Mashin Creator Wataru (Japanese: 魔神創造伝ワタル, Hepburn: Mashin Sōzōden Wataru; lit. "Magic God Creation Legend Wataru") is a 2025 anime television series produced by BN Pictures. It is the 5th TV entry in Sunrise's Mashin Hero Wataru series, serving as a reboot and starring its own incarnation of Wataru and aired on TV Tokyo and its affiliates from January 12 to June 22, 2025.
Contents
Story
Protagonist Wataru Hoshibe, an elementary school student in fourth grade, is a RyuTuber who wants to become a superstar. His adventure begins in the Chubukai parallel world alongside Ryujinmaru, a Mashin Wataru created out of blocks to defeat the final boss, Enjoda!
Characters
Main
Wataru Hoshibe (星部 ワタル, Hoshibe Wataru)
Voiced by: Mutsumi Tamura
Ryujinmaru (龍神丸, Ryūjinmaru) / Ryujin (龍神, Ryūjin)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita
Kakeru Amabe (天部カケル, Amabe Kakeru)
Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki
Offline (御富良院, Ofurain)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi
Maro (マロ, Maro)
Voiced by: Megu Umezawa
Ryun Ryun (リュンリュン, Ryunryun)
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya
Uzume (ウズメ, Uzume) / Uzumemaru (ウズメ丸, Uzumemaru)
Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki
Sho (ショウ, Shou)
Voiced by: Aoi Ichikawa
Mygah (マイガー, Maigā)
Voiced by: Shunichi Toki
Production
The series was announced by Bandai Namco Filmworks on January 13, 2024. The series was directed by Yumi Kamakura with Yoichi Kato handling series composition, Mayuko Nakano and Yoshinori Yumoto designing the characters and music being composed by Ryūichi Takada, Keiichi Hirokawa, Oliver Good and Keita Inoue. Bandai Namco Pictures animates the series while BNF and TV Tokyo handle production duties.
Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific, with episodes streaming on their Ani-One Asia YouTube Channel the same day they premiere in Japan.
Episodes
The series uses 3 main pieces of theme music, 2 opening themes and 1 ending theme. The opening for the first 12 episodes of the series is "POP UP!" by lol, with it being replaced from episode 13 onwards with "Sō" by SANTA. The ending theme is "Pocket" by FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE.