奈は私よりも色っぽいので、色気が出せるように特訓しようと思っています（笑）」

≪土屋さんへの質問≫
具体的に監修とは？
土屋：「細かいことが多く、小姑みたいな仕事です。例えば、300馬力と500馬力の車が1速で発進する時、トルクのかかり方が違うから、リアの沈み方が違うとか、映像に対して僕が見たコーナーは3速でなく4速で行けるとか、こんな綺麗なガードレールは無いよとか、細かいです。嫌な役です（笑）」

「湾岸ミッドナイト」のファンには、そういった細かい所はは重要ですよね？
宇佐美：「それがこの作品の肝で、â€œイニシャルDâ€でもそうなのですが、本当に車を知っている人が見て、違和感の無い様な作品にする為に土屋さんに細かい所までの監修をお願いしています。」

土屋：　「皆さんが体感できるスピードは150～200km/hで、我々がレースで体感できるスピードは340km/h。光の飛び方とか、â€œイニシャルDâ€では表せなかったスピード感や、6速ギアで澄んだ8000回転の音や振動とか、300km/hを超える世界の表現は難しいですが、主役の2人が輝けるような物を作って行きたいです。」

Posted by: Meteor Mar 28 2007, 06:50 AM

Tried Google translating the thing. Cleaned it up slightly to make it just a bit easier to understand. The translation isn't perfect, and there are some bits I can't correct.

QUOTE (A crappy translation)

First one word Oguri: "Today, being able to look at up-to-date images for
the first time, it does, but the appearance being good enormously, it
has been excited enormously with it keeps making from now onundefined

"The one
which is done: ""Wangan midnight "it is the unknown world for me, but
when the book is read, it may be sucked by that world being, whether
how it keeps becoming from now on Tsuchiya who is the pleasure": "In"
Initial D "it is the continuation, but this time, with" Initial D ",
we would like to keep relating to the world of the speed per hour 300
kilometers per hour which it is not possible and image and sound and the part of
that which have force. "

Usami: "You have been surprised to so many
people getting together. We would like to make the work which does not
betray this degree of attention. "

As for the opportunity which you tried to animation to convert
this work?

Usami: "7 and 8 years it is" Initial D ", doing for a long
time, now, it reached the point where it can do the kind of work which
finally it can be satisfied. As for "Initial D" what you think that we
would like to make the story of the people who attracted in charm of
the car vis-a-vis being the work which puts emphasis on technique of
the driver, is "Wangan Midnight". The bewitchment which the car itself
has we would like to see we would like to express the thing as visual,
is.

When this work to animation being converted, some kind of charm is
expressed, probably will be?

Usami: "With" Initial D ", it was the
world of over 110 km/h, pass, but when you mention 300km/h
from now on, it keeps entering to the world where it does not have
either Tetsu. In the world of 300km/h being some charm? Because as for
most people as for the worldwide impression you do not understand,
when to visual it could convert around that, you think that is.

When doing this work of the question ≫ to ≪ Oguri is decided, as
for thought?

Oguri: "We like me myself, the car, but you do not know
the world of speed. Reading the original, because you were charmed
very, you tried probably to persevere. "

Concerning the part, Asakura Akio

Oguri: "It is taciturn
part enormously, but while as strength of the core that to make
thinking important, among those, you are charmed in Z, we would like
to do, is. "

When doing this work of the question ≫ to the one which the
≪ is done is decided, as for thought?

The one which it does: Because
you thought, that "we would like to do absolutely, when being decided,
it was delightful truly, is. And, the partner hearing Oguri, all the
more you were glad. There are lines of the script which is
transferred, because you felt, that there is a part where the place
where feeling is thrown enormously has been similar to me when we
would like to do absolutely, is. "

The one which is done Akikawa Reina 奈 with concerning the part
which is said: "Because Reina Akikawa is more seductive than me, in order
to be able to put out amorousness, you intend to intensively train
(laughing)"

The question ≫ to ≪ Tsuchiya concrete supervision?
Tsuchiya: "There is many a detailed thing, the small mother-in-law we
would like to see it is work. For example, when the car of 300
horsepower and 500 horsepower departs with 1st gear, because method of
catching the torque is different, method of sinking the rear is
different when, as for the corner which I saw vis-a-vis image it can
go with 4th gear not to be 3rd gear when, such a clean guardrail it is
not that, is small, is. It is hateful part (laughing)"

As for such small place it is important in the fan in "Wangan
Midnight", don't you think??

Usami: "That with the liver of this work,
even with" Initial D "so being to be, it does, but the person who
knows the car truly seeing, in order to make the kind of work which
does not have strange feeling we have requested the supervision to the
small place in Tsuchiya. "

Tsuchiya: "Everyone as for the speed which bodily sensation it
is possible 150? With 200km/h, us as for the speed which bodily
sensation it is possible with race/lace 340km/h. Method of flying the
light, with "Initial D" the speed impression and sound and the
vibration which of 8000 revolutions which are clear with 6 fast gears
cannot be displayed, expression of the world where it exceeds 300km/h
is difficult, is, but, we would like to keep making kind of those
where 2 people of the leading part can shine is. "

Posted by: SiKBoY Mar 28 2007, 01:12 PM

Cant wait for this anime should be awesome.

Posted by: Hatch Guy Mar 29 2007, 08:15 AM

Im dying for a trailer to come out!!

Posted by: NightKidR32 Mar 29 2007, 01:40 PM

Awesome. Shinichiro Miki's (Takumi) going to play Tatsuya Shima.

Posted by: BOZZ Mar 29 2007, 01:44 PM

QUOTE (NightKidR32 @ Today at 4:40 PM)

Awesome. Shinichiro Miki's (Takumi) going to play Tatsuya Shima.

Where'd ya hear that?

Posted by: NightKidR32 Mar 29 2007, 05:53 PM

QUOTE (BOZZ @ Today at 1:44 PM)

Where'd ya hear that?

Here:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7646

Looks like it got updated recently.

Posted by: Kei Mar 29 2007, 06:42 PM

can't wait

looks like it'll be good

Posted by: HashiriyaR32 Mar 29 2007, 07:06 PM

Who do we have on hand to sub the anime when it premiers on June 8?

Posted by: Nomake Wan Mar 29 2007, 07:15 PM

Hopefully Live-Evil will be on hand to pick it up. Central Anime so far has only done stuff that's out on LD/DVD (plus I hate how they letterbox stuff and use "TV-safe" subtitles...).

Posted by: BOZZ Mar 29 2007, 07:55 PM

QUOTE (Nomake Wan @ Today at 10:15 PM)

Hopefully Live-Evil will be on hand to pick it up. Central Anime so far has only done stuff that's out on LD/DVD (plus I hate how they letterbox stuff and use "TV-safe" subtitles...).

Lets hope their experience with Initial D has taught to be more correct in the technical stuff... ><

Posted by: D.King Mar 29 2007, 08:39 PM

QUOTE (BOZZ @ Today at 7:55 PM)

Lets hope their experience with Initial D has taught to be more correct in the technical stuff... ><

yeah...
it better be good...
well, i'm pretty sure it's gonna be great so nothing to worry about

Posted by: outlaw-2 Apr 2 2007, 01:44 AM

Heads up!

