Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 3 Teaser Draws Relieved, Hyped Reaction

Japanese fan reactions (excerpted from 595)

• Right?! So hyped for this!!

  ね！めっちゃ楽しみ!!

  — @オレはシスコンじゃないろりこんだ-102834 likes

• Honestly thought it was never coming.

  もう来ないかと思ってた

  — @seuw200984 likes

• 0:40 — the animation is insane. Okay, that explains why it took this long to make.

  0:40 作画えっぐ。こんなに制作期間かかるのは納得のクオリティ

  — @Kinoko_siitake775 likes

• Meanwhile, One Punch Man Season 3 be like...

  なおワンパンマン3期

  — @まっちゃ-bf14 likes

• The animation changed so much... can't wait... I'll be waiting, Mash Burnedead...

  作画凄い変わった…楽しみ… 待っています…マッシュバーンデッド…

  — @mash-burne-dead1111861 likes

• The art style shifted a bit but it still feels like Mashle. Also the animation is just too good.

  絵柄ちょっと変わったけどちゃんとマッシュルしてるな っていうか作画良すぎやろ

  — @absoluteZero_018480 likes

• A-1 Pictures cuts corners ruthlessly on shows they don't expect to sell. This must've sold way better than expected, so they're kicking it into gear.

  a-1picturesは売れなさそうなアニメは容赦無く手抜くからなあ 想像以上に売れてギア上げてるんだと思う

  — @ささぎの53 likes

• I've been waiting~ Mash! Burnedead! 😂

  待っていたぞ〜 マッシュ！バーンデッド！😂

  — @酒好き叔父さんウイスキー爺370 likes

• The animation!! It's completely different!! Like, glossy, shiny almost — and I can even spot little callbacks to the bonus-comic gag about turning a pot into a mouse! The detail!! (crying)

  作画！！作画全然違う！！ なんか、なんか、ツヤツヤってか、テカテカってか しかもちょこちょこ見えるのおまけマンガの鍋をネズミに変える変身術のやつじゃん！！細か！！（泣）

  — @中途半端な人-q2t196 likes

• IT'S HEEEERE!!! So hyped!! The whole art texture feels completely different!!

  きたぁぁぁぁぁぁぁ！！！楽しみだぁぁぁぁぁぁ！なんかすごい絵の質感変わってる！！

  — @nao-37564203 likes

• The old art style was great, but this new crisp, sharp look is amazing too 😭😭😭

  前の絵柄も良かったけど、今回のパキパキした感じの絵柄もめっちゃ良い😭😭😭

  — @yuka_42487 likes

• Mashle only gets better from here on out.

  こっからマッシュル更に面白い

  — @ihou-v3z266 likes

• How is it even allowed to get funnier than this.

  これ以上おもろくなってどうすんねん

  — @hazure041517 likes

• Guess I'll reread it, I've forgotten basically everything.

  読み直そ、すっかり忘れちゃってる

  — @マカロン-1712 likes

• It explodes (probably).

  爆発する（適当）

  — @るかたなー-y9y4 likes

• Domina is seriously adorable — actually the whole art style got cuter and I'm losing it.

  ドミナくんまじでかわいい というか作画が可愛くなってて大興奮

  — @Nononotai.mirarisu63 likes

• 0:02 — the way he says "Grandpa-sama" is so cute.

  0:02 「じいちゃん様」っていうのが可愛い

  — @MaluStar-k6i62 likes

• Mashle's timeline: "a few days." Reality's timeline: "several years."

  マッシュル「数日」 現実「数年」

  — @Kouhara_games11 likes

• Oh my god... I'm way too hyped. I just want next year to hurry up already. Now it's just counting down the days until it starts. My favorite, Domina, is finally showing up — can't wait to hear his voice...

  やばい…めちゃくちゃ楽しみすぎる　早く来年にならないかな　あとは何日の何時から始まるのを待つだけだ　アタイの推しのドミナくんがいよいよ出てくるのか　声が楽しみ…

  — @池田ひより-y3w59 likes

• If the late-night anime block runs Frieren into Mashle, that's a fire lineup. Works the other order too, honestly.

  アニフラ枠でフリーレン→マッシュルだと激アツ 逆でも可

  — @ためごろう20 likes

• Genuinely wondering what the OP is gonna be this time.

  マジでOPどうなるんだ

  — @Iihito591366 likes

• I can't imagine anyone topping CreepyNuts...... 😥

  CreepyNutsを超えるアーティストがいるとは思えん……😥

  — @桃太郎すももたろす47 likes

• CreepyNuts was great too, obviously, but Okazaki Taiiku's felt more like a real "anime song" to me — I liked that one more.

  CreepyNutsももちろん良かったけど、岡崎体育の方がTheアニソンって感じで好きだったな

  — @s.kみー74 likes

• Got a feeling Kocchi no Kento might be the one for this.

  こっちのけんととか来そうな予感

  — @yuya-n-yuyo-n82 likes

• The Valkis squad is finally moving!! I'm way too excited for this!!!

  ついにヴァルキス組が動く！！ めっちゃ楽しみすぎる～！！！

  — @xld8I06167 likes

• So grateful we're getting more~!! Definitely watching! Can't wait!! ...The only sad part is Wahlz doesn't have any more scenes coming.

  続きありがてぇ〜！！絶対見ます！楽しみです！！ ……もうワースの出番ないことだけが寂しいよ

  — @youverymelon1 likes

• OHHHHHH!!!! So happy!! Can't wait!!! I couldn't wait for the anime so I already bought the final manga volume!!

  おおおおおー!!!!嬉しい!!楽しみ!!!アニメ待ちきれなくて漫画最終巻まで買っちゃったからね!!

  — @mojicokyt88391 likes

• The animation is genuinely exploding right now?!?! I love the Tri-Magicathlon arc so much because literally everyone — enemies included — turns out to be a good person deep down. I'm way too excited!!! This is legitimately a reason to keep living...

  作画まじで爆発してますね！？！？三魔対争はまじで敵キャラももちろん味方もみんないい奴すぎて大好きだから楽しみすぎる！！！まじで生きる希望…

  — @user-nw4ok2ku2x1 likes

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