MF Ghost (Anime)

## MF Ghost

* Visual 1
* Visual 2

Second Season: 2024

**MF Ghost** (MFゴースト *"MF Gōsuto"*) is an anime adaptation of the manga of the same name by Shuichi Shigeno . It is directed by Tomohito Naka and animated by Felix Film, and premiered on October 2, 2023. A Second season is confirmed in Turn12 giving a released date in 2024.

## Plot

In the future from "Initial D", the year is 202X A.D. in Japan, where self-driving cars have become widespread. In such an era, an automobile race on public roads is being held. The race, popular all over the world, is called MFG, and the fastest cars such as Porsche, Ferrari, and Lamborghini are competing one after another. Meanwhile, Kanata Rivington, a driver who graduated from a racing school in England, is participating in the race to fulfill a certain purpose.

## Production

An anime adaptation of MF Ghost was announced on January 3, 2022, with a promotional video released along with the launch of a dedicated website and Twitter account. However, leaks of such an adaptation were seen as far back as December of the year prior. The first promotional video for the anime contained primarily shots of the vehicles to be used in the anime racing and a few glimpses of the scenery.

On May 5, 2022, the second promotional video for the anime was released. The PV revealed the production staff as well as the animation studio adapting the material, as well as improved CGI models for the cars and a teaser of Kanata at the end. The song "*Manifold Love*" by Hotblade was used as the song in the PV, confirming the use of Eurobeat within the anime. Kanata and Ren's character designs were also revealed on the anime's website.

From November 11th to December 31st, 2022, multiple images of the CGI models of multiple cars were released on the MFG Twitter account. These included Kanata’s 86, Shun’s R35, Michael’s 718, Daigo’s Huracan, Kouki’s A110, Kakeru’s Exige, Nozomi’s 4C, a drone, Kaito’s 488 GTB, Yudai’s R8, Jackson’s 911, Yosuke’s GT-S, Kazuhiro’s Civic Type-R, Takuya’s M6, E. Hänninen’s LC-500, and Sena’s GR Supra.

On January 3, 2023, the third promotional video for the anime was released, revealing more staff members, the main cast, and returning cast members from the Initial D series. The song, "*Break Out Fire*" by Mega NRG Man was used as the background song in the PV.

On May 20, 2023, it was confirmed that the American anime streaming service Crunchyroll would be licensing the series on its streaming platform in all territories except Asia. This confirmation established that a subtitled version of the anime would be released in English, French, Arabic, Spanish, German, Italian, and Portuguese, which were all made available on the respective YouTube channels of their respective countries' languages.

On July 5, 2023, the fourth promotional video was released, revealing the anime's air date sometime in October 2023, and the opening song "JUNGLE FIRE" by Yū Serizawa featuring rapper MOTSU. The promotional video and the MF Ghost website also revealed the anime's ending theme song "Stereo Sunset" by Himika Akaneya (Prod. AmPm) as her solo debut single.

A pre-screening of the first episode was shown courtesy of Crunchyroll at both Anime Expo 2023 and Fanexpo Canada 2023. A pre-screening event of the first 2 episodes of the anime was held on September 1, 2023 at TOHO CINEMAS Hibiya in Chiyoda City. Yuma Uchida (voice actor of Kanata Katagiri (Kanata Livington)), Tomohito Naka (Director), and Masafumi Mima (Sound Director) made a stage appearance at the event as speakers.

