MAO

Synopsis

Eight years ago, Nanoka Kiba was saved from the wreckage of a fatal accident at Gogyō Town Shopping Center. Drawn to the abandoned passage of storefronts on her walk home from school in present day, she becomes inexplicably transported to Japan's Taishō period where she meets the mysterious Mao, a fellow traveler whose arrival at a ghost-inhabited village is simultaneous with hers. Together, they investigate the bizarre events that begin to occur around them, and Nanoka soon pieces together her broken memories of the accident and how she and Mao may have something more sinister in common.

First Air Date: 2026-04-04

Last Air Date: 2026-05-16

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 12

Networks: NHK G

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Top Cast

Yuki Kaji as Mao (voice)
Natsumi Kawaida as Nanoka Kiba (voice)
Hiro Shimono as Hyakka (voice)
Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Kamon (voice)
Momoka Terasawa as N/A
Kazuyuki Okitsu as N/A
Motoko Kumai as N/A
Yoko Hikasa as N/A
Risa Shimizu as N/A
Reina Ueda as N/A

Seasons

Season 1 (2026)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: Nanoka and Mao (2026-04-04)

Nanoka is an attuned adolescent. So when a covered shopping arcade beckons, a strange world awaits.
Ep. 2: Spider Lady (2026-04-11)

Nanoka discovers that the arcade links to the Taisho era, while Mao probes a mysterious murder case.
Ep. 3: The Accursed (2026-04-18)

Nanoka is unharmed by Mao's cursed sword. She returns to modern times to investigate an accident.
Ep. 4: The Shorinkyo Incident (2026-04-25)

Nanoka and Otoya infiltrate the Shorinkyo cult, but get trapped inside by the leader, Shoko.
Ep. 5: The Keystone (2026-05-02)

Earthquakes plague Taisho-era Fifth Street. Mao and Otoya find a church atop a sacred keystone site.
Ep. 6: Memories of That Day (2026-05-09)

Nanoka reveals that she is from 100 years in the future. She goes back in time to question Mao.
Ep. 7: The New Vessel (2026-05-16)

In the Taisho era, Nanoka is abducted by Byoki. Mao tries to help but collapses.
Ep. 8: Hyakka (2026-05-23)

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Ep. 9: Episode 9 (2026-05-30)

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Ep. 10: Episode 10 (2026-06-06)

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Ep. 11: Episode 11 (2026-06-13)

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Ep. 12: Episode 12 (2026-06-20)

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