Akio looks so similar to Takumi... BUt Reina looks better from the manga counterpart. Now I'm looking forward.

Posted by: BOZZ Apr 2 2007, 07:50 AM

That's not too shabby... But yeah Akio really looks a lot like Takumi... o.O

Posted by: Hatch Guy Apr 2 2007, 09:09 AM

Long lost brother for Takumi....jk. Reina looked much better from the manga.

Posted by: Chidoki Apr 2 2007, 09:49 AM

Well it is still the first picture frame (much like just a sketchbook) so we will see how it will really look like when the anime starts moving.

Posted by: aiman15 Apr 2 2007, 10:10 AM

Wow thanx guys, for the comic.

Wow, i cant wait to watch this anime. I use to love Street Highway Racing (well there is an area famous with rich underage kids racing in my country) n watch Shuto Kousuko Trial series.

Oh ya, to me it is a mystery. Do u guys found the mp3 for this video ???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vQ2nWDQaiQ

Posted by: Hatch Guy Apr 2 2007, 11:39 AM

QUOTE (aiman15 @ Today at 10:10 AM)

Nope but i just rip a copy of the video's audio as a means to actually having a copy of it.

Posted by: fuji_tak Apr 2 2007, 11:52 AM

Posted by: BOZZ Apr 2 2007, 11:56 AM

Well it's definitely an improvement.

Posted by: Hatch Guy Apr 2 2007, 12:33 PM

I wonder if they will be using similar sound effects they use in Initial D such as the turbo spooling and stuff like that. I really want to watch a trailer!

Posted by: s12drifter Apr 2 2007, 02:53 PM

awww this is so freakin coool! when dose it come out i must know! damn that's such a cool game

just watching the vid got me all Excited about the game i must know the release date.

anyway what system's is it for?

Posted by: Hatch Guy Apr 2 2007, 03:19 PM

QUOTE (s12drifter @ Today at 2:53 PM)

awww this is so freakin coool! when dose it come out i must know! damn that's such a cool game

just watching the vid got me all Excited about the game i must know the release date.

anyway what system's is it for?

Are you excited about the game or the anime?

You can get the Wangan Midnight game for PS2 if you have a modded ps2.

Anime will be released in JPN on June 8*

*Read from previous posts

Posted by: s12drifter Apr 2 2007, 04:13 PM

is there ANY possiable way that the game will come in english and by the way i hope namco/bandai don't get in to this i think they suck(my opinion). the only game from bandai/namco that's good IN MY OPINION is ace combat 4,5,and zero.
and inyuasha.

Posted by: APX Apr 2 2007, 04:52 PM

No, they most likely wont come out with an english version of it on any home console. The only way to play it on a home console is to either have it modded or have a imported console.

Posted by: Nomake Wan Apr 2 2007, 06:15 PM

QUOTE (aiman15 @ Today at 1:10 PM)

Dude, wrong section. This is the thread about the Anime. Go to the Wangan Midnight forums and there's a WHOLE THREAD devoted to what you're asking, INCLUDING a link to the song. Search, please.

Also, to those asking about an English version of the game, you should know that the PS2 game is based on the very first arcade game. So similar to Initial D Special Stage... the game kinda sucks.

Fun, sure. But don't expect it to be amazing.

Posted by: s12drifter Apr 2 2007, 06:28 PM

awww and i had my hope's up and all oh well. AT LEAST IT HAS DRIFTING IN IT! and i

drifting. lol. man that suck's though guess i'll have to go for the mod for the ps2.

Posted by: outlaw-2 Apr 2 2007, 07:43 PM

It's ironic that Wangan Midnight was actually meant to be a highway racing that does not contain any form of drifting, only grip. Of course, that's what I observed in the manga. The 'drifts' in the manga are actually near spin outs or absolute loss of control.

Posted by: Godigy Apr 2 2007, 08:19 PM

QUOTE (Nomake Wan @ Yesterday at 10:15 PM)

Fun, sure. But don't expect it to be amazing.

You got a link for that thread you mention. I cant find it.

Posted by: s12drifter Apr 2 2007, 08:20 PM

yeah you know your kinda right i was watching a vid and the guy was hitting about :/ 175 mph or more.

Posted by: Nomake Wan Apr 2 2007, 08:20 PM

QUOTE (Godigy @ Today at 11:19 PM)

You got a link for that thread you mention. I cant find it.

It's right on the first page of threads...

https://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=23408

Posted by: NightKidR32 Apr 3 2007, 01:49 AM

From first impressions, Reina looks awesome, as does the Devil Z. But Akio...not so much.

Posted by: HashiriyaR32 Apr 4 2007, 05:36 PM

QUOTE (outlaw-2 @ Apr 2 2007, 10:43 PM)

Even the Shutokou Battle Series, which the original WM game was based on, was about grip racing. As for the sounds, I hope they get them right, especially the engine note of an air-cooled flat-6.

Posted by: mark4000 Apr 6 2007, 11:02 AM

QUOTE

The series will be produced by OB Planning, the same studio behind the production of the Initial D anime series.[1] Keiichi Tsuchiya (土屋圭市) will be help with editorial supervision on this series as well.

well well. If the same team that made Initial D's anime version is gonna do this plus technical supervision from Tsuchiya Keiichi himself, then I'll definitely be expecting big things from this anime.

Seeing the 3DCG model of the Devil Z was enough to excite me about this already. lol

I doubt we'll be expecting something similar to Maximum Tune though since I've heard from a friend of mine who actually read the manga that Akio loves crashing the Devil Z after almost every race he's been.

Posted by: Hatch Guy Apr 9 2007, 03:00 PM

It would be interesting if they put a special guest appearance of Tsuchiya in Wangan Midnight anime like they do in Initial D First Stage and Shutokou Battle Movies.

Posted by: HashiriyaR32 Apr 10 2007, 10:52 AM

Tsuchiya a MAIN character (not just a cameo) in SKT2 & 5 IIRC.

Posted by: mark4000 Apr 13 2007, 04:39 PM

I just realized this but does anyone know what kind of soundtrack will we be hearing in the anime. I know the same guys who did initial D will make this but it doesn't exactly mean that we'll also be hearing more Eurobeat right?

Or are they going to use more Trance music created by Yuzo Koshiro?

Soundtrack similar to the console versions?

or maybe they're going to do something totally original? (i highly doubt it and it'll probably suck if they did >_> )

Posted by: Hatch Guy Apr 13 2007, 07:23 PM

I would hope they used trance or techno, since its more fast paced.

Posted by: BOZZ Apr 14 2007, 01:24 PM

QUOTE (Hatch Guy @ Yesterday at 11:23 PM)

I would hope they used trance or techno, since its more fast paced.

They probably will, considering it's the kind of music they use in the games, right?

Hmmm, interestingly enough the team that is listed as doing the 3D CG is the production house that did all of Initial D with the exception of Fourth Stage.

Posted by: mark4000 Apr 14 2007, 03:33 PM

I guess the production team won't be having too much of a hard time with this one unlike in initial D when it comes to the CG animations since Wangan Midnight races aren't as "flashy" as ID races. Cars in Wangan almost always keep running on straight roads afterall.

Posted by: fuji_tak Apr 29 2007, 04:36 AM

http://img253.imageshack.us/my.php?image=22765177qo6.jpg

Posted by: HashiriyaR32 Apr 29 2007, 01:33 PM

Hope to see some action on the C1 Kanjousen.

