Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2020)

Overview

After an enthusiastic invitation from her friend, Kaede Honjou reluctantly agrees to try New World Online: a very popular VRMMO played by thousands of people across Japan. Naming her in-game character Maple, she sets out on her journey. As a complete novice to such games, she allocates all of her stat points into vitality, desiring to not get hurt. With not a single point in any other stat, Maple has extraordinarily high defense, but she can't move quickly or hit hard. This doesn't end badly f…

Cast

Kaede Hondo as Maple (voice)
Kaede Hondo

as Maple (voice)

Ruriko Noguchi as Sally (voice)
Ruriko Noguchi

as Sally (voice)

Saori Hayami as Kasumi (voice)
Saori Hayami

as Kasumi (voice)

Satomi Arai as Kanade (voice)
Satomi Arai

as Kanade (voice)

Ai Kakuma as May (voice)
Ai Kakuma

as May (voice)

Nanaka Suwa as Yui (voice)
Nanaka Suwa

as Yui (voice)

Noriaki Sugiyama as Kuromu (voice)
Noriaki Sugiyama

as Kuromu (voice)

Satomi Sato as Iz (voice)
Satomi Sato

as Iz (voice)

Kensho Ono as Payne (voice)
Kensho Ono

as Payne (voice)

Takumi Yamazaki as Dread (voice)
Takumi Yamazaki

as Dread (voice)

Ayana Taketatsu as Frederica (voice)
Ayana Taketatsu

as Frederica (voice)

Nobutoshi Canna as Drag (voice)
Nobutoshi Canna

as Drag (voice)

Rina Sato as Mii (voice)
Rina Sato

as Mii (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi as Shin (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi

as Shin (voice)

Akira Ishida as Markus (voice)
Akira Ishida

as Markus (voice)

Yuko Minaguchi as Misery (voice)
Yuko Minaguchi

as Misery (voice)

Sakura Tange as Dorazou (voice)
Sakura Tange

as Dorazou (voice)

Episodes

Defense and First Battle poster

Defense and First Battle 8.2

January 8, 2020

Convinced by her friend Risa to try "NewWorld Online", Kaede begins her VRMMO adventure by going all-in on defense beca…

Defense and Friends poster

Defense and Friends 7.3

January 15, 2020

Maple enters a battle royal and is hunted down by a horde of players. Risa uses her swimming talent to explore an under…

Defense and Reaching Second Level poster

Defense and Reaching Second Level 6.5

January 22, 2020

After Maple gets nerfed, her and Sally do some exploring before challenging the dungeon that leads to the second level.…

Defense and Second Event poster

Defense and Second Event 7.0

January 29, 2020

Though Maple and Sally get off to a clumsy start in the second event, their tenacity and teamwork is rewarded in more w…

Defense and Spoils of War poster

Defense and Spoils of War 7.3

February 5, 2020

Maple and Sally make new friends and fall into more trouble as the second event winds down. But to reach their goal of …

Defense and Reinforcements poster

Defense and Reinforcements 6.6

February 12, 2020

Maple leaps at the chance to create a guild and searches for a place to call home. But to compete in the upcoming event…

Defense and Upgrades poster

Defense and Upgrades 7.2

February 19, 2020

Everyone in the guild is hard at work leveling up and preparing for what's to come. Maple manages to "cheese" her way t…

Defense and Third Event poster

Defense and Third Event 7.3

February 26, 2020

The third event is packed with people making it hard to compete for cowbells. Following the event, Maple gets into gear…

Defense and Fourth Event poster

Defense and Fourth Event 7.5

March 4, 2020

Guilds prepare for all-out war as the big competition finally begins. But sneaky Sally has some tricks up her sleeve th…

Defense and Attack poster

Defense and Attack 7.7

March 11, 2020

Sally faces certain death and there's trouble back at the base. Despite having a good start, if the guild hopes to plac…

Defense and Mighty Foe poster

Defense and Mighty Foe 7.3

March 18, 2020

Maple Tree is vastly outnumbered and struggles to stay on the board. As guilds get wiped out left and right, they must …

Defense and Bonds poster

Defense and Bonds 8.0

March 25, 2020

Maple may have maxed out her defense, but can she protect her friends and base from a legendary player? This time, Mapl…