Top 10 New Anime 2016

New Anime in year 2016 is coming for Anime Fans like you. Here the list of New Anime you must watch.

1. Divine Gate


Synopsis:


When the Divine Gate opened, the living world, the heavens, and the underworld became connected, ushering an era of chaos where desires and conflict intersect. To restore order, the World Council is formed. As peace is restored, the Divine Gate becomes an urban legend.

In that world, boys and girls deemed fit by the World Council are gathered. They are ones who aim to reach the gate for their personal objectives. Those who reach the gate can remake the world.


2. Nurse Witch Komugi-Chan R


Synopsis:


The new "slapstick" story will depict Komugi-chan and her rivals as they juggle their daily lives as students, idols, and magical girls "with laughter and tears."

Komugi Yoshida is a somewhat clumsy second-year middle-school student whose strong point is her spiritedness. She performs as an idol like Kokona Saionji (her classmate and close friend) and Tsubasa Kisaragi (an idol who dresses in male clothing). However, unlike Kokona whose popularity is skyrocketing and Tsubasa with her charisma in male attire, Komugi's only gigs are low-end ones like those at the local shopping district. Still, Komugi has her "dream" as she lives her dual lives as a idol and a middle school girl.

One day, a mysterious injured creature named Usa-P appears before Komugi. Komugi gives Usa-P medical treatment, and Usa-P, in consideration of Komugi's kindness, asks if she wants to be a Legendary Girl who can use magical powers.


3. Musaigen no Phantom World


Synopsis:

In the near future, spirits and monsters are in full sight. A boy leads a group of people with special abilities as they plot against a massive organization that takes advantage of a certain incident and eventually know the truth about their world in the process.


4. Aira - Pachinko & Slot Island


Synopsis:


The pachinko and slot machine parlor Island in Akihabara, Tokyo announced this week that a television anime adaptation of its "Aira Project" commercials has been green-lit.


5. Ojisan to Marshmallow


Synopsis:

The series is about a man named Kusaka who has a fascination for marshmallows. Kusaka gets involved in a relationship with an office lady named Wakabayashi, and the story focuses on their relationship in the workplace.


6. Hai to Gensou no Grimgar



Synopsis:

Why are we here? Why are we doing this?

Before Haruhiro had realized what happened, he was surrounded by darkness. Why was he here? Where was here? Even now, he still didn't know. Those around him were the same as him, no one remembered anything other than their own names. And when they emerged from the darkness, the world that awaited them seemed like something out of a video game.

In order to survive, Haruhiro forms a party with the others, learns fighting skills, and as a soldier in the reserve force, takes his first steps into the world of Grimgar. What awaits him there, he doesn't know...


7. Norn9: Norun + Nonetto


Synopsis:


The story takes place a little in the future. Guided by one particular song, young elementary school student Suzuhara Sorata, from the Heisei Era, is warped through a time skip to an unfamiliar place that looks much like the towns from the Meiji or Taishou period from his textbooks. In this world, he meets three young ladies and nine young men and joins them on a journey aboard the mysterious Norn ship, a giant globe that floats in midair.


8. Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 2nd Season


Synopsis

Snow White with the Red Hair is a classic shoujo with a very cute main character, princes (handsome and not so handsome), adventurers, and, of course, love.

Shirayuki, with hair red as fire, is a beautiful and kind girl who runs a pharmacy in the town. Quite typical, the girl is an orphan, and when a local prince decides to make the girl his mistress, in order to raise his own prestige, there is no one to protect her. Shirayuki runs away from the city, and she meets a trio of boys, who later stand up to protect her honor. As it turns out, the girl’s new acquaintances are not just ordinary citizens. One of them is the second prince of the neighboring country, and the other two are his friends. Eventually, the girl moves into the palace of the neighboring kingdom, becomes a doctor there and begins building a relationship with Prince Zen of Clarines whom she liked all along.

Continue in season 2...

9. Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm


Synopsis

In a world where flying is as simple as riding a bicycle, there is a popular sport called "Flying Circus."

The protagonist once had a bright future ahead of him in that field of sports but due to an overwhelming defeat in addition to a certain other reason, he has left that field. However, he meets the transfer student Kurashina Asuka and regains his passion as he teaches her how to fly.

With his situation changed, he participates once again in the Flying Circus. Just how high will he be able to fly this time with Asuka at his side?

This is a love story about the two who met while soaring in the skies, and the friends surrounding them.

