Magic Meets Muscle "Mashle" anime premieres on April 7th

Anime fans are gearing up for the highly anticipated premiere of Hajime Kōmoto's "Mashle: Magic and Muscles" on April 7. The recent preview event showcased the full promotional clip, the second key visual, additional cast and staff members, as well as the artists behind the theme songs.





The new cast members include Yuuki Kaji, Yuichiro Umehara, and Hiroki Nanami, who will take on the roles of Rayne Ames, Abel Walker, and Abyss Razor, respectively. Key additions to the staff include Saki Hisamatsu and Nozomi Goto as sub-character designers, as well as Takeshi Matsuda and Hiroaki Gōda as action directors.

The opening theme "Knock Out" is performed by Taiiku Okazaki, while the ending theme "Shū Cream Funk" (Cream Puff Funk) is played by the music group Philosophy no Dance.

The voice cast includes Chiaki Kobayashi, Reiji Kawashima, Kaito Ishikawa, Takuya Eguchi, Reina Ueda, and Hiroaki Hirata.

Directed by Tomonari Tanaka at A-1 Pictures, the series features Yousuke Kuroda handling the scripts and Hisashi Higashijima in charge of character design. The music is composed by Masaru Yokoyama.

Described as a "complete" anime adaptation, "Mashle: Magic and Muscles" is set in a world where magic is used for everything. The story follows a young man who cannot use magic but enjoys a peaceful life with his father—until his life is put in danger. The series first debuted in January 2020 in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine and has since expanded to include two novel adaptations and an upcoming stage play.