Aki Akimoto Launches Mechanical Marie Manga Sequel
On April 24th, Marie will make her first appearance in Kikaijikake.
On Tuesday, it was revealed that Aki Akimoto will create a new manga series based on Mechanical Marie called Kikaijikake no Marie + ( Mechanical Marie +) in the June issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine, which will be released on April 24th.
"The show will focus on the events surrounding the [spoiler alert].
Yen Press acquired the rights for the initial manga collection and provides a summary of its narrative.
He was a boy. She was a robot. Well…not really. In all actuality, Marie is completely, totally, 100 percent human, but because her strange new employer seemingly despises humans, the powers-that-be are paying a handsome sum for her to pretend she's the latest and greatest android while protecting said eccentric master from the seemingly endless attempts on his life. Which is fine, but they forgot to mention one tiny seemingly insignificant detail—this dude absolutely dotes on inanimate objects like Marie can't believe. She's not sure what will kill her first, the assassins or his affections…?
Akimoto's initial one-shot manga titled "Kikaijikake no Marie" (Mechanical Marie) will be adapted into a television anime. This manga was launched by Akimoto in LaLa magazine in March 2020 as a one-shot. It began its regular serialization in June 2020 and ended in June 2023. Hakusensha published six volumes of this manga. Yen Press plans to release the first volume in August.
On March 24th, Hakusensha's LaLa magazine concluded the manga series "I Want You to Say You Lose" by Akimoto. Following this, Akimoto began another manga series. ( link ) the manga in Hakusensha 's LaLa magazine in December 2023. Hakusensha released the manga's first compiled book volume on August 5, and the second volume on December 5.
Sources: LaLa May issue, Aki Akimoto 's X/Twitter account ( link )
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