10. Prince of Stride: Alternative


Synopsis

The series is about an extreme form of sport known as "Stride." It involves 6 players on a team that runs relay races in towns. The story takes place at Honan Academy where first year high school students Takeru Fujiwara and Nana Sakurai try to recruit members for their "Stride" club. They request Riku Yagami to join with the help of Takeru and Nana. Their goal is to compete and win the "End of Summer," a top competition hosted in Japan alongside other schools.

------Enjoy------

Luna Haruna - Overfly ( Sword Art Online - ED)


Lyrics:

Takaku takaku kono te wo nobashite
Kitto kitto tte mou ichido negau kara

Tomedonai omoi wa nichijou ni nomarete
Yurameki nagara mata katachi wo kaeteitta

Soredemo kono sekai de ikiru imi sagashite
Mayoi tachidomari kizutsuite wa namida suru

Imasara mou osoi kana? Henji no nai jimon jitou
Subete wa sou jibun shidai owari mo hajimari mo

Takaku takaku kono te wo nobashite
Yasashii hikari wo mezashite habataku yo
Kokoro ni tomoshita jounetsu wo daite
Kitto kitto tte mou ichido negau kara

Takanaru kono kodou ni kizukanai furishite
Tsuyogari no egao itsunomanika umaku natta

Kazoekirenai hodo egaita
Kibou ni michita ano mirai wa
Kono omoi to urahara ni mata sukoshi iroaseta

Tsuyoku tsuyoku nigitta kono te ga
Hakanaku hodokeru sadame da toshite mo
Kokoro ni nokotta tashika na kioku de
Zutto zutto tte tsunagatteireru kara

Fureru koto no dekinai
Chikakute tooi kyori wo
Umeraretara tte
Nijimu sora wo mita...

Takaku takaku kono te wo nobashite
Yasashii hikari wo mezashite habataku yo
Kokoro ni tomoshita jounetsu wo daite
Kitto kitto tte
Nando mo negau kara


Luna Haruna - Star Tear (Sword Art Online II - ED)


Lyrics:

motto tsuyoku
sou tsuyoku
naritai to negatta
kanashimi wo koete

kawaru koto nai kako ni
nando mo se wo muketeta
dare ni mo miserarenai
kizu wo kakushita mama zutto

afuredashita kono itami wa
subete hitori de dakishimeru
itsuka kieru nukumori nara
hitotsu mo iranai yo

motto tsuyoku
sou tsuyoku
naritai to negatta
kurayami wo kakeru
kodoku na hoshi no youni

kokoro fukaku
shizumeta
yowakute moroi jibun
kotoba ni dekinakute
koe ni mo naranakute
kitto darenimo mitsukaranai youni tada
hikari o matteru

kimi ni fureta hi kara
hirogaru keshiki no naka
sotto nobasu ude de
tashikameru youni dakishimeta

atatakana kimi no hitomi wa
kono mune wo kasu ka ni yurasu
ano hi nakushita kanjou ga
netsu wo obiteyuku

haruka tooku
sou tooku
negai wo todoketai
mune ni komi ageta
honoo ni chikau youni

kokoro fukaku
shizumeta
omoi ga itsu no hi ka
asu wo kaerareru
hikari ni naru youni
itsumademo kono basho de watashi wa kagayaku
mirai o matteru

tsuyoi kaze ni waraiatta ano kioku ga
kono mune wo kataku youni
yuuki wo kureru
mae wo muku itami
kakushita kizudatte
tsuyosa ni kawatte yuku
watashi wa mou nani mo kowaku wa nai kara

motto tsuyoku
sou tsuyoku
naritai to negatta
kurayami wo terasu
kirameku hoshi no youni

namida no naka
mezameta
kimi wo mamoru chikai
kanashimi wo koete
tadoritsuku hi made
hajimari ni takanaru kono koudou wo zutto
shinji tsudzukeru


Tomatsu Haruka - Courage (Sword Art Online II- OP)



Lyrics: 

zutto hikari no naka
kinou made wa nakatta
ashiato wo tadotte kita hodo

gooru no mienai meiro
ame ni utareta chizu
koukai mo nani mo nai kedo

sakenda koe wa
kitto todoku kara
kono monogatari no hajimaru kane no ne ga
tsunagu tabi no tochuu de

kimi ga egaita mirai no sekai wa
itsuka no sora ni michibikarete
donna yume kasanete itsuwaru koto no nai ano hikari wo
ah on give for my way

