AMBot | 07/05/2023 | Reading Time: 3 Min.
The official website for the upcoming anime adaptation of Shuuichi Shigeno's MF Ghost manga recently provided fans with new details. The update includes the release of a fourth promotional video and the reveal of the anime's opening and ending themes.

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MF Ghost is set in the 2020s, a time when self-driving cars have become commonplace on Japan's roads. The manga and upcoming anime focus on Kanata Livington, a talented Japanese driver who returns to Japan after an impressive stint at a racing school in England. The series will also highlight the MFG, a public road racing circuit that has garnered worldwide attention.

The anime's opening theme, titled "JUNGLE FIRE feat. MOTSU," is performed by Yū Serizawa, while the ending theme, "Stereo Sunset (Prod. AmPm)," is sung by Himika Akaneya, marking her solo debut. Notable cast members include Yūma Uchida, Ayane Sakura, and Hiroshi Kamiya.

In addition to the premiere, the website revealed the full cast for the series, a list that includes a mix of seasoned and up-and-coming voice actors:

- Yūma Uchida as Kanata Katagiri (Kanata Livington)

- Ayane Sakura as Ren Saionji

- Daisuke Ono as Shun Aiba

- Hiroshi Kamiya as Michael Beckenbauer

- Daisuke Namikawa as Daigo Ōishi

- Junichi Suwabe as Kaito Akaba

- Hiroki Yasumoto as Fūjin Ishigami

- Ryota Ohsaka as Kōki Sawatari

- Kohsuke Tanabe as Kakeru Yashiro

- Yū Serizawa as Nozomi Kitahara

- Tooru Sakurai as Yūdai Sakamoto

- Kaito Ishikawa as Yōsuke Ōtani

- Yūichi Nakamura as Jackson Taylor

- Takumu Miyazono as Kazuhiro Maezono

- Shogo Sakata as Takuya Yanagida

- Kenta Miyake as E. Hanninen

- Tasuku Hatanaka as Ogata

- Taku Yashiro as Sena Moroboshi

- Takehito Koyasu as Ryō Takahashi

- Tomokazu Seki as Keisuke Takahashi

- Osamu Hosoi as Fumihiro Jōyū

- Yasunori Matsumoto as Wataru Akiyama

- Mitsuo Iwata as Itsuki Takeuchi

- Kazuki Yao as Kōichirō Iketani

- Wataru Takagi as Kenji

- Shuuhei Sakaguchi as Hiroya Okuyama

- Nobutoshi Canna as Kai Kogashiwa

- Tatsuki Kobe as Yōji Tanaka

- Yuko Iida as Kyōko Kurihara

- Coco Hayashi as Mami Satō

Behind the scenes, Tomohito Naka serves as the anime's director, overseeing production at Felix Film Studio. Kenichi Yamashita, in collaboration with Akihiko Inari, is responsible for the series' scripts. The character designs are handled by Naoyuki Onda, who also serves as one of the chief animators alongside Chiyoko Sakamoto. Hiroki Uchida is in charge of 3D direction, while Masafumi Mima handles sound direction. Akio Dobashi is responsible for composing the music.

As for the original manga, Shuuichi Shigeno began serializing MF Ghost in Kodansha's Young Magazine in September 2017. To date, 17 volumes have been released in Japan.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.

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