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lead=yes is a Japanese series written and illustrated by Hajime Kōmoto. It was serialized in 's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from January 2020 to July 2023, with its chapters collected in 18 volumes.

An television series adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures aired from April to July 2023. A second season aired from January to March 2024. A third season is set to premiere in 2027.


Plot
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 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
Written and illustrated by Hajime Kōmoto, Mashle: Magic and Muscles was serialized in 's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from January 27, 2020, to July 3, 2023. Shueisha collected its chapters in 18 volumes, released from June 4, 2020, to October 4, 2023. 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.

The manga was digitally serialized by and in English. In October 2020, Viz Media announced the print and digital publication of the manga; the volumes were released from July 6, 2021, to December 3, 2024.


Anime
An 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 . According to the official website of the series, it will be a "complete" anime adaptation. The first season aired from on and other networks from April 8 to July 1, 2023. The opening theme song for the first season is "Knock Out", performed by , while the ending theme song is "Cream Puff Funk", performed by The Dance for Philosophy.

A second season was announced after the airing of the first-season finale. Titled Masshuru: Shinkakusha Kōho Senbatsu Shiken-hen, it broadcast from January 6 to March 30, 2024. The opening theme song for the second season is "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born", performed by , while the ending theme song is 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. It was later confirmed to be a third season, adapting the "Tri-Magic-Athalon Divine Visionary Final Exam" arc. The season is set to premiere in 2027.

Aniplex of America revealed an English version of the announcement video at its panel on July 3, 2022. On February 21, 2023, announced that they would stream the series; an English dub premiered on May 26 of the same year. licensed the series in Asia-Pacific. In October 2024 at its New York Comic Con panel, Aniplex of America announced that the English dub would broadcast on 's programming block beginning on November 10 of the same year. The second season premiered on the same programming block on November 9, 2025.


Novels
Kiyoko Hoshi has written three novels based on the series; the first one, titled , was released on May 2, 2022; the second one, , was released on April 4, 2023; and the third one, , was released on October 4 of the same year.


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.

A second stage play adaptation was announced in December 2023. 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.


Video game
In March 2025, Poppin Games Japan and MuscleMagic Games announced that the series will receive a smartphone puzzle game titled 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 and will be available for pre-registration on later.


Reception

Manga
In June 2020, it was reported that the first volume of the series performed well enough to be sold out. By April 2021, the manga had over 1.4 million copies in circulation; over 2.1 million copies in circulation by August of the same year; over 3 million copies in circulation by March 2022; over 4 million copies in circulation by November of the same year; over 5 million copies in circulation by April 2023; over 6 million copies in circulation by November 2023; and over 10 million copies in circulation by March 2024.

In 2020, the manga was nominated for the sixth Next Manga Awards and placed eleventh out of the 50 nominees with 12,894 votes. The series ranked third on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2021" by the Honya Club website. Mashle was nominated for the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the category in 2021.

The Nippon Foundation included the manga on their list of "5 Recommended Manga Available in English" and wrote: "comic 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." Writing for , Clémence Ballandras made a positive review about the series and wrote that it "combines the very specific universe of manga, with that of , while infusing a good dose of humor." 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 ." 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."

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." In a review of the second volume, McNeil gave it a 8, and wrote: "if you want action, humor, and magic, this story hits you over the head with all three."


Anime
2023 Arrangement Award"Shū Cream Funk"
20248th Crunchyroll Anime AwardsBest ComedyMashle: Magic and Muscles
Best Fantasy
Best Voice Artist Performance (Spanish)Gerardo Ortega
Best Voice Artist Performance (Castilian)David Flores
10th Anime Trending AwardsBest in SoundtrackMashle: Magic and Muscles
Ending Theme Song of the Year"Shū Cream Funk"
Comedy Anime of the YearMashle: Magic and Muscles
Fantasy Anime of the Year
Special Award"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born"
Mashle: Magic and Muscles
46th Anime Grand PrixBest Theme Song"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born"
New Words and Buzzwords Awards
Yahoo! Japan Search AwardsAnime CategoryMashle: Magic and Muscles
Music Category"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born"
TikTok Awards JapanAnime of the YearMashle: Magic and Muscles
Billboard Japan Music AwardsHot 100"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born"
Most Streaming Songs
Most Downloaded Songs
Hot Animation
Top User Generated Songs
Top Global Japan (Excl. Japan) Songs
Top Japan Songs (South Korea)
Top Japan Songs (Thailand)
Top Japan Songs (Singapore)
Top Japan Songs (India)
Top Japan Songs (France)
Top Japan Songs (United Kingdom)
Top Japan Songs (South Africa)
Top Japan Songs (United States)
Top Japan Songs (Brazil)
Anime Song Award
66th Japan Record AwardsGrand Prix
Excellent Awards
2025Reiwa Anisong AwardsBest Work Award
Best Anime Song Award
11th Anime Trending AwardsBest in SoundtrackMashle: Magic and Muscles - The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam
Opening Theme Song of the Year"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born"
Ending Theme Song of the Year"Tokyo's Way!"
Action or Adventure Anime of the YearMashle: Magic and Muscles - The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam
Comedy Anime of the Year
39th Japan Gold Disc AwardsSong of the Year by Download (Japan)"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born"
Top 3 Songs by Download
Song of the Year by Streaming (Japan)
Top 5 Songs by Streaming
MTV Video Music Awards JapanSong of the Year
30th AMD AwardsExcellence Award
43rd JASRAC AwardsSilver Award
Music Awards JapanSong of the Year
Best Japanese Song
Top Japanese Song in Asia
Top Japanese Song in Europe
Top Japanese Song in North America
Top Japanese Song in Latin America
Best Japanese Hip Hop/Rap Song
Best Japanese Dance Pop Song
Best Anime Song
Best Music Video
Best Viral Song
Best of Listeners' Choice: Japanese Song
Karaoke of the Year: J-Pop
9th Crunchyroll Anime AwardsBest ComedyMashle: Magic and Muscles - The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam
Best Opening Sequence"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born"
Best Anime Song
Best Voice Artist Performance (Portuguese)Pedro Azevedo
Japan Expo AwardsDaruma for Best Opening"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born"
20th Best TV Series: DiscMashle: Magic and Muscles
Best Anime Song"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born"


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