(short interlude)

motto saki ni mieru
kibou dake nokoshita
kizuato ga ieru koto wa nai

saitei nanika hitotsu
te ni hairu mono ga attara
sore dake de nani mo iranai

todoketa sora ga
mada kodoku nara
kono monogatari no owari o tsugeru oto
kikasete

sotto yuruyaka ni
tachikomeru kaze
itsu no hi ga owaru tabi no tochuu de

kimi ga egaita mirai no sekai wa
ima mo dokoka ni iki tsudzukete
hontou no jibun wo uke iretekureta ano hikari wo
ah on give for my way

(instrumentals)

dokomade mo yukou
tsunaida sono te ga
itsuka hanare sou demo
itsumademo shinjite koko de matsu kara
mou sukoshi dake koko ni ite

kimi ga egaita mirai no sekai wa
itsuka no sora ni michibikarete
futatsu no omoi wo hitotsu zutsu katachi ni shite kiseki wo
motto koete

kimi ga egaita mirai no sekai wa
ima mo dokoka de ikitsudzukete
donna yume kasanete itsuwaru koto no nai ano hikari wo
todokete on give for my way


Aoi Eir - Innocence (Sword Art Online - OP)



Lyrics:

kakushiteta kanjou ga himei o ageteru
tashikana chikai o te ni

ki-seki dake wo
motome
kienai yami o samayou
ko-ko ni ireba nidoto
mirai
miru koto dekinai
koyoi mo tsuki ga saso-ote
mada kotoba dasenai kedo
kokoro no naka sakebitsuzuketa

kakushiteta kanjou ga himei o ageteru
tashikana chikai o te ni
ato ho-n no sukoshi dake tsuyoku nareta nara
me no mae ni aru kono sora
koete yuku kara

kono saki ni aru mirai ni
te wo nobasu kara

(short instrumentals)

su-nao na koe
hibite
hayaru mune no takaneri
ki-mi ga kaita
chizu ni
yume mo
ariga o sagasu
kino ma ni sashi kono hikari
kasuka ni hashi kono itami
ano sora ni mata tobitatetanara

hateshinuku hirogata sumiwataru sekai
mabushisa yume o hosome
shinjirareru tsuyosa o mune ni itai kara
kono hitotsu nai kono sora
tabimawaru kara

(instrumentals)

nakusu no nowa nani mo nai
kuimeru yubi nigirishime
kimi no nukura egao dage
wo~ yakitsuke

owaranai episo-odo no
hatenitsukame kara
kimi to no omoi ga ima
osanaki hi no kakero-o tsunagi ironode
futari dekai ta kokoro no
kiseki tadoru kara

kakushiteta kanjou ga himei o ageteru
tashikana chikai o te ni
ato ho-n no sukoshi dake tsuyoku nareta nara
me no mae ni aru kono sora
koete yuku kara

kono saki ni aru mirai ni
te wo nobasu kara


Yun*Chi - Your Song (Log Horizon - ED)



Lyrics: 

zutto zutto zutto~
hajimete kimi ni fureta hi
sugoku dokidoki shita
dakara tsuite yukoutte
kokoro ni kimeta
hana ya kaze no kaori mo
kono suupu no nioi mo
kiechatte mo issho ni
iraretara ii ya

chiisana omoi ga fukuramu oto ga shita

kikoeru ai no uta
motto soba ni isasete
iro ya katachi o kae mamotte ageru wa
kikoeru ai no uta
mitsumete irareru nara
boyake ta hibi de sae itoshiku naru wa
zutto zutto zutto~

kizutsuite iru kimi ni
koe mo kakerenai no
semete sono senaka wo
dakishimetai yo

chiisana omoi ga hajikeru oto ga shita

kikoeru ai no uta
motto soba ni isasete
iro ya katachi o kae mamotte ageru wa
kikoeru ai no uta
mitsumete irareru nara
fuwafuwa uita mama mo ii no kamo ne
zutto zutto zutto~

kimi no kimochi ya
tadashii kotae
wakaranai mama dakedo

mou sukoshi dake
sunao ni nareba
omoi tsutawaru ki ga shita

kikoeru ai no uta
motto soba ni isasete
iro ya katachi o kae mamotte ageru wa
hontou wa kizuiteta
kizukanai furi shiteta
mamorarete iru no wa watashi dattanda

zutto zutto zutto~


Hayami Saori - Yasashii Kibou (Akagami no Shirayukihime - OP)



