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MF Ghost Anime Season 3 to Air in 2026

Character designer Naoyuki Onda presents illustration celebrating end of manga
Character designer Naoyuki Onda presents illustration celebrating end of manga

The staff for the TV anime based on Shuuichi Shigeno's MF Ghost manga announced on Sunday, in a promotional video commemorating the end of the manga, that the third anime season will premiere in 2026. Chief animation director and character designer Naoyuki Onda drew an illustration to commemorate the conclusion.The first season premiered in October 2023 on the Tokyo MX, BS11, and RKB Mainichi Broadcasting channel. The anime also ran on Animax, TV Aichi, Shizuoka Broadcasting System, TV Setouchi, Tochigi TV, and YTV. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan.The second season debuted on October 6 on Tokyo MX, BS11, and RKB Mainichi Broadcasting. The new season also ran on YTV, TV Aichi, and Animax, and streams on Lemino and Prime Video in Japan. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime and is also streaming an English dub.Shuuichi Shigeno (Initial D) launched the MF Ghost manga in Kodansha's Young Magazine in September 2017. The 20th compiled book volume shipped in Japan on June 6. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga in English. The manga went on hiatus in November 2022 due to Shigeno's poor health, but returned in February 2023. The manga went back on hiatus that April, then returned that June, and started its "final battle." Sources: MF Ghost anime's YouTube channel, Comic Natalie