Mechanical Marie Anime's Teaser Reveals Main Cast, Staff, Fall Debut
Pony Canyon revealed the key visual, teaser promotional video, main cast, staff, and fall premiere for the television anime of Aki Akimoto's Mechanical Marie (Kikaijikake no Marie) manga on Wednesday. The anime stars:Junji Nishimura (Bakuon!!, 1989 Ranma ½, The Fire Hunter) is directing the anime at Zero-G and Lieber. Mariko Kunisawa (Berserk of Gluttony, Tohai: Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku) is in charge of the series scripts, Yoko Kikuchi (The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Carole & Tuesday 2nd key animator) is designing the characters, and Yasuharu Takanashi (Fairy Tail) and Johannes Nilsson (Gushing Over Magical Girls) are composing the music.Pony Canyon describes the series: Akimoto first launched the manga as a one-shot in Hakusensha's LaLa magazine in March 2020. The manga started its regular serialization in June 2020, and it ended in June 2023. Hakusensha published six volumes of the manga. Yen Press licensed the manga and will release the first volume in English on August 26.Akimoto will launch the sequel manga titled Kikaijikake no Marie+ (Mechanical Marie+) in LaLa on Thursday.Akimoto ended the Mairimashita to Iwasetai (I Want You to Say You Lose) manga in LaLa magazine on March 24. Akimoto launched the manga in LaLa in December 2023. Hakusensha released the manga's first compiled book volume on August 5, and the second volume on December 5.Source: Press release
