Aniplex dropped a major promotional package for Mashle: Magic and Muscles – Tri-Magicathalon Divine Visionary Final Exam Arc on Wednesday — a date that also happens to be protagonist Mash Burnedead’s birthday. The reveal included the first full-length promotional video, a new key visual, a character visual, a birthday visual, and the confirmation that the third season will premiere on January 9.

Newly Announced Cast

• Sōma Saitō as Domina Blowelive
• Ryōta Suzuki as Lévis Rosequartz

Returning Cast

• Chiaki Kobayashi as Mash Burnedead
• Kaito Ishikawa as Lance Crown
• Reiji Kawashima as Finn Ames
• Reina Ueda as Lemon Irvine
• Takuya Eguchi as Dot Barrett

Newly Announced Staff

• Assistant Director: Kazuya Ishiguri
• Sub-Character Design: Kento Toya
• Prop Design: Akane Hirose, Yutori Sugiura
• Monster Design: Mayuko Yamamoto
• Color Key Artist: Azusa Sasaki
• Art Setting: Hideyasu Narita
• Art Director: Ayano Okamoto
• Compositing Director of Photography: Akihito Suzuki
• CG Director: Manabu Asakawa
• Editing: Masato Yoshitake
• Sound Director: Satoshi Motoyama
• Sound Effects: Yui Andō
• Sound Production: INSPION Edge

Returning Core Staff

Director Tomoya Tanaka returns at A-1 Pictures, alongside series script supervisor and scriptwriter Yōsuke Kuroda and composer Masaru Yokoyama. One notable change: Chiaki Furuzumi — known as chief animation director and sub-character designer on both seasons of Solo Leveling — steps in as character designer, replacing Hisashi Higashijima.

Broadcast & Streaming

The season premieres on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV on January 9 at 24:00 JST (effectively midnight on January 10), with ten additional Japanese channels also carrying the series. Streaming in Japan will be available on ABEMA, d Anime Store, and other platforms. Crunchyroll will stream the season internationally, as it did for the first two seasons.

Series Background

The anime is based on Hajime Kōmoto‘s manga, which ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from January 2020 to July 2023 and concluded at 18 compiled volumes. Season 1 aired in April 2023 for 12 episodes, followed by Season 2 in January 2024, also 12 episodes. The overall anime project is described as a complete adaptation of the manga.

Beyond the anime, a live-action film starring Mackenyu Maeda is set to open on March 19, 2027, and the mobile puzzle game Mashle: Muscle Puzzle launched in April 2025.