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Netflix announces 'Aggretsuko' Christmas special

By Wade Sheridan

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Netflix has announced a holiday special for their anime series Aggretsuko titled We Wish You a Metal Christmas.

The special episode is set to arrive on the streaming service on Dec. 20 ahead of the show's second season which is set to debut in 2019.

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Aggretsuko, based on a Sanrio character, follows 25-year-old red panda Retsuko who lets out her frustrations by performing death metal karaoke after work. Sanrio is the company behind Hello Kitty.

We Wish You a Metal Christmas will feature Retsuko becoming obsessed with posting photos on social media which threatens to ruin Christmas. The special will also include a punk rock cover of "Jingle Bells" by Tim Timebomb and the Interrupters. Tim Timebomb is a music project from Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong.

Netflix released a trailer for We Wish You a Metal Christmas on Monday which featured Retsuko telling fans to wait a bit longer for Season 2 and the cover of "Jingle Bells."

Aggretsuko: We Wish You A Metal Christmas is Netflix's second anime holiday special following Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas.

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