• Air date: 11 Jan '23 12 episodes
      Honjou Kaede is invited by her friend Shiramine Risa to play a virtual reality MMO game with her. While Kaede doesn't dislike games, what she really, truly dislikes is being in pain. She creates a character named Maple, and decides to put all her points in VIT to minimize pain. As a result, she moves slowly, can't use magic, and even a rabbit can get the best of her. But as it turns out, she acquires a skill known as "Absolute Defense" as a result of her pumping points into VIT, as well as a "Counter Skill" that works against special moves. Now, with her ability to nullify all damage, she goes on adventures.
  • List of Episodes (12)
    • 1. Maxing Defense and Christmas

      11 Jan '23
      As Christmas draws near, New World Online finally releases Level 4 concurrently with a special holiday event in which rare and exclusive items are at stake.
    • 2. Maxing Defense, Level 5, and Level 6

      18 Jan '23
      Maple's guildmates must explore Level 5 without her while she recovers from a cold. Right after Maple finally gets a chance to see Level 5, the gang finds out that Level 6 is already on the way, but this time it's Sally who can't seem to go in...
    • 3. Maxing Defense and the Seventh Event

      25 Jan '23
      New World Online's seventh event begins, and it's a battle tower event with multiple difficulty levels. Maple and Sally team up to take on the highest difficulty level, giving the game's admins more than they bargained for...
    • 4. Maxing Defense and Tower Conquest

      01 Feb '23
      Maple and Sally continue to work their way up the ten floors of the tower as they attempt to complete the event before anyone else.
    • 5. Maxing Defense and Tentacles

      08 Feb '23
      Level 7 has been released, and it introduces a new feature: players can now tame monsters. The members of Maple Tree explore the new level in search of their ideal companions.
    • 6. Maxing Defense and Tame Monsters

      15 Feb '23
      The members of Maple Tree continue their searches for monster companions. Iz's search leads her on a quest to find rare materials in challenging areas, so she asks Maple and Mii for help.
    • 7. Maxing Defense and Hunting for Crystals

      08 Mar '23
      With the eighth event about to start, Maple and Sally decide to leisurely explore Level 7. Their plans quickly change when they stumble upon a strange crystal...
    • 8. Maxing Defense and the Eighth Event

      15 Mar '23
      The preliminary round of the eighth event finally begins. The members of Maple Tree fight their hardest, making the most of their new monster companions, in hopes of ranking high for the main event.
    • 9. Maxing Defense and Setting Up a Base

      22 Mar '23
      The main portion of the eighth event begins. The members of Maple Tree work as two teams to try to acquire medals, then come back together to set up a base for protection against the stronger monsters that come out at night.
    • 10. Maxing Defense and New Teams

      29 Mar '23
      The second day of the eighth event begins with forced teleports that send players in all directions, a dark void that swallows up some parties' bases, and the disabling of maps. On top of all this, those who survived the first night are left to fight either alone or with members of rival guilds.
    • 11. Maxing Defense and New Parties

      12 Apr '23
    • 12. Episode 12

      20 Apr '23