Imagine Harry Potter but substitute the wand with a 100kg barbel. That’s Mashle: Magic and Muscles, the anime that will test the limits of the human body but pitted against magic. The series is slated to premiere on April 7th at 24:00 (April 8 at midnight or April 7 at 11:00 a.m. EDT) and will be broadcasted through Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, and BS11 channels before other channels.
The official website of the show released a complete promotional video, second key visual, additional cast and staff members, and the theme song artists.
Watch the new PV for Mashle: Magic and Muscles here:
The promotional video introduces Mash Burndead, a gym bro who trains his body to rival Saitama of One Punch Man. The PV also showcases the anime’s “Hogwarts-like” magic academy, their “Dumbledore-like” principal, and a game that looks suspiciously like Quidditch.
The rest of the main cast is also showcased with the opening theme song “Knock Out” played in the background. The opening theme is performed by Taiiku Okazaki (Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle, Pokémon Journeys: The Series). The ending theme “Shū Cream Funk” (Cream Puff Funk) is performed by Philosophy no Dance.
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The additional cast members are:
Yuuki Kaji (One Punch Man‘s Speed O’Sound Sonic) as Rayne Ames
Yuichiro Umehara (Goblin Slayer‘s Goblin Slayer) as c
Hiroki Nanami (Shaman King‘s Hao Asakura 2021) as Abyss Razor
The previously announced cast members are:
- Chiaki Kobayashi (Sk8 the Infinity‘s Langa) as Mash Burnedead
- Reiji Kawashima (To Your Eternity‘s Fushi) as Finn Ames
- Kaito Ishikawa as (One Punch Man‘s Genos) Lance Crown
- Takuya Eguchi (Tokyo Revengers‘ Shuji Hanma) as Dot Barrett
- Reina Ueda as (Dr. Stone‘s Ruri) Lemon Irvine
- Hiroaki Hirata (One Piece‘s Sanji) as the Narrator
The new additional staff members are:
- Sub-Character Design: Saki Hisamatsu, Nozomi Goto
- Action Directors: Takeshi Matsuda, Hiroaki Gōda
- Color Key Artist: Hitoki Takeda
- Art Setting: Hideyasu Narita
- Art Director: Yu Saito
- Compositing Director of Photography: Akihito Suzuki
- CG Director: Daisuke Fukuda
- Editing: Masato Yoshitake
- Sound Director: Satoshi Motoyama
- Sound Effects: Yui Ando
- Sound Production: INSPION Edge
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The previously announced staff members include:
- Director: Tomonari Tanaka
- Series Composition: Yousuke Kuroda
- Music: Masaru Yokoyama
- Original Creator: Hajime Kōmoto
- Character Design: Hisashi Higashima
- Sub-Character Design: Nozomi Goto, Saki Hisamitsu
- Art Director: Yusa Ito
- Sound Director: Satoshi Motoyama
- CGI Director: Daisuke Fukuda
- Director of Photography: Akihito Suzuki
- Action Director: Hiroaki Gōda, Takeshi Matsuda
- Art Setting: Hideyasu Narita
- Color Design: Hitoki Takeda
- Editing: Masato Yoshitake
- Sound Effects: Yui Ando
- Animation Production: A-1 Pictures
What is Mashle: Muscle and Magic about?
Mashle: Magic and Muscles is a story set in a magical world where one’s societal position is determined by power and skill with magic. A mark on the face usually indicates a person’s possession of magic. However, Mash Burnedead is a young man without even an ounce of magic in his blood. Despite this, Mash enrolls in magic school to become the Divine Visionary (Shinkakusha) in order to have a peaceful and happy life with his adoptive father, Regro. Mash, with his pecs, is determined to show the world that muscles can beat magic.
Mashle: Magic and Muscles started as a manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Kōmoto. The series has been serialized in Shueisha’s Shōnen Jump magazine since January 2020, with its chapters collected in thirteen tankōbon volumes as of October 2020. The manga is now on its final arch with its 12th compiled book volume which was shipped on July 4th. The anime is listed as a complete anime adaptation.
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