{"id":853,"date":"2019-01-07T22:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biggestinjapan.com\/?p=853"},"modified":"2019-06-24T16:22:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T07:22:42","slug":"my-5-most-anticipated-anime-of-winter-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biggestinjapan.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/07\/my-5-most-anticipated-anime-of-winter-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"My 5 Most Anticipated Anime of Winter 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A total of 41 new anime this winter season is nothing to scoff at. So if you\u2019re looking for a few series to keep an eye on for week-to-week watching, here are the five I am most looking forward to and why.<\/span>
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Boogiepop and Others (Boogiepop wa Warawanai)<\/span><\/h1>\n

Genre:<\/b> Murder Mystery, Superhero<\/span><\/p>\n

Studio: <\/b>Madhouse<\/span><\/p>\n

Premiere date:<\/b> January 4, 2019<\/span>
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What it’s about:<\/b> Something stalks through the night, preying on the students of a certain school. <\/span><\/p>\n

A young woman with a messianic complex finds herself driven to be a \u201cchampion of justice.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

A normal high school girl carries an abnormally huge duffle bag everywhere she goes. <\/span><\/p>\n

A corporation delves into secrets better left unknown. <\/span><\/p>\n

A man speaking only in echoes finds himself tormented by the human experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

And all the while the strange being known only as \u201cBoogiepop\u201d wanders the streets, whistling an odd tune.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why I’m excited:<\/b> The <\/span>Boogiepop<\/span><\/i> series forever changed both Japanese literature and anime. Before <\/span>Boogiepop<\/span><\/i>, \u201clight novels\u201d simply didn\u2019t exist–they weren\u2019t even a concept. Now they are a million dollar industry and light novels serve as the source of many of the most popular anime each season. <\/span><\/p>\n

Part of the reason for its popularity is because of the way that <\/span>Boogiepop<\/span><\/i> weaves its story. Instead of a single direct plot, following a single group of characters, <\/span>Boogiepop<\/span><\/i> is a series of vignettes. At first, they seem largely unrelated. However, taken all together, they form a complex, interconnected narrative that is part sci-fi, part horror, and part superhero story. <\/span><\/p>\n

Watch it if you like:<\/b> Boopgiepop Phantom<\/span><\/i>,<\/span> Serial Experiments Lain<\/span><\/i>,<\/span> Paranoia Agent<\/span><\/i>
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\n<\/span>Where to watch:<\/b> Crunchyroll<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Funimation<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Aniplus<\/span><\/a> (Asia)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kakegurui\u00d7\u00d7<\/span><\/h1>\n

Genre:<\/b> Gambling, Psychological<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Premiere date:<\/b> January 9, 2019<\/span>
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\n<\/span>What it’s about:<\/b> At Hyakkaou Private Academy, your place in the pecking order isn\u2019t decided by wealth or social status, but rather by just how good you are at gambling. However, with the arrival of transfer student Yumeko, the social order has been completely upended. As the best gamblers in the school are toppled one by one, it looks like even the unbeatable school president may finally have met her match. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why I’m excited:<\/b> Yumeko\u2019s insanity is both terrifying and oddly captivating. The other students gamble for understandable reasons: status, connections, control, or the simple allure of cash. But for Yumeko, none of that matters. All she wants is to feed the hunger inside of her–the hunger that can only be satisfied in that brief moment of ecstasy where everything is on the line and only luck stands between glorious victory and ruinous defeat. But what truly makes her scarey is the simple fact that she can\u2019t comprehend that others–be they friends or enemies–don\u2019t necessarily feel the same way.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Watch it if you like:<\/b> Kakegurui<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>No Game No Life<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Death Parade<\/span><\/i>
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\n<\/span>Where to watch:<\/b> Netflix<\/span><\/a> (<\/span>Kakegurui\u00d7\u00d7<\/span><\/i> will likely be released on non-Japanese Netflix soon after it finishes its week to week airing in Japan.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mysteria Friends (Manaria Friends)<\/span>
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Genre:<\/b> Fantasy<\/span>
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Studio:<\/b> CygamesPictures<\/span><\/p>\n

