Is the popular Mashle: Magic and Muscles manga ending soon, and where can you read the original series in English online?
Mash Burnedead has finally made his long-awaited TV debut, with A-1 Pictures’ anime adaptation making an impressive start to its season 1 broadcast last week.
As is the case when any new TV series starts, fans around the world are now turning their attention toward the original Mashle: Magic and Muscles manga series.
Specifically, is the manga ending soon, and where can you read the Mashle: Magic and Muscles series online in English?
Is the Mashle: Magic and Muscles manga ending?
Yes, the Mashle: Magic and Muscles manga will be ending soon with author Hajime Komoto confirming that the series has now started its final story arc.
In fact, the mangaka has flip-flopped several times about the timeline for the Mashle series’ conclusion, leading to some serious confusion amongst readers around the world.
Komoto initially said after the release of volume 7 in August 2021 that the series was approximately halfway complete; however, he retracted this statement, as translated by AnimeGeek, by the release of volume 10 in March 2022 where he jokingly admitted that he had lied to fans.
“I said in the beginning that the series would end quick and fast, so I apologize!! I lied. SORRY!! Please don’t throw rocks at me!! Ow…!! Don’t hit me with cans, either!! Or oranges!! I’m apologizing…!! I’m really sorry!! Being an adult is all about lying, y’know… When someone gives you a red packet for New Year’s [see explanation below], you don’t put all of it in your bank account, do you…This is the same thing, so… I’ll be careful from now on!!!”
After the domestic launch of volume 11 in May 2022, Komoto would then confirm that the final story arc of the Mashle: Magic and Muscles manga series would be starting in the next issue:
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“To everyone who’s supported me, Thank you so much for buying Volume 11 of Mashle!!
And to think the next arc will be the final one..!! This took so long… so frickin’ long… my gosh… And so, because those of you that buy and read my works, I’ve worked hard to match your efforts, and now we’ve made it here! The fact that you guys have read all the way up to this point is the sort of happiness that I can’t even begin to describe!!”
Interestingly, we have not had any new information on when the Mashle manga would be ending since that news was shared. So, whilst the Mashle: Magic and Muscles original series will be reaching its final volume soon, it could be several more volumes before we say farewell to Mash for the final time.
Where to read the original manga online in English
As of April 2023, a total of 16 complete Tankobon volumes of the Mashle: Magic and Muscles manga have been published in Japan.
The good news is that 11 of those volumes have already been released in English by Viz Media; with volume 12 set to launch on June 6, 2023.
Arguably the easiest and cheapest way to read the Mashle: Magic and Muscles manga series is via Viz Media and Manga Plus where access to the entire library of published content is available from just $2.99 a month.
Physical copies of the manga are also available via outlets including Amazon, Book Depository, Waterstones, and Bookshop. Alternatively, digital copies of individual volumes can also be purchased via Viz Media, Amazon Kindle, Apple iBooks, and Google Play.
So far, we have seen seven story arcs in the Mashle: Magic and Muscles manga series:
- Easton Enrollment Arc (10 chapters)
- Forest Arc (5 chapters)
- Magia Lupus Arc (24 chapters)
- Execution Arc (4 chapters)
- Divine Visionary Selection Exam Arc (31 chapters)
- Tri-Magic-Athalon Divine Visionary Final Exam Arc (28 chapters)
- Eclipse Arc (48 chapters so far)
By Tom Llewellyn – [email protected]
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