The second key visual for the TV anime MAO, adapted from Rumiko Takahashi’s original manga, has been unveiled, along with five new cast members who will appear starting in the second cour. The second cour of the series is set to begin on July 14.
The next update for the second cour is scheduled for June 28 at 00:10, when the second promotional video and the ending theme artist will also be revealed.
Key Visual:
ADDITIONAL CAST:
Takuya Sato as Hakubi
Rie Kugimiya as Natsuno
Katsuyuki Konishi as Daigo
Tasuku Kaito as Soma Kagami
Shino Shimoji as Kagari Hosho
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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