Mashle
{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Hajime Kōmoto}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Mashle: Magic and Muscles
| image = Mashle, volume 1 cover.jpg
| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover, featuring Mash Burnedead
| ja_kanji = マッシュル-MASHLE-
| ja_romaji = Masshuru
| genre = {{ubl|Adventure{{Cite web|title=The Official Website for Mashle: Magic and Muscles|url=https://www.viz.com/mashle-magic-and-muscles|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=April 2, 2021|archive-date=June 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626163152/https://www.viz.com/mashle-magic-and-muscles|url-status=live}}|Comic fantasy{{Cite web|last=Chapman|first=Paul|title=Natsuki Hanae Gets Pumped for Mashle: Magic and Muscles Manga PV|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/01/04-1/natsuki-hanae-gets-pumped-for-mashle-magic-and-muscles-manga-pv|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=January 5, 2021|date=January 4, 2021|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104235421/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/01/04-1/natsuki-hanae-gets-pumped-for-mashle-magic-and-muscles-manga-pv|url-status=live}}}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Hajime Kōmoto
| publisher = Shueisha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher
| NA = Viz Media
}}
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}
| imprint = Jump Comics
| magazine = Weekly Shōnen Jump
| first = January 27, 2020
| last = July 3, 2023
| volumes = 18
| volume_list = List of Mashle chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = Tomonari Tanaka
| producer = {{ubl|Souta Furuhashi|Diana Lu|Takao Shimazaki ({{Tooltip|S1|Season 1}})}}
| writer = Yōsuke Kuroda
| music = Masaru Yokoyama
| studio = A-1 Pictures
| licensee = {{English anime licensee
| NA = Aniplex of America|SA/SEA|Medialink
}}
| network = Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11
| network_en = {{English anime network
| US = Adult Swim (Toonami)
}}
| first = April 8, 2023
| last = March 30, 2024
| episodes = 24
| episode_list = List of Mashle episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}}
{{Nihongo|Mashle: Magic and Muscles|マッシュル-MASHLE-|Masshuru|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Kōmoto. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from January 2020 to July 2023, with its chapters collected in 18 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes.
An anime television series adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures aired from April to July 2023. A second season aired from January to March 2024. A sequel to the anime series has been announced.
Plot
{{Further|List of Mashle characters{{!}}List of Mashle characters}}
Set in a magical world in which an individual's position within society is defined by their power and skill with magic, Mash Burnedead is a young man without so much as an ounce of magic in his blood. In order to live a peaceful life with his adoptive father, Regro, Mash will need to become a {{Nihongo|Divine Visionary|神覚者|Shinkakusha}}, a title which is only given to exceptional students from the Easton Magic Academy. Despite having no magic whatsoever, Mash goes to the magic school, determined to survive and show the world that muscles can beat magic.
Media
= Manga =
{{Further|List of Mashle chapters{{!}}List of Mashle chapters}}
Written and illustrated by Hajime Kōmoto, Mashle: Magic and Muscles, was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from January 27, 2020,{{Cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=3 New Manga Launch in Shonen Jump in Early 2020|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-03/3-new-manga-launch-in-shonen-jump-in-early-2020/.154899|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 14, 2020|date=January 3, 2020|archive-date=August 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831122250/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-03/3-new-manga-launch-in-shonen-jump-in-early-2020/.154899|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|script-title=ja:魔法がすべての世界で頼りになるのは筋肉？ジャンプのファンタジー新連載|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/364713|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 14, 2020|language=ja|date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225010223/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/364713|url-status=live}} to July 3, 2023.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:漫画『マッシュル』完結、連載3年半に幕 パワーで魔法を粉砕するファンタジー|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2285254/full/|website=Oricon|access-date=July 3, 2023|language=ja|date=July 3, 2023|archive-date=July 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702150305/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2285254/full/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles Manga Ends|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-02/mashle-magic-and-muscles-manga-ends/.199902|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702154233/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-02/mashle-magic-and-muscles-manga-ends/.199902|archive-date=July 2, 2023|date=July 2, 2023|url-status=live}} Shueisha collected its chapters in 18 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes, released from June 4, 2020,{{Cite web|script-title=ja:マッシュル―MASHLE― 1|url=https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-882329-4|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=June 14, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123004915/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-882329-4|url-status=live}} to October 4, 2023.