Wangan Midnight: C1 Runner

When J, the man everyone fears, returns to town, the city's delinquents are in an uproar. Some challenge him, some try to use him, some try to get close to him. Where will J end up at the end of the long struggle…? Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine from 1983 to 1984. Volume 1 released in September 1984. Volume 2 released in February 1985.

When high school student Akio Asakura loses a high speed race to a Porsche 911 Turbo known as “Blackbird,” he goes to a junkyard to find parts for his car – only to discover a blue first-generation Datsun Fairlady Z (S30), which he buys. Akio later discovers that not only is the Z tuned to 620 bhp, it’s had a dark history of unfortunate accidents with its previous owners. Making matters more complicated is the fact that the last owner shared the same name with Akio. With the “Devil Z,” Akio forms a new rivalry with the Blackbird and its driver Tatsuya Shima.

Detailing the adventures of two friends interested in shakotan, a style of modified Japanese cars.

Ogata Kiwa is a mediocre male university student you can find anywhere. Not skilled at job hunting, he is always scolded by his hardworking girlfriend Mahiro. Kiwa has a secret he hasn't told anyone about— he carries the "power to make wishes come true". But this dangerous power goes hand in hand with compensations. It's a secret he silently carries inside himself. However, once he opens up to Mahiro about the existence of this power, little by little, the gears of their fates go amiss…

By the 2010's, the Japanese racing scene is largely off the street and has moved onto the circuit thanks to heightened police enforcement. Most tuners from the old era have moved on from it, becoming everyday mechanics. Shinji Ogishima is a rising automotive journalist who aspires to revive the tuning magazine, GT Cars, in the modern era. While doing so, he encounters Nob Setoguchi. A young street racing rascal driving an FD RX-7. Who, despite being good behind the wheel, doesn't know anything technical about cars, driving, or journalism. And so Nob begins his journey as a budding car enthusiast with the revived GT Cars.