Initial D fans spent two decades waiting for someone to ask "what if we just raced again?" MF Ghost doesn't overthink it, one gorgeously animated street race per episode, eurobeat cranked to maximum, cars that matter more than plot. It's a direct line from 202X back to the golden age of racing anime, stripped of everything except the thing that actually worked.

Japan has transformed. Self-driving cars fill the streets, and public roads now host auto racing. The MFG championship has become popular around the world, drawing drivers with their fastest machines: Porsches, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and more. Kanata Rivington, a 19-year-old half-Japanese graduate of a British racing school, returns to Japan and enters the competition under the alias Kanata Katagiri. His Toyota 86 GT, handed down from a former MFG contestant, leaves him at a real disadvantage against his rivals' flashier cars. He gets guidance from one of the Godly Fifteen, the top fifteen racers, yet for him the MFG is only a step toward his real aim of finding his estranged father. Meanwhile, his driving style stirs up the scene because it closely resembles that of a once legendary racer. For viewers who want intense competition and automotive spectacle, this sports series delivers both.