Posted by: Taku_E70 May 2 2007, 08:18 PM

Think they will just focus on like.. character and storyline maybe.

I hope they keep building on the storyline and dont lose it like ID did.

-taku

Posted by: fuji_tak May 3 2007, 11:19 AM

nice

porsche vs fairlady Z
user posted image

Posted by: Fast May 3 2007, 12:09 PM

From what I've seen, the cel-shading on the cars look like sex.

Posted by: GAARA May 4 2007, 11:22 PM

YES!!! Can't wait for the New Belt Line Clockwise races

Posted by: mark4000 May 5 2007, 03:52 AM

beltline??? I doubt it. The only races I've seen in the manga happen only in the wangan line. I also doubt if they'll be any different from the 10 second races of F&F.

Posted by: HashiriyaR32 May 5 2007, 04:42 PM

There's one race that takes place in the C1 Kanjousen.

Posted by: GAARA May 6 2007, 06:21 PM

QUOTE (mark4000 @ Yesterday at 3:52 AM)

beltline??? I doubt it. The only races I've seen in the manga happen only in the wangan line. I also doubt if they'll be any different from the 10 second races of F&F.

I only mentioned it because it's the most boring track in the game lol

Posted by: Ramaj May 6 2007, 08:52 PM

well they will probably have to show stuff in other places, i mean.. imagine if initial d all the races were on akina for the whole series.. it would be boring..

now granted, they can get around this if they not only show the racing aspect, but go into the peoples lives as well, like have akio get in a car accident and be taken to the hospital and there is the doctor and akio is like "YOU!!!!" and the doctor be like "god damnit kid, i knew you were gonna crash again" and then they go race or something..

i mean they have to branch out otherwise it will stale and fail as a series..

but they can show other highways like when people take their cars out for test runs go on like C1 and have akio like going to visit his cousin in the country and wind up racing some guy down hakone... things like that...

have like wangan be the home track but other stuff happening elsewhere also.

Posted by: DKW May 7 2007, 12:42 AM

The biggest problems with making this "story-based" is that the principal characters...well, besides racing, they hardly have any story. Not only that, but none of the easy templates...ferocious rivalry, love triangle, unrequited crush, scrappy underdog beating increasingly tougher challenges...are present here.

The main issue, IMO, is that this basic premise is almost a complete 180 from the standard shonen model. The young hero receives the ultimate weapon/tool/item/ability almost from the very beginning. From that point, he not only instantly ceases to be an underdog, he becomes the man to beat, and everyone knows it and is out to get him because of that. The established, well-known, universally respected sempai figure (Tatsuya Shima) not only is the best at what he does and initially much better than the young hero, he always remains at or near the top, never giving way. In other words, even if an anime company wanted to invent a plot or character out of whole cloth, it'd be a massive challenge just fitting it into this model.

As long as the race scenes are convincing (lots of traffic, tremendous speed, nerves constantly on edge, and big wrecks) and there's a reasonable amount of non-racing plot, I'm happy. Still no reason not to look forward to this.

And yes, Reina does look pretty. Can't wait to see Rikako. No offense, but she's practically mannish in the manga.

Posted by: mark4000 May 7 2007, 12:47 AM

the only stories I see in the manga were when they introduce characters. A few volumes after those....well........nada...none.....zip.....

QUOTE

And yes, Reina does look pretty. Can't wait to see Rikako. No offense, but she's practically mannish in the manga.

LOL. I actually thought Rikako was a man the first time I saw her in the manga. >_<

Posted by: xiao May 7 2007, 03:48 PM

QUOTE (DKW)

As long as the race scenes are convincing (lots of traffic, tremendous speed, nerves constantly on edge, and big wrecks) and there's a reasonable amount of non-racing plot, I'm happy. Still no reason not to look forward to this.

Agreed, you took the words right out of my mouth.

QUOTE (Ramaj)

i mean they have to branch out otherwise it will stale and fail as a series..

Well, they hired the same director of 4th Stage, so that pretty much leaves any hopes of character development out. But let's not kid ourselves, they're making this show for the same audience who read the manga. 20 something year old Japanese guys that probably spend more time at Denny's than at 2ch. Not exactly anime fans per se, but that's precisely why we're looking forward to this. Cut the emotions and snip the melodrama; just give me unabashed mechanic jargon, high speed trance, and two cocky protagonists. Isn't that why we like Wangan in the first place.

Posted by: MAD MAX May 7 2007, 04:24 PM

As long as I see good/realistic racing and Akio working on his car, I'm happy. Wangan Midnight is a technical racing manga and I hope its going to be the same with the anime.

As for the storyline, I think they will focus on Akio and his Z. They will probably show different opponents practicing and tuning their cars to beat Akio or Tetsuya on the expressways.

Posted by: Akira May 7 2007, 07:17 PM

The cell-shading MUST be done by the guys that did the stuff in ID, looks like it jumped out of the same anime. XD

Posted by: Dflowen May 7 2007, 07:39 PM

Akio better lose in his races or it will be like Initial D where Takumi wins every races against an advanced car. Hope it's not a predictable anime ...."Oh look Akio can't lose he's the main character..." Or maybe Takumi and D Appear on the highway or crossover hahaahah.

Posted by: mark4000 May 7 2007, 08:29 PM

QUOTE

to be frank, I really have to agree with you there. Besides, too much story and Wangan might just end up like F&F and we obviously dont want that now do we?

QUOTE

first 4 volumes of the manga and Akio never won a single race against Tatsuya. Not even on the Devil Z. He also kept crashing alot

and I mean ALOT!!

Posted by: Hatch Guy May 12 2007, 04:11 PM

I found some more pics for the anime from wmexpressway.net

Posted by: InitialDRulz May 13 2007, 12:16 AM

if so you want to know Wangan Midnight Express Way (wmexpressway.net) is hosted by the admins of IDW. what a shock xD

Posted by: Black_MKII May 13 2007, 04:52 AM

Wow.
cant wait till its out, it looks good too.

Posted by: haspieuw May 13 2007, 05:49 AM

who is in charge for the animation ?
cuz it looks really good

Posted by: Rudy May 13 2007, 10:08 AM

It looks like Fourth Stage.

-_______________-;;;

Posted by: ukfan May 13 2007, 02:25 PM

This looks really good. Having recently read whats been translated off the manga, I am looking forward to this.

The style is remarkable similar to 4th stage which i liked so thats a plus. As for character designs, we'll just have to wait and see.

Posted by: haspieuw May 13 2007, 02:34 PM

QUOTE (Midnight Dorifuta @ Today at 10:08 AM)

It looks like Fourth Stage.

-_______________-;;;

here is the reason why both look similar
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1199

Posted by: mark4000 May 13 2007, 03:43 PM

woah.......those pics look exactly like the manga ones..........=_=" (not a good thing for me)

I hope they'll look better in motion...........

Posted by: Hatch Guy May 14 2007, 11:07 AM

QUOTE (InitialDRulz @ Yesterday at 12:16 AM)

if so you want to know Wangan Midnight Express Way (wmexpressway.net) is hosted by the admins of IDW. what a shock xD

I didn't even know about that.

Thanks for pointing that out to me.

