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Ani-One Asia Licenses MF Ghost Anime's 2nd Season
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The stream will be available for users in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao, Macau, Malaysia, the Maldives, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Pitcairn, Samoa, Singapore, the Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.
The anime will premiere in Japan on October 6.
Yū Serizawa performs the second season's opening theme song "ROCK ME KISS ME feat. MOTSU." Himika Akaneya is returning to the anime to perform the ending theme song "Side U (Prod. AmPm)."
The first season premiered in October 2023. Ani-One Asia streamed the anime as it aired in Japan.
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.
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.
Shuuichi Shigeno (Initial D) launched the MF Ghost manga in Kodansha's Young Magazine in September 2017. The 20th compiled book volume shipped in Japan on June 6. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga in English. The manga went on hiatus in November 2022 due to Shigeno's poor health, but returned in February 2023. The manga went back on hiatus that April 2023, then returned in June 2023, and started its "final battle."