## Staff

### Main Staff

* Character Design: Naoyuki Onda
* Chief Animation Director: Chiyoko Sakamoto, Naoyuki Onda & Tetsutarō Yui
* 3D Director: Hiroki Uchida
* Prop Design: Mahiru Shinya
* Art Setting: Seiko Akashi (Studio UNI)
* Color Design: Chiharu Tanaka
* Director of Photography: Kouji Hayashi (Color & Smile)
* Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose (EditZ)
* Music: Akio Dobashi
* Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
* Sound Effects: Kenji Koyama (Sound Box)
* Sound Production: Techno Sound
* Animation Production: Felix Film
* CG Animation Production: Felix Film & directrain
* Production: MF Ghost Production Committee

### Cast

* Yūma Uchida as Kanata Katagiri (Kanata Rivington)
* Ayane Sakura as Ren Saionji
* Coco Hayashi as Mami Sato
* Daisuke Namikawa as Daigo Oishi
* Daisuke Ono as Shun Aiba
* Hiroki Yasumoto as Fujin Ishigami
* Hiroshi Kamiya as Michael Beckenbauer
* Junichi Suwabe as Kaito Akaba
* Kaito Ishikawa as Yosuke Ohtani
* Kazuki Yao as Koichiro Iketani
* Kenta Miyake as E. Hanninen
* Kohsuke Tanabe as Kakeru Yashio
* Mitsuo Iwata as Itsuki Takeuchi
* Nobutoshi Canna as Kai Kogashiwa
* Osamu Hosoi as Fumihiro Joyu
* Ryota Ohsaka as Kouki Sawatari
* Shogo Sakata as Takuya Yanagida
* Shuuhei Sakaguchi as Hiroya Okuyama
* Takehito Koyasu as Ryo Takahashi
* Taku Yashiro as Sena Moroboshi
* Takumu Miyazono as Kazuhiro Maezono
* Tasuku Hatanaka as Ogata
* Tatsuki Kobe as Yoji Tanaka
* Tomokazu Seki as Keisuke Takahashi
* Tooru Sakurai as Yudai Sakamoto
* Wataru Takagi as Kenji
* Yasunori Matsumoto as Wataru Akiyama
* Yū Serizawa as Nozomi Kitahara
* Yūichi Nakamura as Jackson Taylor
* Yuko Iida as Kyoko Kurihara
* Shin-ichiro Miki as Narrator

## Music

**Opening**

* JUNGLE FIRE by Yū Serizawa feat. MOTSU

**Ending**

* Stereo Sunset by Himika Akaneya (Prod. AmPm)

**Insert Songs/Other**

* Manifold Love by Hotblade - PV 2
* Break Out Fire by Mega NRG Man - PV 3 and Turn02
* Are You Ready To Fly by Dream Fighters - PV 5 and Turn06
* Face Down by Hotblade - PV 5 and Turn08
* Do You Really Wanna Love Me by Norma Sheffield- Turn01
* Red Light and Sex by Mega NRG Man - Turn02
* Wilder Faster Louder by Dejo - Turn03
* Pull The Trigger by Bon - Turn04
* Hi Love by Jay Lehr - Turn04
* In The Eyes Of A Tiger by Dejo & Bratt - Turn05
* King Of The Century by Leslie Parrish - Turn06
* Crazy Love by Annerley - Turn06
* Anyway, Anymore by Cherry - Turn07
* The Spirit Of The Night by Deemo - Turn07
* Because Of You by Jager - Turn08
* Gotta Go by Go 2 - Turn09
* Hot Hot Racin' Car by Go 2 - Turn09
* Rock Me by Mega NRG Man Feat. Kiko Loureiro - Turn09
* Be My Queen by Derreck Simons - Turn11
* Bad Love by David Dima - Turn11
* Spitfire by Go 2 - Turn12

## Episodes

Episodes in *MF Ghost* are numbered as Turns. It was confirmed on the BD release that the anime will run for 12-episodes.

## Blu-Ray Sectors

Blu-Ray Volumes in *MF Ghost* are referred to as Sectors.

