Mashle: Magic and Muscles is an anime television series based on Hajime Kōmoto's manga series of the same name. The anime series adaptation was announced in July 2022. It is produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tomoya Tanaka, with scripts written by Yōsuke Kuroda, character designs by Hisashi Toshima, and music composed by Masaru Yokoyama.[1] The first season aired from April 8 to July 1, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[2][3][a] For this season, the opening theme song is "Knock Out" performed by Taiiku Okazaki, while the ending theme song is "Cream Puff Funk" (シュークリーム・ファンク, "Shūkurīmu・Fanku") performed by Philosophy no Dance.[3] According to the official website for the series, it will be a "complete" anime adaptation.[4]
A second season was announced after the airing of the twelfth episode. Titled Mashle: Magic and Muscles – The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc (マッシュル-MASHLE- 神覚者候補選抜試験編, Masshuru: Shinkakusha Kōho Senbatsu Shiken-hen), it was broadcast from January 6 to March 30, 2024.[5][6] For this season, the opening theme song is "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" performed by Creepy Nuts, while the ending theme song is "Tokyo's Way!" (トーキョーズ・ウェイ!, "Tōkyōzu・Uei!") performed by Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku.
Aniplex of America revealed an English version of the announcement video at their Anime Expo panel on July 3, 2022.[7] On February 21, 2023, Crunchyroll announced that they would stream the series;[8] an English dub premiered on May 26 of the same year.[9]Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and streamed it on Amazon Prime Video.[10][11] In October 2024 at its New York Comic Con panel, Aniplex of America announced that the English dub would broadcast on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block beginning on November 10, 2024.[12]
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