MF Ghost, the followup to Shuichi Shigeno’s street racing manga Initial D, is officially getting a TV anime adaptation. The series has been confirmed to be in the works for a 2023 premiere, and the official website and Twitter account launched to show off the first teaser promo and visual.
The new anime is based on the manga series of the same name, which was first published in 2017 and was created by Shuichi Shigeno, Initial D's original author. MF Ghost is set several years after the events of Initial D, and focuses on a new protagonist, Kanata Livington.
In October 2018, Shigeno stated that the manga is 1/5 finished. Kodansha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on January 5, 2018. As of May 6, 2022, fourteen volumes have been released.
In MF Ghost, it's revealed that protagonist Kanata's mentor was the one and only Takumi Fujiwara, the hero and AE86 driver we followed for 18 years in Initial D. Takumi is never shown in the series, but his story is told though exposition by other characters.
Spun off into anime series, animated and live-action movies, and one too many games to list here, Initial D is coming back to the small screen in 2023 as MF Ghost. Also written and penned by Shuichi Shigeno, the new anime serves as a sort of sequel to Initial D.
History. After his son, Takumi, joins Project D, Bunta Fujiwara plans to get himself a new car, as the Eight-Six that him and his son use is used by Takumi more than himself. He asks his friend and mechanic Masashi Suzuki to find him a new car to drive, eventually getting him a Subaru Impreza.
Initial D (頭文字D, Inisharu Dī) is an anime adaptation of the manga of the same name by Shuichi Shigeno. The anime is comprised of 11 "stages" (6 main stages, 2 extra stages, and 3 battle stages), which were released between 1998 and 2021....Battle Stage.CharacterJapanese VAMikiWataru Takagi12 more rows
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DreamIn Final Stage, it is revealed that the D stands for "Dream". Project D is different from the other mountain racing teams as it has a highly technical regimen and a support team of technicians, who are mostly members of the Akagi RedSuns.
He is the brother Kazumi, Itsuki's first girlfriend (in the manga).
AboutGenderMaleHeight174cm (5'8.5")Weight58kg (127 lbs)RelativesBunta Fujiwara (father), Natsuki Mogi (ex-girlfriend?), Mika Uehara (girlfriend), Itsuki Takeuchi (BFF)LikesGreen seasons, Rear end of his AE86, naps, racing10 more rows
As the show progresses, the CG does get better. However, I would have preferred it had the show just gone with hand-drawn animation for the whole thing. This may sound like I hated the look of Initial D, which is not true.
Accompanied by character designs and an announcement of the staff behind the project, the teaser reveals a new Eurobeat soundtrack. The Eurobeat element is a welcomed addition for fans of the original Initial D series accustomed to the upbeat tunes that came with touge races.