Mashle: Magic and Muscles, one of the funniest anime shows that aired this year, surely hooked audiences who wanted a good laugh. The anime, which was produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tomoya Tanaka, is based on the manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Kōmoto. The first season aired from April 8 to July 1, 2023, on TV Tokyo, and was made available to stream on Crunchyroll, and now, fans want to know if Season 2 is coming.
For the unfamiliar, Mashle is a Harry Potter-inspired comedy story that follows Mash Burnedead, a powerful boy who lives in a magical world populated by wizards, but unlike most of the people he meets, he doesn't have the power to cast magic. However, his lack of sorcery doesn't stop him from being powerful enough to take down wizards; he compensates for his shortcomings by becoming insanely strong with just his physical attributes.
So, what's next for everyone's favorite cream puff-loving boy? Here's everything we know so far about Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 2.
Mashle: Magic and Muscles Potential Release Date: When is Mashle Season 2 coming?
Just after the finale of Season 1 aired, Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 2 was officially confirmed.
The official Twitter account of Mashle: Magic and Muscles made the announcement alongside a short teaser, which confirmed that the anime would return in January 2024. Recently, the anime officially confirmed that Season 2 will premiere. on January 6, 2024.
Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 2 Plot: What will Mashle Season 2 story be about?
The first season of Mashle: Magic and Muscles adapted the Easton Enrollment Arc and the Magia Lupus Arc, which covered the first 39 chapters of Hajime Komoto's manga series. Season 2 will adapt the manga's Divine Visionary Selection Examination Arc. This news was confirmed alongside the anime's Season 2 announcement and short teaser, so expect Season 2 to adapt Chapters 41 to 74 of the manga.
The arc is expected to introduce the 'Prefect' system of Easton Magic Academy, and it's expected to center on the Divine Visionary Selection Exam, which is used to find the student that will become the newest member of the Divine Visionaries. The title of Divine Missionary is given to an exceptional student amongst one of the 3 magic schools, revered as one of God's chosen once every year. As the core of Bureau of Magic, they are considered to be some of the most influential sorcerers of the country.
The next story arc in the manga is the Execution Arc, a short story that leads into the bigger Divine Visionary Selection Exam Arc, which runs from Chapters 44 to 77. Without getting into major spoilers, the arc introduces some silly wacky new characters, including a group of school Prefects and triple-liner magic users.
As of July 2023, the Mashle manga series officially ended with Chapter 163, so that means that if the anime adaptation plans to adapt the entire series, it'll likely take three to four seasons to complete.
Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 2 Cast: Who are the voice actors of Mashle Season 2?
You can expect the key voice cast members from Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 1 return in Season 2. Here's a list of the main characters for the Japanese and English dub versions of the anime:
Mash Burnedead - Chiaki Kobayashi (JP) / Aleks Le (EN)
Finn Ames - Reiji Kawashima (JP) / Brian Timothy Anderson (EN)
Lemon Irvine - Reina Ueda (JP) / Anjali Kunapaneni (EN)
Lance Crown - Kaito Ishikawa (JP) / Stephen Fu (EN)
Dot Barrett - Takuya Eguchi (JP) / Benjamin Diskin (EN)
You can also expect Season 2 introduce a few new characters. We will update this casting list with more information when they announce who will join the cast of Mashle: Magic and Muscles.
In November 2023, the production team introduced the Japanese voice actors who will be playing the Divine Visionaries in Mashle Season 2:
Junichi Suwabe as Ryoh Grantz
Yuki Ono as Orter Mádl
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Kaldo Gehenna
Saori Hayami as Sophina Biblia
Kisho Taniyama as Renatus Revol
Tomori Kusunoki as Tsurara Halestone
Agito Tyrone (no voice)
Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 2 Trailer
The first trailer for Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 2 was released in November 2023, and in introduces the members of the Divine Visionaries and the Japanese voice actors playing them. You can watch it here:
An English sub trailer for Mashle Season 2 was also released just a few days after the launch of the first trailer:
On December 16, Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 2 released a new trailer, revealing more action-packed footages and comedy fantasy that fans of the anime love.
Expect the production team of Mashle Season 2 to release more information ahead of its January 2024 premiere date, and we will update this page with more information when they share more official updates.
If you haven't caught up with Mashle anime, you can watch all 12 episodes of Season 1 on Crunchyroll.
