Three former members of V6 are returning to the world of Rumiko Takahashi anime with a brand-new theme song for MAO. The song will debut when the anime’s second cour begins on July 14.
The official MAO anime account announced that Masayuki Sakamoto, Hiroshi Nagano, and Yoshihiko Inohara the members of the V6 subgroup 20th Century will perform the new opening theme song, “Bokura ga Uwagaki suru Sekai”.
The anime is now streaming on Hulu. Fans outside North America can catch MAO on several regional platforms, including:
- Ani-One Asia
- Animation Digital Network (France)
- AnimeBox (Spain)
- aniverse (Prime Video Germany)
- BiliBili
Key Visual:
STAFF:
Director: Teruo Sato
Series Composition: Yuko Kakihara
Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Yoshihito Hishinuma
Art Director: Hiroshi Kato, Izumi Hoki
Music: Shu Kanematsu
Animation Production: SUNRISE
MAO is based on the manga by Rumiko Takahashi, which has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday since 2019. The series currently has 26 collected volumes published in Japan.
VIZ Media, which publishes the English edition, provides the following synopsis for Volume 1:
Nanoka passes through a portal into the Taisho era, where exorcist Mao reluctantly rescues her from the jaws of a grotesque yokai. When Nanoka gets back to the present, she discovers she has some new, incredible abilities. She returns to the past looking for answers, only to get caught up in Mao’s investigation of a series of gruesome murders. As her questions about herself multiply, Nanoka learns that Mao is cursed by a cat demon named Byoki—and so is his sword. If anyone but Mao attempts to wield it, they are doomed. But when Mao’s life is in jeopardy, Nanoka picks up his blade and swings!
Source: @MAOanimation
© Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan/MAO Production Committee
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