The MAO anime, based on the manga by legendary creator Rumiko Takahashi, will receive its English dub debut on August 24, according to an announcement made at Viz Media’s Anime Expo panel.
Story
MAO is described as an “era-spanning supernatural adventure.” When Nanoka travels back in time to a supernatural early 20th-century Japan, she is reluctantly rescued by aloof exorcist MAO from the jaws of a grotesque yokai. Back in the present, she discovers she has gained incredible new abilities, and returns to the past seeking answers — only to get drawn into MAO’s investigation of a series of gruesome murders. She eventually learns that MAO is cursed by a cat demon named Byoki, and so is his sword: anyone other than MAO who wields it is doomed. But when MAO’s life is on the line, Nanoka grabs the blade and swings.
Broadcast & Streaming
The anime premiered on NHK General on April 4 and is running for two consecutive cours without a break. Its second cour kicked off with episode 14 last Saturday. Hulu streams the series in the United States, while Disney+ carries it in Canada, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand.
Theme Songs
For the first cour, boy band Kis-My-Ft2 performs the opening theme “HEARTLOUD,” and TRUE performs the ending theme “Juai” (Cursed Love). The second cour brings new themes: idol group 20th Century performs the opening “Bokura ga Uwagaki suru Sekai” (The World We Overwrite), and Reina Ueda performs the new ending “Tayutau” (Swaying).
Staff
- Director: Teruo Sato (Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, Aikatsu Stars!)
- Series Script Supervisor: Yūko Kakihara (Urusei Yatsura 2022, Aikatsu Friends!, Cells at Work!)
- Character Designer / Chief Animation Director: Yoshihito Hishinuma (Inuyasha, Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon)
- Art Directors: Hiroshi Katō, Izumi Hoki
- Color Key Artist: Masumi Ōtsuka
- CG Director: Tomohiro Fujie
- Compositing Director of Photography: Akane Fushihara
- Editing: Kazuhiro Nii
- Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta
- Music: Shū Kanematsu (The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!)
Manga
Takahashi launched the MAO manga in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday in May 2019. The 29th compiled volume was released on June 18. Viz Media has been publishing the English edition since 2021. Over a career spanning more than three decades, Takahashi has created beloved titles including Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Mermaid Saga, Ranma 1/2, One-Pound Gospel, and Inuyasha — many of which have inspired anime and live-action adaptations worldwide.
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