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It was announced on November 4 that Mackenyu Maeda will play the lead role of Mash in a live-action film adaptation of the popular Weekly Shonen Jump manga “Mashle: Magic and Muscles.” Maeda revealed he spent three years — ever since he got the offer — preparing for the role, and as an actor with action credits including Yukishiro Enishi in “Rurouni Kenshin” and Roronoa Zoro in the Netflix version of “One Piece,” he’s drawing attention for the part. On 5ch, however, reactions focused far more on director Yuichi Fukuda’s involvement than on the lead actor, with a wave of skeptical comments invoking his past work, like “Ugh, Fukuda Yuichi again” and “If it’s Tsuyoshi Muro and Jiro Sato, I’m out.”
It has been revealed that Mackenyu Maeda will star in the live-action film “Mashle.” Playing Mash, the hero who takes on the magical world armed with nothing but muscle, he looked back on his prep for the role: “Over the three years since I got the offer, I built a body convincing enough that I hope fans will accept it.”
“Mashle: Magic and Muscles,” serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump by Hajime Komoto, is a fantasy battle manga set in a magical world where one’s worth is decided by magical skill. Its hero, Mash Burnedead, can’t use a speck of magic but has gained tremendous power through daily muscle training. The story follows his quest to become the strongest sorcerer — a “Divine Visionary” — in order to protect the father who raised him. The live-action adaptation was announced yesterday, November 4, and fans had already been speculating on social media about who would play the lead.
Maeda, who has racked up action credits playing Yukishiro Enishi in “Rurouni Kenshin: The Final” and Roronoa Zoro in the Netflix series “One Piece,” embodies the hero through sheer physical ability and a famously disciplined approach to the role, channeling the raw power of his muscle training to smash through every form of magic. A special teaser currently up on YouTube shows a deer startled by his high-speed bench press. It’s also been revealed that the director will be Yuichi Fukuda, who has helmed numerous live-action adaptations including the “Gintama” series and “Sakamoto Days.”
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What people said
Easy now, easy now
They probably passed on him so he wouldn't overlap with Godon Majita
More to the point, the nightmare of the live-action Keroro Gunso hasn't even faded yet, and they're doing this again……
Is the premiere event gonna get cancelled again too?
If it's Tsuyoshi Muro and Jiro Sato again, I'm done with this
The reason's a secret.
The younger brother's actually starting to get recognized as a real actor.
The younger brother's in the live-action Golden Kamuy.
He already churned out garbage with Keroro and he still hasn't learned, lol
But yeah, he's not gonna drop them, lol
He's definitely gonna cast Jiro and Muro.
No way in hell I'm watching this.
Didn't make me cry, didn't get me excited either.
Just let Francis Ford Coppola direct it.
(Never read this manga though.)
Though I did like 'Yoshihiko' at least.
But just the Fukuda name also locks in a certain number of people who WON'T go see it
really is
just right for anime nerds, isn't it
(^q^) Gush gush!!
Fukuda's actually hated like crazy by anime nerds though
It's like he's being treated as some kind of master of anime live-action adaptations
Enough already.
Probably because he's got a decently solid track record.
The people funding it don't want to gamble, so they bet on Fukuda.
Maybe it's just risk-aversion.
Back in the day it would've been someone like Takashi Miike.
You get a certain fixed audience walking in,
and if it flops it's that perfect 'well, it's Fukuda' shrug-off position.
He just happened to land the Zoro role —
doesn't seem like there's real demand for him in Hollywood.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Yuichi Fukuda is a director who has handled numerous manga live-action adaptations, including “Gintama” and “Sakamoto Days,” and since his live-action Keroro Gunso was poorly received, his casting tends to spark mixed reactions every time. What stood out in the thread was the reaction to the director — repeated predictions that Tsuyoshi Muro and Jiro Sato would be cast, plus skeptical comments invoking his past work — alongside remarks like “he’s got a decently solid track record” and “whoever’s funding it doesn’t want to take risks,” so criticism and commercial rationale coexisted side by side. As for lead actor Mackenyu Maeda, he has action credentials from playing Yukishiro Enishi in “Rurouni Kenshin” and Roronoa Zoro in the Netflix version of “One Piece,” and there was almost no skepticism toward the production’s own announcement of his three years of physical preparation — discussion focused almost entirely on the director’s casting. What readers might easily misread is that most of the criticism isn’t really about the original manga or the lead actor himself, but reflects a sense of déjà vu toward director Fukuda’s past-work patterns.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou Sports Hodan+) thread ‘[Movie] Mackenyu Maeda to Star in Live-Action “Mashle”! Three Years of Careful Body Prep, Director Is Yuichi Fukuda [Ailuropoda melanoleuca★]‘.
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