The anime will also have a two-cour run.
The official social media account and website of Rumiko Takahashi's “MAO” has confirmed that the anime adaptation of the manga classic is all set to premiere on 4 April! The series is scheduled to have two cours.
Alongside the broadcast schedule, the anime also unveiled a new key visual and promotional video.
The key visual:
The promotional video:
MAO anime cast, staff, and other details
The main cast of the anime includes:
- Yuki Kaji as Mao
- Natsumi Kawaida as Nanoka Kiba
- Hiro Shimono as Hyakka
- Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Kamon
The series is being directed by Teruo Sato at studio Sunrise. Other production staff includes:
- Series Composition: Yuko Kakihara
- Character Designer and Chief Animation Director: Yoshihito Hishinuma
- Art Director: Hiroshi Kato, Izumi Hoki
- Colour Design: Masumi Otsuka
- CG Director: Tomohiro Fujie
- Director of Photography: Akane Fusehara
- Editor: Kazuhiro Arai
- Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta
- Music Composer: Shu Kanematsu
Viz Media publishes the manga in English, and describes the story as:
Nanoka passes through a portal into the Taisho era, where exorcist Mao reluctantly rescues her from the jaws of a grotesque yokai. When Nanoka gets back to the present, she discovers she has some new, incredible abilities. She returns to the past looking for answers, only to get caught up in Mao’s investigation of a series of gruesome murders. As her questions about herself multiply, Nanoka learns that Mao is cursed by a cat demon named Byoki—and so is his sword. If anyone but Mao attempts to wield it, they are doomed. But when Mao’s life is in jeopardy, Nanoka picks up his blade and swings!