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Mechanical Marie Anime Casts Yūichirō Umehara, Daishi Kajita

The official website for the television anime of Aki Akimoto's Mechanical Marie (Kikaijikake no Marie) manga revealed the anime's key visual and two more cast members on Wednesday.

The newly announced cast are:

The anime stars:

• Nao Tōyama as Marie
• Haruki Ishiya as Arthur
• Ami Koshimizu as Marie-2
• Chiaki Kobayashi as Noah

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."
Once a genius martial artist, Marie is a human girl who now hides her identity and works undercover as a “mechanical maid” in the mansion of Arthur, the heir to a powerful conglomerate who despises humans.
—If her true identity is discovered, it's instant execution!?
Taking advantage of her naturally expressionless face, Marie flawlessly fulfills her duties as a “mechanical 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 heartwarming romcom filled with laughter and tears begins! What starts as a lie between master and servant gradually blossoms into an unexpected romance.

Akimoto first launched the manga as a one-shot in Hakusensha's LaLa magazine in March 2020. The manga started its regular serialization in June 2020, and it ended in June 2023. Hakusensha published six volumes of the manga. Yen Press licensed the manga and will release the first volume in English on August 26.

Akimoto launched the sequel manga titled Kikaijikake no Marie+ (Mechanical Marie+) in LaLa on April 24.

Akimoto ended the Mairimashita to Iwasetai (I Want You to Say You Lose) manga in LaLa magazine on March 24. Akimoto launched the manga in LaLa in December 2023. Hakusensha released the manga's first compiled book volume in August 2024, and the second volume last December.

Sources: Press release, Mechanical Marie anime's website, Comic Natalie