Mao: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Nanoka survived a car accident that killed her parents when she was young. Her only memory was a mysterious burning shopping street that didn't match any official reports. Years later, rumors of ghosts, she returns to the site and is transported back to early 20th-century Japan. Where she encounters a mysterious man named Mao, claiming that Nanoka isn't human, but an ayakashi (demon).

Series details

• Title: Mao
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Adventure, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2026-04-04
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 90866
• IMDb ID: tt37577523
• TVDB ID: 465787

Cast and credited roles

• Yûki Kaji — Mao
• Natsumi Kawaida — Yellow-leaved rapeseed
• Momoka Terasawa — Otoya
• Hiro Shimono — 100 fires
• Toshiyuki Toyonaga — Flower crest
• Kazuyuki Okitsu — Shiranui
• Takuya Satō — white eyebrows
• Rie Kugimiya — Natsuno
• Emiri Toyama — Masago
• Katsuyuki Konishi — Daigo
• Risa Shimizu — Sana
• Reina Ueda — Yurako

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-04-04; final listed air date 2026-06-27; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2026-07-04; final listed air date 2026-09-26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mao on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.