Oct 10
Bandai Namco Experience said on October 9 that member information on the Wangan Midnight Arcade Portal for the arcade racing game Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR PLUS may have been leaked after unauthorized external access at operation contractor Commune. Exposed data could include email addresses, nicknames, account names, self-introductions, profile items, affiliated groups, points, and last active dates. No unauthorized use has been confirmed, and users are being urged to change passwords and watch for suspicious emails.
Sep 2
All 26 episodes of the TV anime Wangan Midnight will stream free for a limited time on the YouTube channel Full☆Anime TV starting September 4. The release celebrates the 35th anniversary of Michiharu Kusunoki's manga, which began serialization in 1990. The 2007 anime stars Shun Oguri as Akio Asakura, who buys a Nissan Fairlady Z S30Z from a junkyard and discovers it is the Devil Z, a monster machine built by tuner Jun Kitami.
Jul 8
Angel Clover has released a collaboration watch line based on Michiharu Kusunoki's Wangan Midnight. Two models are available, one inspired by the Devil Z (Fairlady Z S30) and one by the Blackbird (Porsche 911 Turbo). Pre-orders opened July 8, with a release date of August 7, 2026, at ¥36,300 each.