Ryuji Ikeda

Ryuji Ikeda (池田 竜次 "Ikeda Ryūji") is a minor character in MF Ghost. He is a former street racer and currently a member of the Odawara City Council. In the second round's final race, he joins as a guest to the livestream, commenting the race along with Yoji Tanaka.

Biography
Ryuji is the head priest of his family's temple and also runs the "Zero Academy", a motorsports school for young people. Being a member of Odawara City council, he works both to better motorsports, and to introduce district policies to improve teenage health and well-being.

In the past he used to be a raced and lead a street racing team called "Team Spiral". He used to drive a Nissan Fairlady Z Version S (Z33). During his time racing, he created a theory called "Zero Theory" in which car and driver come together to become a single entity.

From his past experience as a motorist, he has come to the conclusion that the most a human being can handle on public roads is about 350 horsepower on sunny days, and 200-250 horsepower in bad weather. He believes that the true meaning of MFG's regulations has not been properly understood.

He is a good friend of Joyu and other MFG officials.

Trivia

 * Ryuji has never been shown in the manga.