MAO (TV)
Themes:
amnesia,
demons,
ghosts,
gore,
historical,
monsters,
mythology,
onmyouji,
Taisho era,
time travel
Objectionable content:
Significant
Plot Summary:
Nanoka survived a car accident that killed her parents when she was young. Her only memory was a mysterious burning shopping street that didn't match any official reports. Years later, rumors of ghosts, she returns to the site and is transported back to early 20th-century Japan. Where she encounters a mysterious man named Mao, claiming that Nanoka isn't human, but an ayakashi (demon).
Watch Mao on:
Hulu
Hulu
Running time:
23 minutes
Vintage:
2026-04-04
Opening Theme:
"HEARTLOUD" by Kis-My-Ft2
Ending Theme:
"Juai" (呪愛) by TRUE
Official website:
TVアニメ『MAO』公式サイト (Japanese)
Reviews:
MAO ‒ Episode 9 (Jun 2, 2026)
MAO ‒ Episode 8 (May 27, 2026)
MAO ‒ Episode 7 (May 19, 2026)
MAO ‒ Episodes 5-6 (May 12, 2026)
MAO ‒ Episode 4 (Apr 28, 2026)
MAO ‒ Episodes 1-3 (Apr 21, 2026)
MAO (Apr 20, 2026)
News:
Astra Awards Nominate Witch Hat Atelier, Dandelion, Sakamoto Days, JoJo Part 7, MAO, Rooster Fighter for Best Anime (May 28, 2026)
Dr. Stone: Science Future, Mao, More Spring Anime Titles Stream in India on Anime Times (Apr 10, 2026)
Press Release:
AnimeManga Explosion MAO Anime & Manga Special (Mar 20, 2026)
Other article:
The Spring 2026 Anime Preview Guide - MAO (Apr 5, 2026)
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Director: Teruo Sato Series Composition: Yūko Kakihara Music: Shū Kanematsu Original creator: Rumiko Takahashi Character Design: Yoshihito Hishinuma Chief Animation Director: Yoshihito Hishinuma Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta Cgi Director: Tomohiro Fujie Director of Photography: Akane Fushihara Executive producer: Aya Iishi (NHK Enterprises) Hiroyuki Kikugawa (Bandai Namco Filmworks) Takuji Yamada (Shogakukan) Producer: Hisakazu Naka (Bandai Namco Filmworks) Makito Saoda (Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions) Shūhō Kondō (Shogakukan) Takuko Kigaku (NHK Enterprises) Tomoko Yamada (Bandai Namco Music Live) Yūri Itō (Bandai Namco Filmworks) Assistant producer: Arisa Takase Chief Producer: Eiji Shimamura (Shogakukan) Ryota Ozaki (Bandai Namco Filmworks) Yūsuke Fujisawa (Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions) Color design: Masumi Ōtsuka Editing: Kazuhiro Nii Music producer: Shunsuke Matsuda Planning: Haruhito Nakayoshi (Bandai Namco Filmworks) Kunihito Takazawa (Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions) Manabu Kuroda (Bandai Namco Music Live) Masahiro Nojima (NHK Enterprises) Mitsuru Saitō (Shogakukan) Planning Cooperation: Naohiro Ogata Soundtrack Music Production Cooperation: Daisuke Mizuta | 2nd Key Animation: A-Real (ep 1) animocaramel (eps 1-3, 6) Bones Animation Dept. (eps 1-3) Brain's Base (ep 3) diomedéa (eps 2-3, 6) Hadashi Pro (eps 2, 6) Kamiiru Animation Studio (ep 7) Mouse (ep 3) Nakamura Production (ep 4) PRA (ep 2) RadPlus (ep 7) Snow Light Staff (ep 4) Studio Gimlet (eps 1, 4, 6) Studio Lings (eps 5-6, 8) studio maf (eps 3, 7) Studio Massket (ep 