At the Aniplex panel at Anime Expo on July 4, it was revealed that Hajime Kōmoto’s Mashle: Magic and Muscles fantasy manga is getting a TV anime adaptation in 2023. A teaser visual and trailer were shown to all attendees of the event and later posted to the official Aniplex YouTube.
The story of Mashle: Magic and Muscles takes place in a world of magic where magic is used for everything. But deep in the forest exists a young man who spends his time training and bulking up, as he can’t use magic, but he enjoys a peaceful life with his father.
But one day, his life is put in danger! Will his muscular body protect him from the magic users who are out to get him? Powerfully trained muscles crush magic as this abnormal magical fantasy begins!
▍Mashle: Magic and Muscles Official English Trailer
▍About Mashle: Magic and Muscles
First serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha) in 2020, Mashle: Magic and Muscles has sold more than 3 million copies worldwide.
Set in a magical world in which an individual’s position within society is defined by the power of and skill with magic, Mash Burnedead is a young man without so much as an ounce of magic in his blood. In order to live a peaceful life with his adoptive father, Regro, Mash will need to become a Divine Visionary, a title that is only given to exceptional students from the Easton Magic Academy. Despite having no magic whatsoever, Mash goes to the magic school, determined to survive and show the world that muscles can beat magic.
