Start the new year with a bang with two new simulcast anime titles on Animax this January.

Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san – January 8, 11:30pm (same day as japan)

Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san is an anime television series adaptation by Shin-Ei Animation will premiere in January 2018.

“If you blush, you lose.”

Living by this principle, the middle schooler Nishikata gets constantly made fun of by his seat neighbor Takagi-san. With his pride shattered to pieces, he vows to turn the tables and get back at her some day. And so, he attempts to tease her day after day, only to find himself victim to Takagi-san’s ridicule again sooner than later. Will he be able to make Takagi-san blush from embarrassment even once in the end? -sypnosis from MAL.

The Ryuo’s Work is Never Done! – January 8, 11pm (same day as japan)

The Ryuo’s Work is Never Done! is an anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 is set to premiere in January 8, 2018.

16-year-old Yaichi Kuzuryu is the strongest Shogi player in history, who holds the top title of “Ryuo” (Dragon King). One fateful day, the Shogi-loving elementary school student Ai Hinatsuru suddenly appears before him, claiming that he once promised to be her master. Yaichi has totally forgotten about this promise, but through their interactions, he will soon discover her potential for the game and also reignite his own passion that made him a Shogi master. – from animax asia website.