MF Ghost

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Mf ghost was supposed to be the successor to Initial D, a manga and anime series that's really popular in Japan and around the world due to it's great races and ost (Obviously the ost part is just for the anime adaptation), however, it fails miserably in trying to take it's appeal further.
First, the characters are even weaker than the ones in Initial d. Great characters was never the strong point of the series but Mf ghost throws any bit of what Initial d had of good in the trash, most of the characters are flat and lack depth for the series to focus exclusively ... on Kanata, who also is extremely weak.
Second of all, the races thenselves are nothing but wasted potential, mf ghost has a cast of characters that all could ve well invested on and make the races more exciting, similar to how first stage made it's characters change after racing takumi, and how that also changed a bit his view on racing, however, such thing is never used.
Lastly, i'll end up praising what it does right, the art is absolutely amazing, if there's somethibg shigechi always gets right it without a doubt is cars, everything looks amazing and helps the races feel more exciting.
To sum it all up, it's only worth it if you're a fan of Initial d because otherwise it's just a weak manga about cool looking cars and misused potential on it's characters and races.

Ah this is getting an anime so I assume people will flock here to see what people think of it. Especially now that a new trailer has dropped.

This is my review as someone who has watched Initial D.

MF Ghost is the unofficial sequel of Initial D set in the same universe.

Story - 5

you see MF ghost's story is similar to Initial D but less believable. Initial D was strictly mountain racing just uphill or downhill but in MF Ghost you have circuit race in the mountains. Essentially you have an uphill and downhill and a long straight in between.

This circuit mechanic makes the racing ... less believable as our mc drives a 200hp gt86 and is going up against Lambos, Porsche, Ferrari, Gtr. In fact the cars don't make sense how does a gt86 and civic type r get into the same category as a Ferrari or Lambo.

And here our MC (yes I'll call him that) drives so good that he is able to overtake such cars. which is total bullshit. Maybe on the downhill he can beat them but there's no way a 200hp gt86 keeps up during the uphill and straights.

Still though if you want a racing manga then feel free to read mf ghost. The pacing is hella slow though as the sheer amount of characters means they all get their own arc during races.

and yes there is an argument to be made regarding the performance of the cars due to the regulations set by the events and yes supercars will struggle in mountain roads since they're not built for it but come on just the class difference and power alone makes it hard to believe.

Though I will applaud the variety of cars.

Art - 6

I'll be honest it's hard to distinguish certain cars from each other. With most modern cars running a curved look, they pretty much look like each other.

Character - 6

There is a lot of characters, some are more valuable than others but everyone gets screen time so yeah it's a mess.

Enjoyment - 6

"We Went motor racing" if you want a racing manga then read mf ghost, if you want a realistic racing manga then set your bar low and you should enjoy mf ghost.