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Ani-One Simulcasts A Girl & Her Guard Dog, MF Ghost Anime in India
posted on by Adriana Hazra
Ani-One Asia will stream both anime titles in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, the Maldives, Marshall Island, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Solomon Island, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Vietnam. MF Ghost will also stream in Afghanistan, British Indian Ocean Territory, East Timor, Kiribati, Niue, Pitcairn, Samoa, and Tokelau.
A Girl & Her Guard Dog premiered on Thursday on the TOKYO MX, Yomiuri TV, and BS Asahi channels. The anime's staff had first announced that it would premiere in October. The anime's first two episodes had an advance screening in Japan on September 3 at the United Cinemas Toyosu in Tokyo.
Ani-One Asia describes the series:
15-year-old girl, Isaku is the granddaughter of the third Senagaki yakuza boss. She is ready to make her high school debut in a place far away from her home. She wants to find a normal life, meet friends, or maybe even find love. But her overprotective 26-year-old guardian, Keiya also fakes his age and enrolls in the same school to protect Isaku from any male who comes close. “You are too young for romance,” Keiya says to Isaku, yet Keiya doesn't know is that Isaku has had a crush on him since a long time ago…?!
Nobuhiro Takamoto (Beelzebub, VazzRock the Animation) is directing the anime at Project No.9. Aya Satsuki (My Master Has No Tail, Too Cute Crisis) is in charge of the series scripts. Yukiko Ban (.hack//SIGN, Shining Tears X Wind, Yowamushi Pedal) is designing the characters. Tsubasa Ito (Skeleton Knight in Another World, I'm Standing on 1,000,000 Lives, Iwa-Kakeru! -Sport Climbing Girls-) is composing the music. Akari Kitō performs the anime's ending theme song "Magie×Magie."
Hatsuharu launched the manga in Bessatsu Friend in December 2018. Kodansha published the manga's eighth compiled book volume in Japan in October 2022. The manga has been on hiatus since March. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga in English digitally. It released the manga's eighth volume digitally in English on March 21.
Ani-One Asia describes the series:
MFG. In the near future when the world has made a shift to electric vehicles, Japan hosts the motor sport event only using vehicles running on fossil fuels. These intense races have rocked the world. A young driver from England participates in the race as a competitor, Kanata Katagiri. Having trained under the legendary highway speedster. Kanata plans to succeed as the next generation of MFG. Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Nissan GT-R. How does Kanata with his TOYOTA 86GT race against those competitors with the world's fastest machines? The new highway legend is about to be born!
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)."
Shuuichi Shigeno (Initial D) launched the MF Ghost manga in Kodansha's Young Magazine in September 2017. The 18th compiled volume will ship in Japan on October 5. Kodansha USA Publishing and Comixology are publishing the manga in English. The manga went on hiatus in November 2022 due to Shigeno's poor health, but returned on February 20. The manga had gone back on hiatus in April, and returned in June, and started its "final battle."