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:マッシュル―MASHLE― 18|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883668-3|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=June 29, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=October 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004004449/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883668-3|url-status=live}} A special one-shot chapter was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on January 6, 2024, on the occasion of the anime series' second season premiere.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:「約ネバ」の白井カイウが原作を手がける、首化粧を施す少女の読切がジャンプに|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/556103|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 8, 2024|language=ja|date=January 6, 2024|archive-date=January 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107004137/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/556103|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Dennison|first=Kara|title=Mashle: Magic & Muscles Manga Returns for a One-Shot Sequel|url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/mashle-magic-muscles-manga-returns-for-a-one-shot-sequel/|website=Otaku USA|access-date=January 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108130816/https://otakuusamagazine.com/mashle-magic-muscles-manga-returns-for-a-one-shot-sequel/|archive-date=January 8, 2024|date=January 6, 2024|url-status=live}}
The manga was digitally serialized by Viz Media and Manga Plus in English.{{Cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=Viz Media, Manga Plus Publish Mashle: Magic and Muscles Manga in English|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-27/viz-media-manga-plus-publish-mashle-magic-and-muscles-manga-in-english/.155820|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 14, 2020|date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301164026/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-27/viz-media-manga-plus-publish-mashle-magic-and-muscles-manga-in-english/.155820|url-status=live}} In October 2020, Viz Media announced the print and digital publication of the manga;{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Viz to Release Fist of the North Star, No. 5, Sensor, Mashle, Undead Unluck, Yakuza Lover Manga in Summer 2021|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-16/viz-to-release-fist-of-the-north-star-no-5-sensor-mashle-undead-unluck-yakuza-lover-manga-in-summer-2021/.165311|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 16, 2020|date=October 16, 2020|archive-date=October 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016225015/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-16/viz-to-release-fist-of-the-north-star-no-5-sensor-mashle-undead-unluck-yakuza-lover-manga-in-summer-2021/.165311|url-status=live}} the volumes were released from July 6, 2021, to December 3, 2024.{{Cite web|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Vol. 1|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/mashle-magic-and-muscles-volume-1/product/6744|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=April 2, 2021|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511035415/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/mashle-magic-and-muscles-volume-1/product/6744|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Vol. 18|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/mashle-magic-and-muscles-volume-18/product/8098/|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=August 28, 2024}}
= Anime =
{{Further|List of Mashle episodes{{!}}List of Mashle episodes}}
An anime television series adaptation was announced in July 2022. The anime series is produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tomonari Tanaka, with scripts written by Yōsuke Kuroda, character designs by Hisashi Toshima, and music composed by Masaru Yokoyama.{{Cite web|last1=Hodgkins|first1=Crystalyn|last2=Hazra|first2=Adriana|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime's Promo Video Reveals Staff, Cast Member|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-24/mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime-promo-video-reveals-staff-cast-member/.190108|website=Anime News Network|date=September 24, 2022|access-date=September 24, 2022|archive-date=September 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928160213/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-24/mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime-promo-video-reveals-staff-cast-member/.190108|url-status=live}} According to the official website of the series, it will be a "complete" anime adaptation.