Mechanical Marie Anime Reveals Trailer, More Cast, October 2025 Premiere
Ami Koshimizu, Chiaki Kobayashi join cast
On Saturday at Anime Expo, Yomiuri TV presented a trailer for the television anime adaptation of Aki Akimoto's Mechanical Marie ( Kikaijikake no Marie ) manga. The trailer revealed two cast members and the scheduled premiere date of October 2025.
The newly announced cast includes:
Ami Koshimizu as Marie-2
Chiaki Kobayashi as Noah
The anime stars:
- Nao Tōyama as Marie
- Haruki Ishiya as Arthur
Junji Nishimura ( Bakuon!! , 1989 Ranma ½ , The Fire Hunter ) is directing the anime at Zero-G and Lieber. Mariko Kunisawa ( Berserk of Gluttony , Tohai: Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku ) is in charge of the series scripts, Yōko Kikuchi ( The Demon Prince of Momochi House , Carole & Tuesday 2nd key animator) is designing the characters, and Yasuharu Takanashi ( Fairy Tail ) and Johannes Nilsson ( Gushing Over Magical Girls ) are composing the music.
Pony Canyon describes the series:
"Finally complete. Meet Marie, the mechanical maid."
Marie was once known as a highly skilled martial artist but now she disguises herself as a regular person and operates covertly in her new profession.
In the estate of Lord Arthur, a wealthy businessman who detests mankind, there is a mechanical servant.
—If her true identity is discovered, it's instant execution!?
Using her neutral appearance, Marie effectively performs her responsibilities as a "mechanical" worker.
maid” while secretly protecting Arthur from the assassins constantly targeting his life.
But things get complicated when the smitten Arthur, who dotes on Marie, comes dangerously close to
discovering her secret! Every day is a nerve-wracking mix of thrills and close calls!
A maid pretending to be a machine × A misanthropic heir
A romantic comedy that is both humorous and emotional follows. Initially, it involves a falsehood shared by two individuals in positions of power.
servant gradually blossoms into an unexpected romance.
In March 2020, Akimoto introduced the manga for the very first time in LaLa magazine from Hakusensha. After that, it began its regular serialization in June 2020 and ended in June 2023. Six volumes of this manga were published by Hakusensha. Yen Press has acquired the rights for this manga and plans to release its English version on August 26th.
On Thursday, LaLa will release the second part of the manga series called "Kikaijikake no Marie + ( Mechanical Marie +)" by Akimoto.
On March 24th in LaLa magazine, Akimoto concluded the manga series "I Want You to Say You Lose" (Mairimashita to Iwasetai). Following that, Akimoto started another manga series. ( link ) In December 2023, a new manga series will be published on LaLa. The first compiled book volume of this series will be released by Hakusensha in August 2024, followed by the second volume in December of the same year.
Sources: ytv panel at Anime Expo (Alex Mateo), email correspondence
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