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... more>> 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.

Note: The story gets its roots from the actual street racing that occurs on Tokyo's Shuto Expressway, one stretch of which is known as the "Wangan", literally meaning "bay side" (although it is generally used to refer to the freeway), the longest, straightest road in the entire country. Of course, there's also lots of traffic to contend with, including a fair number of heavy trucks. Because of this, the action is inherently hazardous, and wrecks are common. Blown engines are also a frequent hazard, especially with the extreme-high power engines.

Won the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 1999. <<less

This new story features the adventures of the new main character, Shinji Ogishima (who debuted in the last chapters of the original story), and his... more>> friend, Nobu Setoguchi, both are part of "GT Cars" project which is in dispute and conflict, and must settle these problems by driving Mazda RX-7s around Shuto Expressway, and meeting with Tatsuya Shima. <<less

Detailing the adventures of two friends interested in shakotan, the Japanese term for lowriders.

Ogata Kiwa is a mediocre male university student you can find anywhere. Not skilled at job hunting, he is always scolded by his hardworking girlfriend Mahiro. Kiwa has a secret he hasn't told anyone about. --He carries the "power to make wishes come true".... more>>

But this dangerous power goes hand in hand with compensations. It's a secret he silently carries inside himself. However, once he opens up to Mahiro about the existence of this power, little by little, the gears of their fates go amiss. <<less

When J, the man everyone fears, returns to town, the city's delinquents are in an uproar. Some challenge him, some try to use him, some try to get close to him. Where will J end up at the end of the long struggle...?... more>>

Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine from 1983 to 1984.

Volume 1 released in September 1984.

Volume 2 released in February 1985. <<less