Premiere date:<\/b> January 20, 2019<\/span>
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\n<\/span>What it’s about:<\/b> In a world where gods, demons, and humans war, there is one place where they live together in harmony: Mysteria Academy. It is here at this famous magic school that an unlikely friendship is made between two princesses, one human and the other half-dragon. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Why I’m excited:<\/b> Mysteria Friends takes place in the same world as <\/span>Rage of Bahamut: Genesis<\/span><\/i> and its sequel <\/span>Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul<\/span><\/i>. Both of these anime were simply fantastic. On the grander scale, they weave complex narratives in which none of the three sides is truly good nor truly evil. And on the smaller scale, they tell unlikely love stories that serve as a backdrop to explore the heavy topics of prejudice, organized religion, and the cyclical nature of revenge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch it if you like:<\/b> Rage of Bahamut: Genesis,<\/span><\/i> Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Where to watch:<\/b> HIDIVE<\/span>
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Mob Psycho 100 — Season 2<\/span><\/h1>\n

Genre:<\/b> Superpower comedy<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Studio:<\/b> Bones<\/span><\/p>\n

Premiere date:<\/b> January 7, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

What it’s about:<\/b> Diminutive high-schooler Mob is probably the most powerful psychic on the planet. There\u2019s just one problem: he doesn\u2019t want to be. Instead, he\u2019d rather be normal–that is to say have a buff body and be able to pick up chicks. Unfortunately, destiny seems to have great plans for him. No matter how hard he tries to stay out of the psychic world, he just keeps getting dragged back in.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Why I’m excited:<\/b> While the comedy in Mob Psycho is excellent, what keeps me interested is just how relatable Mob is. While others envy him and see him as \u201cexceptional\u201d and \u201camazing,\u201d he only sees himself as \u201cdifferent.\u201d Wanting to be accepted as normal, especially in high school, is a feeling that anyone who was a geek, nerd, or other type of social outcast can easily identify with. But there is also hope in the story. After all, he has a chance to learn what most of us do: that which makes you different is also what makes <\/span>you<\/span><\/i> you. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Watch it if you like:<\/b> Mob Psycho 100<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>One Punch Man<\/span><\/i>
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\n<\/span>Where to watch:<\/b> Crunchyroll<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Funimation<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Animax Asia<\/span><\/a> (Asia)<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Rising of the Shield Hero (Tate no Y\u016bsha no Nariagari)<\/span><\/h1>\n

<\/b>Genre:<\/b> Dark Fantasy<\/span><\/p>\n

Studio:<\/b> Kinema Citrus<\/span><\/p>\n

Premiere date:<\/b> January 9, 2019<\/span>
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\n<\/span>What it’s about:<\/b> Average Japanese Otaku Naofumi is summoned to a fantasy world as the Shield Hero–one of the four heroes destined to save the world. Yet, just as his story begins it becomes something far darker than he could have expected. Falsely accused of raping his only companion, he is treated as pariah and outcast. Emotionally destroyed and full of an unending hatred for those who wronged him, he nonetheless sets out to save the world alongside the only person who will party with him: the sickly slave he purchased as a disposable weapon. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why I’m excited:<\/b> The Rising of the Shield Hero<\/span><\/i> is a cathartic tale–you\u2019re on Naofumi\u2019s side from the start. Thus, every win he gets, every obstacle he overcomes–and every time he rubs the other heroes noses in it–feels great. However, the real enemy isn\u2019t the woman who lied about him or the other heroes that condemned him: it\u2019s himself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Naofumi is a broken man, unable to trust any around him. He hates the fantasy world and all those within it. Yet, there is still a core of good within him that pushes him forward on his quest. This is the story of him learning to trust again. The only question is, can he do that and forgive those who wronged him in time for them all to band together and save the world? Because the threat they face is one that none of them can face alone.<\/span>
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Watch it if you like:<\/b> Overlord<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime<\/span><\/i>
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\n<\/span>Where to watch:<\/b> Crunchyroll<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Funimation<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Aniplus<\/span><\/a> (Asia)<\/span>
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