MF Ghost

MF Ghost (Japanese: MFゴースト, Hepburn: MF Gōsuto) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It is a sequel to Initial D, and is also focused on the Japanese street racing scene. The series has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine since September 2017, with its chapters collected in 18 tankōbon volumes as of October 2023. An anime television series adaptation by Felix Film premiered in October 2023.

MF Ghost
Cover of the first volume, featuring Kanata Katagiri
MFゴースト
(MF Gōsuto)
Manga
Written byShuichi Shigeno
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintYoung Magazine KC
MagazineWeekly Young Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 4, 2017 – present
Volumes18
Anime television series
Directed byTomohito Naka
Written byKenichi Yamashita
Music byAkio Dobashi
StudioFelix Film
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, TVA, ytv, RKB, Animax, TV Aichi, SBS, TSC, GYT
Original run October 2, 2023 – present
Episodes4
Preceded by

By January 2023, the manga had over 4 million copies in circulation.

Plot

The series takes place some time around the late 2020s to the early 2030s, where self-driving electric cars have replaced internal combustion ones. However, in Japan, there is a large organization called MFG, founded by Ryosuke Takahashi (from the Initial D series), who does street racing with internal combustion cars. A new rookie, Kanata Rivington (カナタ・リヴィントン, Kanata Rivūinton) who is competing with the pseudonym Kanata Katagiri (片桐 夏向, Katagiri Kanata), a 19-year-old Japanese-British young man, has showed up on the scene driving a Toyota 86, and beating European top-tier cars, such as the Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4, Ferrari 488 GTB, Lotus Exige, Alfa Romeo 4C, Lexus LC500 and Porsche 911 Carrera (991). Kanata has been trained by legendary downhill and rally racer Takumi Fujiwara (protagonist from the Initial D series) at the Royal Donington Racing School in the UK and is a Formula 4 world champion. He has only one motive: to find his long-lost father.

Media

Manga

MF Ghost is written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. The manga began in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine on September 4, 2017.[1][2][3] The series is connected to Shigeno's previous work Initial D.[4][5] In October 2018, Shigeno stated that the manga is 1/5 finished.[6] In November 2022, it was announced that the manga would enter on indefinite hiatus due to the author's poor health;[7] it resumed publication on February 20, 2023,[8] and entered on hiatus again on April 18 of the same year; on the same date, it was announced that the manga had entered its "final battle".[9] The series resumed on June 19, 2023.[10] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on January 5, 2018.[11] As of October 5, 2023, 18 volumes have been released.[12]

Kodansha USA and Comixology announced that they would publish the manga digitally starting on January 11, 2022.[13] The series was added to Kodansha's K Manga online platform in May 2023.[14]

