News: MF Ghost Anime to Premiere on October 1

The official Twitter account for the television anime of Shuuichi Shigeno‘s MF Ghost manga revealed on Friday that the anime will premiere on October 1 on Tokyo MX, BS11, and RKB Mainichi Broadcasting. The anime will also air on Animax, TV Aichi, Shizuoka Broadcasting System, TV Setouchi, Tochigi TV, and YTV.

Tomohito Naka (Initial D Legend 2: Racer, Initial D Legend 3: Dream, Sword Gai: The Animation) is directing the anime at his studio Felix Film. Kenichi Yamashita (Ketsuekigata-kun!, Actually, I Am…) is in charge of the series scripts, and writing them with Akihiko Inari. Naoyuki Onda (Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway, Psycho-Pass 3) is designing the characters and serving as one of the chief animation directors with Chiyoko Sakamoto. Hiroki Uchida is the 3D director. Masafumi Mima is directing the sound, and Akio Dobashi (Initial D: Legend films, Sisters of Wellber, Dance in the Vampire Bund) is composing the music.

Yū Serizawa performs the opening theme song “JUNGLE FIRE feat. MOTSU,” and Himika Akaneya performs the ending theme song “Stereo Sunset (Prod. AmPm).”

The series takes place in the 2020s, when self-driving cars are ubiquitous in Japan. The manga centers on Kanata Livington, a Japanese driver who goes back to Japan after graduating at the top of his class at a racing school in England. The series also focuses on the MFG, a racing circuit on public roads that has garnered attention worldwide.

Source: MF Ghost anime’s Twitter account