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.