Mashle
Mashle: Magic and Muscles

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The new hit anime starts up, and the manga ends. Worked for Demon Slayer, why not for Mashle?

As everyone has noted, it's Harry Potter with One-Punch Man as the main character, but while Saitama in that is shaped primarily by boredom, Mash is driven by absolute simple-minded goofery. He's an absolute dumbass in a way you see from Goku or Luffy, but multiplied by 3. If you can get behind that, then you'll have a lot of fun with Mashle.

The art starts off a little rough, but the action scenes shine throughout with beautiful spreads of the incredible feats of power as Mash fights overpowered ... foe after overpowered foe. The characters are all fairly flat, but there are enough of them to keep jokes circulating! You'll not find amazing character development here, but what little there is does feel nice. It's not a particularly deep series but it made me smile throughout, and has enough imagination to elevate it juuuuuuuuuust above a cheap parody of other, more developed franchises.

Definitely worth a read for a fan of action or comedy manga!

This manga is the first manga I have read weekly from beginning to the end and although I enjoy it, it isn't that great. I love the main character mashle thoroughly but the side characters definitely leave a lot to be desired. While the main side characters are pretty cool and I do get hyped for them when they battle I don't really care as much as I would with other series. I wouldn't say the plot is bland but it definitely isn't all that great. The plot is pretty straight forward which I like but it doesn't give the chance to really explore the ... world. I like that it didn't stretch that long and that it ended at a decent high note. In the end it is a good read but don't expect a revolutionary or insanely intricate story. Just a good read for a fun time.

I really tried to give this a fair shot but it really falls flat. Mashle wants so hard to be One Punch Man but it doesn't have the creative character designs or the absurdity of One's writing.

On a positive note, I did laugh at a lot of the jokes. Even as the joke got old, there was a giant grin on my face.

The problem comes from its place as a parody of the guy outside of the world's power system. It's one joke of a really dense guy who punches his way through weak wizards while eating cream puffs does eventually run dry. The ... art is okay and the character designs are awful with most characters just being a male with a line down their face. Every joke's punchline is a deadpan low detailed face.

This story really feels like someone who thought they could make an OPM version of Harry Potter to cash in to make some money. If you are looking for round 2 of OPM or the underdog story of something like Chivalry of a Failed Knight be ready for a letdown or look elsewhere.