Perhaps this is a sign that the anime will get more seasons?
Summary:
The rise in popularity for Mashle: Magic and Muscles is very sudden, and fans speculate about the reason.
Both the manga and the anime are getting a lot of traction in Japan.
The opening for the new season is likely to be responsible for this.
Normally, a sequel season doesn't do better than the first one. At best, it revives the interest in the anime, but there haven't been many cases where a sequel season made the anime way more popular than it originally was.
However, there seems to be an exception to this rule this season. Mashle: Magic and Muscles already had a decent reception after season 1, but the currently airing Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc made the anime much more popular. This is very unusual, and fans are wondering what might be the reason for that.
Mashle S2 is the same thing as S1, but it suddenly gave the manga sales a boost
The new season itself isn't anything special. Yes, it has solid comedy and good action — but it's not like the first season didn't have that. In fact, the second season continues doing exactly the same thing the first has been doing. Yet somehow, more and more fans are being driven towards the anime.
The manga was actually in the top-10 best selling manga in Japan in January. It is a very huge achievement — it has outsold series like One Piece and My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) — and even a bigger one when you consider that it has already ended almost a year ago.
Possible causes for the effect
The anime is seeing an even bigger rise in popularity. In the past few weeks, the official account for it on X (formerly Twitter) has been the fastest growing one among the accounts for Winter 2024 anime. This is even crazier when you realize that the anime has skipped a week and still experienced noticeable growth in popularity. Similar things are happening to the show's ratings on the Japanese Netflix.
Many fans point out that a likely cause for this is the opening for the new season. Featuring a very catchy and unusual song by the hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts, it became one of the biggest hits among anime songs of recent years. The visuals for the OP definitely contribute, and the official upload has over 40 million views already, which is more than many music videos get.
Will it get more sequels?
This rise in popularity for Mashle makes fans wonder if the manga will be adapted further. Sudden boosts in sales are definitely a good sign, though, and there are reasons to believe the anime will get more seasons down the road.
Perhaps this is a sign that the anime will get more seasons?
Summary:
The rise in popularity for Mashle: Magic and Muscles is very sudden, and fans speculate about the reason.
Both the manga and the anime are getting a lot of traction in Japan.
The opening for the new season is likely to be responsible for this.
Normally, a sequel season doesn't do better than the first one. At best, it revives the interest in the anime, but there haven't been many cases where a sequel season made the anime way more popular than it originally was.
However, there seems to be an exception to this rule this season. Mashle: Magic and Muscles already had a decent reception after season 1, but the currently airing Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc made the anime much more popular. This is very unusual, and fans are wondering what might be the reason for that.
Mashle S2 is the same thing as S1, but it suddenly gave the manga sales a boost
The new season itself isn't anything special. Yes, it has solid comedy and good action — but it's not like the first season didn't have that. In fact, the second season continues doing exactly the same thing the first has been doing. Yet somehow, more and more fans are being driven towards the anime.
The manga was actually in the top-10 best selling manga in Japan in January. It is a very huge achievement — it has outsold series like One Piece and My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) — and even a bigger one when you consider that it has already ended almost a year ago.
Possible causes for the effect
The anime is seeing an even bigger rise in popularity. In the past few weeks, the official account for it on X (formerly Twitter) has been the fastest growing one among the accounts for Winter 2024 anime. This is even crazier when you realize that the anime has skipped a week and still experienced noticeable growth in popularity. Similar things are happening to the show's ratings on the Japanese Netflix.
Many fans point out that a likely cause for this is the opening for the new season. Featuring a very catchy and unusual song by the hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts, it became one of the biggest hits among anime songs of recent years. The visuals for the OP definitely contribute, and the official upload has over 40 million views already, which is more than many music videos get.
Will it get more sequels?
This rise in popularity for Mashle makes fans wonder if the manga will be adapted further. Sudden boosts in sales are definitely a good sign, though, and there are reasons to believe the anime will get more seasons down the road.