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime Listed as 'Complete' Anime Adaptation|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2022-07-04/mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime-listed-as-complete-anime-adaptation/.187391|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 5, 2022|date=July 4, 2022|archive-date=July 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705012357/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2022-07-04/mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime-listed-as-complete-anime-adaptation/.187391|url-status=live}} The first season aired from on Tokyo MX and other networks from April 8 to July 1, 2023.{{Cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime Reveals New Key Visual, Promo Video, April 2023 Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-18/mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime-reveals-new-key-visual-promo-video-april-2023-premiere/.193091|website=Anime News Network|date=December 18, 2022|access-date=December 18, 2022|archive-date=December 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218093118/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-18/mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime-reveals-new-key-visual-promo-video-april-2023-premiere/.193091|url-status=live}}{{efn|name=date|Tokyo MX listed the air dates for the series on Friday at 24:00, which is effectively Saturday at midnight JST}} The opening theme song for the first season is "Knock Out", performed by Taiiku Okazaki, while the ending theme song is {{Nihongo|"Shū Cream Funk"|シュークリーム・ファンク||"Cream Puff Funk"}}, performed by The Dance for Philosophy.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime Reveals Full Promo Video, More Cast, Theme Song Artists, April 7 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-18/mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime-reveals-full-promo-video-more-cast-theme-song-artists-april-7-debut/.196113|website=Anime News Network|date=March 18, 2023|access-date=March 18, 2023|archive-date=March 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318114904/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-18/mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime-reveals-full-promo-video-more-cast-theme-song-artists-april-7-debut/.196113|url-status=live}}
A second season was announced after the airing of the first season finale. Titled {{Nihongo|Mashle: Magic and Muscles - The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam|マッシュル-MASHLE- 神覚者候補選抜試験編|Masshuru: Shinkakusha Kōho Senbatsu Shiken-hen}}, it broadcast from January 6 to March 30, 2024.{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime Season 2 Slated for Next January|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-30/mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime-season-2-slated-for-next-january/.199825|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 30, 2023|date=June 30, 2023|archive-date=June 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630153250/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-30/mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime-season-2-slated-for-next-january/.199825|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|script-title=ja:「マッシュル」2期に子安武人＆内山昂輝が出演、2人のボイス聴ける本PVも公開に|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/553468|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216050310/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/553468|archive-date=December 16, 2023|language=ja|date=December 16, 2023|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime's 2nd Season Reveals More Cast, January 6 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-16/mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime-2nd-season-reveals-more-cast-january-6-debut/.205569|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216050853/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-16/mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime-2nd-season-reveals-more-cast-january-6-debut/.205569|archive-date=December 16, 2023|date=December 16, 2023|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|script-title=ja:2024年3月30日(土)23:30～「マッシュル －ＭＡＳＨＬＥ－ 神覚者候補選抜試験編」＃２４|url=https://s.mxtv.jp/bangumi/program.html?date=20240330&ch=1&hm=2330|publisher=Tokyo MX|access-date=March 30, 2024|language=ja|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240330214634/https://s.mxtv.jp/bangumi/program.html?date=20240330&ch=1&hm=2330|archive-date=March 30, 2024|url-status=live}} The opening theme song for the second season is "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born", performed by Creepy Nuts,{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 2's Teaser Reveals Divine Visionaries' Cast|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-11/mashle-magic-and-muscles-season-2-teaser-reveals-divine-visionaries-cast/.204341|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 11, 2023|date=November 11, 2023|archive-date=November 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111094453/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-11/mashle-magic-and-muscles-season-2-teaser-reveals-divine-visionaries-cast/.204341|url-status=live}} while the ending theme song is {{Nihongo|"Tokyo's Way!"|トーキョーズ・ウェイ！}}, performed by Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku.
