{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a82fb3c13b22c3217b2fea02","clusterId":"c_043c9ca667326e3eff60dad3","slug":"20th-century-performs-mao-anime-second-cour-opening","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"20th Century Performs MAO Anime Second Cour Opening","summary":"Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on June 18 that the boy group 20th Century, composed of former V6 members Masayuki Sakamoto, Hiroshi Nagano, and Yoshihiko Inohara, will perform the opening theme song for the second cour of the television anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi's manga MAO. The song is titled \"Bokura ga Uwagaki suru Sekai\" (The World We Overwrite), with lyrics, composition, and arrangement by MHRJ. The second cour begins with episode 14 on July 4 on NHK General. The first cour opened on April 4 and is set to run for two continuous cours without breaks. To commemorate the announcement, the studio released the creditless opening video for the InuYasha anime, which featured V6's song \"CHANGE THE WORLD\" from 2000, for a limited time until September 27. This marks the first time Sakamoto, Nagano, and Inohara have been involved with a Takahashi anime adaptation in 26 years, since their work on InuYasha. The MAO anime is produced by Sunrise and streams on Hulu in the U.S. and on Disney+ in Canada, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand.","whyItMatters":"The return of the same vocal trio to a Takahashi anime after 26 years, now as 20th Century rather than V6, ties the MAO adaptation directly to the legacy of InuYasha and signals a deliberate nostalgic appeal by the production committee.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe song was written specifically for the anime, with lyrics, composition, and arrangement handled by MHRJ, according to Comic Natalie. The group 20th Century, formed from former V6 members Masayuki Sakamoto, Hiroshi Nagano, and Yoshihiko Inohara, released a comment through the production committee: \u0026#34;We are very honored to be involved with another work by Rumiko-sama. We hope that fans of \u0026#39;MAO\u0026#39; will love it.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second cour begins with episode 14 on July 4. The anime is produced by Sunrise, the studio behind the \u003ci\u003eInuYasha\u003c/i\u003e series. Director Teruo Sato previously worked on \u003ci\u003eYashahime: Princess Half-Demon\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAikatsu Stars!\u003c/i\u003e Series composition is by Yūko Kakihara, who also worked on the 2022 \u003ci\u003eUrusei Yatsura\u003c/i\u003e adaptation. Character design and chief animation direction are handled by Yoshihito Hishinuma, a veteran of both \u003ci\u003eInuYasha\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYashahime\u003c/i\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first cour opened with Kis-My-Ft2 performing \u0026#34;HEARTLOUD\u0026#34; as its opening theme and TRUE performing the ending theme \u0026#34;Juai.\u0026#34; The creditless opening video for \u003ci\u003eInuYasha\u003c/i\u003e\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;CHANGE THE WORLD\u0026#34; is available for a limited time until September 27 on YouTube, X, Instagram, and TikTok, with TikTok only releasing the chorus portion.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"20th Century's MAO opening is their first Takahashi anime song in 26 years, since InuYasha. The creditless 'CHANGE THE WORLD' video release, limited to September 27, connects the two eras directly.","twitterPost":"20th Century's MAO opening is their first Takahashi anime song since InuYasha 26 years ago. The limited creditless video release bridges the gap.","threadsPost":"20th Century returns to a Takahashi anime for the first time since InuYasha 26 years ago. The creditless opening video for 'CHANGE THE WORLD' is available for a limited time until September 27, directly connecting the two projects.","newsletterBlurb":"Former V6 members reunite as 20th Century to sing the second cour opening for the MAO anime, their first Rumiko Takahashi theme song in 26 years. The studio also released the creditless InuYasha opening video for a limited time to mark the occasion.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-18/mao-anime-announces-2nd-part-opening-song-by-boy-group-20th-century/.238666\",\"title\":\"MAO Anime Announces 2nd Part Opening Song by Boy Group 20th Century\"},{\"source\":\"Comic Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/676817\",\"title\":\"20th Century's New Song to Serve as New OP for \\\"MAO\\\", First Involvement with Rumiko Takahashi's Work in 26 Years Since V6 Era\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2606184i\",\"title\":\"TV Anime 'MAO' 2nd Cour OP to Be Performed by 20th Century; Non-Credit Video of V6's 'CHANGE THE WORLD' from 'Inuyasha' Also Released for Limited Time\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":16155,"outputTokens":1419,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781792479,"createdAt":"2026-06-18T14:15:52.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-18T14:18:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-18T14:18:15.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_043c9ca667326e3eff60dad3","canonicalTitle":"TVアニメ『MAO』第2クールのOPを「20th Century」が担当。TVアニメ『犬夜叉』OP・V6「CHANGE THE WORLD」のノンクレジット映像も期間限定で公開","representativeArticleId":"a_d3281bbe1f520a6b58f775a0","sourceCount":4,"writtenSourceCount":3,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"MAO\",\"Inuyasha\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"MAO\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"20th Century\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-18T12:21:32.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-19T05:00:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-19T05:04:02.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-18/mao-anime-announces-2nd-part-opening-song-by-boy-group-20th-century/.238666","title":"News\nMAO Anime Announces 2nd Part Opening Song by Boy Group 20th Century"},{"source":"Comic Natalie","url":"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/676817","title":"「MAO」新OPはトニセンの新曲、V6時代以来26年ぶりに高橋留美子作品に関わる"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2606184i","title":"TVアニメ『MAO』第2クールのOPを「20th Century」が担当。TVアニメ『犬夜叉』OP・V6「CHANGE THE WORLD」のノンクレジット映像も期間限定で公開"},{"source":"Anime Anime","url":"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/06/19/100193.html","title":"「犬夜叉」以来26年ぶり！20th Centuryが高橋留美子原作のTVアニメ「MAO」第2クールOPテーマを担当　メンバーコメントも到着"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["MAO","Inuyasha"],"manga_titles":["MAO"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["20th Century"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["20th Century, composed of former V6 members Masayuki Sakamoto, Hiroshi Nagano, and Yoshihiko Inohara, will perform the opening theme song for the second cour of the MAO anime.","The song is titled 'Bokura ga Uwagaki suru Sekai' and was written specifically for the anime with lyrics, composition, and arrangement by MHRJ.","The second cour begins with episode 14 on July 4 on NHK General, and the first cour started on April 4 with two continuous cours without breaks.","This marks the first time Sakamoto, Nagano, and Inohara have been involved with a Rumiko Takahashi anime adaptation in 26 years, since their work on InuYasha.","To commemorate the announcement, the creditless opening video for InuYasha's 'CHANGE THE WORLD' is available for a limited time until September 27 on YouTube, X, Instagram, and TikTok."]}