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Animax Asia to Air Magical Warfare, Mekakucity Actors in August

International television channel Animax Asia has revealed in its schedule that it will begin airing the Magical Warfare (Mahō Sensō) and Mekaku City Actors TV anime series on the channel in August.

Animax Asia describes the Magical Warfare series:

What if you're told that there is actually more than one world that we live in and know of- the world where humans live in and the world where magicians live.

Takeshi Nanase, an ordinary high school student's life changed when he met a girl named Mui Aiba. The chance encounter between the both changed Takeshi's destiny. From being a normal high school student, Takeshi was turned into a magician by Mui. Takeshi is now embroiled into the grand battle between MAGES. Will he be able to save Mui? Will he be able to save the world? Will he be able to change destiny?

Animax Asia will begin airing Magical Warfare with its first two episodes on August 4 at 7:00 p.m. in Indonesia and Thailand, and at 8:00 p.m. in Singapore and the Philippines. The channel will air four episodes every week (two episodes each on Monday and Tuesday) in the same time slots.

Magical Warfare originally premiered in Japan in January 2014. The series is based on Hisashi Suzuki's Mahō Sensō light novel series.

The Mekaku City Actors anime's story centers around a group of young boys and girls endowed with special powers who are called the "Mekakushi Dan" (Blindfold Gang). One day, due to an unfortunate accident with his computer, shut-in Shintarō Kisaragi is forced to go out to buy a new computer. He inadvertently becomes a hostage in a store robbery, and there he meets the Mekakushi Dan for the first time.

Animax Asia will begin airing Mekaku City Actors with its first two episodes on August 18 at 9:00 p.m. in Indonesia and Thailand, and at 10:00 p.m. in Singapore and the Philippines. The channel will air four episodes every week (two episodes each on Monday and Tuesday) in the same time slots.

Mekaku City Actors originally premiered in Japan in April 2014. The series is based on Vocaloid musical composer and writer JIN's (Shizen no Teki-P) Kagerō Project (Heat Mirage Project) Vocaloid song series accompanying a light novel series also written by JIN.

[Via Anime Pilipinas]