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The buildings and the Wangan are also rendered in CG as if it were the PS3 or arcade game. The races are also in CG, though it doesnвЂ™t really look as cel shaded as 4th Stage, but the style accurately portrays the features of the cars, and the corresponding engine sounds. Hell, heвЂ™ll even wear the red jacket like he does on the cover of Rebel Without a Cause. I like how Akio tends to be a white shirt and jeans kind of guy, and the way heвЂ™s drawn, itвЂ™s like heвЂ™s an anime version of James Dean himself. So the awkward designs will probably turn off people, but I donвЂ™t think it should really overall negate the anime as a whole. Yeah, itвЂ™s really nothing cutting edge, nor is it really over the top. The art design will of course look more dated since the original manga came out in 1992 and is sticking true to the original designs.

Well, the character designs share an obvious resemblance of Initial DвЂ™s, but simpler looking.

It does create a sense of curiosity of whether or not there is something possessing the Z, but its history and its tuning has a certain aura to it that attracts the characters, thus moves the story. But the drama thanks to the back-story of the Devil Z, is odd but engagingly driven in its own right.

#Wangan midnight film series#

But because the series is seriously technical, chances are you may be turned off by it because it gets really deep and I know a lot of people were turned off by this in Initial D because it was used as a riddle for foreshadowing thus made it very confusing to those not familiar with cars, but with Wangan Midnight, I felt itвЂ™s presentation made it like an auto class. There is heavy duty tech speak, but I felt it was really easy to understand because it demonstrates the explanations hand in hand very effectively. As for the main characters, I felt their personalities were too strong and established to make any significant development throughout the course of this anime, but I think it was mostly about the relationships and interactions that were more of the central focus. But regardless, these characters were likeable and engaging. But in the end, they seemed more like filler or side story characters, and felt the anime could have focused on other things instead. However, I felt there were some characters that had no use or contribution to the progression or establishment of the story, though they had an interesting origin and develop individually. In the case of Akio, he has to repeat a year of high school because he ditches to make money for his car. I really like how the racing lifestyle and car obsession results in consequences to the normal lives of the characters and in relation to those around them. The anime has great character exploration. Yes, consequences of that kind of story telling makes the pace slow, but it gives chances to focus and introduce other characters and their relationships which the anime is truly about. How you get into it, it will be either hard or easy to accept, but I feel this presentation was done for the right reasons even though it will take awhile to get into this anime. I felt that things got exciting way too much at the end and it leaves you wanting for more, but I guess thereвЂ™s the manga to make you satisfied which IвЂ™m now getting into. The 1st portion of this series will be repetitive and slow, but itвЂ™s done for the purpose to build suspense, motivate development, and establish the story. I donвЂ™t blame anybody for doing so, but if youвЂ™re going to watch this with expectations based on Initial D, then youвЂ™re going to watch it for all the wrong reasons. Obviously, your 1st reaction so far will be youвЂ™re thinking Initial D.