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unusual facts about Akagi, Gunma



Akagi, Gunma

Akagi is the home of the fictional Takahashi Brothers (street racers who drive two generations of the Mazda RX-7), and serves as the home course of the Akagi Redsuns (later reformed as Project D).

Amagi-class battlecruiser

Amagi and Akagi were both intended for conversion, but an earthquake damaged the hull of Amagi so extensively that the ship was scrapped.

Ashizuri-class combat support ship

The Ashizuri was planned to support for two large-sized carriers (Akagi, Kaga and Shōkaku class) in the battlefield.

George Iida

Akagi (1995) - the first of two feature film adaptations of the manga of the same name.

Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi

Her name was previously given to the Maya-class gunboat Akagi.

Joe Shishido

When Akagi died in a go-karting accident, Nikkatsu needed a new action star, and Shishido was selected.

Kōzuke Province

Since the characters for Kōzuke are more commonly read "Ueno," Gunma Prefecture's Japan Rail stations do not use it as a name prefix, using "Gunma" instead.

Mount Akagi

Mount Akagi is also featured in the street racing game Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift 2.

Servant x Service

A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Yasutaka Yamamoto began airing on ABC on July 4, 2013 and were later aired on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, Hokkaido Broadcasting Company, Chukyo TV, BS11 and AT-X.

Zawa...Zawa...Za..Zawa......Zawa

The single's title comes from a Japanese onomatopoeia for uneasy muttering or "buzz", used frequently by Akagi author Nobuyuki Fukumoto.


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