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MF Ghost Anime Season 3 to Air in 2026

The staff for the TV anime based on Shuuichi Shigeno's MF Ghost manga announced on Sunday, in a promotional video commemorating the end of the manga, that the third anime season will premiere in 2026.

Chief animation director and character designer Naoyuki Onda drew an illustration to commemorate the conclusion.

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TVアニメ#MFゴースト 3rd Season
2026年放送が決定！🚗
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アニメスタッフからの原作連載完結お祝いイラスト&コメントが公開！
総作画監督 / キャラクターデザイン 恩田尚之（@naoyuki_onda）さん描き下ろしイラスト&コメント pic.twitter.com/V7UQjIyKb5

— TVアニメ MFゴースト 公式 🚘 3rd Season制作決定！ (@mfg_anime) February 16, 2025

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.

The first season premiered in October 2023 on the Tokyo MX, BS11, and RKB Mainichi Broadcasting channel. The anime also ran on Animax, TV Aichi, Shizuoka Broadcasting System, TV Setouchi, Tochigi TV, and YTV. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan.

The second season debuted on October 6 on Tokyo MX, BS11, and RKB Mainichi Broadcasting. The new season also ran on YTV, TV Aichi, and Animax, and streams on Lemino and Prime Video in Japan. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime and is also streaming an English dub.

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, then returned that June, and started its "final battle."

Sources: MF Ghost anime's YouTube channel, Comic Natalie