In May 2024, a sequel to the television series was announced.{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime Gets Sequel|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-26/mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime-gets-sequel/.211193|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526131932/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-26/mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime-gets-sequel/.211193|archive-date=May 26, 2024|date=May 26, 2024|url-status=live}}
Aniplex of America revealed an English version of the announcement video at its Anime Expo panel on July 3, 2022.{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles Manga Gets TV Anime in 2023 (Updated With English Video)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-03/mashle-magic-and-muscles-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-2023/.187124|website=Anime News Network|date=July 3, 2022|access-date=July 3, 2022|archive-date=July 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703150102/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-03/mashle-magic-and-muscles-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-2023/.187124|url-status=live}} On February 21, 2023, Crunchyroll announced that they would stream the series;{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Crunchyroll to Stream Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-21/crunchyroll-to-stream-mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime/.195159|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 21, 2023|date=February 21, 2023|archive-date=February 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221212530/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-21/crunchyroll-to-stream-mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime/.195159|url-status=live}} an English dub premiered on May 26 of the same year.{{Cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Crunchyroll Debuts English Dub of Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime on May 26, Adds Orguss Anime to Catalog|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-21/crunchyroll-debuts-english-dub-of-mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime-on-may-26-adds-orguss-anime-to-/.198280|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521085641/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-21/crunchyroll-debuts-english-dub-of-mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime-on-may-26-adds-orguss-anime-to-/.198280|archive-date=May 21, 2023|date=May 21, 2023|url-status=live}} Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.{{Cite web|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles|url=https://www.medialink.com.hk/en/Brand.aspx?id=51|publisher=Medialink|access-date=June 24, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240624091329/https://www.medialink.com.hk/en/Brand.aspx?id=51|archive-date=June 24, 2024|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Ani-One Asia Adds Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-22/ani-one-asia-adds-mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime/.196247|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 6, 2023|date=March 22, 2023|archive-date=May 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506061442/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-22/ani-one-asia-adds-mashle-magic-and-muscles-anime/.196247|url-status=live}} In October 2024 at its New York Comic Con panel, Aniplex of America announced that the English dub would broadcast on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block beginning on November 10 of the same year.{{Cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Blue Exorcist Anime to Air on Toonami|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-18/mashle-magic-and-muscles-blue-exorcist-anime-to-air-on-toonami/.216891|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 18, 2024|date=October 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112235150/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-18/mashle-magic-and-muscles-blue-exorcist-anime-to-air-on-toonami/.216891|archive-date=November 12, 2024|url-status=live}}
= Novels =
Kiyoko Hoshi has written three novels based on the series; the first one, titled {{Nihongo|Mashle: Mash Burnedead to Bōken no Sho 1|マッシュル-MASHLE- マッシュ・バーンデッドと冒険の書1||{{Lit|Mashle: Mash Burnedead and the Book of Adventure 1}}}}, was released on May 2, 2022;{{Cite web|script-title=ja:マッシュル-MASHLE- マッシュ・バーンデッドと冒険の書１|url=https://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/books/mashle_bouken_01.html|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=September 7, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907182547/https://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/books/mashle_bouken_01.html|url-status=live}} the second one, {{Nihongo|Mashle: Mash Burnedead to Fukkatsu no Jumon|マッシュル-MASHLE- マッシュ・バーンデッドと復活の呪文||{{Lit|Mashle: Mash Burnedead and the Resurrection Spell}}}}, was released on April 4, 2023;{{Cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Hajime Kōmoto's Mashle: Magic and Muscles Manga Gets 2nd Novel|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-27/hajime-komoto-mashle-magic-and-muscles-manga-gets-2nd-novel/.195369|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 7, 