 MF Ghost Blu-ray BOX Sector 2 | Turn07 - Turn12 | February 28, 2024

## Promotional Material

### Promotional Images

#### Key Visuals

Teaser VisualOfficial Promo ArtMain VisualUsed in the official website
### Promotional Videos

TVアニメ『 -MFゴースト 』 特報PV 2023年 TVアニメ化決定！First Promotional VideoTVアニメ『-MFゴースト 』第二弾PV “ユーロビート編”Second Promotional VideoTVアニメ『MFゴースト 』第三弾PV ｜2023年TVアニメ放送開始！Third Promotional VideoTVアニメ『MFゴースト』 第四弾PV｜2023年10月～TOKYO MX、テレビ愛知、読売テレビ、RKB毎日放送、アニマックスほかにて放送開始！Fourth Promotional VideoTVアニメ『MFゴースト』 第五弾PV｜『頭文字D』後継作Fifth Promotional Video
#### Crunchyroll Trailers

MF GHOST - OFFICIAL TRAILERThird Promotional Video
English SubtitledMF GHOST - OFFICIAL TRAILER 2Fourth Promotional Video
English Subtitled
### Advertising

Advertisement at Kaihimmakuhari Station
(January 2022)Booth at the 2022 Tokyo Auto SalonExhibition at Fuji Speedway
(August 2022)Sign at the entrance of the Felix Films studio
(November 2022)Advertisement at Kaihimmakuhari Station
(January 2023)Booth at the 2023 Tokyo Auto SalonMain Visual at the 2023 Osaka Auto Messe along with the MFG GR86 Concept
(February 2023)Booth at FUJI 86/BRZ STYLE 2023
(September 2023)Tie-up project with City of Odawara, includes MF Ghost themed manholes and banner flags
(September/October 2023)【TVCM】GR86「THE FR」×アニメ「MFゴースト」 TV Commercial Collab between Toyota, MF Ghost, and Initial D
## Trivia

* Kanata's 86 in the first PV is seen with headlight washers contrary to the manga, where they are missing
	+ This was changed in the later PVs
* In the trailers released by Crunchyroll, there're some errors in the subtitles. This happens in all translations.
	+ At minute 1:09 Tanaka announces that only 10 drivers will pass to the final, what is incorrect, in total 15 drivers will pass, Kanata and the divine 15. This is repeated in all translations.
	+ At minute 1:17 Fumihiro asks to call Ryosuke, but in each translation they wrote the name differently.
		- In English and German Ryosuke is called "Yusokue".
		- The English subtitle says "Call Yusokue's phone ASAP", using the abbreviation of the phrase "As soon as possible" instead of the phrase itself.
		- In Spanish, Portuguese and French, Ryosuke is called as "Yosuke", which generates confusion as Yosuke is another character in the series, Yosuke Othani.
	+ At minute 1:23 Ogata says "If I make it back safely, I'll feel able to smile and hug you", when he should say "If he makes it back". This only happens in the Spanish trailer.

## External Links

* Official Website
* Official Twitter
* Official Youtube

## References

1. ↑ https://mfg-anime.com/story/#/
2. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-03/tv-anime-of-initial-d-successor-mf-ghost-confirmed-with-teaser/.181201
3. ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2220018/full/
4. ↑ https://hypebeast.com/2021/12/initial-d-sequel-mf-ghost-anime-leaks-surface-info
5. ↑ https://mfg-anime.com/news/detail.php?id=1099514
6. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-05/initial-d-successor-anime-mf-ghost-reveals-staff-eurobeat-soundtrack-with-2nd-video/.185349
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/mfg\_anime/
8. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-03/mf-ghost-anime-3rd-video-unveils-cast-more-staff-initial-d-cameos/.193542
9. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-20/crunchyroll-licenses-rent-a-girlfriend-season-3-horimiya-the-missing-pieces-5-more-anime/.198238
10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=mf+ghost+crunchyroll
11. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-05/mf-ghost-anime-reveals-4th-video-theme-songs-october-debut/.200000
12. ↑ https://mfg-anime.com/en/news/detail.php?id=1109480
13. ↑ https://mfg-anime.com/story/#/1001211
14. ↑ https://mfg-anime.com/en/news/detail.php?id=1111506