Mashle: Magic, Muscles and Lots of Cream Puffs <3

What's up otaku(s)?!!!

It took me some time to make some anime-related posts again. I do watch anime and read manga every day, so there's a lot of things to talk about.

I re-watched "Boku no Hero Academia" from the first season until the last available one as well as all the movies on Netflix with my mama. I'm kind of happy because she decided to watch it with me even though it's quite bloody. She dislikes blood, but she ended up enjoying it.

Now, we're watching "Black Clover". I've already watched perhaps more than a hundred episodes in the past, but I forgot where I stopped watching, so I decided to watch it from the beginning. It's bloody, but tolerable for my mama, so we're currently watching it together.

She seems to be enjoying some shonen anime, but I don't think she could watch "Kimetsu no Yaiba" or "Shingeki no Kyojin". It would be too much for her. Who knows? She might be able to do so in the future?

Anyway, the main topic for this post isn't about me turning my mama into an otaku, but I want to talk about a certain anime called MASHLE.

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A lot of anime fans likened this anime to One Punch Man and Mob Psycho 100. I could see that since the main character's hairstyle is similar to Mob's while his ability is pretty similar to Saitama. The art style is also very similar.

Because of this, I tried checking the author, but Mashle is actually the debut manga of the author named Hajime Komoto. Funnily though, the author's profile picture is mushroom-head boy who looks almost identical to Mob-kun of Mob Psycho 100.

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Personally, I think Mashle is a lot more like Harry Potter and Black Clover combined. Let me show you the trailer below.

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The story is about a magic-less boy who for some reasons entered a magic school. It's kind of similar to Hogwarts where the students also belong to various houses.

It's an action, fantasy and comedy anime. If you're into Harry Potter, you'd see a bunch of Harry Potter references used in the anime like the sorting hat, quidditch, etc.

The reason why I likened it to Black Clover is because of the main character. Both anime has magic-less main characters who are trying to survive in a magical world with their muscles or physical strength.

Mash (Mashle's main character) trains his body every day and is obsessed with muscles and cream puffs. I could say the same with Asta (Black Clover's main character)... well, except for the cream puff part.

Aside from the main characters, the systems used in these magical worlds are similar. In Mashle, students must gain coins through their achievements in school in order to be a "Divine Visionary" while in Black Clover, the magic knights would have to collect stars and show extreme achievements to be promoted. Asta is dreaming of becoming the Magic Emperor someday despite having no magical powers.

In addition, both anime reflect the differences among the citizen's rank. The more magic you have, the higher your status is. They show discrimination towards people who are poor and with less magic. And this situation is what both the main characters want to change.



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Mashle only has one season so far, but they'll be back next year, 2024, for the next season. The story was so-so for me because I'm a fan of Black Clover and I can't help but compare them, but Mashle is still worth-watching.

It's humorous and if you're a Pottermore, you'd enjoy spotting the references as well. The animation style especially the fight scenes are also amazing for a parody or comedy anime. Perhaps, the story would evolve more in the coming seasons as I have quite a bit of questions towards the end of the previous one.

I'm still thinking whether to read the manga on Shonen JUMP or not, but we'll see. Just give it a shot. It's short, but decently entertaining! <3