2023|date=February 27, 2023|archive-date=July 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705155410/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-27/hajime-komoto-mashle-magic-and-muscles-manga-gets-2nd-novel/.195369|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:マッシュル-MASHLE- マッシュ・バーンデッドと復活の呪文|url=https://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/books/mashle_fukkatsunojumon.html|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=September 7, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907182548/https://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/books/mashle_fukkatsunojumon.html|url-status=live}} and the third one, {{Nihongo|Mashle: Mash Burnedead to Gangan Ikōze|マッシュル-MASHLE- マッシュ・バーンデッドとガンガンいこうぜ||{{Lit|Mashle: Mash Burnedead and Going with a Bang}}}}, was released on October 4 of the same year.{{Cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|title=Undead Unluck, Mashle: Magic and Muscles Manga Get Novels|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-07/undead-unluck-mashle-magic-and-muscles-manga-get-novels/.201949|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 7, 2023|date=September 7, 2023|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907175416/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-07/undead-unluck-mashle-magic-and-muscles-manga-get-novels/.201949|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|script-title=ja:マッシュル-MASHLE- マッシュ・バーンデッドとガンガンいこうぜ|url=https://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/books/mashle_ganganikouze.html|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=September 7, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907182537/https://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/books/mashle_ganganikouze.html|url-status=live}}
= Stage plays =
A stage play adaptation of the manga was announced in April 2023. It ran at the Tokyo International Forum Hall C in Tokyo from July 4–11, and at the AiiA 2.5 Theater Kobe in Hyogo from July 15–17. The play is directed by Imagine Ito, written by Shinjirō Kameda, music composed by Shingo I with lyrics by Yūji Mitsuya, and choreographed by Umebou. The cast includes Ryotaro Akazawa as Mash Burnedead, Hiroi Yuto as Finn Ames, Ryoga Ishikawa as Lance Crown, Takeshi James Yamada as Dot Barrett, and Misato Kawauchi as Lemon Irvine.{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles Stage Play Reveals Cast, Visuals, July Opening|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-04-21/mashle-magic-and-muscles-stage-play-reveals-cast-visuals-july-opening/.197351|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 29, 2024|date=April 21, 2023|archive-date=January 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120073630/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-04-21/mashle-magic-and-muscles-stage-play-reveals-cast-visuals-july-opening/.197351|url-status=live}}
A second stage play adaptation was announced in December 2023.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles Gets 2nd Stage Play in Summer 2024|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-16/mashle-magic-and-muscles-gets-2nd-stage-play-in-summer-2024/.205571|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 29, 2024|date=December 16, 2023|archive-date=December 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220132932/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-16/mashle-magic-and-muscles-gets-2nd-stage-play-in-summer-2024/.205571|url-status=live}} It ran at the Tennozu Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from August 2–12, 2024, and at the AiiA 2.5 Theater Kobe in Hyogo from August 17–19.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:舞台「マッシュル-MASHLE-」第2弾、3公演をDMM TVでライブ配信|url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/583171|website=Stage Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=September 12, 2024|language=ja|date=July 22, 2024|archive-date=August 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804150743/https://natalie.mu/stage/news/583171|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|script-title=ja:赤澤遼太郎「一口食べれば、そこはもう別次元」パワーアップしたマシュステ2.5開幕|url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/585010|website=Stage Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=September 12, 2024|language=ja|date=August 3, 2024|archive-date=August 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821091909/https://natalie.mu/stage/news/585010|url-status=live}}
= Video game =
In March 2025, Poppin Games Japan and MuscleMagic Games announced that the series will receive a smartphone puzzle game titled {{Nihongo|Mashle: Muscle Puzzle|マッシュル-MASHLE- マッスルパズル|Masshuru Massuru Pazuru}}. The 3-match puzzle game incorporates the series' worldview, allowing players to form teams with their favorite characters, and features new illustrations. It will be free to play but will have optional in-game purchases. The game is available for pre-registration on the App Store and will be available for pre-registration on Google Play later.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles Gets Smartphone Puzzle Game|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-07/mashle-magic-and-muscles-gets-smartphone-puzzle-game/.222064|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 8, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308135959/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-07/mashle-magic-and-muscles-gets-smartphone-puzzle-game/.222064|archive-date=March 8, 2025|date=March 7, 2025|url-status=live}}
