Rumiko Takahashi’s MAO Anime Reveals Opening Theme Artist

The opening theme for the upcoming TV anime MAO, based on the manga by Rumiko Takahashi, has been revealed as “HEARTLOUD” by Kis-My-Ft2. The series is directed by Teruo Sato and produced by SUNRISE, with a premiere scheduled for spring.

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A special program revealing the latest updates will be streamed on Bandai Namco Filmworks’ official YouTube channel starting at 8:00 p.m. on March 2. Members of the main cast will also make an appearance.

Teaser Visual:

CAST:
Yuki Kaji as Mao
Natsumi Kawaida as Nanoka Kiba
Hiro Shimono as Hyakka
Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Kamon

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

Rumiko Takahashi‘s original manga MAO has been serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday since May 2019, with 24 collected tankōbon volumes released to date. 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: Comic Natalie

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