The MF Ghost racing anime will begin airing in Japan on October 1 (effectively October 2 at 12 AM JST), an announcement has revealed.
The October premiere window was announced back in July along with the release of a new trailer.
MF Ghost is based on the Kodansha-published manga by Initial D‘s Shuuichi Shigeno, which began in 2017 and has 17 tankoubon volumes as of June 2023. The series is serialized in Weekly Young Magazine and published under the Yanmaga KC Special label.
The story is set in the 2020s of Initial D‘s world, where self-driving cars are common in Japan. During this time, a race known as MFG has been gaining popularity across the world. Kanata Rivington, a graduate of a British racing school, returns to Japan to achieve a certain goal.
Yuuma Uchida and Ayane Sakura are voicing the lead characters Kanata Katagiri/Kanata Rivington and Ren Saionji, respectively. Other cast members include Daisuke Ono as Shun Aiba, Hiroshi Kamiya as Mikhail Beckenbauer, Daisuke Namikawa as Daigo Oishi, and Junichi Suwabe as Kaito Akaba.
Some returning Initial D names include Yasunori Matsumoto as Wataru Akiyama, Tomokazu Seki as Keisuke Takahashi, Mitsuo Iwata as Itsuki Takeuchi, Kazuki Yao as Koichiro Iketani, Wataru Takagi as Kenji, and Nobutoshi Canna as Kai Kogashiwa.
MF Ghost is directed by Tomohito Naka (New Initial D the Movie Legend 3: Dream, New Initial D the Movie Legend 2: Racer), with other staff including:
• Series composer: Kenichi Yamashita (Hensuki: Are You Willing to Fall in Love with a Pervert, as Long as She’s a Cutie?)
• Scriptwriters: Yamashita and Akihiko Inari (Inazuma Eleven GO: Galaxy)
• Character designer and chief animation director: Naoyuki Onda (Inuyashiki)
• Chief animation director: Chiyoko Sakamoto (Otherside Picnic)
• 3D director: Hiroki Uchida (Salaryman’s Club 3DCG director)
• Music composer: Akio Dobashi (New Initial D the Movie Legend trilogy)
• Animation production company: Felix Film
• CG animation production: Felix Film and directrain
Source: @mfg_anime
