Mashle Live-Action Confirmed
Alongside Sakamoto Days, Fukuda will also be directing the Mashle live-action adaptation, signaling a trend in adapting recent Shonen Jump hits.
On September 23, 2025, it was announced on Weekly Josei Issue #14 that Mashle: Magic and Muscle will have a live-action movie.
Recently, Sakamoto Days also announced its own live-action film.
It is alleged that the movie will be directed by Yuichi Fukuda, the same person directing the Sakamoto Days live-action and will star Arata Mackenyu, the actor for Roronoa Zoro in the ongoing One Piece Live-Action, as well as Yukishiro Enishi, the main antagonist of Ruruoni Kenshin: The Final.
The leak from Shukan Josei stated that:
“Filming took place in Gunma Prefecture in early September.
In one scene, Mackenyu’s clothes slipped open, showing off his seriously muscular build, a solid powerful V-shape.
It seems he bulked up to match the superhuman strength of the original character.”
Alongside Sakamoto Days, Fukuda will also be directing the Mashle live-action adaptation, signaling a trend in adapting recent Shonen Jump hits that could even extend to the likes of Kagurabachi, which has been gaining much traction in its 2-year run.
About Mashle: Magic and Muscle
Mashle: Magic and Muscle is a manga written and illustrated by Hajime Kōmoto for Shueisha’s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from January 2020 to July 2023,
Reaching 18 volumes with a total of 162 chapters, Mashle reached 10 million copies sold by March 2024.
Adapted by A-1 Pictures (Kaguya-sama: Love is War, The Seven Deadly Sins Seasons 1 and 2), the first season aired from April 8, 2023 to July 1, 2023 with 12 episodes while the second season, the The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam, aired from January 6, 2024 to March 30, 2024 with another 12 episodes, bringing it to a total of 24 episodes.
The anime has so far adapted the first 74 chapters of the manga, along with Chapter 81.
A third season has been announced, which will cover the fourth arc, the Tri-Magic-Athalon Divine Visonary Final Exam Arc.
Mashle is the story of Mash Burnedead, a boy who has no magical power and relies on his muscles to make it through Easton Magic Academy while hiding his true nature and failing comedically.
Source: Twitter
MASHLE by Hajime Komoto will be receiving a Live-Action Film Adaptation, according to reports from Weekly Josei Issue #14.
Apparently, the movie will be directed by Yuichi Fukuda and will star Arata Mackenyu. We’ll keep reporting on this information. pic.twitter.com/5cr14da8ND
— Shonen Jump News (@WSJ_manga) September 23, 2025
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