Anime like Initial D SECOND STAGE

Wangan Midnight

Studio: A.C.G.T. , OB Planning
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sports

Based on a seinen manga by Kusunoki Michiharu serialised in Young Magazine.

One day, Akio Asakura, a third year high school student, is driving his Fairlady Z (Z31) and is challenged by Tatsuya Shima, a doctor, in his black Porsche 964 Turbo (nicknamed the "BlackBird"). With a friend in the passenger seat and two girls in the back, Akio pitifully tries to win, but is defeated. Determined to become faster, he goes to the junkyard to buy parts for his car, when he sees a pristine, unscratched midnight blue Fairlady Z (S30) in the junkyard. Intrigued as to why such a machine is about to be junked, he buys it. He soon finds that the car is unnaturally fast due to a tuned L28 engine, bored and stroked to 3.1 liters combined with twin turbos, which produces 620bhp. He also finds that all of the car's previous owners had unfortunate accidents in it, starting with the first owner's death. The manga follows Akio's various encounters, though the central plot revolves around his constant battle with the BlackBird for superiority.

Tags: Cars , Urban , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Photography , CGI

MF Ghost 2nd Season

Also known as MF GHOST Season 2.

Studio: Felix Film , Avex Pictures , Kodansha , Animax Broadcast Japan , Crunchyroll , Sammy , JIN
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

The second race in the MFG tournament at the notoriously difficult Lake Ashinoko track is underway. Though his car is severely disadvantaged in terms of horsepower, tune-ups to Kanata Katagiri's Toyota 86 GT allow him to quickly soar into a qualifying position. However, torrential downpour on the final day of racing brings tire traction woes and causes all drivers to struggle.

Thanks to the environment he grew up in and his extensive training, Kanata surprises everyone when he is able to pull ahead of the pack—albeit with some very risky maneuvers. However, there are still two formidable competitors ahead of Kanata: last race's winner Michael Beckenbauer and Lake Ashinoko record holder Kouki Sawatari. But even if Kanata can close the gap, he still needs to watch out for the drivers in his rearview preying on even a single mistake that they can take advantage of.



Tags: Cars , CGI , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Female Harem , Heterosexual

MF Ghost

Also known as MF GHOST.

Studio: Avex Pictures , Felix Film , Kodansha , Animax Broadcast Japan , Crunchyroll , Sammy , JIN
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

202X A.D., a future beyond Initial D.

Self-driving cars are in widespread use in Japan, and public roadways are used for auto racing. In such an era, a race called MFG has become popular around the globe. Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini… Participants are invited to race with their fastest cars. One such participant, a British racing school graduate, Kanata Rivington, returns to Japan to achieve his goal.



Tags: Cars , Primarily Male Cast , Heterosexual , Seinen , CGI , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Love Triangle , Detective , School

capeta

Studio: Studio Comet , Delfi Sound , TV Tokyo , Sotsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

Taira Kappeita, or Capeta, was a 4th grader boy. He had lost his mother when he had been very little. Although he pretended to be tough in front of his father, actually he felt lonely. One day, his father brought junk parts home from his workplace and made a racing cart. Soon, they went to a circuit to drive the cart. However, Capeta found that its frame was bent and it could hardly run straight. But, with his technique he managed the cart. Furthermore, he followed soon after the fast cart and he could nearly leave it behind. The driver in the cart was Minamoto Naomoi, the champion of the East Japan Junior Cart. Looking at their chase, Naomi’s mother, Minamoto Nanako, advised Capeta to take part in the official race.



Tags: Cars , Shounen , Coming of Age , Primarily Child Cast , Male Protagonist , Time Skip , CGI , School , Work , Idol