MF Ghost

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Japanese: MFゴースト

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 2, 2023 to Dec 18, 2023

Premiered: Fall 2023

Broadcast: Mondays at 00:00 (JST)

Producers: Animax, Kodansha, Avex Pictures, Sammy, Crunchyroll, Techno Sound

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Studios: Felix Film

Source: Manga

Theme: Racing

Demographic: Seinen

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.59¹ (scored by 25,838 users)

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Ranked: #1623²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #2819

Members: 61,071

Favorites: 584

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7.59

Ranked #1623Popularity #2819Members 61,071

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Synopsis

As electric vehicles dominate everyday life in the 2020s, interest in traditional combustion engine cars is maintained through a motorsports series known as the MFG. Hundreds of ambitious drivers, with a staggering 30 million viewers online, fiercely compete for a spot in the Godly Fifteen—the leading 15 racers—and a chance at the grand prize of 100 million yen. Among these individuals aiming for the top is 19-year-old Kanata Rivington.

Having attended a famous racing school in England, Kanata sets his sights on the upcoming MFG tournament and enrolls in the competition under the alias "Kanata Katagiri." In comparison to his opponents' flashy vehicles, Kanata's Toyota 86 GT, passed down from a former MFG contestant, puts him at a considerable disadvantage. Kanata receives guidance from a Godly Fifteen member, but he still treats the MFG as only a stepping stone for his true goal: locating his estranged father. Meanwhile, Kanata's appearance sends shockwaves through the scene as his driving style eerily resembles that of a once legendary racer.

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Background

MF Ghost was released on Blu-ray in two volumes from January 26, 2024, to February 28, 2024. The series adapts the first 56 chapters of the manga.

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Adaptation:	MF Ghost
Other:	Initial D First Stage
Sequel:	MF Ghost 2nd Season

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Characters & Voice Actors

Katagiri, Kanata

Main

Uchida, Yuuma
Japanese

Saionji, Ren

Main

Sakura, Ayane
Japanese

Takahashi, Ryousuke

Supporting

Koyasu, Takehito
Japanese

Takahashi, Keisuke

Supporting

Seki, Tomokazu
Japanese

Takeuchi, Itsuki

Supporting

Iwata, Mitsuo
Japanese

Iketani, Kouichirou

Supporting

Yao, Kazuki
Japanese

Akiyama, Wataru

Supporting

Matsumoto, Yasunori
Japanese

Kenji

Supporting

Takagi, Wataru
Japanese

Fumihiro, Hiroshi

Supporting

Hosoi, Osamu
Japanese

Kogashiwa, Kai

Supporting

Canna, Nobutoshi
Japanese

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Kurosu, Nobuhiko

Producer

Suzuki, Yuuji

Producer

Tomohito, Naka

Director, Planning

Mima, Masafumi

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Opening Theme

"JUNGLE FIRE feat. MOTSU" by Yuu Serizawa

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Ending Theme

"Stereo Sunset (Prod. AmPm)" by Himika Akaneya

Reviews

Dec 17, 2023

Marinate1016

Recommended

I know it’s insane to say as someone who grew up in the 90s and 2000s, but I’ve never seen Initial D. Therefore, I don’t have the emotional and nostalgic connection that many people have with MF Ghost and it didn’t resonate with me.

As someone who hadn’t seen Initial D, I found MF Ghost to be decent on the whole. There’s some really epic racing scenes, hot girls and comedy, but that’s about it. Or never really crossed into the really good territory for me. It was clear that this series plays heavily on nostalgia for a bygone era and a previous series, and ... to really get the full enjoyment out of it you need to have grown up in that era/watched the original.

Since I couldn’t relate to those things, for me, I actually thought that the character interactions and motivations were the best part of this series. Kanata and Ren were fun to watch. While Ren definitely got a little tropey in terms of her affections for Kanata, I thought it was cute and enjoyed seeing her try to plan out things with him. Kanata’s relationship with his racing boss was cool too. They teased a budding rivalry with he and a few other racers that we didn’t see explored in this season, but hopefully in subsequent seasons we will. Kanata’s desire to retrace his parents’ footsteps and learn more about his father was cool too. There’s a decent amount of mystery there that keeps me hooked on the story.

Speaking of racing, there’s only two big races throughout the show, but that makes sense given the story is only at the beginning. The CGI during these two races is phenomenal though. I’ve got to say, I’m not normally a fan of CGI but it’s done well here. The Eurobeat soundtrack doesn’t do much for me as I’m not into Eurobeat at all and again, didn’t grow up with Initial D, but again, you can tell it’s playing heavily into nostalgia and I think longtime fans will be happy.

Other than the characters and those two race scenes, I appreciated the car knowledge that was dropped in this show. I’m a longtime GT and Forza player so seeing some cars in the anime that I’ve used in the game, and learning about new cars from this was pretty cool.

Overall, I’ve been consistent from the start that Overtake!! Is my best racing show of the season. I think that show has everything from characters, to drama to the actual business side of racing and much more. MF Ghost was just flat to me. I liked Ren a lot, enjoyed seeing her swoon like a maiden in love and the couple races we got were solid, but that’s it. I was never really moved emotionally like with Overtake!! My feelings are probably not that common since most people watching this will have seen the original, but that’s just how I came out of this one feeling. Not a bad show, not a particularly great one either. Still, I’ll be around for more if we get it.

MF Ghost gets 7 out of 10.

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Dec 17, 2023

PanzerIV-J

Mixed Feelings

Caution: MF Ghost is not an Initial D successor.

It's best to judge MF Ghost on its own rather than comparing it to Initial D because it falls far short in comparison. It's passable on its own, but it doesn't have the same essence and soul as the original, which made it such a success.

This show loves referencing the fact that it is even linked to Initial D.
It literally tries to reference it in every spot imaginable; it likes to reference Takumi, but he isn't even in Japan anymore; Ryosuke has only made an appearance on screen; and the only Initial D characters shown in MF ...

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Dec 18, 2023

Greekie

Not Recommended

Funny

MF Ghost is the most garbage seasonal anime of Fall 2023 and a disservice to not only the anime that came before it, but racing in general. Here's why:

The worldbuilding is as shallow as it gets. If the narrator didn't tell you that the automotive industry went fully electric and self-driving at episode 1 you wouldn't have guessed it. The author makes no conscious effort to remind you of that fact, and it gets forgotten the moment that it is mentioned. You might as well consider the setting as basically mid-late 2010s Japan because that's basically all there is to it. I find it ...

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