Reception
= Manga =
In June 2020, it was reported that the first volume of the series performed well enough to be sold out.{{Cite tweet|user=mashle_official|number=1271686080677335041|script-title=ja:#マッシュル 1巻まさかの売り切れ続出！ありがとうございます！(驚いております) 購入を迷っているみなさま！今も一縷の望みをかけて絶賛拡散中の第１話はこちらから読めます💪💪|language=ja|date=June 13, 2020|access-date=June 14, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241203054131/https://x.com/mashle_official/status/1271686080677335041|archive-date=December 3, 2024|url-status=live}} By April 2021, the manga had over 1.4 million copies in circulation;{{cite tweet|user=mashle_official|number=1386626845257310215|script-title=ja:【#マッシュル 140万部突破‼️】|language=ja|date=April 26, 2021|access-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241203054056/https://x.com/mashle_official/status/1386626845257310215|archive-date=December 3, 2024|url-status=live}} over 2.1 million copies in circulation by August of the same year;{{Cite tweet|user=jump_henshubu|author=Weekly Shōnen Jump Editorial Department|number=1430002705427091456|script-title=ja:／フォロー＆RTで当たる🎉＼ 『#マッシュル-MASHLE-』発売中の少年ジャンプ38号表紙イラストを B2サイズのポスターに✨３名様にプレゼントします‼️|language=ja|date=August 23, 2021|access-date=September 27, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241203054104/https://x.com/jump_henshubu/status/1430002705427091456|archive-date=December 3, 2024|url-status=live}} over 3 million copies in circulation by March 2022;{{Cite tweet|user=animateumeda|author=Animate Umeda|number=1499601512799952898|script-title=ja:【書籍新刊情報】累計300万部突破✨「#マッシュル―MASHLE― 10」本日入荷しましたウメ～❣️特典にはイラストカードとステッカーが付いております🌸ステッカーはランダムでのお渡しとなります。是非お買い求め下さいませ💕|language=ja|date=March 4, 2022|access-date=May 21, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241203054103/https://x.com/animateumeda/status/1499601512799952898|archive-date=December 3, 2024|url-status=live}} over 4 million copies in circulation by November of the same year;{{Cite web|script-title=ja:少年ジャンプ発のアブノーマル魔法ファンタジー「マッシュル」石川界人、江口拓也、上田麗奈らが出演決定！ 「今からワクワク」|url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2022/11/10/73373.html|website=AnimeAnime.jp|access-date=April 1, 2023|language=ja|date=November 10, 2022|archive-date=November 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124211202/https://animeanime.jp/article/2022/11/10/73373.html|url-status=live}} over 5 million copies in circulation by April 2023;{{Cite web|script-title=ja:マッシュル-MASHLE-：舞台版キャスト発表 赤澤遼太郎がマッシュに レモンは河内美里 広井雄士、石川凌雅、山田ジェームス武も|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20230421dog00m200051000c.html|website=Mantan Web|access-date=June 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422065206/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20230421dog00m200051000c.html|archive-date=April 22, 2023|language=ja|date=April 21, 2023|url-status=live}} over 6 million copies in circulation by November 2023;{{Cite web|script-title=ja:マッシュル-MASHLE-：神覚者の声優発表 諏訪部順一、小野友樹、島崎信長、谷山紀章、楠木ともり、早見沙織|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20231111dog00m200001000c.html|website=Mantan Web|access-date=November 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113012715/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20231111dog00m200001000c.html|archive-date=November 13, 2023|language=ja|date=November 11, 2023|url-status=live}} and over 10 million copies in circulation by March 2024.{{Cite tweet|user=mashle_official|number=1774091052909293653|script-title=ja:また、原作コミックスの全世界シリーズ累計発行部数が 1,000万部を突破✨ 応援ありがとうございます！|language=ja|date=March 30, 2024|access-date=March 30, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240925065405/https://x.com/mashle_official/status/1774091052909293653|archive-date=September 25, 2024|url-status=live}}
In 2020, the manga was nominated for the sixth Next Manga Awards and placed eleventh out of the 50 nominees with 12,894 votes.{{Cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=Nominees Announced For Reader-Chosen Tsugi ni Kuru Manga 2020 Awards|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-06-19/nominees-announced-for-reader-chosen-tsugi-ni-kuru-manga-2020-awards/.160843|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 19, 2020|date=June 19, 2020|archive-date=July 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716115419/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-06-19/nominees-announced-for-reader-chosen-tsugi-ni-kuru-manga-2020-awards/.160843|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|script-title=ja:コミックス部門 結果発表 - 次にくるマンガ大賞 2020|url=https://tsugimanga.jp/winner2020-comics/|website=Tsugi Manga|language=ja|access-date=May 15, 2021|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101025752/https://tsugimanga.jp/winner2020-comics/|archivedate=November 1, 2020}} The series ranked third on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2021" by the Honya Club website.