Lyrics:

hajimari sore wa aimai
kirei ni narabetai keredo

hontou ni tsutaetai kotoba dake
kagami hotsurete ienai

yukkuri suikomi
yasashii kibou ga zutto
tsudzuku youni

mieru kana
kono basho ni iru koto wo
yubi saki ni egaita michishirube

todoku kana
watashi wa kyou waraeru youni
anata wa ashita hohoende
kitto

kitto ne

sukumu ashi de fumidashita
mirai ni kotae nante nai

taisetsu ni dakishimetai kizuna ga
mune ni tsukaete kurushii

anata ga shinjita
keshiki ni watashi wo sotto
kasanete ku

mieru kana
kono basho ni iru koto ga
tashika na hajimari o shimeshiteru

todoku kana
anata ni kyou ame ga furu nara
watashi ga ashita kasa wo sasu
kitto

yatto wakatta yo
itsudemo hikareau kara
ganbareru
issho ni

mietanda
kono basho ni iru koto wo
miageteta koko kara fumidashite

todokeru yo
watashi wa kyou waraeru youni
anata to ashita hohoende
zutto

zutto ne


Lia - Bravely You (Charlotte - OP)

Lyrics:


kuzurete owaru sekai
mujihi ni tsugeru

kimi wa (kimi wa) hitori (hitori)
nani wo (nani wo) kiiteta (kiiteta)
boku wa (boku wa) tooi (tooi)
yume wo (yume wo) miteta (miteta)

nani o erabi toru nani o akirameru
kimeyou to shiteru boku wa nani sama da
nani o erabu kawa mou kimatte iru
machigai wanai ka kami ni toikakeru

hitori kiri ja nakatta
zutto soba ni itanda kono te wo nobasu
kowaimono nanka nai
tatoe bakemono ni naroutomo nashitogeru

ano hi wo saigo ni shite
tsuyoku nareta ka

hikyou (hikyou) datta (datta)
zutto (zutto) boku wa (boku wa)
kimi wa (kimi wa) itsumo (itsumo)
mukoumizu (mukoumizu) datta (datta)

mae ni susumu no ka koko de yameru no ka
kimeyou to shiteru boku wa nani sama ka
mae ni susume no wa mou kimatte iru
machigai wanai ka kami ni toikakeru

hitori kiri ja nakatta
sore o omoidashita to kimi o shitta
dore dake datte ubau yo
kono te wo shinjita toki yuuki o ereta

itsu kara kimi o miru me ga
kawatte shimatta no darou
sono hitomi ni utsusu mono
naka ni majiritaku natta

dore dake no konran ga
matsu no ka kowaku mo naru
kimi kara takusareta mono
sore dake wa hanasanaide iru kara

boku wa nanimono de nande sono boku ga
kami ni mo hitoshii yaku o ni natteru
mae ni susumu no mo iya ni natte iru
yasu mitai no desu kami ni haki sakebu

watashi ga shinjita hito wa
sonna hito dakedo koe ga shitanda
marude hitogoto no youni
kikoeta kara mushiro yaki ni natte yuku

hitori kiri ja nakatta
kono te ni nigiru mono ga dou yara shouko

kowasa o kataguri sute
tatoe bakemono ni naroutomo kaete yaru

Amazarashi - Kisetsu wa Tsugitsugi Shindeiku (Tokyo Ghoul √A - ED)


Lyrics:

Kisetsu wa tsugitsugi shindeiku
zetsumei no koe ga kaze ni naru
iromeku machi no yoenai otoko
tsuki wo miageru no wa koko ja busui

Doro ni ashi mo tsureru seikatsu ni
ame wa arukooru no aji ga shita
apashii na me de samayou machi de
kyodou fushin no inosento ekimae nite

Boku ga boku to yobu ni wa futashika na
hantoumei na kage ga ikiteru fuu da
ame ni utaeba kumo wa wareru ka
nigiyaka na natsu no hikarabita inochi da

Haikei imawashiki kako ni tsugu zetsuen no shi saitei na
hibi no saiaku na yume no zangai wo sutete wa ikezu koko de iki taeyou to
kousei hana wa saki kimi ni tsutau hensen no shi kunou ni
mamirete nageki kanashimi soredemo todaenu uta ni hi wa sasazu tomo

Ashita wa tsugitsugi shindeiku
seitemo oitsukezu kako ni naru
iki isoge bokura tomoru hi wa setsuna
ikiru imi nado wa ato kara tsuku

