The official website for the Kikaijikake no Marie (Mechanical Marie) television anime revealed a pair of additional cast and a key visual (pictured) on Wednesday. The anime series adapting Aki Akimoto's romantic comedy manga is scheduled to broadcast on Tokyo MX, Yomiuri TV, and BS Fuji in October 2025.

Voice actors Yuuichirou Umehara (Hoshifuru Oukoku no Nina) and Daishi Kajita (Sentai Daishikkaku) are joining the cast as Roy and Maynard, respectively.

Junji Nishimura (Hikari no Ou) is directing the anime at Zero-G and Liber. Mariko Kunisawa (Boushoku no Berserk) is handling the series composition, and Youko Kikuchi (Ishura) is designing the characters. Yasuhara Takanashi (Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu) and Johannes Nilsson (Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete) are composing the music.

Akimoto began drawing the manga in LaLa magazine in June 2020. Hakusensha published the sixth and final volume in September 2023. A sequel manga, titled Kikaijikake no Marie+, began serialization in LaLa on April 24.

Yen Press licensed the manga in English on February 28 and will release the first volume on August 26.

Source: Comic Natalie