The TV anime adaptation of Hajime Kōmoto’s Mashle: Magic and Muscles fantasy manga unveiled the second teaser, main staff, and cast. The anime is scheduled to debut in 2023.
Chiaki Kobayashi will voice over the protagonist, Mash Burnedead, who is a young man born without magic but makes up for it with incredible physical abilities that seem to defy logic.
Tomoya Tanaka (Hunter x Hunter, Naruto: Shippuden)will serve as the director of the anime series produced by A-1 Pictures. While Sword Art Online’s Hisashi Higashijima will be doing the character designs, Yosuke Kuroda (Goblin Slayer, My Hero Academia) will be in charge of the series composition. Masaru Yokoyama will be in charge of the music.
▍Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime Story
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 Anime Staff & Production
Original Work: Hajime Komoto (Serializing at Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump)
Director: Tomoya Tanaka
Series Composition: Yosuke Kuroda
Character Design: Hisashi Higashijima
Music: Masaru Yokoyama
Animation: A-1 Pictures
▍Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime Cast
■ Mash Burnedead – CV: Chiaki Kobayashi