Kimi ga kimi de iru ni wa futashika na
fuantei na jiga ga kimi wo kiraou to
semete utaeba yami wa hareru ka ne
kusareta yume ni azukatta inochi da

Haikei imawashiki kako ni tsugu zetsuen no shi saitei na
hibi no saiaku na yume no zangai wo sutete wa ikezu koko de iki taeyou to
kousei hana wa saki kimi ni tsutau hensen no shi kunou ni
mamirete nageki kanashimi soredemo todaenu uta ni hi wa sasazu tomo

Tsukareta kao ni ashi wo hikizutte terikaesu yuuhi ni kao wo shikamete
ikou ka modorou ka nayami wa suru kedo shibaraku sureba arukidasu senaka

Sou da ikaneba naranu naniwanakutomo ikite iku no da
bokura wa douse hirotta inochi da koko ni oiteku yo nakenashi no

Haikei ima wa naki kako wo omou boukyou no shi saitei na
hibi ga saiaku na yume ga hajimari datta to omoeba zuibun tooku da
douse hana wa chiri rinne no wa ni kaeru inochi kunou ni
mamirete nageki kanashimi soredemo todaenu uta ni hi wa sasazu tomo

Kisetsu wa tsugitsugi ikikaeru.


People in the Box - Seijatachi (Tokyo Ghoul - ED)



Lyrics:

Machi wa nemure do tate mono wa zutto kensetsu chuu sa
Toshi keikaku suikou chuu
Kami au hebi morphing shita kanjou sen
Endorphin aotte ike yo go go go
Yoru no sora ni joushou suru tamashii
Koushin to shinkou wa jouki wo isshita kuizu no you da

Kuizu no you da

Mada karappo na ashita wa
Kagiri naku kuro ni chikai gray
Nanika nimo narezu ni
Kagiri naku kuro ni chikai gray

Chuutou de mo indo demo afurika demo
Housou suru shouchou wa touzen ni chou kousou
Kyou to iu hi wa michi yuku suii
Karappo na ashita ni shippo wo maite
Yasashisa wo kisou kyodai na kuuki seijou ki
Kono te no geemu ni wa oya no douhan ga hitsuyou da
Shousan mo naku kake ni deta kuizu no you da

Kuizu no you da

Mada karappo na ashita wa
Kagiri naku kuro ni chikai gray
Nanika nimo narezu ni
Kagiri naku kuro ni chikai gray

Aa konya kimi ga hoshii no sa seijatachi
Aa owari tsugete hoshii no sa seijatachi
Aa konya kimi ga hoshii no sa

Kuizu no you da
Kuizu no you da
Kuizu no you da

Mada karappo na ashita wa
Kagiri naku kuro ni chikai gray
Nanika nimo narezu ni
Kagiri naku kuro ni chikai gray

Aa konya kimi ga hoshii no sa seijatachi
Aa owari tsugete hoshii no sa seijatachi

Seijatachi, Seijatachi
Seijatachi, Seijatachi

TK from Ling Tosite Sigure - Unravel (Tokyo Ghoul - OP)



Lyrics:

Oshiete oshiete yo sono shikumi wo

Boku no naka ni dare ga iru no
Kowareta kowareta yo kono sekai de
Kimi ga warau nani mo miezu ni

Kowareta boku nante sa iki wo tomete
Hodokenai mou hodokenai yo shinjitsu sae freeze

Kowaseru kowasenai kurueru kuruenai
Anata wo mitsukete

Yureta yuganda sekai ni tatta boku wa
Sukitootte mienakunatte
Mitsukenai de boku no koto wo
Mitsumenaide
Dareka ga kaita sekai no naka de
Anata wo kizutsuketaku wa nai yo
Oboeteite boku no koto wo
Azayakana mama

Mugen ni hirogaru kodoku ga karamaru
Mujaki ni waratta kioku ga sasatta
Ugokenai hodokenai ugokenai hodokenai ugokenai ugokenai yo
Unravel ghoul

Kawattashimatta kaerarenakatta
Futatsu ga karamaru futari ga horobiru
Kowaseru kowasenai kurueru kuruenai
Anata wo kegasenaiyo

Yureta yuganda sekai ni tatta boku wa
Sukitootte mienakutte
Mitsukenai de boku no koto wo
Mitsumenaide
Dareka ga shikunda kodokuna wana ni
Mirai ga hodoketeshimau mae ni
Omoidashite boku no koto wo
Azayakana mama

Wasurenaide wasurenaide wasurenaide wasurenaide

Kawatteshimatta ni koto ni paralyze
Kaerarenai koto darake paradise
Oboeteite boku no koto wo

Oshiete oshiete
Boku no naka ni dare ga iru no?

