Mechanical Marie

Mechanical Marie (Japanese: 機械じかけのマリー, Hepburn: Kikaijikake no Marī) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Aki Akimoto. It was originally a one-shot published in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine LaLa in March 2020, before being serialized in the same magazine from June 2020 to June 2023. Its chapters have been collected into six tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Zero-G and Liber premiered in October 2025.

Mechanical Marie
First tankōbon volume cover
機械じかけのマリー (Kikaijikake no Marī)
Genre	Romantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Aki Akimoto
Published by	Hakusensha
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Imprint	Hana to Yume Comics
Magazine	LaLa
Original run	June 24, 2020 – June 23, 2023
Volumes	6
Manga
Mechanical Marie+
Written by	Aki Akimoto
Published by	Hakusensha
Imprint	Hana to Yume Comics
Magazine	LaLa
Original run	April 24, 2025 – present
Volumes	1
Anime television series
Directed by	Junji Nishimura
Written by	Mariko Kunisawa
Music by	Yasuharu Takanashi Johannes Nilsson
Studio	Zero-G Liber
Licensed by	Crunchyroll SEA: Medialink
Original network	Tokyo MX, ytv, BS Fuji
Original run	October 5, 2025 – present
Episodes	2

Characters

Marie (マリー, Marī)

Voiced by: Nao Tōyama^[2]

Arthur (アーサー, Āsā)

Voiced by: Haruki Ishiya^[2]

Marie-2 (マリー2, Marī 2)

Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu^[3]

Noah (ノア, Noa)

Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi^[3]

Roy (ロイ, Roi)

Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara^[4]

Maynard (メイナード, Meinādo)

Voiced by: Daishi Kajita [ja]^[4]

Bridget (ブリジット, Burijitto)

Voiced by: Saima Nakano [ja]^[5]

Isabel (イザベル, Izaberu)

Voiced by: Yō Taichi^[5]

Toby (トビー, Tobī)

Voiced by: Shuntaro Hara^[5]

Old Man Carl (カールおじさん, Kāru Ojisan)

Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi^[5]

Old Lady Charlotte (シャーロットおばさん, Shārotto Obasan)

Voiced by: Rieko Takahashi^[5]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Aki Akimoto, Mechanical Marie was initially a one-shot published in Hakusensha's LaLa magazine on March 24, 2020.^[6] It was later serialized in the same magazine from June 24, 2020,^[1] to June 23, 2023.^[7] Six tankōbon volumes were released from December 2020 to September 2023.^[8][9] In February 2025, Yen Press announced that it licensed the series for English publication.^[10]

A sequel series, titled Mechanical Marie+ (機械じかけのマリー＋, Kikaijikake no Marī+), began serialization in LaLa on April 24, 2025.^[11] The sequel has been collected in a single tankōbon volume as of October 2025.^[12]

Volumes

Mechanical Marie

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	December 4, 2020[8]	978-4-59-222081-7	August 26, 2025[13]	979-8-85-540785-3
2	June 4, 2021[14]	978-4-59-222082-4	February 24, 2026[15]	979-8-85-540787-7
3	December 3, 2021[16]	978-4-59-222083-1	—	—
4	July 5, 2022[17]	978-4-59-222084-8	—	—
5	February 3, 2023[18]	978-4-59-222085-5	—	—
6	September 5, 2023[9]	978-4-59-222154-8	—	—

Mechanical Marie+

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	October 3, 2025[12]	978-4-59-222294-1

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 5, 2024.^[19][20] It is produced by Zero-G and Liber, and directed by Junji Nishimura, with scripts written by Mariko Kunisawa, characters designed by Yoko Kikuchi, and music composed by Yasuharu Takanashi and Johannes Nilsson.^[21][2] The series premiered on Tokyo MX on October 5, 2025, and is also airing on ytv and BS Fuji.^[22][5] The opening theme song is "Honto to Uso" (ホントトウソ; 'Truth and Lies'), performed by Harutya [ja], while the ending theme song is "Cross Heart: Itsuwari no Nai Kimochi" (Cross heart〜偽りのない気持ち; 'Cross Heart: Feelings with No Lies'), performed by Nao Tōyama as her character Marie.^[23] Crunchyroll is streaming the series.^[24] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.^[25]

Episodes

No.	Title [26][27]	Directed by [a]	Written by [a]	Storyboarded by [a]	Original release date [28]
1	"Deceitful, Mysterious Marie" Transliteration: "Uso to Himitsu ni Mamireta Marī" (Japanese: 嘘と秘密にまみれたマリー)	Sachiko Kanno	Mariko Kunisawa	Junji Nishimura	October 5, 2025 (2025-10-05)
2	"Mistrusted Marie" Transliteration: "Utagawareru Marī" (Japanese: 疑われるマリー)	Hidehiko Kadota	Mariko Kunisawa	Sachiko Kanno	October 12, 2025 (2025-10-12)
3	"Unmasked Marie" Transliteration: "Miyaburareru Marī" (Japanese: 見破られるマリー)	TBA	TBA	TBA	October 19, 2025 (2025-10-19)

Notes

1. Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.