Mashle
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File:Mashle, volume 1 cover.jpg
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Mash Burnedead
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(Masshuru) |
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Written by | Hajime Kōmoto |
Published by | Shueisha |
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Demographic | Shōnen |
Imprint | Jump Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
Original run | January 27, 2020 – present |
Volumes | 10 |
Mashle: Magic and Muscles (Japanese: -MASHLE- Hepburn: Masshuru?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Kōmoto. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since January 2020, with its chapters collected in ten tankōbon volumes as of March 2022.
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Plot
Set in a magical world in which an individual's position within society are defined by the power of and skill with magic, Mash Burnedead is a young man without so much as an ounce of magic in his blood. In order to live a peaceful life with his adoptive father, Regro, Mash will need to become a Divine Visionary (神覚者 Shinkakusha?), a title which is only given to exceptional students from the Easton Magic Academy. Despite having no magic whatsoever, Mash goes to the magic school, determined to survive and show the world muscles can beat magic.
Characters
Main characters
- Mash Burnedead (マッシュ・バーンデッド Masshu Bāndeddo?)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (2021 PV)[2]
- A young man born without magic, but makes up for it with incredible physical abilities that seem to defy logic. He loves cream puffs and is often seen eating them. Despite his blunt personality and permanently deadpan expression, Mash is a very kind and selfless person.
- Finn Ames (フィン・エイムズ Fin Eimuzu?)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (2021 PV)[2]
- Mash's roommate in the academy. He usually plays the straight man to the other characters' antics. His older brother is Rayne Ames, a current Divine Visionary. His personal magic allows him to swap places with other people.
- Lance Crown (ランス・クラウン Ransu Kuraun?)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (2021 PV)[2]
- Mash's true rival. After his sister caught a disease that'll strip away her magic, he vowed to become a Divine Visionary so she would not be killed by the law of the country. He is most notable character quirk is his sister complex. His personal magic allows him to manipulate gravity.
- Dot Barrett (ドット・バレット Dōto Baretto?)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (2021 PV)[2]
- Mash's self-proclaimed rival. Dot is an extremely hot-blooded and easily irritate person with a superiority complex, but is actually a good person at heart. His personal magic allows him to generate explosions.
- Lemon Irvine (レモン・アーヴィン Remon Āvin?)
- Mash's self-proclaimed fiancé. Lemon comes from a poor family and came to Easton Magic Academy in order to help them. She fell in love with Mash after he assisted her during a test and misunderstood his words of reassurance for a proposal. Lemon is a soft-spoken and somewhat kooky girl.
Adler House
- Rayne Ames (レイン・エイムズ Rein Eimuzu?)
- Rayne is the newest of the Divine Visionaries and is the older brother of Finn. He has a serious personality, but he does have a soft spot for bunnies. His personal magic allows him to create and manipulate swords. His nickname is "The Sword Cane".
- Tom Knowles (トム・ノエルズ Tomu Noeruzu?)
- Tom is a senior at the Alder House and a member of the Duelo team. Similar to Dot, he is a very hot-blooded person, but is a lot more friendly and energetic if a bit more dense than him. One of Tom's most defining character quirks is his odd habit of comparing people with bamboo.
- Max Land (マックス・ランド Makkusu Rando?)
- Max is a senior at Alder House and a Divine Visionary candidate. He is good friends with Rayne as he joined the Divine Visionary Exams in order to protect his juniors, whom he cares a lot for. His personal magic allows him to manipulate the size of objects.
Lang House
- Abel Walker (アベル・ウォーカー Aberu Wōkā?)
- The prefect of Lang House and the leader of the Magia Lupus. Abel is a noble who believes that all humans, including himself, are mere beasts who need to be controlled. He also possesses a hatred for peasants due to his mother having been murdered by one despite trying to help them. His personal magic allows him to create, manipulate, and transform people into puppets.
- Abyss Razer (アビス・レイザー Abisu Reizā?)
- Voiced by: Yuki Kaida (2021 PV)[3]
- The 2nd Fang of the Magia Lupus and Abel's best friend. Due to having the "Evil Eye" (a special ability which allows the user to temporarily nullify another's magic), Abyss has been feared and hated by society his entire life until he met Abel, leading him to be incredibly self-conscious about his eye and undyingly loyal to Abel. His personal magic allows him to conjure arrows that enable him to move at speeds which are too quick for the eye to catch.
- Wirth Mádl (ワース・マドル Wāsu Madoru?)
- The 3rd Fang of the Magia Lupus. Due to his father being a high-ranking member of the Bureau of Magic and his older brother being a Divine Visionary, Wirth is under a lot of pressure to rise higher in society. His personal magic allows him to manipulate mud.
- Love (ラブ・キュート Rabu Kyūto?)
- The 5th Fang of the Magia Lupus. She is arrogant and believes that everyone exist to serve her. Her personal magic allows her to summon tornados.
- Andrew Olore (オロル・アンドリュー Ororu Andoryū?)
- The 6th Fang of the Magia Lupus. In spite of his unusual appearance, Olore is actually a very down-to-earth kind of guy. His personal magic allows him to create an underwater pocket dimension as well as transform himself into a shark.
Orca House
- Margarette Macaron (マーガレット・マカロン Māgaretto Makaron?)
- The house prefect. She is obsessed with tartar sauce and strong opponents. Her personal magic allows her to manipulate sound.
- Carpaccio Luo-Yang (カルパッチョ・ローヤン Karupaccho Rōyan?)
- A student who was chosen by a Master Cane. His magic allows him to transfer damage to his enemies.
Innocent Zero
- Innocent Zero (イノセントゼロ Inosento Zero?)
