Pony Canyon has revealed the second promotional trailer for the Kikaijikake no Marie (Mechanical Marie/ 機械じかけのマリー ) TV anime and confirmed that it will premiere on October 5th, 2025, on the Tokyo MX channel.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0um7anNddA]
The anime will also be streamed in Japan on the dAnime Store, U-NEXT and Anime Hodai service starting from October 5th, at 11:00 p.m.
Nishimura Junji is directing the anime at Zero-G and Lieber studios, and the anime will star:
- Touyama Nao as Marie
- Ishiya Haruki as Arthur
- Koshimizu Ami as Marie-2
- Konayashi Chialo as Noah
- Umehara Yuuchirou as Roy
- Kajita Daishi as Maynard
Newly confirmed cast members include:
- Nakano Saima as Bridget
- Raichi You as Isabel
- Hara Shuntaro as Toby
- Yamaguchi Kappei as Carl
- Takahashi Reiko as Charlotte
Pony Canyon described the anime’s story below:
“Once a genius martial artist, Marie is a human girl who now hides her identity and works undercover as a “mechanical maid” in the mansion of Arthur, the heir to a powerful conglomerate who despises humans.
—If her true identity is discovered, it’s instant execution!?
Taking advantage of her naturally expressionless face, Marie flawlessly fulfills her duties as a “mechanical maid” while secretly protecting Arthur from the assassins constantly targeting his life. But things get complicated when the smitten Arthur, who dotes on Marie, comes dangerously close to discovering her secret! Every day is a nerve-wracking mix of thrills and close calls!”
The anime is based on Akimoto Aki’s Kikaijikake no Marie romantic comedy manga. Akimoto (Mairimashita to Iwasetai) started the manga in March 2020 as a one-shot manga, and from June 2020 to June 2023, the manga was serialised in Hakusensha’s Lala magazine. Hakusensha published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in December 2020 and the sixth and final volume in September 2023.
The Kikaijikake no Marie manga is published in English by Yen Press under the name Mechanical Marie, and it will release the manga’s second volume on February 24th, 2026. Yen Press describes the manga below:
“He was a boy. She was a robot. Well…not really. In all actuality, Marie is completely, totally 100% human, but because her strange new employer seemingly despises humans, the powers-that-be are paying a handsome sum for her to pretend she’s the latest and greatest android while protecting said eccentric master from the seemingly endless attempts on his life. Which is fine, but they forgot to mention one tiny, seemingly insignificant detail-this dude absolutely dotes on inanimate objects like Marie can’t believe. She’s not sure what will kill her first, the assassins or his affections…?”
We’ve previously covered Kikaijikake no Marie on NamiComi News. Check it out here.