Posted by: MAD MAX May 18 2007, 10:15 AM

Here is the official website for the WM anime.

http://www.ppvj.co.jp/anime/0706wanganmidnight/index.html

Posted by: haspieuw May 18 2007, 10:52 AM

the charas pics are small but they look very good

Posted by: Fast May 19 2007, 03:10 AM

I like the overall feel of the characters.

Posted by: DXPetti May 26 2007, 10:04 PM

something to tie me off till new initial D (if there will be any)

Posted by: Hatch Guy May 28 2007, 12:29 PM

What group is gonna supply the raw for WM?

I must watch the raws

Posted by: Dflowen May 28 2007, 01:09 PM

Does anybody know the specifications of Akios Devil Z??

Posted by: Rudy May 28 2007, 01:18 PM

QUOTE (haspieuw @ May 13 2007, 06:34 PM)

here is the reason why both look similar
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1199

Ah, thanks for the tip. Really appreciate it.

I wonder why they didn't go with the crew that animated the opening to the PS2 game.

Posted by: samtruong200 Jun 4 2007, 02:38 PM

sooo is this still coming out on friday?

Posted by: Yellow Jun 4 2007, 03:07 PM

QUOTE (samtruong200 @ Today at 6:38 PM)

sooo is this still coming out on friday?

i hope so. i can't wait.

Posted by: kazahana Jun 5 2007, 04:03 AM

it's premiering in japan this friday, people.
I dont expect to get to watch it soon though

Posted by: mark4000 Jun 5 2007, 04:08 AM

As usual, I'm gonna have to wait for the subs.

(that's if anyone is willing to sub it)

Posted by: jimmy_396_jimmy Jun 5 2007, 03:13 PM

! this friday already! i can't wait, even though i can't understand a word of japanese i'll still dl it

Posted by: megamonkey@hotmail Jun 6 2007, 02:18 AM

QUOTE (jimmy_396_jimmy @ Yesterday at 3:13 PM)

! this friday already! i can't wait, even though i can't understand a word of japanese i'll still dl it

THATS THE SPIRIT!!! never give up.
it's gona rock!
anyone looked around and seen if any of the subing people r gona do it?

Posted by: Nomake Wan Jun 6 2007, 05:39 AM

QUOTE (megamonkey@hotmail @ Today at 6:18 AM)

anyone looked around and seen if any of the subing people r gona do it?

It's guaranteed. I mean, come on now. Haven't people been waiting for this for years and years? Someone's gotta pick it up.

Posted by: Hatch Guy Jun 6 2007, 10:48 PM

When the raws come out is anyone gonna post the BT link?

Posted by: BOZZ Jun 7 2007, 12:49 AM

It airs this Saturday... As for subbers... No one is listed on AndrewLB... same goes for Animesuki, at least no one has mentioned it in the small Wangan anime thread they have there...

Posted by: Nomake Wan Jun 7 2007, 05:32 AM

QUOTE (Hatch Guy @ Today at 2:48 AM)

When the raws come out is anyone gonna post the BT link?

Just lurk http://tokyotosho.com/. It'll be there.

Posted by: Godigy Jun 7 2007, 09:49 AM

Cant wait for the anime. Been waiting for *YEARS* I tell you!

Posted by: Red Suns FC3S Jun 7 2007, 03:49 PM

well we have ony a few hours till it comes out. It's 8:46 AM in Japan right now on a saturday. I just got off the phone with my girlfriend who is lucky enough to stay a week in advance in Japan with some rich friends before she goes and does her study abroad ::shakes fist:: by tommorow morning our time East Coast it should be out on bt.

I'm actually excited. I alway had a tiony soft spot for classic Z's. But, i've never told anyone. They are stil lcool cars imo.

Anime list here does not say who will be subbing it yet : http://www.andrewlb.com/fansub/pukiwiki.php?Spring%202007

Posted by: JC51 Jun 8 2007, 02:55 AM

Omg look what hot version is coming out with. oh this is gonna be great.

http://www.bestmotoring.jp/HV/087/

Posted by: HashiriyaR32 Jun 8 2007, 03:38 AM

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

user posted image

They couldn't find a Testarossa so they sourced a more recent F512M instead.

Posted by: dmhc69 Jun 8 2007, 03:42 AM

QUOTE (Red Suns FC3S @ Today at 9:49 AM)

well we have ony a few hours till it comes out. It's 8:46 AM in Japan right now on a saturday.

it should be 8:40pm FRIDAY right now. not saturday.

Posted by: outlaw-2 Jun 8 2007, 04:06 AM

QUOTE (HashiriyaGDB @ Today at 3:38 AM)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

user posted image

They couldn't find a Testarossa so they sourced a more recent F512M instead.

The F512M is the correct Testarossa the manga varaint of Wangan Midnight was using.

Posted by: mark4000 Jun 8 2007, 06:01 AM

that's a sweet looking line up you have there. But where's the white Reina GTR?

Posted by: Fast Jun 8 2007, 08:37 AM

The site for the PS3 game is complete. A new trailer is also on it, with some footage from the anime.

http://www.genki.co.jp/games/wangan_ps3/index.html

Posted by: Red Suns FC3S Jun 8 2007, 08:49 AM

nothing on the raw yet? i checked tokyo tosho....no go

Posted by: Ayako Watanabe Jun 8 2007, 10:07 AM

Has the raw version been released yet?

Posted by: Dat Chau Jun 8 2007, 11:53 AM

I thought it was the 15th that it was releasing?

Posted by: Nomake Wan Jun 8 2007, 01:13 PM

QUOTE (Red Suns FC3S @ Today at 12:49 PM)

nothing on the raw yet? i checked tokyo tosho....no go

God damn, you're as bad as the guys in GD who were waiting on Battle Stage 2. Patience!!!! Just because something played in Japan does NOT guarantee that it'll instantly appear on BT!!

Posted by: Red Suns FC3S Jun 8 2007, 02:24 PM

uh....dude... i am patient...I just asked a simple question and that was mid day before anybody else asked the question...so now I'm just waiting for a raw to show up. that's all. Don't frame me as the whiney 15 yr old...

- Slade

Posted by: Nomake Wan Jun 8 2007, 02:37 PM

lulz. Well if you're lurking Tokyotosho, it'll show up sooner or later. Maybe it'll be you who announces it.

Posted by: dmhc69 Jun 8 2007, 04:11 PM

QUOTE (Dat Chau @ Today at 5:53 AM)

I thought it was the 15th that it was releasing?

so did i. 6月15日（金）was the only date i could pull up on this. and thats NEXT week.

and even if it was today, its still like 8AM in japan right now, so you'll still have to wait at least another day for it.

Posted by: Dflowen Jun 8 2007, 05:04 PM

Not yet almost there. Hope Raw by tonight.

Posted by: Red Suns FC3S Jun 8 2007, 05:20 PM

QUOTE (Phoenix Wright @ Today at 5:37 PM)

lulz. Well if you're lurking Tokyotosho, it'll show up sooner or later. Maybe it'll be you who announces it.

if i see it b4 anybody else... ill be sure to post it.

Posted by: DXPetti Jun 8 2007, 10:35 PM

Maybe a releases thread should be made (& pinned) so people don't have to scour this thread to find the RAW and SUB of the episodes?

