Shuichi Shigeno's MF Ghost Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Author's Health Issues

The official Twitter for Shuichi Shigeno's racing-themed manga MF Ghost announced that its serialization on Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine will go on hiatus from the magazine's next 52nd issue of 2022.

The post writes, "Thank you for always reading 'MF Ghost.' Due to the author Shuichi Shigeno's health condition, the serialization will be suspended for a while starting from Young Magazine's 52th issue. The resumption date will be announced in the magazine. Thank you very much for your understanding."

【MFゴースト　休載のお詫び】

いつも『MFゴースト』をご愛読いただき誠にありがとうございます。

作者・しげの秀一氏の体調不良のため、ヤングマガジン52号よりしばらくの間休載いたします。

再開の時期につきましては、ヤングマガジン本誌上にて告知いたします。

何卒よろしくお願いいたします。 pic.twitter.com/hl800udBtv
— 新公道最速伝説『MFゴースト』公式【TVアニメ化決定】 (@mfg_ym) November 21, 2022

The sequel to Shigeno's internationally popular street racing-themed manga Initial D has been serialized in Weekly Young Magazine since September 2017, and so far released 15 tankobon volumes in Japan, printing more than 3.7 million copies. Its story is set 15 years after Initial D, where internal combustion engine vehicles such as gasoline engines have been discontinued and electric and fuel cell vehicles have become the norm.

The protagonist is a 19-year-old Japanese-British Kanata Livington, who was trained by Takumi Fujiwara, the protagonist of Initial D, at Royal Donington Park Racing School (RDRS), a prestigious British racing school. To find his missing father, Kanata travels to Japan to take part in MFG, a closed-course car race on public roads, using sports cars powered by internal combustion engines. The characters from Initial D also appear as they have aged, or their names and biographies are mentioned in the story.

Tankobon 1st and 15th volume covers: