The TV anime adaptation of MAO, based on the original manga by Rumiko Takahashi, will begin airing on April 4 and will run for two consecutive cours, broadcasting every Saturday. Alongside the announcement, new cast members, the ending theme, a key visual, and the first promotional video have been revealed.
The first PV introduces the voices of the newly announced cast. It also previews the opening theme “HEARTLOUD” performed by Kis-My-Ft2, as well as the ending theme “Juai” by TRUE.
Official Trailer:
Key Visual:
ADDITIONAL CAST:
Momoka Terasawa as Otoya
Kazuyuki Okitsu as Shiranui
Motoko Kumai as Funa Uozumi
Yoko Hikasa as Tenko
Risa Shimizu as Sana
Reina Ueda as Yurako
Takashi Matsuyama as Byoki
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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