{"id":148853,"date":"2026-03-02T07:59:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=148853"},"modified":"2026-03-02T07:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:59:09","slug":"mao-anime-reveals-trailer-april-4-premiere-2-cours-length-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/03\/02\/mao-anime-reveals-trailer-april-4-premiere-2-cours-length-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Mao Anime Reveals Trailer, April 4 Premiere, 2 Cours Length, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The TV anime adaptation of <strong>Rumiko Takahashi<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0<em>Mao\u00a0<\/em>manga has resurfaced with a trailer, a key visual, an April 4 broadcast premiere date, and the reveal of a two-consecutive-cour length.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300eMAO\u300fPV\u7b2c1\u5f3e\uff5cOP\u30c6\u30fc\u30de Kis-My-Ft2\u300cHEARTLOUD\u300d\uff5cED\u30c6\u30fc\u30de TRUE\u300c\u546a\u611b\u300d\uff5c2026\u5e744\u67084\u65e5\u3088\u308a\u9023\u7d9a2\u30af\u30fc\u30eb\u3067\u6bce\u9031\u571f\u66dc23\u664245\u5206\uff5e\u653e\u9001\u958b\u59cb\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eVfpoS0rjw0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">It was also announced that &#8220;HEARTLOUD&#8221; by <strong>Kis-My-Ft2<\/strong> is the show&#8217;s opening song, while &#8220;Juai&#8221; by <strong>TRUE<\/strong> is the ending song. Additionally, there were seven more cast announcements:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Momoka Terasawa<\/strong> as Otoya<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Kazuyuki Okitsu<\/strong> as Shiranui<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Motoko Kumai<\/strong> as Funa Uozumi<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Yoko Hikasa<\/strong> as Tenko<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Risa Shimizu<\/strong> as Sana<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022<strong> Reina Ueda<\/strong> as Yurako<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022<strong> Takashi Matsuyama<\/strong> as Byoki<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mao-key-visual.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"707\" data-attachment-id=\"148857\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/03\/02\/mao-anime-reveals-trailer-april-4-premiere-2-cours-length-and-more\/mao-key-visual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mao-key-visual.jpg?fit=500%2C707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mao key visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mao-key-visual.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mao-key-visual.jpg?fit=500%2C707&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mao-key-visual.jpg?resize=500%2C707&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-148857\" style=\"width:544px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mao-key-visual.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mao-key-visual.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mao-key-visual.jpg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9\u9ad8\u6a4b\u7559\u7f8e\u5b50\uff0f\u5c0f\u5b66\u9928\uff0f\u300cMAO\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The\u00a0<em>Mao<\/em> manga debuted in 2019 in Shogakukan\u2019s Weekly Shonen Sunday and has 27 volumes as of February 2026. Viz Media describes the first volume as such:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>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\u2019s 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\u2014and so is his sword. If anyone but Mao attempts to wield it, they are doomed. But when Mao\u2019s life is in jeopardy, Nanoka picks up his blade and swings!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Mao\u00a0<\/em>marks the latest anime adaptation of a Takahashi title, following\u00a0<em>Ranma \u00bd<\/em>,<em>\u00a0Inuyasha<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Urusei Yatsura<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Rin-ne<\/em>, <em>Maison Ikkoku<\/em>, and the<em> Ranma \u00bd\u00a0<\/em>and <em>Urusei Yatsura<\/em> remakes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Staff<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Director:\u00a0<strong>Teruo Sato<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon<\/em>\u00a0Season 1)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Series composer:\u00a0<strong>Yuko Kakihara<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Blue Box<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Character designer and chief animation director:\u00a0<strong>Yoshihito Hishinuma<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Inuyasha<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon\u00a0<\/em>animation character designer)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Animation production: <strong>\u00a0Sunrise<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Cast<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Yuki Kaji<\/strong>\u00a0as Mao<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022<strong>\u00a0Natsumi Kawaida<\/strong>\u00a0as Nanoka Kiba<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Hiro Shimono<\/strong>\u00a0as Hyakka<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022<strong>\u00a0Toshiyuki Toyonaga<\/strong>\u00a0as Kamon<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anime-mao.com\/news\/detail.php?id=23213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Mao\u00a0<\/em>anime website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The TV anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi\u2018s\u00a0Mao\u00a0manga has resurfaced with a trailer, a key visual, an April 4 broadcast premiere date, and the reveal of a two-consecutive-cour length. 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