Volumes
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 January 5, 2018[15]978-4-06-510707-2January 11, 2022 (digital)[16]978-1-63699-432-1
  • 1. Challenger from England (英国からの挑戦者（チャレンジャー）, Eikoku kara no chōsen-sha（charenjā)
  • 2. A Memorable Photo (思い出の写真, Omoide no shashin)
  • 3. Three Days to Kanata's Entry (カナタ出走まであと３日, Kana ta shussō made ato san nichi)
  • 4. Two Days to Kanata's Entry (カナタ出走まであと２日, Kana ta shussō made ato ni nichi)
  • 5. One Day to Kanata's Entry (カナタ出走まであと１日, Kana ta shussō made ato ichi nichi)
  • 6. The 86 Launches! (８６号車　出撃！！, Hachi roku gō-sha shutsugeki！ ！)
  • 7. Focus Flag (注目フラグ, Chūmoku furagu)
  • 8. The Shocking New MGF Generation (衝撃のＭＦＧ新世代, Shōgeki no MFG shin sedai)
  • 9. The Downhill Specialist's Pedigree (下り（ダウンヒル）スペシャリストの系譜, Kudari（daunhiru）supesharisuto no keifu)
  • 10. The Ghost-Town Death Zone (ゴーストタウンの死神, Gōsuto taun no shinigami)
2 May 7, 2018[17]978-4-06-511451-3January 11, 2022 (digital)[16]978-1-63699-433-8
  • 11. Déjà vu (デジャヴー, Dejavū)
  • 12. Top Gear (トップギア, Toppu gia)
  • 13. The Kamaboko Straight (カマボコストレート, Kamaboko sutorēto)
  • 14. Eighty-Sixed (泣さっ面にハチ, Sammen ni hachi)
  • 15. The Promise (約束, Yakusoku)
  • 16. Ren in Love (恋する恋（まぎらわしい）, Koisuru koi (magirawashī))
  • 17. The Yaji-Kita Gang (ヤジキタ兄妹, Yajikita kyōdai)
  • 18. Signal Blue (シグナルブルー, Shigunaruburū)
  • 19. Tire Management (タイアマネジメント, Taiyamanejimento)
  • 20. Teamwork (連携プレー, Renkei purē)
  • 21. The Angels' Job (エンジェルスのお仕事, Enjerusu no oshigoto)
  • 22. Like Cats and Dogs (犬猿の仲, Ken'en no naka)
3 September 6, 2018[18]978-4-06-512819-0
978-4-06-513567-9 (LE)		January 11, 2022 (digital)[16]978-1-63699-434-5
  • 23. Beyond Comprehension (理解不能, Rikai funō)
  • 24. A Career Revealed (明かされる経歴, Akasa reru keireki)
  • 25. A Tragic Rallyist (悲運のラリースト, Hiun no rarīsuto)
  • 26. The Carrera Loses (カレラの敗北, Karera no haiboku)
  • 27. Battle of the Long Straight (ロングストレートの攻防Rongusutorēto no kōbō)
  • 28. Exchanging Jabs (どつきあい, Do tsukiai)
  • 29. The Three-Stage Rocket (３段ロケット, 3-Dan roketto)
  • 30. The Man in Car #4 (４号車の男, 4 Gōsha no otoko)
  • 31. The Incident in Car #9 (９号車の異変, 9 Gōsha no ihen)
  • 32. The Race Begins to Move (動きはじめる, Ugoki hajimeru)
  • 33. War of Attrition (消耗戦, Shōmō-sen)
  • 34. Katagiri Kanata Full Throttle (片桐夏向フルスロットル, Katagiri Natsu kō Furusurottoru)
4 January 4, 2019[19]978-4-06-514160-1
978-4-06-514770-2 (LE)		January 11, 2022 (digital)[16]978-1-63699-435-2
5 May 7, 2019[20]978-4-06-515459-5
978-4-06-515460-1 (LE)		January 11, 2022 (digital)[16]978-1-63699-436-9
6 September 6, 2019[21]978-4-06-516937-7
978-4-06-516990-2 (LE)		January 11, 2022 (digital)[16]978-1-63699-437-6
7 January 6, 2020[22]978-4-06-518212-3January 11, 2022 (digital)[16]978-1-63699-438-3
8 May 7, 2020[23]978-4-06-519539-0
978-4-06-519540-6 (LE)		January 11, 2022 (digital)[16]978-1-63699-439-0
9 September 4, 2020[24]978-4-06-520686-7January 11, 2022 (digital)[16]978-1-63699-440-6
10 January 6, 2021[25]978-4-06-522013-9January 11, 2022 (digital)[16]978-1-63699-441-3
11 May 6, 2021[26]978-4-06-523334-4March 7, 2023 (digital)[27]978-1-68491-843-0
12 September 6, 2021[28]978-4-06-524746-4April 4, 2023 (digital)[29]978-1-68491-881-2
13 January 6, 2022[30]978-4-06-526477-5May 2, 2023 (digital)[31]978-1-68491-926-0
14 May 6, 2022[32]978-4-06-527778-2June 6, 2023 (digital)[33]978-1-68491-960-4
15 September 6, 2022[34]978-4-06-529070-5July 4, 2023 (digital)979-8-88933-025-7
16 February 6, 2023[35]978-4-06-530383-2August 1, 2023 (digital)979-8-88933-089-9
17 June 6, 2023[36]978-4-06-532029-7——
18 October 5, 2023[12]978-4-06-533370-9——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on January 4, 2022.[37] It is produced by Felix Film and directed by Tomohito Naka, with Kenichi Yamashita supervising the scripts co-written by Akihiko Inari, Naoyuki Onda designing the characters, and Akio Dobashi composing the music.[38] The series premiered in October 2, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[39][lower-alpha 1] Yu Serizawa performed the opening theme song "Jungle Fire" featuring Motsu, while Himika Akaneya performed the ending theme song "Stereo Sunset".[41] Medialink has licensed the series in Asia-Pacific,[42] while Crunchyroll licensed it for the rest of the world.[43]

Episodes
No.Title [44]Directed by [lower-alpha 2]Written by [lower-alpha 2]Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 2]Original air date 
1"The Challenger from England"
Transcription: "Eikoku Kara no Charenjā" (Japanese: 英国からの 挑戦者（チャレンジャー）)		TBATBATBAOctober 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)
Kanata Rivington travels from England to Japan to compete in the MFG motorsport competition and locate his father. He meets Ogata, a mechanic, and Shun Aiba, an older competitor in MFG, and prepares for the race. While in Japan, he stays with the Saionji family whose daughter, Ren Saionji, secretly works as an MFG Angel, the scantily-clad mascots of the MFG competition.
2"Shocking New Generation of MFG"
Transcription: "Shōgeki no MFG Shin Sedai" (Japanese: 衝撃のMFG新世代)		TBATBATBAOctober 9, 2023 (2023-10-09)
Kanata participates in his first MFG race in the qualifying round at Odawara Pike's Peak. He instantly gains attention for his driving skills in his Toyota 86, and enters the third sector at a rapid speed which puts him in reach of the top 15 spots.
3"Kamaboko Straight"
Transcription: "Kamaboko Sutorēto" (Japanese: カマボコストレート)		TBATBATBAOctober 16, 2023 (2023-10-16)
Kanata's Toyota 86 rapidly passes through the "death area" of the track where visibility is low, earning the attention of Fumihiro Joyu, the manager of MFG who reminisces on the driving technique of another 86 driver. In the end, Kanata finishes in sixteenth after losing ground in the long straight at the end of the race. After the race is over, Ren (as Angel Number 7) slaps him for not telling her that he was a racer, but her different hairstyle means that he did not recognise her. It is revealed that a racer in the top-15 was disqualified and Kanata is pushed up into fifteenth place, allowing him to participate in the race.
4"Tire Management"
Transcription: "Taiya Manejimento" (Japanese: タイヤマネジメント)		TBATBATBAOctober 23, 2023 (2023-10-23)
Ren regrets slapping Kanata, but he was not aware that she was Angel Number 7 and so she faces no consequences. They visit Kamakura to search for where a photograph was taken of Kanata's mother and father, and Ren begins to develop stronger feelings for him. Kanata meets with the rest of the Divine 15 before beginning his race.

Reception

By January 2019, the manga had over 1 million copies in circulation;[45] over 3.2 million copies in circulation by January 2022;[46] and over 4 million copies in circulation by January 2023.[47]

Notes
  1. Tokyo MX and BS11 list the series premiere on October 1 at 24:00, which is effectively October 2 at midnight JST.[40]
  2. Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

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