Posted by: Nomake Wan Jun 8 2007, 10:39 PM

Or maybe the first post of this thread will be edited similar to what happened back when Fourth Stage was coming out?

Posted by: dmhc69 Jun 9 2007, 12:52 AM

QUOTE (Phoenix Wright @ Today at 4:39 PM)

Or maybe the first post of this thread will be edited similar to what happened back when Fourth Stage was coming out?

that would definately be ideal.

in fact, when i was looking for info before, i checked the first post of this topic before anything. it makes searching for stuff a lot easier.

Posted by: Fast Jun 9 2007, 01:36 AM

According to the Animax site, it airs on the 9th. I guess they pushed it back at the last minute

http://www.animax.co.jp/feature/index.php?program=NN10000452

Posted by: bROCKoLEE Jun 9 2007, 03:55 AM

Well it's already 9:30PM over here down under in Sydney, Australia so if the release date for the 9th is anything to go on then it's probably safe to assume that the episodes has probably already aired or is going to very soon, as Japanese and Aussie timezones are fairly similar. Don't quote me on this but if i recall correctly then i think Japanese timezones are faster by 3 hours than here in Sydney give or take.

BUT REJOICE PEOPLE! SD Project have announced plans to sub this! XD
http://www.andrewlb.com/fansub/pukiwiki.php?Spring%202007
Wangan's all the way at the bottom of the list so just scroll down to it

QUOTE

Maybe a releases thread should be made (& pinned) so people don't have to scour this thread to find the RAW and SUB of the episodes?

QUOTE

Or maybe the first post of this thread will be edited similar to what happened back when Fourth Stage was coming out? wink2.gif

QUOTE

that would definately be ideal.

in fact, when i was looking for info before, i checked the first post of this topic before anything. it makes searching for stuff a lot easier.

Ideas and suggestions noted!

Posted by: FinToy-83 Jun 9 2007, 04:22 AM

hmm.. as soon as eng sub version is available, I'm volunteering to translate it to finnish

Posted by: dmhc69 Jun 9 2007, 04:31 AM

QUOTE (bROCKoLEE @ Today at 9:55 PM)

Don't quote me on this but if i recall correctly then i think Japanese timezones are faster by 3 hours than here in Sydney give or take.

its actually one hour behind, they're GMT+9 while we're GMT+10.

Posted by: bROCKoLEE Jun 9 2007, 04:36 AM

lol, reason why i said not to quote me on the matter lol

Posted by: outlaw-2 Jun 9 2007, 05:03 AM

Well, I'm GMT+8, so yeah, the shows long over, if considering the episode to be 30 minutes long... It's already 9pm here, so Japan's should be 10pm.

Posted by: Hatch Guy Jun 9 2007, 09:13 AM

I hope theyre uploading the Raws right now.

Posted by: Titiuu Jun 9 2007, 12:19 PM

Argh, i want it bad. Hope it's good

Posted by: Dflowen Jun 9 2007, 12:46 PM

Looks like no Wangan Midnight raw. I want to hear Takumi's voice on Shima.

Posted by: dmhc69 Jun 9 2007, 05:05 PM

i'm still betting it airs next weekend. though i wouldnt be unhappy if it didnt!

Posted by: DXPetti Jun 9 2007, 06:18 PM

QUOTE (bROCKoLEE @ Today at 3:55 AM)

BUT REJOICE PEOPLE! SD Project have announced plans to sub this! XD
http://www.andrewlb.com/fansub/pukiwiki.php?Spring%202007
Wangan's all the way at the bottom of the list so just scroll down to it

Sweeeeeet, thats great news bROCKoLEE (

another aussie swing!)

Posted by: SmGy Jun 9 2007, 11:39 PM

First episode is up on http://tokyotosho.com/

Posted by: Hatch Guy Jun 9 2007, 11:41 PM

YAY!!!! WOOOHOO!! WM!!

Posted by: jimmy_396_jimmy Jun 9 2007, 11:43 PM

Awesome! downloading now

Posted by: dmhc69 Jun 10 2007, 12:23 AM

just wondering, did they air two episodes at once? or just the one?

Posted by: fuji_tak Jun 10 2007, 01:16 AM

Posted by: outlaw-2 Jun 10 2007, 02:51 AM

Heads up!

http://tracker.danomac.org/torrents/[Q-R]_Wangan_Midnight_ep_01_(ANIMAX_XviD_640x360_120fps_PRE)_[CDD50D2A].avi.torrent

Posted by: dmhc69 Jun 10 2007, 02:56 AM

for anyone interested:

user posted image

i'd post a few screencaps too but i'd rather not whore up this thread just yet.

Posted by: xdriftx Jun 10 2007, 03:04 AM

lol that screen looks a lot like Initial D.

Posted by: dmhc69 Jun 10 2007, 03:09 AM

QUOTE (xdriftx @ Today at 9:04 PM)

lol that screen looks a lot like Initial D.

if you think that looks like initial D, then i think these next few shots might fool you into thinking you're watching it, too!

user posted image

WTFOX! TOHRU!?

user posted image

WTFOX! RYOUSUKE!?

user posted image

WTFOX! TAKUMI!?!?!?!

Posted by: Tessou Jun 10 2007, 03:34 AM

Anyone that can possibly upload this as avi or something would be awesome in my book. Bittorrent has never worked for me, so I'm screwed d/l'ing it that way.

Posted by: awdrifter Jun 10 2007, 03:49 AM

Just watched ep.1 raw, great music, good animation. The racing scenes really give me the Initial D feel, I love it so far. I understood most of if, but what did they say about the engine?

SPOILER

Posted by: dmhc69 Jun 10 2007, 03:55 AM

awdrifter, i think the answer to your question can be found in the translated manga. i cant remember it word for word, but its definately in there.

Posted by: FinToy-83 Jun 10 2007, 05:21 AM

I'm downloading this right now! *bouncy* I whis there would be subs already..

Posted by: outlaw-2 Jun 10 2007, 06:12 AM

Well, I took notice some familiar cars in the episode that were cameos.

-Ferrari Testarossa (Spotted for a split second)
-Subaru SVX (Spotted as a scrap car. The same friggin colour that was continuously haunting in Initial D as well)
-Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86) [Was spotted for a split second)
-Toyota Corolla Levin (AE86)
-Mini Cooper
-Ford Cosworth (?)

Well other than the usuals....yeah...

Posted by: bROCKoLEE Jun 10 2007, 06:33 AM

QUOTE (71m07hySm17h @ Nov 8 2006, 12:06 PM)

Anime summary from http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3915,plnhcp,wangan_midnight.html

QUOTE

A never-ending challenge exists for racers addicted to the insatiable desire for "Speed".

The protagonist, Asakura Akio, finds a Fairlady Z at a car junkyard, and is fascinated by it. It is a car with a terrible past called â€œDevil Zâ€. He restores the Z, and drives it on the capital freeway to race against people who want to be the fastest of the freeway. Racers such as the surgeon, Shima Tatsuya, who drives a Porsche 911 Turbo called â€œBlack Bird of the Gulfâ€, and the fashion model, Akikawa Reina, who drives a GT-R 32

Official Website: http://www.ppvj.co.jp/anime/0706wanganmidnight/
Total Episodes: N/A
OP Theme Song(s): "lights and any more" by "TRF"
ED Theme Song(s): "Talkin' bout good days" by "Mother Ninja"
Fansubbing Group(s): SD Project

Much like Initial D, Wangan Midnight will also be produced by OB Planning and have Keiichi Tsuchiya serve as an editorial supervisor. The show will begin broadcast on Animax (2007-06-08) and SKY PerfecTV! (2007-06-15) respectively, and will be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay-per-view.

