Mashle: Shinkakusha Kouho Senbatsu Shiken-hen

After Mash Burnedead's clash with Magia Lupus, the secret about his powers is now out in the open. The short-lived celebration ends when the Bureau of Magic summons Mash before an audience of Divine Visionaries, who collectively decree Mash should reap the consequences and die. However, an evil shadow organization called Innocent Zero hijacks the inquiry to demand that Mash be kept alive.

Mash proves that he is capable of dealing with Innocent Zero, but the Divine Visionaries' verdict remains unchanged. Luckily, Mash finds unexpected allies in Divine Visionary Rayne Ames and Headmaster Wahlberg Baigan, and they successfully defer his execution until Innocent Zero is defeated. Mash is now allowed to live under one condition: he must be selected as the Divine Visionary candidate by the year's end.

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Burnedead, Mash Main

Kobayashi, Chiaki Japanese

Crown, Lance Main

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Barrett, Dot Main

Eguchi, Takuya Japanese

Irvine, Lemon Main

Ueda, Reina Japanese

Ames, Finn Main

Kawashima, Reiji Japanese

Ames, Rayne Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Razor, Abyss Supporting

Nanami, Hiroki Japanese

Walker, Abel Supporting

Umehara, Yuuichirou Japanese

Macaron, Margarette Supporting

Koyasu, Takehito Japanese

Mádl, Orter Supporting

Ono, Yuuki Japanese

Lu, Xiana Producer

Furuhashi, Souta Producer

Tanaka, Tomoya Director

Motoyama, Satoshi Sound Director

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Feb 27, 2025

AsamiAoii

Recommended

Mash, still as deadpan and ridiculously overpowered as ever, but this season pushes him to face more serious threats. His calm demeanor in absurd situations remains a highlight.
Lance, Dot, and Finn: They get more screen time and development, showing off their unique abilities and growth.
The Magia Lupus arc introduced stronger foes, but the Divine Visionary candidates and new antagonists raise the bar. The villains are more intimidating, though many still serve as comedic punching bags for Mash.
The Divine Visionaries add intrigue to the world, making the magical hierarchy feel more fleshed out.

This season balances comedy and action even better than the first. The jokes—Mash’s ridiculous ... solutions to magic-based problems, his obsession with cream puffs, and his unfazed reactions—are still hilarious. However, the fight scenes feel more intense, with higher stakes and stronger opponents forcing Mash to be more creative (or at least punch harder). The power levels escalate, but the anime still keeps its tongue-in-cheek humor intact.

The animation quality is consistent, with better-animated fights and more dynamic battle sequences. Magic effects are more refined, and the choreography of Mash’s “muscle magic” battles makes for visually fun encounters. While the world-building still isn’t the anime’s strongest point, the setting feels richer as we learn more about the Divine Visionary system.

Weaknesses
Repetitive Formula: While the action is more intense, Mash still solves nearly every problem with brute strength, which might feel predictable.
Shallow Villains: Some new antagonists feel more like stepping stones rather than fully developed threats.
Limited Depth: The world-building expands, but the series still prioritizes humor and action over deep lore.

Overall, it takes everything fun about the first season and dials it up. The action is bigger, the comedy still lands, and the world feels more fleshed out. While it doesn’t break new ground narratively, it remains an entertaining ride for fans of over-the-top action and parody humor. If you enjoyed Season 1, this arc delivers exactly what you’d hope for—more muscles, more magic, and more madness.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jan 29, 2025

dougoftheabaci

Mixed Feelings

I mean... It's fine. It has some moments when the comedy kinda works but it really wants to be a fight anime and the fight animation is really bad. Lot of static pans, no real fluidity or sense of weight. If you're looking for an anime to scratch your fighting itch this isn't it. If you're looking for an anime to scratch your comedy itch this isn't it.

If you're looking for an anime that features people constantly monologuing and expositing in your face rather than progressing the plot, character arcs or basic action? Oh man, this is the anime for you!

Season three needs to really ... lean into the comedy or it needs to really ramp up the fight quality because this isn't it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Oct 8, 2024

Resting_Bonfire

Not Recommended

Mashle: Shinkakusha Kouho Senbatsu Shiken-hen

Another example of how a good comedy doesn't need a serious or real plot.

Magic and Muscles was one of the most creative series you can find and definitely something many would have wished for. We have a world very similar to Harry Potter, a silly and super strong protagonist and perfectly spiced macabre silly humour.

That was the recipe for success, nothing more. The writer should have kept exactly what we had in the first season. The pacing was decent, the story was amusing and everything had a well-built joke at the end. Instead in the second season they had ... to build up a shounen and give 2 episodes long fights for the enemies.

Not only that, the pacing was disastrous. The scenes dragged on forever, especially the final fight. It was just mediocre, that's all there was to it. In particular, the plot and sequence was extremely clichéd and there was hardly any humour.

Magic and Muscles was an anime that I could watch 4 episodes a day. It ended with me needing 4 weeks to finish the second season, it was so disappointing and boring. And that can really break your heart after the successful first season.

My personal opinion 3

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Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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