Earlier this year, the first season of Mashle: Magic and Muscles anime was released and it was made available to stream on Crunchyroll. The action-packed comedy fantasy anime is like a fusion of Harry Potter, One-Punch Man, and Black Clover, and now, fans are hyped for the second season. Thankfully, a bunch of information, including a new teaser trailer have been revealed at Aniplex Online Fest 2023.
Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 2, which will adapt the Divine Visionary Candidate Exam arc of Hajime Komoto's manga series, was announced in June 2022, and A-1 Pictures is returning to produce the animation. At Aniplex Online Fest 2023, the production team revealed new character designs for Ryoh Grantz, Orter Madl and Margarette Macaron. Check out the new characters that will be introduced in the second season of Mashle:
A teaser for the Divine Visionary Selection Exam arc was also released to hype fans up:
The Divine Visionary Selection Exam arc is the fourth arc of the manga that picks up at Chapter 44 Studio A-1 hasn't announced how many episodes Mashle Season 2 will have, but it'll likely have 12 episodes just like the first season. Margarette Macaron is expected to be the main antagonist of the new arc.
Hajime Komoto's Mashle manga has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from January 2020 and recently ended in July 2023. The series has a total of 162 chapters, and there are currently 16 volumes to date.
The Mashle manga was licensed by Viz in English, and provided the following plot description:
This is a world of magic where magic is used for everything. But deep in the forest exists a young man who spends his time training and bulking up. He can’t use magic, but he enjoys a peaceful life with his father. But one day, his life is put in danger! Will his muscular body protect him from the magic users who are out to get him? Powerfully trained muscles crush magic as this abnormal magical fantasy begins!
Since the first season was made available to stream on Crunchyroll, it's likely that Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 2 will also arrive on the same platform. A specific premiere date for Episode 1 of Season 2 hasn't been announced yet, but expect more details and a full trailer as we get closer to the Winter 2024 anime season.
