Episode 29 of the TV anime "MF Ghost," based on the successor to Shuichi Shigeno's popular manga "Initial D," titled "Grandma's Light Truck," will be broadcast on TOKYO MX and other channels starting February 1st.
Ogata and Okuyama plan to strengthen the 86 in preparation for the next race. Meanwhile, Kanata and Koi visit Niigata, where Koi's grandmother lives, and have a great time listening to the sound of water flowing through beech tree trunks and riding in the back of her pickup truck. Kanata helps clean the grave and remembers his late mother after learning the meaning of Obon. His grandmother tells him, "Her spirit is always by your side, helping you when you're in trouble." Kanata is moved to tears by the kindness of her grandmother, who accepts him as if he were her own grandson.
"MF Ghost" was serialized in "Young Magazine" (Kodansha) from September 2017 to February 2025. Set in Japan in the year 202X, where self-driving cars have become widespread, the story follows Kanata Katagiri, a British racing school graduate, who takes part in a race to achieve a certain goal while the MFG car race on public roads is gaining popularity around the world.
Kanata is a student of Takumi Fujiwara, the protagonist of "Initial D," and races in a red 86. The appearance of characters from "Initial D," such as Keisuke Takahashi and Hiroya Okuyama, also attracted attention. The series was also adapted into a TV anime, with the first season airing from October to December 2023 and the second season from October to December 2024. The total number of copies of the comics published is over 7 million. The third season is currently airing.