This first post and thread will be updated as more episodes are released along with further news and information regarding the show.

I strongly urge everybody, to please, be patient and allow a suitable amount of time for the release of the raws and/or subs before asking for their whereabouts. Raws tend to be uploaded within a few days after an episode has aired, where as the release of a subbed episode can range anywhere between a couple of days to months after the episodes air date. So once again, I ask of you to please be patient and refrain yourselves as much as possible while waiting for the release of the raws and/or subs. This thread and post will be updated ASAP to notify you of any episode releases.

Download links:

http://tracker.danomac.org/torrents/%5BQ-R%5D_Wangan_Midnight_ep_01_(ANIMAX_XviD_640x360_120fps_PRE)_%5BCDD50D2A%5D.avi.torrent (torrent)

[EDIT LOG]
11/06/07, bROCKoLEE: First post successfully hijacked! lol =P

[Special Thanks]
https://idforums.net/index.php?showuser=16620
https://idforums.net/index.php?showuser=20050

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http://www.animenewsservice.com/

Scroll down a tad, I hope this is real, if true, I can't wait for spring!

As requested, the first post has now been officially hijacked! lol =P

Posted by: FinToy-83 Jun 10 2007, 06:41 AM

way to go, big B. I enjoyed of the episode despite the lack of subs, but as far as i can tell, it was loyal to the manga.

Posted by: kazahana Jun 10 2007, 07:17 AM

yay thanks big B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm downloading XD

Posted by: fuji_tak Jun 10 2007, 07:30 AM

Torhu miata MX5 lol.
But an MX5 in wangan road what the hell it does there lol.

Animation cars in wangan it's great but the music is not like eurobeat. I don't like it. And link i thank, in wangan there isn't a lot technic like in initial D. always more power...

Posted by: bROCKoLEE Jun 10 2007, 07:43 AM

lol, no prob guys, but really though, credits should go to https://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=28289&view=findpost&p=814630 and https://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=28289&view=findpost&p=814668 for the earlier heads up

All i did was just hijack the first post lol =P

Posted by: Hatch Guy Jun 10 2007, 08:18 AM

I can't wait for ep.2, Ep.1 was cool, but I would like to see Reina maybe in the next episode.

Posted by: Nomake Wan Jun 10 2007, 09:08 AM

QUOTE (outlaw-2 @ Today at 10:12 AM)

You spotted the SVX too!!!!!

I spotted two more nice cars though (Loved the Sierra Cosworth):
-1991 Subaru Legacy SS (NICE!!!!)
-198X Toyota Celica XX

Dude, this Anime is AWESOME for car cameos!!!! I can only hope that as the show progresses we get more!!!!!!

That said... @#^*&^&(*! CAN'T END THAT WAY!!!! NEED EPISODE 2 NOW!!!!!

Posted by: Red Suns FC3S Jun 10 2007, 09:10 AM

this is what i get for goint to my friends house to get drunk for his graduation lol...BTW, thanks bozz for the link in aim.

appreciated.

Posted by: Fast Jun 10 2007, 10:27 AM

The only problem I have with it is the music. The music wasn't bad but it could have definitely used a Trance/Progressive soundtrack like MaxiTune. I don't think Eurobeat would work on the Wangan line as well as it did on the mountain passes in ID. Everything else was simply awesome. I didn't hear the Devil Z's cool BOV sund though, or does Akio install it later?

Posted by: BOZZ Jun 10 2007, 10:28 AM

Oh snap... This is going to be some interesting tidbit for you all...

The show was previewed on Animax yesterday, but will only really start airing next Saturday on pay-per-view, where the plan is to show two episodes per month. I’ll give it a few more episodes at least.

Posted by: mrs86 Jun 10 2007, 10:43 AM

Whats up you guys long time no see,man like the initial D type animation and the music,it really fits the series just like the arcade and the opening wow,it made me want to play tokyo extreme racers allover again.it least it a good distraction ontill the 5th stage comes out.after watch this am going to upload the live action one.

Posted by: SilviaSlider Jun 10 2007, 10:54 AM

someone put on youtube...Please

Posted by: Xtreme Drifter Jun 10 2007, 10:55 AM

Someone could upload the episode to the youtube? The second episode of Wangan was released too?

Posted by: W.A.R Jun 10 2007, 11:28 AM

I saw the first episode it was good but I cant understand a damn thing that killed it for me

I'll wait til they sub the episodes.

Posted by: BOZZ Jun 10 2007, 11:28 AM

From what I understand only the one episode was aired, since it was a preview episode... Next weekend both episodes air...

Posted by: Tessou Jun 10 2007, 11:40 AM

https://youtube.com/watch?v=vcq_8etA7L8

Not bad, not bad. Now all I need to see is the actual show, dammit!

Posted by: W.A.R Jun 10 2007, 11:44 AM

QUOTE (Tessou @ Today at 11:40 AM)

Not bad, not bad. Now all I need to see is the actual show, dammit!

But the show is not even subbed

Like I siad before I watch it but man I was not into it cuz of language barrier.

Oh I have a great feeling tokyopop will dub this woot! hahaha

Posted by: Tessou Jun 10 2007, 11:46 AM

Not understanding Japanese would be your problem and not mine. My problem is that Bittorrent is a b*tch for me, and what with the only link to the episode being a torrent, I'm f**ked for now.

Posted by: W.A.R Jun 10 2007, 11:50 AM

QUOTE (Tessou @ Today at 11:46 AM)

Not understanding Japanese would be your problem and not mine. My problem is that Bittorrent is a b*tch for me, and what with the only link to the episode being a torrent, I'm f**ked for now.

Use Bittornado its like I think the opposite of bittorrent

Some people use bittorent cuz it works for their comptuer

And some use Bittornado cuz that works for their computer

My computer is more better at using bittorent than bittornado.Or unless are you talking about those episode where you right click and save I dunno about those.

Posted by: Yellow Jun 10 2007, 11:54 AM

QUOTE (W.A.R @ Today at 3:50 PM)

i use utorrent because it's so simple to use.

Posted by: haspieuw Jun 10 2007, 01:45 PM

any news about the subbers ?

and did i just spot an 86 at the end of the opening ??

Posted by: HashiriyaR32 Jun 10 2007, 03:09 PM

On the issue of clients, I"ve gone through 4 clients

First was regular BitTorrent (Jul 2004 - Oct 2004)
Then came BitTornado (Oct 2004 - Jun 2005)
After that was Azereus (Jun 2005 - Aug 2006)
And now I'm using BitComet (Aug 2006 - )

Posted by: BOZZ Jun 10 2007, 03:35 PM

All that is known at the moment is that SD Project is planning on subbing Wangan Midnight.

Posted by: W.A.R Jun 10 2007, 03:40 PM

QUOTE (haspieuw @ Today at 1:45 PM)

any news about the subbers ?

and did i just spot an 86 at the end of the opening ??

