Where does Wangan Midnight take place?

Tokyo’s Bayshore Route
Story. The series revolves around street racing on Tokyo’s Bayshore Route (Japanese: 湾岸, Hepburn: Wangan), as well as other roads on the Shuto Expressway network.

Is Wangan Midnight and Initial D in the same universe?

The characters live in the parallel universe of Initial D Wangan Midnight focuses on straight line speed, Initial D features Touge Battles; Wangan Midnight has European cars but not Initial D. In fact, the voice actors of the two main characters are the exact same guys from Initial D.

Are Initial D and Wangan Midnight connected?

The last pre-launch live stream for Initial D The Arcade revealed a surprising collaboration with Wangan Midnight. While the two Japanese racing manga series have have competing arcade games, this marks the first time ever a collaboration will be held between the two franchises.

Is Wangan Midnight anime finished?

The anime began airing in Japan on June 8, 2007 on the anime satellite television network Animax, produced by OB Planning. The Wangan Midnight comic book series ended with issue #42 but it has been followed with a brand new arc called Wangan Midnight C1 Runner (湾岸ミッドナイト C1ランナー).

Is Wangan Midnight based on a true story?

The Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune and Tokyo Xtreme Racer video game series are inspired depictions of the street racing conducted by the team. Although members were sworn to secrecy, some people speculate that many of the members were famous tuners.

Is Wangan Midnight better than initial D?

Wangan midnight just flat out has more variety of its cars than Initial D. Initial D seems to follow a straightforward formula when it comes to the cars, 80s and 90s Japanese cars. Wangan on the other hand has a WAAAAAY more diverse car roster.

Who is Bunta Fujiwara based on?

Keiichi Tsuchiya (土屋圭市, Tsuchiya Keiichi, born January 30, 1956) is a Japanese professional race car driver.