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The weather outside is frightful
but the new crop of winter anime is oh so delightful.
So instead of braving the elements
or turning into a human popsicle this holiday season,
why not make like Cory and stay in the house,
and treat yourself to a heaping helping of new anime?
And now, on today's episode of The Dan Cave,
I'm gonna help you separate the wheat from the sick zebras
as we run down the best new anime
you need to see this winter.
Kokkoku.
What would you do if your nephew
and your brother were kidnapped,
and you only had 30 minutes to pay the ransom?
Would you call the cops?
Would you make a ton of Venmo requests
to everyone in your phone?
Well, in Juri Yukawa's case,
she grabbed a knife,
and decided to take on the kidnappers all by her lonesome,
until, of course, her grandfather used a mysterious
family heirloom to stop time in its tracks.
With everything frozen in place,
except for Juri and her grandpa,
they were able to rescue their loved ones,
but they quickly realized
they weren't the only people who had this power.
So basically it's a lot like Matt Fraction
and Chip Zdarsky's excellent comic Sex Criminals,
but with a name that won't get your computer
flagged by IT or local police
when you look it up at work.
So, thanks for that one, Japan.
I appreciate it.
Fate/Extra Last Encore.
Now, who among us hasn't woken up somewhere
they didn't recognize, filled with regret,
disoriented, confused, and possibly naked?
That's right, not a single one of us.
It happened to everyone here.
And in the case of Hakuno Kishinami
In Fate/Extra Last Encore,
he wakes up in a strange virtual world
with little more than a mysterious companion
who's basically just Fate's mainstay Saber
in a red dress.
Now, to make matters worse,
he has to fight a war to seize control of the Holy Grail.
Now, if I had a nickel for every time that happened to me,
I would live forever because I already have a Holy Grail,
and one is all you need.
Now, unfortunately for Hakuno,
he might not be so lucky,
as more than 100 other masters
are gonna be doing their damnedest to turn him
into a fine red mist to get that sweet cup.
Beatless.
When ultra powerful AI surpasses human intelligence,
a new breed of being is born,
and I quote, "Beings that mankind is yet to fully comprehend
"made from materials far too advanced
"for human technology."
End quote.
Is this Musk Watch?
A 17 year old boy named Arato Endo
has a chance encounter with
one of these beings named Lacia.
And he must ask himself some important questions.
Why were they created?
What do they want?
Are we human or are we dancer?
Now hopefully this sounds like it's gonna be a weird
little sci-fi love story between a teenager
and a USB-nager.
You and you know what, I'm on board.
That's right, I'm super into bot stuff.
Now, considering Saudi Arabia already
has a terrifying robot citizen of its own,
maybe this anime isn't too far off from reality.
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens.
Now, while the name might make you think
this is a light hearted story about a struggling
ramen shop owner's quest to make the perfect
bowl of noodles, you would be wrong,
like, so wrong.
This is about straight up murder.
In the Japanese city of Fukuoka,
there's a sprawling criminal underworld, fun fact,
but something even more sinister lurks
beneath the surface.
Now, according to an urban legend,
there is a killer of killers stalking the streets,
an assassin who murders other hit men and assassins.
And as private detective Zenji Banba soon discovers,
there's more to this than meets the eye.
Namely, a conspiracy that can turn
the criminal underworld on its head.
And no, not a single bowl of ramen.
Why do they call it that?
I want noodles now.
Death March to the Parallel World of Rhapsody.
Holy (bleep), what a title.
As I've learned from the comment section
of previous videos,
a lot of you really hate Sword Art Online,
like really hate it.
Like, it bothers you.
But I refuse to believe that you're not fans
of the if you die in the game,
you die in real life trope.
And neither does Japan because
they keep making these stories.
Death March is the story of 29 year old programmer
Suzuki Ichiro, who finds himself transported
to a fantasy RPG where he plays
a 15 year old boy name Satou.
Thanks to a mysterious but powerful end game ability,
he went to becoming a high leveled adventurer
after murdering a whole bunch of lizard men.
Sorry lizzy boys.
While he wants to live a quiet life as an NPC
and live out his days in peace,
fate has other plans for him,
namely the return of a demon king.
Now, I can't tell you how many plans
I've had derailed by the return of a dang demon king.
I've had to reschedule brunches,
I've missed happy hours.
I've seen the best men and women of my generation
drowned in their own blood.
God, just some major inconveniences.
(sighs)
Overlord 2.
And if you're really desperate for an anime
about an MMO RPG gone awry that you know and love,
Overlord is returning for a second season
as Ainz Ooal Gown and the Floor Guardian gang
encounter new faces, get in bloody battles,
and deliver epic fantasy action.
The original 2015 anime series
followed the adventures of Momonga,
a high level player in a virtual reality MMO,
who'd refused to log out of his favorite game
when it was being shut down,
only to find that he was still in the game,
and NPCs began developing minds of their own.
So, with a group of loyal servants,
he set out to become the overlord of that game world,
and figure out exactly what went down.
Now look, if the prospect of seeing
the continuing adventures of a skeleton wizard
doesn't get you going
then I guess I just don't know you anymore,
now do I, Samantha?
Citrus.
While it's gonna be hard to tell a better
coming of age story than Lady Bird,
Citrus looks like the perfect series
for someone looking for a high school story
full of drama, romance, and humor mined
from deeply uncomfortable situations.
When Yuzu Aihara's mom remarries,
she has to transfer to an ultra conservative
all girls school, where she struggles to fit in.
To make matters worse, she keeps fighting
with the stand offish student council president, Mei,
who just so happens to be her new step-sister.
But attraction is a weird thing,
and soon these two unlikely ladies
find themselves falling in love with one another.
So basically, if you wanted a queer version
of Marmalade Boy, and admit it, you probably do,
this sounds like it'll be right up your alley.
Junji Ito Collection.
Japan's greatest living writer of horror comics
is getting his own anime series
with Junji Into Collection.
The man behind creeptacular stories like Uzumaki,
Gyo, and The Enigma of Amigara Fault
will have stories from his Fragments of Horror book
and his eleven volume horror collection,
adapted into what's looking like a seriously
creepy anthology series.
There's no word yet on what stories will make the cut,
but considering that he's dreamt up everything
from murderous land sharks to people
burying themselves alive in a mountain,
we're in for a series of horrifying treats
no matter what.
Like a candy corn sampler with spiders inside.
I don't know, man, just watch it.
And those are the best new anime series
you need to watch this winter.
Which are you most excited for, though?
Let me know in the comments below,
and give me a yandere thumbs up while you're there.
Now be sure to like and subscribe to us,
or you might miss next week's episode
about the story of a group of women
during the Spanish Civil War
who escape the horrors of fascism
by sharing a pair of super cool jeans
that leads them into a deadly maze
in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Labyrinth.
Until next time, keep on digging.