Nah it was not a 86....some honda old school one

Posted by: haspieuw Jun 10 2007, 04:21 PM

QUOTE (BOZZ @ Today at 3:35 PM)

All that is known at the moment is that SD Project is planning on subbing Wangan Midnight.

thats good to hear

but i thought that l&e will sub it

QUOTE

Nah it was not a 86....some honda old school one

you are right, i was an old honda
i was mistaken with the backlights

EDIT : Editorial Supervision: Keiichi Tsuchiya (Hot Version Editorial Dept.)

didnt expect this !!!

and Shinichiro Miki as Tatsuya Shima

i am already enjoying this before i watch the show

Posted by: Nomake Wan Jun 10 2007, 04:30 PM

Tessou, I'll upload the episode to Sendspace for you and whoever else wants it. Agreed; not understanding Japanese is not a problem for everyone here, guys.

That said, looks like it's going the Initial D Fourth Stage route with two episodes on PPV every month (though Initial D had two months, I think).

Cool, it'll be nice to see episode 2.

Posted by: Red Suns FC3S Jun 10 2007, 04:38 PM

so same airing deal 2 episodes every other month?

Posted by: Nomake Wan Jun 10 2007, 04:47 PM

Every month, not every other month. Which means less wait!! Woo!

EDIT: Episode 1, uploaded to Sendspace. http://www.sendspace.com/file/l9voo3

Posted by: bROCKoLEE Jun 10 2007, 05:58 PM

QUOTE (71m07hySm17h @ Nov 8 2006, 12:06 PM)

Anime summary from http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3915,plnhcp,wangan_midnight.html

Official Website: http://www.ppvj.co.jp/anime/0706wanganmidnight/
Total Episodes: N/A (unconfirmed)
OP Theme Song(s): "lights and any more" by "TRF"
ED Theme Song(s): "Talkin' bout good days" by "Mother Ninja"
Fansubbing Group(s): SD Project

Much like Initial D, Wangan Midnight will also be produced by OB Planning and have Keiichi Tsuchiya serve as an editorial supervisor. The show will begin broadcast on Animax (2007-06-08) and SKY PerfecTV! (2007-06-15) respectively, and will be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay-per-view. Two episodes are scheduled to air per month.

This first post and thread will be updated as more episodes are released along with further news and information regarding the show.

I strongly urge everybody, to please, be patient and allow a suitable amount of time for the release of the raws and/or subs before asking for their whereabouts. Raws tend to be uploaded within a few days after an episode has aired, where as the release of a subbed episode can range anywhere between a couple of days to months after the episodes air date. So once again, I ask of you to please be patient and refrain yourselves as much as possible while waiting for the release of the raws and/or subs. This thread and post will be updated ASAP to notify you of any episode releases.

Download links:

http://tracker.danomac.org/torrents/%5BQ-R%5D_Wangan_Midnight_ep_01_(ANIMAX_XviD_640x360_120fps_PRE)_%5BCDD50D2A%5D.avi.torrent (Torrent)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/l9voo3 (Sendspace)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=vcq_8etA7L8 (Youtube)

[EDIT LOG]
11/06/07, bROCKoLEE: First post successfully hijacked! lol =P
11/06/07, bROCKoLEE: Updated with a Sendspace link to eps 1 raw, a Youtube link to the OP and ED themes along with an extra fact that two episodes will broadcast every month.

[Special Thanks]
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Scroll down a tad, I hope this is real, if true, I can't wait for spring!

First post updated guys!

Thanks to Tessou (OP and ED Youtube link), BOZZ (Two episode per month info) and Phoenix Wright (Uploading the raw onto Sendspace)!

Also if you guys don't like me quoting the first post every time there's an update or find it annoying to scroll through then just say so and i'll stop lol =P

Posted by: Nomake Wan Jun 10 2007, 06:11 PM

QUOTE (bROCKoLEE @ Today at 9:58 PM)

Also if you guys don't like me quoting the first post every time there's an update or find it annoying to scroll through then just say so and i'll stop lol =P

Friendly suggestion: just do like in the Fourth Stage threads from way back and mention (like Perry used to) that the first post has been updated with links/information/etc. That should work.

Posted by: mark4000 Jun 10 2007, 06:44 PM

Just watched the raw. Quality is great as expected from OB planning. I dont know about you guys but I think the music actually fits the racing scenes because the races here aren't as dynamic as the ones in Initial D so I feel that it's a good thing they didnt use fast paced eurobeat tunes.

Fortunately for me, the script is similar to the manga most of the time so I just watched the thing while reading the manga lol. However, it seems they added a few scenes as well as alter and delete some that where in the manga. (i.e. Eriko wasnt with Tatsuya during the race at the end of the episode)

Anyways. It looks like this'll be a good anime to look forward to but I guess not much to get too excited about unless you really like Wangan Midnight alot.

Hopefully, I wont get to see major alterations to the story when it reaches the later episodes like in Initial D but this is just a personal preference more than anything else.

Posted by: HashiriyaR32 Jun 10 2007, 06:50 PM

WTH at lookalike of Tohru's Roadster?

And anyone notice that the first time Akio starts the engine and gooses the gas a few times, the BOV sound is the same as Nakazato's R32?

Posted by: Tessou Jun 10 2007, 07:12 PM

Many thanks for the raw link, N1! I'm loving every minute of this ep!

Posted by: dmhc69 Jun 10 2007, 07:23 PM

QUOTE (mark4000 @ Today at 12:44 PM)

Fortunately for me, the script is similar to the manga most of the time so I just watched the thing while reading the manga lol.

wow, i just watched the episode again following it with the translated manga, and its VERY similiar. i mean, even some of the scenes look identical to that of the manga!

Posted by: 08TTGSL Jun 10 2007, 09:36 PM

i just saw this today and i am speech less. this anime was perfect!!

Posted by: Rayn Jun 10 2007, 11:55 PM

dl'ing, thanks. curious to see how this is.

Posted by: mark4000 Jun 11 2007, 01:33 AM

Do anyone of you feel like the making of the CG animations on this anime is probably abit easier and faster than the ones in Initial D? I dunno... After watching 4th stage then this, it just crossed my mind all of a sudden.

Posted by: DXPetti Jun 11 2007, 02:25 AM

The dark music that played when the Porsche turned up was great. Just set the mood perfectly. I do see many similarities with Initial D but I am thanking god the lead character doesn't sound anything like Takumi (that would be horrid).

Looking forward to ep2 (and subs for ep1)

EDIT: That was a preview episode

That sounds about right. IIRC the main character totals his first car (300zx?) and thats when he picks up the Devil Z? (corrent me if I am wrong)

Posted by: JC51 Jun 11 2007, 02:30 AM

yeah the music is really good. I wanted to ask, the second music just after the intro; does anyone know it.

Posted by: mark4000 Jun 11 2007, 02:38 AM

QUOTE

IIRC the main character totals his first car (300zx?) and thats when he picks up the Devil Z? (corrent me if I am wrong)

i dont think so. He never recked the 300ZX. He was just outrunned by the BlackBird and went out looking for upgrades the next day but instead, spots the S30Z in the scrapyard. The same happened in the manga.

