The official website for the TV anime adaptation of Shuuichi Shigeno’s MF Ghost manga posted a new PV titled “Eurobeat”, As you can tell by the title, the anime features eurobeat-style soundtracks, something that was highly praised in Initial D. The official website also posted official character renders, but no information regarding the cast was given. The anime is scheduled to debut in 2023.
Among the staff, it was confirmed that Tomohito Naka, who also directed New Initial D the Movie, is directing the anime at the studio Felix Film. Kenichi Yamashita is in charge of the series scripts, with Akihiko Inari. Naoyuki Onda is the chief animation director and character designer alongside Chiyoko Sakamoto. Masafumi Mima is directing the sound, and Akio Dobashi is composing the music.
MF Ghost focuses on a new rookie, Kanata Livington, who is competing with the pseudonym Kanata Katagiri, a 19 year old Japanese-British young man, who has shown up on the scene driving a Toyota 86, and beating European top-tier cars,. Kanata has been trained by legendary downhill and rally racer Takumi Fujiwara 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.
▍MF Ghost Anime PV 2
▍MF Ghost Anime Characters
■ Kanata Livington
A 19-year-old half-Japanese, half-British graduate of a prestigious racing school in England. He drives a TOYOTA 86 on the final day of qualifying for the first round of the MFG. His main reason for coming to Japan is to search for his missing father. He is currently staying at Ren Saionji’s house.
■ Ren Saionji
A 17-year-old high school student who falls in love at first sight with Kanata. She is also secretly the racer known as MFG Angel Number 7, but Kanata is unaware that they are the same person. She has been confessed to several times, but has zero experience in dating, proclaiming that “she chooses a man based on what’s inside”.
