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The meaning behind MF Ghost’s “MF” initials finally revealed

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Steve Chang

Since MF Ghost’s inception there has been speculation about what the “MF” initials actually stand for. Author Shuichi Shigeno didn’t reveal it from the jump, and fans have been speculating about the meaning since the manga debuted in 2017. Some … Continue reading →

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Art exhibition celebrating Initial D creator Shuichi Shigeno opens in Japan

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Steve Chang

An art exhibition in Japan has opened to honor 40 years of art by Shuichi Shigeno, the author of Initial D. Long before the tale of a tofu delivery boy street racing his beloved Toyota AE86 hit the newsstands, Shigeno’s … Continue reading →

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An Initial D and MF Ghost Casio watch is here to keep time on your touge runs

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Steve Chang

Expensive motorsports-themed watches are nothing new, but typically they involve a Formula 1 team or some kind of luxury brand tie-in. Now there’s a watch — ahem, timepiece — for the lone wolf mountain racer in a humble Toyota. The … Continue reading →

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Initial D‘s beloved characters: “Where are they now?” according to MF Ghost

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Ben Hsu

We last wrote about MF Ghost in 2017, when Shuichi Shigeno had but published one chapter in Young Weekly, the same manga serial that Initial D ran in from 1995-2013. Back then, little was known about the plot, but now … Continue reading →

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Initial D successor MF Ghost anime in the works

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Ben Hsu

Turn up the Eurobeat. Successor to the beloved Initial D, Shuichi Shigeno’s MF Ghost has been in publication since 2017. With four years of weekly stories under its belt, publisher Kodansha announced today that, like its forebearer, MF Ghost would … Continue reading →

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Official Initial D 25th anniversary store opens in Japan

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Ben Hsu

On July 23, a pop-up store celebrating the 25th anniversary of Initial D opened in Tokyo. It will be open for just over two weeks in the capital city before moving onto Osaka. The shop features a small gallery of … Continue reading →

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NEWS: After 18 years of touge battles, this is how Initial D ends

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Ben Hsu

The final chapter of the long running manga Initial D was released yesterday in Japan. After 18 years of publication the hugely influential story that introduced touge battles and the glory of RWD Japanese cars to a whole generation of … Continue reading →

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NEWS: Final chapter of Initial D to be published Monday

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Ben Hsu

Eighteen years after a tofu delivery Toyota AE86 drifted onto the scene, author Shuichi Shigeno has announced that the hugely popular Initial D manga will come to an end on July 29, 2013. Since 1995, the tale of a teenager with a … Continue reading →

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NEWS: Initial-D anime to get reboot

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Ben Hsu

Speaking of mad mangas, Hollywood isn’t the only one endlessly retooling comic book movies. On Monday Kodansha’s Young Magazine announced that Initial D is getting the reboot treatment as well. Further details have yet to be announced but one thing for … Continue reading →

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