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:全国書店員が選んだおすすめコミック2021|website=Honya Club|url=https://www.honyaclub.com/shop/c/cosuma/|access-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210415010859/https://www.honyaclub.com/shop/c/cosuma/|archive-date=April 15, 2021|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|script-title=ja:全国書店員が選んだおすすめマンガ、今年の1位は「わたしの幸せな結婚」|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/414249|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=April 15, 2021|language=ja|date=January 29, 2021|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118213642/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/414249|url-status=live}} Mashle was nominated for the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} category in 2021.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:決定!!第67回小学館漫画賞最終候補作!!|url=https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/news/33300|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=January 1, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220101201136/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/news/33300|archive-date=January 1, 2022|language=ja|date=December 1, 2021|url-status=live}}
The Nippon Foundation included the manga on their list of "5 Recommended Manga Available in English" and wrote: "[c]omic scenes of characters tormenting each other are fun to read, with no sense of distaste. In an amusing way, the story shows how cultivating special skills can overcome adversity."{{Cite web|title=Stimulating a Sense of Curiosity|url=https://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/en/news/articles/2020/20200319-42787.html|website=Nippon Foundation|access-date=June 19, 2020|date=March 19, 2020|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225010138/https://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/en/news/articles/2020/20200319-42787.html|url-status=live}} Writing for Le Figaro, Clémence Ballandras made a positive review about the series and wrote that it "combines the very specific universe of manga, with that of Harry Potter, while infusing a good dose of humor."{{Cite web|last=Ballandras|first=Clémence|title=Mashle, le manga inspiré par l'univers de Harry Potter, bat des records de ventes en France|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/mashle-le-manga-inspire-par-l-univers-de-harry-potter-bat-des-records-de-ventes-en-france-20210506|website=Le Figaro|access-date=May 28, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210528011723/https://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/mashle-le-manga-inspire-par-l-univers-de-harry-potter-bat-des-records-de-ventes-en-france-20210506|archive-date=May 28, 2021|language=fr|date=May 6, 2021|url-status=live}} Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network gave the first volume a B+. Silverman praised the series for its humor, calling it a "Harry Potter parody with overtones of One-Punch Man." Silverman, however, wrote that apart from Mash, the rest of the characters are "forgettable" and said that the art is "fairly unattractive", comparing it to Mob Psycho 100. Nevertheless, she concluded: "It doesn't look pretty, but it also doesn't need to, making this a good addition to the library of humor manga."{{Cite web|last=Silverman|first=Rebecca|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles GN 1 – Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/mashle/magic-and-muscles/gn-1/.173577|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 7, 2021|date=July 7, 2021|archive-date=July 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707160130/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/mashle/magic-and-muscles/gn-1/.173577|url-status=live}}
Sheena McNeil of Sequential Tart gave the first volume a 7 out of 10. McNeil also noted the similarities with One-Punch Man and Harry Potter, praising as well its story and art, concluding: "I enjoyed this read a fair amount. It's low key hilarious. It has flaws, but it also has potential, and I look forward to where it goes from here."{{Cite web|last=McNeil|first=Sheena|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles Vol. 1|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=12395|website=Sequential Tart|access-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211224201535/http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=12395|archive-date=December 24, 2021|date=August 9, 2021|url-status=live}} In a review of the second volume, McNeil gave it a 8, and wrote: "[i]f you want action, humor, and magic, this story hits you over the head with all three."{{Cite web|last=McNeil|first=Sheena|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles Vol. 2|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=12576|website=Sequential Tart|access-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211224201550/http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=12576|archive-date=December 24, 2021|date=December 7, 2021|url-status=live}}
= Anime =
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.shonenjump.com/j/rensai/mashle.html|Official manga website on Weekly Shōnen Jump}} {{In lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100083|Mashle: Magic and Muscles on Manga Plus}}
- {{Official website|https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/mashle|Mashle: Magic and Muscles on Viz Media}}
- {{Official website|https://mashle.pw/|Official anime website}} {{In lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|manga|23468|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles}}
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