- The leader of the criminal organization of the same name. He has the power to change his appearance, and usually takes the form of a featureless human. His personal magic allows him to manipulate time.
- Cell War
- A clone human created by Innocent Zero. His personal magic allows him to create and manipulate carbon, and by extension, diamonds.
Publication
Mashle: Magic and Muscles, written and illustrated by Hajime Kōmoto , started in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump on January 27, 2020.[4][5] Shueisha has collected is chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on June 4, 2020.[6] As of March 4, 2022, ten volumes have been released.[7]
The manga is digitally serialized by Viz Media and Manga Plus in English.[8] In October 2020, Viz Media announced the print and digital publication of the manga and the first volume was published on July 6, 2021.[9][10]
Volume list
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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1 | June 4, 2020[6] | ISBN 978-4-08-882329-4 | July 20, 2021[10] | ISBN 978-1-9747-1929-7 | ||
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2 | August 4, 2020[11] | ISBN 978-4-08-882377-5 | September 7, 2021[12] | ISBN 978-1-9747-2351-5 | ||
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3 | October 2, 2020[13] | ISBN 978-4-08-882425-3 | November 2, 2021[14] | ISBN 978-1-9747-2511-3 | ||
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4 | January 4, 2021[15] | ISBN 978-4-08-882526-7 | January 4, 2022[16] | ISBN 978-1-9747-2537-3 | ||
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5 | March 4, 2021[17] | ISBN 978-4-08-882575-5 | March 1, 2022[18] | ISBN 978-1-9747-2713-1 | ||
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6 | April 30, 2021[19] | ISBN 978-4-08-882639-4 | May 17, 2022[20] | ISBN 978-1-9747-2902-9 | ||
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7 | August 4, 2021[21] | ISBN 978-4-08-882728-5 | July 19, 2022 | ISBN 978-1-9747-3205-0 | ||
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8 | October 4, 2021[22] | ISBN 978-4-08-882787-2 | September 13, 2022 | ISBN 978-1-97-473235-7 | ||
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9 | December 3, 2021[23] | ISBN 978-4-08-882844-2 | November 15, 2022 | ISBN 978-1-97-473419-1 | ||
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10 | March 4, 2022[7] | ISBN 978-4-08-883036-0 | — | — | ||
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Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump and its English digital version published by Viz Media and in Manga Plus by Shueisha.
- "Mash Burnedead and the Bottomless Trap Hole" (マッシュ・バーンデッドと底なしの落とし穴 Masshu Bāndeddo to Sokonashi no Otoshiana?)
- "Mash Burnedead and the Water Magic User" (マッシュ・バーンデッドと水の魔法使い Masshu Bāndeddo to Mizu no Mahō Tsukai?)
- "Mash Burnedead and the Water God's Fury" (マッシュ・バーンデッドと水の魔法使い Masshu Bāndeddo to Mizu no Keshin no Ikari?)
- "Mash Burnedead and the God of Water" (マッシュ・バーンデッドと水の神 Masshu Bāndeddo to Mizu no Kami?)
- "Mash Burnedead and the Mobilization of Muscles" (マッシュ・バーンデッドと筋肉総動員 Masshu Bāndeddo to Kinniku Sōdōin?)
- "Mash Burnedead and the Endless Punch" (マッシュ・バーンデッドと無数の拳 Masshu Bāndeddo to Musū no Ken?)
- "Mash Burnedead and the Endgame" (マッシュ・バーンデッドと決着の時 Masshu Bāndeddo to Ketchaku no Toki?)
- "Mash Burnedead and the Powerful Duo" (マッシュ・バーンデッドと強い2人 Masshu Bāndeddo to Tsuyoi Futari?)
- "Mash Burnedead and the Strongest Assassin" (マッシュ・バーンデッドと最強の刺客 Masshu Bāndeddo to Saikyō no Shikaku?)
Reception
In June 2020, it was reported that the first volume of the series performed well enough to be sold out.[24] As of April 2021, the manga had over 1.4 million copies in circulation.[25] As of August 2021, the manga had over 2.1 million copies in circulation.[26]
In 2020, the manga was nominated for the 6th Next Manga Awards and placed 11th out of the 50 nominees with 12,894 votes.[27][28] The series ranked 3rd on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2021" by the Honya Club website.[29][30] Mashle was nominated for the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2021.[31]
The Nippon Foundation included the manga on their list of "5 Recommended Manga Available in English" and wrote: "Comic scenes of characters tormenting each other are fun to read, with no sense of distaste. In an amusing way, the story shows how cultivating special skills can overcome adversity".[32] Writing for Le Figaro, Clémence Ballandras made a positive review about the series and wrote that it "combines the very specific universe of manga, with that of Harry Potter, while infusing a good dose of humor".[33] Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network gave the first volume a B+. Silverman praised the series for its humor, calling it a "Harry Potter parody with overtones of One-Punch Man". Silverman, however, wrote that apart from Mash, the rest of characters are "forgettable" and said that the art is "fairly unattractive", comparing it to Mob Psycho 100. Nevertheless, she concluded: "It doesn't look pretty, but it also doesn't need to, making this a good addition to the library of humor manga".[34]
Sheena McNeil of Sequential Tart gave the first volume a 7 out of 10. McNeil also noted the similarities with One-Punch Man and Harry Potter, praising as well its story and art, concluding: "I enjoyed this read a fair amount. It's low key hilarious. It has flaws, but it also has potential, and I look forward to where it goes from here."[35] In a review of the second volume, McNeil gave it a 8, and wrote: "If you want action, humor, and magic, this story hits you over the head with all three."[36]
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External links
- Mashle: Magic and Muscles on the Official Weekly Shōnen Jump website Script error: No such module "In lang".
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- Mashle: Magic and Muscles at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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