5) STUDIO SEKAI (ep 7) Sunrise Animation Juku (eps 1-2, 5) Team Harada (ep 6) Animation Production: Sunrise Background Art: Atelier PLATZ (eps 2-3, 6) GKV Studio (eps 4-5, 8) Makaria (eps 4-5, 8) Nam Hai (eps 6-7) PEEC Animation (eps 2-3, 6) Totonyan (eps 1-3, 6-7) Broadcaster: NHK Finish Animation: FAI International (eps 4, 7) GK Sales (eps 1, 7) Grain (ep 2) Hybrid Labo (ep 1) Kamiiru Animation Studio (ep 7) M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 1, 3, 5) Nippon Animation (ep 2) OLM Asia (ep 2) One Order (ep 4) RadPlus (ep 7) Seven Seas (ep 1) Shuka (OP) Stella (ep 7) Studio BUS (OP; eps 5, 7) Studio Elle (eps 1-3, 7) Studio Gram (ep 7) Studio Lings (ep 8) Studio Tokoro (eps 1, 3, 5) Triple A (ep 1) Wish (OP; ED; eps 3, 6) In-Between Animation: Actas (OP; eps 2-3) animocaramel (OP; ep 6) Asahi Production (eps 3, 6) AXsiZ (ep 6) Bandai Namco Pictures Creative Room (ep 2) ENGI (ep 1) FAI International (eps 4, 7) GK Sales (ep 7) Hybrid Labo (ep 1) Kagura (ep 2) Kamiiru Animation Studio (ep 7) Lay-duce (ep 1) Lu Laforte (ep 6) M.S.J Musashino Production (OP; eps 5-6) Magic Bus Kyoto Studio (ep 6) Nippon Animation (ep 2) OLM Asia (eps 1-3, 5-6) One Order (ep 4) Passione (ep 1) PRA (ep 1) R.I.C (ep 1) RadPlus (ep 7) Revival (ep 6) Seven Arcs (ep 6) Seven Seas (ep 6) Shuka (OP; ED; eps 3, 6) Snow Light Staff (eps 1, 6) Studio BUS (OP; eps 5, 7) Studio CL (eps 6-7) Studio Dub Saigon (ep 2) Studio Gimlet (eps 1, 3, 6) Studio Gram (ep 7) Studio Lings (eps 1, 8) studio maf (eps 1-2, 7) Studio Massket (ep 6) Studio PaTHoS (ep 1) Studio Tokoro (eps 1-3, 5-6) Sunrise Animation Juku (eps 6-7) Wao World (ep 7) Yokohama Animation Lab (eps 1-2) Yumeta Company (ep 1) Zone (ep 6) In-between Check: studio maf (ep 4) Key Animation: Bones Animation Dept. (ep 5) Hadashi Pro (ep 7) Kamiiru Animation Studio (ep 7) Studio KAI (ep 4) studio maf (ep 7) Sunrise Animation Juku (eps 3, 5-7) Online Editing: IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services | |||
Natsumi Kawaida as Yūki Kaji as Hiro Shimono as Kazuyuki Okitsu as Momoka Terasawa as Motoko Kumai as Reina Ueda as Risa Shimizu as Takashi Matsuyama as Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Yōko Hikasa as Chinatsu Hirose as Daichi Hayashi as Genta Nakamura as Hana Tamegai as Haruka Minami as Haruka Shiraishi as Jun Inoue as Kanehira Yamamoto as Kenichi Mine as Kōichi Sōma as Kōji Seki as Marina Inoue as Masaki Terasoma as Miki Natsutani as Mitsuki Nakae as Ryō Sugisaki as Ryūho Nagaoka as Saki Kobari as Seirō Ogino as Shinji Kawada as Taiki Yamashita as Takako Tanaka as Uko Tachibana as Yoshimi Mitsui as Yūka Nakatsukasa as Yūki Ishikari as Yūki Tamai as Yūko Nagashima as Yumi Hara as Yūsuke Sasaki as | ||||
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Spotting: Elouan Tapounie (ep 1) | (none) | |||
Translation: Judith Zamora (Spain dub) | Translation: Daruma Serveis Lingüístics (Spain dub) | |||
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Subtitling: Anja Truong | (none) | |||
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