Real name: Kanata Rivington. A half-Japanese, half-British young man born to a Japanese father, Ken, and a British mother, Catherine. His relatives include his paternal aunt Kaede and his maternal grandparents. He came to Japan to search for his missing father, relying on the Saionji family, who were acquaintances of his parents. His only clue to his father is a single photograph. To signal his presence to his father, he uses his father's surname and kanji, registering for MFG under the name 'Kanata Katagiri.' He is a graduate of the prestigious British racing school 'Royal Donington Park Racing School (RDRS)' and was a student of the instructor Fujiwara (Takumi Fujiwara). He is calm, composed, and extremely polite, using formal speech with everyone. Being a handsome mixed-race guy, he causes a stir among almost every woman in the story. He dislikes hugging and refuses physical contact from both men and women. Perhaps because he grew up in the UK (famous for its food), he experiences culture shock with Japanese cuisine. When told he'll be treated to a meal after a race, his eyes sparkle at the mention of 'Gyudon!' or 'Shirokoro!' In the garage, he is always given Koala's March cookies. He was moved to say, 'There are no snacks this delicious anywhere in England!' and when he tried Takenoko no Sato, he was impressed, saying, 'Japanese snacks are so sophisticated... I could eat them forever!' His Japanese is slightly broken/accented.

A 17-year-old high school student. The only daughter of the family where Kanata Rivington is staying. She lives with her father and her mother, Mayuko. She is characterized by an asymmetrical black bob (though she wears a center-parted brown wig during her part-time job). She has a somewhat childish personality, referring to herself in the third person as 'Ren.' She is a classic tsundere and can be physically aggressive, often throwing punches when she gets flustered or excited. Although she denied it at first, she fell in love with Kanata at first sight. As she got to know him better, she fully realized her feelings. After hearing his reasons for coming to Japan, she began to help him earnestly. She is 'Number 7' of the MFG Angels.

The first MFG driver to appear in the series and the first one Kanata Katagiri meets. He drives an R35 Nissan GT-R NISMO. As the only Japanese car in the top 10 of the previous tournament, he is known by nicknames like 'Aiba of the GT-R' and 'Kamikaze Yankee.' He ranked 9th in the 3rd tournament. He is a graduate of Zero Academy, where Ryuji Ikeda serves as an instructor. He is very caring and took a liking to Kanata immediately, treating him to beef bowls and yakiniku, giving him advice during qualifiers, and devising a strategy to tell Kanata exactly how many cars he needed to pass to make the finals to fuel his fighting spirit. He is a long-time acquaintance of Ogata, the owner of the 86 Kanata uses. After the first round of MFG, he introduced his GT-R mechanic, Hiroya Okuyama, to Kanata and Ogata. One of his famous lines: 'Let's show them that Yamato Spirit! GT-R!'

Members of the MFG Angels. This is what their outfits look like.