List of recurring Wangan Midnight characters

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[edit] Characters

Jun Kitami

Also known as the "Devil's Tuner", he is the one that tuned both the Devil Z and the BlackBird. He laughs in the face of danger and will gladly take anything... anything... past the "safe" 600BHP mark. Has a scar on his face, presumably from a past racing incident. Compared to other tuners, he has a few strict requirements: for one, he absolutely hates fuel injection engines, favoring carburetor; even when he accepted the offer to tune the BlackBird just to make a car that can challenge Devil Z, he still complained a lot about it.

Kou Tominaga

A longtime associate of Jun and nearly as fervent in the pursuit of speed. He got the nickname "The Jet" from his racing days. Tuned the Monstrous Supra along with Akio Asakura, mainly providing the lightening carbon parts.

Takayuki Kuroki

Car: Nissan Skyline GT-R (R33)

A devoted student of street racing, he spends hours just analyzing his vast storehouse of data and coming up with strategies. He staunchly believes in the superiority of the Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 and refuses to drive anything else. His intellect is formidable, and he puts his plans into motion with absolute precision and confidence. He's one of the very few drivers who managed to get a clean one-on-one victory over Tatsuya Shima but, when facing Akio, the engine overheated and blew. Also, he is fiercely independent, and not associated with ANY tuners like some of his rivals. He shows up relatively late in the manga and quickly becomes a ubiquitous figure.

Koichi Kijima

Car: Mazda RX-7 ∞ III (FC3S) "Legendary FC"

A car enthusiast and writer for numerous famous car publications, and as such, he knows many prominent people, such as Reina. He's experienced a tremendous variety of vehicles in his career and knows how to get the most out of each one. He is highly sociable and frequently seen at parties, get-togethers, and similar functions. Even though he drove a lot of cars, he prefers a Rotary engine-equipped car, and ended up driving the legendary FC.

Keiichiro Aizawa

Car: Toyota Supra RZ (JZA80) "Monster Machine"/"Monstrous Supra"

The character who drives the Supra RZ, dubbed as the "Monster Machine" tuned by Kou Tominaga and Akio Asakura. After meeting Devil Z, he decided to chase after him. Inspired by his father who drove a MkII Toyota Supra (MA60) and was killed by a drunk driver.

Gen Sasaki (Gatchan)

Car: Toyota Celsior (UCF10)

A much-maligned character in the manga. Drives a Toyota Celsior, which is regarded as a joke in both the arcade game and the manga. His own vehicle, the Toyota Celsior (Lexus LS400) has everything from underbody lighting, to fancy emblems, to dark window tinting. Staunchly refuses to remove the air conditioner, radio, or anything that's normally removed during the lightening process. Actually a pretty good driver, although he gets clobbered every time he goes up against something built to race. Also, he is quite obnoxious, and frequently brags about the incredible upgrades he's made to psych people out.

Tomoya

Car: Honda Integra Type-R (DC2), but later switches to Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32)

A young friend of Akio's who lives with a woman named Kyoko. He works for a tuning shop known as ACE, and he tries (unsuccessfully) to "fix up" Kyoko and his fellow mechanic, Gen Goto. He drives a Honda Integra Type-R but eventually switches to his tuning shop's project car, the "ACE32R", a modified Nissan Skyline GT-R R32. He is a timid, insecure character and after trying unsuccessfully to overtake the Devil Z and BlackBird for Wangan superiority, he feels "out of place" and moves away from Tokyo. Known for the quote "I'm a person who disappears..."

Makoto Morishita

Car: Originally drives a Subaru Impreza WRX STi (GC8), later switched to a tuned Nissan 300ZX (Z32)

Another model who was friendly with Reina, she got drawn into street racing after hearing of Reina's exploits.

Oki

Car: Mazda RX-7 R-1 (FD3S)

A touge ace in the manga. Hailing from Hakone, Oki has long been unchallenged on the mountain road... until the Devil-Z came along. As such, he's decided to give it a try on racing on the Tokyo's highways.

Eiji Kamiya and Maki Kamiya:

Car: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V and VI

Two brothers from Kansai region. Eiji's the serious racer, and he's tremendously gifted. Maki has potential but for the moment mainly just tags along.

[edit] Tuning Shops

RGO:

Owned by Kazuo Ota. Infamous in the manga for tuning Masaki's monstrous FD3S Mazda RX7, and a light blue R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R driven by Kazuo and Yamanaka themselves. Kazuo is familiar with Jun Kitami and scoffs at anyone trying to chase down the Devil Z. His teenage daughter, Rikako, studies under his wing. She's inexperienced but learning, and she's even developing a taste for actual battling, driving a Nissan Silvia. A man named Yamanaka also works here, who also race with a Nissan Skyline GT-R. This shop is the one that tuned Kijima's FC.

R200 club:

Consists of (from left to right) JPP Sonoda, JAPAN Teizuka, and CCR Motoki; a ragtag alliance of speed shop owners who banded together due to their inability to beat anyone alone. Motoki acts as the leader, Teizuka acts as his crony, and Sonoda, the widest and best driver, is the "go-to guy". They all drive the Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 V-spec II... and quickly got wiped out by the Blackbird.

ACE:

Owned by Gen Goto. Tomoya works here, and they tune the Nissan Skyline GT-R exclusively.

Tominaga Speed:

Owned by Kou Tominaga. Speciality in ECU Setting and tuned Akio's Z, Tatsuya's Blackbird and Kei's Supra. More of a companion to Kitami's shop than a rival.