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.
TV series
MAO
9/ 10· 19202625 min1 season · 24 episodes
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 24 episodes
S1 E1Nanoka and Mao
Apr 4, 202626 min
Nanoka is an attuned adolescent. So when a covered shopping arcade beckons, a strange world awaits.
S1 E2Spider Lady
Apr 11, 202626 min
Nanoka discovers that the arcade links to the Taisho era, while Mao probes a mysterious murder case.
S1 E3The Accursed
Apr 18, 202626 min
Nanoka is unharmed by Mao's cursed sword. She returns to modern times to investigate an accident.
S1 E4The Shorinkyo Incident
Apr 25, 202626 min
Nanoka and Otoya infiltrate the Shorinkyo cult, but get trapped inside by the leader, Shoko.
S1 E5The Keystone
May 2, 202626 min
Earthquakes plague Taisho-era Fifth Street. Mao and Otoya find a church atop a sacred keystone site.
S1 E6Memories of That Day
May 9, 202626 min
Nanoka reveals that she is from 100 years in the future. She goes back in time to question Mao.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch MAO?
- MAO is streaming on Hulu. Availability is refreshed weekly.
- How many seasons of MAO are there?
- MAO has 1 season and 24 episodes. Status: Returning.
- When is the next episode of MAO?
- MAO season 1, episode 22 airs on August 29, 2026.
- Who stars in MAO?
- MAO stars Yuki Kaji, Natsumi Kawaida, Hiro Shimono, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Momoka Terasawa.
