Wangan Midnight character Akio Asakura used to drive a red Nissan 300ZX (Z31) until he was defeated by Tatsuya Shima's Blackbird.
In the Wangan Midnight series, a character named Tatsuya Shima drives a black Ruf CTR Yellowbird, thus known as the Blackbird.
Also, in Gaming, the Alcyone SVX appeared in various games such as Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo and Bandai Namco's Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune.
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Portions of the Osaka highway are featured in Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3, and Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3, 3 DX, and 3 DX+.
Due to this infamy, the Wangan is the setting for several entertainment properties, such as the manga and arcade game Wangan Midnight, video games Shutokou Battle and Gran Turismo 5 and the movie series Shuto Kousoku Trial.
The series is something of a predecessor to works like Initial D and Wangan Midnight, with its touge racing, aero parts tuning, and anime-style "Story Mode".