{"id":679878,"date":"2025-07-14T10:55:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T07:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rumiko-takahashis-mao-inspires-anime\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T10:55:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T07:55:20","slug":"rumiko-takahashis-mao-inspires-anime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rumiko-takahashis-mao-inspires-anime\/","title":{"rendered":"Rumiko Takahashi&#8217;s Mao Inspires Anime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Rumiko Takahashi<\/strong>\u2018s <em>Mao<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manga<\/a> is getting a TV anime adaptation produced by<strong> Sunrise<\/strong>. A teaser trailer and teaser visual have been released.<\/span><\/p>\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\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300eMAO\u300f\u30c6\u30a3\u30b6\u30fcPV\uff5c\u9ad8\u6a4b\u7559\u7f8e\u5b50 \u6700\u65b0\u4f5c\uff5c2026\u5e74\u6625\u653e\u9001\u6c7a\u5b9a\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T8hsY9L-vjQ?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<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The announced staff and cast include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 12pt\">Staff<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Director: <strong>Teruo Sato<\/strong> (<em>Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon<\/em> Season 1)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> composer: <strong>Yuko Kakihara<\/strong> (<em>Blue Box<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Character designer and chief animation director: <strong>Yoshihito Hishinuma<\/strong> (<em>Inuyasha<\/em>, <em>Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon <\/em>animation character designer)<\/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 <strong>Yuki Kaji<\/strong> as Mao<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022<strong> Natsumi Kawaida<\/strong> as Nanoka Kiba<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 <strong>Hiro Shimono<\/strong> as Hyakka<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022<strong> Toshiyuki Toyonaga<\/strong> as Kamon<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"983\" data-attachment-id=\"128491\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/07\/13\/rumiko-takahashis-mao-inspires-anime\/mao-teaser-visual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mao-teaser-visual.jpeg?fit=1592%2C2250&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1592,2250\" 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 teaser visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mao-teaser-visual.jpeg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mao-teaser-visual.jpeg?fit=696%2C983&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mao-teaser-visual.jpeg?resize=696%2C983&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-128491\" style=\"width:503px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mao-teaser-visual.jpeg?resize=725%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 725w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mao-teaser-visual.jpeg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mao-teaser-visual.jpeg?resize=768%2C1085&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mao-teaser-visual.jpeg?resize=1087%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1087w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mao-teaser-visual.jpeg?resize=1449%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1449w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mao-teaser-visual.jpeg?resize=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mao-teaser-visual.jpeg?resize=1068%2C1509&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mao-teaser-visual.jpeg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mao-teaser-visual.jpeg?w=1592&amp;ssl=1 1592w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mao-teaser-visual.jpeg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><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>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <em>Mao<\/em> manga debuted in 2019 in Shogakukan\u2019s Weekly Shonen Sunday nad has <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">24 volumes as of May 2025. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Viz <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> describes<span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> the firs<\/span>t volume as:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 12pt\">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!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Previous <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Takahashi manga that inspired anime include <em>Ranma \u00bd<\/em>,<em> Inuyasha<\/em>, <em>Urusei Yatsura<\/em>, <em>Rin-ne<\/em>, and <em>Maison Ikkoku<\/em>. Some of these anime have received remakes as well.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nhk_animeworld\/status\/1944592780036362592\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">@nhk_animeworld<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n                (function(d, s, id) {\n          var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n          if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n          js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n          js.src=\"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.9&appId=269442613521839\";\n          fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n        }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n        <\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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