Name: MAO
Released: 2026-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Yuki Kaji, Natsumi Kawaida, Momoka Terasawa

TV Show · Animation · Anime

Mao, a young man from the Taisho era, is a mysterious exorcist who has lived for 900 years under a curse. Meanwhile, Kiba Nanoka, a middle school girl from the Reiwa era, is the sole survivor of a childhood accident that claimed her family. Based on the original graphic novel "MAO" by Rumiko Takahashi, published by Shogakukan Inc. ⒸRumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan/MAO Production Committee

2026 · 25m

Starring Yuki Kaji, Natsumi Kawaida, Momoka Terasawa

Director Teruo Sato

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Kiba Nanoka is a third-year middle school student living in the Reiwa era. One day, after passing through an entrance, she unexpectedly finds herself in a strange, unfamiliar world, where she meets a young man named Mao. After driving away an Ayakashi that attacks her, Mao asks, "You're a demon, aren't you?"
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Nanoka recalls encountering a monster after an accident in first grade and realizes that the door at Fifth Street Shopping leads to the Taisho era. Mao learns of a headless murder case possibly tied to the curse of Byoki that haunts him and heads to a mansion to investigate.
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Since Nanoka survives even after coming into contact with Mao's the sword of Hagunsei, the latter guesses that she may have been cursed after being exposed to Byoki's blood in childhood. Nanoka then returns to the modern era and starts looking into the accident from eight years earlier.
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Nanoka and Otoya secretly infiltrate Shorinkyo, a sect suspected to be connected to Byoki. Although they find a handwritten manuscript of spells in the basement, it contains no method for controlling human lifespan. At that moment, Shorinkyo's leader, Priestess Shoko, locks them inside.
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

Earthquakes plague Taisho-era Fifth Street. Mao and Otoya find a church atop a sacred keystone site.