MF Ghost (MFゴースト "MF Gōsuto") is an anime adaptation of the manga of the same name by Shuichi Shigeno . Directed by Tomohito Naka and animated by Felix Film, it premiered on October 2, 2023. A second season was confirmed in Turn12 of the anime, and premiered on October 6, 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.[1]
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.[2][3] However, leaks of such an adaptation were seen as far back as December of the year prior.[4] 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.[5][6]
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.[7]
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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]
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.[11]
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 Rivington)), Tomohito Naka (Director), and Masafumi Mima (Sound Director) made a stage appearance at the event as speakers.[12]
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
- 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
- Takumu Miyazono as Kazuhiro Maezono
- Tasuku Hatanaka as Ogata
- Tatsuki Kobe as Yoji Tanaka
- Tomokazu Seki as Keisuke Takahashi
- Tooru Sakurai as Yudai Sakamoto
- 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.[13] It was confirmed on the BD release that the anime will run for 12-episodes.[14]
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Challenger from England (英国からの挑戦者(チャレンジャー), Eikoku kara no chōsensha (charenjā)) |
October 2, 2023 |
2 | The Shocking New MFG Generation (衝撃のMFG新世代, Shōgeki no MFG shin sedai) |
October 9, 2023 |
3 | The Kamaboko Straight (カマボコストレート, Kamaboko Sutorēto) |
October 16, 2023 |
4 | Tire Management (タイヤマネジメント, Taiya Manejimento) |
October 23, 2023 |
5 | Teamwork (連携プレー, Renkei Purē) |
October 30, 2023 |
6 | The Tragic Rallyist (悲運のラリースト, Hiun no Rarīsuto) |
November 6, 2023 |
7 | The Man in the 4 Car (4号車の男, 4 Gōsha no Otoko) |
November 13, 2023 |
8 | The Voice Callout (音声(ボイス)カウント, Onsei(Boisu)Kaunto) |
November 20, 2023 |
9 | The 300kph Dogfight (時速300キロのドッグファイト, Jisoku 300 Kiro no Doggufaito) |
November 27, 2023 |
10 | Update (アップデート, appudeーto) |
December 4, 2023 |
11 | The Genius Awakens (天才覚醒, tensai kakusei) |
December 11, 2023 |
12 | Inherited Perception (うけつがれた感覚, uketsugareta kankaku) |
December 18, 2023 |
Blu-Ray Sectors[]
Blu-Ray Volumes in MF Ghost are referred to as Sectors.
Title | Episodes | Release Date |
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MF Ghost Blu-ray BOX Sector 1 | Turn01 - Turn06 | January 26, 2024 |
MF Ghost Blu-ray BOX Sector 2 | Turn07 - Turn12 | February 28, 2024 |
Soundtrack Albums[]
Title | Release Date |
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MF Ghost Presents Super Eurobeat × Original Soundtrack New Collection | February 28, 2024 |
Promotional Material[]
Promotional Images[]
Key Visuals[]
Character Designs[]
Promotional Videos[]
Crunchyroll Trailers[]
Advertising[]
(September/October 2023)
Differences between the anime and manga[]
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 are 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[]
References[]
- ↑ https://mfg-anime.com/story/#/
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-03/tv-anime-of-initial-d-successor-mf-ghost-confirmed-with-teaser/.181201
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2220018/full/
- ↑ https://hypebeast.com/2021/12/initial-d-sequel-mf-ghost-anime-leaks-surface-info
- ↑ https://mfg-anime.com/news/detail.php?id=1099514
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-05/initial-d-successor-anime-mf-ghost-reveals-staff-eurobeat-soundtrack-with-2nd-video/.185349
- ↑ https://twitter.com/mfg_anime/
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-03/mf-ghost-anime-3rd-video-unveils-cast-more-staff-initial-d-cameos/.193542
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-20/crunchyroll-licenses-rent-a-girlfriend-season-3-horimiya-the-missing-pieces-5-more-anime/.198238
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mf+ghost+crunchyroll
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-05/mf-ghost-anime-reveals-4th-video-theme-songs-october-debut/.200000
- ↑ https://mfg-anime.com/en/news/detail.php?id=1109480
- ↑ https://mfg-anime.com/story/#/1001211
- ↑ https://mfg-anime.com/en/news/detail.php?id=1111506