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2 unusual facts about Akagi


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).

George Iida

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


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.

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.

Mount Akagi

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

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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