Posted by: Sanae Jun 11 2007, 02:43 AM

Finished watching the raw last night and, asides the fact that I actually understood a fair bit of it, I like the way it feels a lot like the Fourth Stage of Initial D. It's highly reassuring to see the same level of quality in the animation and the fact that they've improved a lot the manga's character design which, I confess, it kind of put me off reading it in the first place.

I hope they keep it up!

Posted by: mark4000 Jun 11 2007, 02:46 AM

QUOTE

the fact that they've improved a lot the manga's character design

OH HELL YEAH! Kudos to them for actually making Reina look HOT for once!

Posted by: HashiriyaR32 Jun 11 2007, 03:40 AM

but I am thanking god the lead character doesn't sound anything like Takumi (that would be horrid).

Probably won't happen since Akio crashes quite a few times while trying to tame the Z's power, but he always manages to walk away with minor scrapes and blood injuries.

Posted by: Ramaj Jun 11 2007, 03:53 AM

I didn't even see reina except for like in the opening and it wasn't a good enough look to judge since I was paying more attention to the animation style than the actual character at the time.

although akio looks pretty good. if he got the surgery he'd be fair game.

anyways, I like the animation and like the story, and even though it's in japanese I already know what goes on in this part so it's fun to know the story but not the exact lines and just make up new lines that still follow the same plot and story.

Posted by: Sanae Jun 11 2007, 05:06 AM

QUOTE (mark4000 @ Today at 12:46 PM)

OH HELL YEAH! Kudos to them for actually making Reina look HOT for once!

Hey, I didn't mean it in THAT sense but hey, while we're at it, Akio sure looks much better in the anime than he does in the manga. Can't wait to see how they carry on with the story. So far, it looks like they're sticking quite closely to the manga and I'm only too happy that they are.

Posted by: mark4000 Jun 11 2007, 05:16 AM

lol. Dont get me wrong. I'm just glad that they didnt stick to that aweful early 90s look. Although I have to admit that the characters look quite dull compared to the ones in 4th stage IMHO.

Posted by: Xtreme Drifter Jun 11 2007, 05:28 AM

Anyone knows where I can download the wangan midnight in manga?

The animation is good, like initial D. I think the Wangan Midnight looks almost like Initial D. The best friend of Akio reacts like Itsuki, Akio has the same spirit of Takumi, however... Shimo looks like Bunta, but it has Takumi's voice, (

) maybe Ryosuke voice would be better with Shimo, but it's ok.

At the final, I liked the first episode of Wangan Midnight, and I am waiting to see what will happen next, since I never read/saw the manga of the Wangan Midnight.

Posted by: JC51 Jun 11 2007, 07:22 AM

Does anyone know the second music, right after the intro. I really like it.

I looked at the ending, and i think its called "A-bee - feedback landing"

I searched the internet without result. I realise its maybe not out yet (or nobody heard of it) but just wanted to ask in case if anyone heard of this group.

Posted by: Slade Jun 11 2007, 08:26 AM

I just saw the 1st episode and wow

....altho it didnt have subs....but its up on Youtube right now....anymore cuz that is awesome

Also does anybody have the intro?

Posted by: Red Suns FC3S Jun 11 2007, 08:54 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcq_8etA7L8

If you want, I'll make a nice mov file later (kisses his mbp and caresses his final cute stuido 2 box) I'll even color correct it! lol

Posted by: zomg Jun 11 2007, 09:04 AM

In case anyone is wondering about the opening song, TRF - Lights and any more, it will apparently be released on TRF's next single/album in August.

Posted by: Nomake Wan Jun 11 2007, 09:51 AM

I've got a little present for all of you nice forum members. I dedicate this to IDW's sister site, https://wmexpressway.net. *ahem*

GENTLEMEN, BEHOLD!

http://a.scarywater.net/omfg/%5BOMFG%5D_Wangan_Midnight_-_01_%5B7DC7CD86%5D.avi.torrent

I spent about four hours this morning and actually managed to finish subbing the whole episode in one sitting. That said, there's absolutely no fancy-ness in the subs, I didn't do any karaoke, I didn't translate newspaper clippings in annoying kanji, and honestly the encode could be better.

But right now... I doubt any of that matters. For the moment the release is bittorrent-only as it's just barely too large for SendSpace. I'll see what I can do about getting the filesize down.

Until next time,
Phoenix Wright, AKA Nomake Wan
One Man Fansub Group

Posted by: Chidoki Jun 11 2007, 09:58 AM

It's already brilliant what you've done Boss!! I couldn't say enough of how great of having subs already up within a day so thx.

Posted by: Sanae Jun 11 2007, 10:08 AM

QUOTE (Xtreme Drifter @ Today at 3:28 PM)

Anyone knows where I can download the wangan midnight in manga?

You can download it http://www.wangan-midnight.com/download/index.html They've got up to Series 4, chapter 3. But you've probably seen it already at the https://idforums.net/index.php?showtopic=23694&st=0 discussion thread, ne?

To Phoenix: you're a star! Thanks so much for all the effort you've put into subbing the episode so quickly. Also, thanks for the link, I didn't know there were forums for WM too!

Posted by: haspieuw Jun 11 2007, 10:29 AM

@Phoenix Wright
damn i had the same expression when i saw the link!!! OMFG

Thanks you very very much !

EDIT : LOL just saw it on TT

Posted by: Fast Jun 11 2007, 10:31 AM

Thanks a lot Nick!

Posted by: FinToy-83 Jun 11 2007, 10:40 AM

Kyaa, Phoenix-samaa! *establish a shrine in one corner of his room.. almost* thousand thanks!

Posted by: Nomake Wan Jun 11 2007, 11:18 AM

Oops, I made some boo-boos. Darn. Oh well, v2 will have better compression too. But I'll wait for the REAL raws to come out next week before releasing v2.

Episode Title: The Devil Z
Kanji at beginning: Several Months Earlier
@21:00: "That Asakura guy was famous on the Wangan up until two years ago."

Missed those. Sorry guys.

Posted by: Sanae Jun 11 2007, 11:31 AM

Phoenix: at the speed you gave us this, do you think any of us is going to dare to be picky? It's a 'well done and thank you, sir' regardless of any wee mistakes you might have made.

Posted by: BOZZ Jun 11 2007, 01:14 PM

Well it was done in a somewhat fast manner, there are bound to be mistakes, however I look forward to future episodes if N1 is up to it...

Posted by: lance Jun 11 2007, 01:44 PM

yay!!! thanks!

didnt even know this was out

was this done by the same people who did stage 4? the style look kinda similiar

edit: oo nvm, it is

anyone have the op/ed in mp3 format please?

Posted by: Red Suns FC3S Jun 11 2007, 02:49 PM

http://a.scarywater.net/omfg/%5BOMFG%5D_Wangan_Midnight_-_01_%5B7DC7CD86%5D.avi.torrent

????? yours Perry?

Edit: OMFG it is yours... lol well in case you missed it heres the link again.

Posted by: BOZZ Jun 11 2007, 03:27 PM

Just to let you guys know, check the first post of this thread for updates on Wangan Midnight (i.e. OSTs/episode releases/fansubbed episode releases).

Posted by: Dat Chau Jun 11 2007, 04:11 PM

I guess I'll try to put up a direct download of the V1 of the movie file. Should be up around 2-4 hours.