Tokyo Ghoul




Synopsis: 

The story follows Ken Kaneki, a college student who barely survives a deadly encounter with Rize Kamishiro, his date who reveals herself as a ghoul, a human-like creature that hunts and devours human flesh, and is taken to the hospital in critical condition. After recovering, Kaneki discovers that somehow he underwent a surgery that transformed him into a half-ghoul by transferring some of Rize's organs into his body, as she died when she attacked him, and just like them, he must consume human flesh to survive as well. With no one else to turn to, he is taken in by the ghouls who manage the coffee shop "Anteiku", who teach him to deal with his new life as a half-human/half-ghoul, including interacting with ghoul society and its conflicting factions, while striving to keep his identity secret from other humans.





Opening Theme:
#1: "Unravel" by TK of Ling Tosite Sigure

Ending Theme:
#1: "Seijatachi" (Saints) by People in the Box


Osechi Ryori

"Osechi Ryori( おせち料理 ) is what most people in Japan eat at the beginning of the new year. Regardless of how many times you splurge at Nobu, osechi isn't something you'll ever find on a Japanese menu. Its time and place are the first few days in January, in the Japanese home.



Osechi Ryori was originally a way for housewives (and their families) to survive the first several days of the New Year, when stores throughout Japan were closed. The foods that make up osechi can be prepared in advance and then sit out in a cool area for a few days without spoiling. Most often everything is placed in compartmentalized lacquer boxes that are stacked in layers.

Today most osechi is purchased - either at department stores or at local supermarkets. Prices start at under Y10,000 (for portions that will feed a few people for at least three days), but it's also possible to spend literally a hundred times that amount (the equivalent of US $10,000). The high-end osechi food is made by famous chefs (or more likely, famous restaurants), and - typical of Japanese custom - is limited in production. High-priced department stores like Takashimaya start taking orders for osechi in late October, and often the most popular varieties sell out within a few days.

Many of the food items represent prosperity, good fortune and health. The basic components are the same, but regional differences are reflected in the sweetness or saltiness of the flavoring and the use of local ingredients. One thing to keep in mind when looking at osechi is that presentation is very important. You may notice a pleasing balance of colors. What may be harder to notice, though, is the efficiency with which each layer is packed. The more elaborate osechi will have vegetables arranged in ornate designs, representing seasonal shapes such as pine cones and plum flowers.


Osechi-ryori components:

Kazunoko (herring roe) - tiny yellow fish eggs. Like the tobiko you often find at sushi restaurants, kazunoko have a bite or crunch to them, however, the eggs are not loose. They are marinated in a broth of dashi, sake and soy sauce.

Kuromame (black beans) are soft and quite sweet, although you may notice a bit of soy sauce flavoring.

Gomame (also known as tazukuri) are small sardines that have been dried and then finished in a sweet sauce of sugar, mirin, soy sauce and sake. These are rich in calcium and yes, you can eat the head.

Kombumaki are nothing more than the umami-rich kombu rolled tightly and bound shut with a ribbon of gourd strip (kampyo). Often kombumaki are stuffed with salmon. This is also cooked slowly in dashi, mirin, sugar, and soy sauce.

Datemaki looks like the tamago-yaki (egg custard) you often find in a bento box, but here it's made with a fish paste and has a sponge-like texture. It's quite sweet.

Sweet potatoes and chestnuts are the base of kurikinton, which can look something like yellow mashed potatoes.

Kamaboko, a dense cake of fish paste, is red and white (traditional New Year's colors). You can often find thin slices of this on your soba.

Another red-and-white food you'll find is called namasu - typically daikon and carrots pickled in vinegar.

For vegetables, look for gobo (burdock root), often dressed with sesame. Also lotus root, carrots, shiitake mushrooms and pea pods.

Konnyaku (devil's-tongue starch) and fu (wheat gluten) will also be sprinkled throughout the stacked boxes.

For seafood, shrimp (representing long life) and sea bream (for auspicious fortune) are most typical.


Fukubukuro

There are a lot of fun things to do during Sanganichi (January 1st to 3rd). One of the most exciting things might be getting a Fukubukuro.  Don’t know what a Fukubukuro is?  Check this manga!

( copy&paste from MsGreen)