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penguintruth
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Ah, somebody's forgetting Gundam 0080's Christmas episode.
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Pandadice
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I'm disappointed Mike. Whats up with all the mainstream shows? Azumanga, CCS, ROD, Love Hina etc? I most definitely agree with Tokyo Godfathers at the top, but the rest of these are so mainstream and obvious.
Now, you should've mentioned ep 12 of Superbook, "The First Christmas." I know it was a classic Christmas cartoon in my house growing up. But nonetheless, good read, good theme. |
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Charred Knight
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Yes, he did survive, but the fact of the matter is that I never really got the idea that everything is going to turn out okay. Hana is the only person who I felt good for, and Hana never really had any problem in the first place. |
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Spotlesseden
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Amagami SS has some cute Christmas endings.
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Emerje
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Two of my favorite Christmas episodes from a single show is Toradora 18 and 19. It's very non traditional, kinda depressing really as spoiler[none of the characters really get what they want and they all end up alone that night].
Emerje [edit]zanarkand princess beats me to it. That's what I get for being distracted once again by Transformers... Last edited by Emerje on Sun Dec 19, 2010 7:45 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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DuelLadyS
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Isn't that how real miracles work, though? I mean, what makes it all so incredible is things fell into place despite the shortfalls. It's like that old chinese parable/fable/saying thingy... a man finds a horse (good). The horse runs away (bad). The horse returns with a second horse (good). The second horse throws the man's son and breaks his leg (bad.) The next day the military comes to take young men to war, but of course leaves the injured boy (good). The lesson- you can't tell what the real miracles are until all is said and done. After all, wasn't Gin reunited with the others becuase the people they were staying with found him hurt? The fact that you keep thinking this time, it's hopless, but then something happens to restore hope... it gives a sort of whimsy, or magic to the whole thing. I think it's wonderful. (For the record, Tokyo Godfathers is my favorite anime film, hands down.) |
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Jeikobu
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I plan to finish out the Pikachu Winter Vacation eps this season. I've liked them a lot, but I get really annoyed by the stupid Santa promotion.
I like the Super Gals Christmas ep! The one in season 2 with the lose zoo monkey. So fun, charming, and funny. ^^ |
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Tsunami3k
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I've harbored a similar fascination with the Japanese fixation on certain facets of Western culture, particularly Christmas, and how that gets reflected/refracted back to us via the prism of anime. Without getting too "meta", I also find Western interpretation of Japan's notions of Western culture to be equally enlightening.
Anyway, for what it's worth, I've been maintaining a list titled The Ultimate Anime Christmas Episode Guide on my local club's forum for several years now. The title may err a bit on the grandiose as it may not truly be comprehensive but it should be fairly close. It's been a bit more of a time sink than I anticipated so perhaps it'll be more appreciated by the vastly larger community here as I suspect more than a few anime fans find the idea of a Christmas episode marathon with friends/family over the holidays to be a blast. Enjoy... 009-1 (OAV)[Ep. 2] - Holy Night Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy (TV)[Ep. 2-4] - Ah! The Troubled Queen of Revenge!, Ah! I Offer You This Feeling On Christmas Eve, Ah! I Offer You This Feeling on Christmas Eve! Ai Yori Aoshi ~ Enishi[Special] - Beautiful Snow Angel Beats![Ep. 7] - Alive Azumanga Daioh[Ep. 17] - Osaka's Scary Stories Baka to Test to Shōkanjū[Ep. 8] - Runaway and Maze and the Summoned Beast Instrumentality Project Big-O[Ep. 11] - Daemonseed Boys Be...[Ep. 11] - The First Snowfall Cardcaptor Sakura[Ep. 35] - Sakura's Wonderful Christmas Charger Girl Ju-den Chan[Ep. 10] - Present!? Chocotto Sister[Ep. 24] - Happy Christmas Chrono Crusade[Ep. 12] - Holy Night Comic Party[Ep. ??] - Can't track down an episode number. Might be Revolution. Clannad After Story[Ep. 10] - Season of Beginnings Cyborg 009[Ep. 11] - Christmas Eve Mirage Dai Guard[Ep. 13] - Things That Can be Forgiven, Things that Can't be Forgiven Devil Lady[Ep. 11] - Box Doraemon[Ep. 45] - Santa Claus in Emergencies Excel Saga[Ep. 12] - Big City Part II Di Gi Charat[Ep. 16, 21] - Usada Explodes, Di Gi Charat Christmas Special Full Moon wo Sagashite[Ep. 37] - A Present from Full Moon Ghost Hunt[Ep. 12-13] - FILE 5: Silent Christmas [Mobile Suit] Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket[Ep. 5] - Say it Ain't So, Bernie! Gunparade March[Ep. 12] - Whenever You Say Goodbye Gunslinger Girl[Ep. 4] - Bambola - Doll Hamtaro(TV)[Ep. 10] - Merry Christmas! Happy Lesson(OAV)[Ep. 3] - Unsettling - Happy Mamas! Hayate the Combat Butler[Ep. 1]'Unmei' In English Is 'Destiny' Hetalia[Ep. 28, 31] -  In The World, Academy Hetalia Christmas
Hetalia World Series[Ep. 19, 20] - How Everyone Spent Their Christmas, America and Christmas Hidamari Sketch[Ep. 12] - December 25: Goodbye Ume-sensei Honey and Clover(TV)[Ep. 4] - "Actually, I don't like Christmas all that much..." The boy and girl are swayed If I See You in My Dreams(OAV)[Ep. 3] - One Snowy Christmas Eve... Irresponsible Captain Tylor(OAV)[Ep. 6] - White Christmas K-On![Ep. 7] - Christmas! Kamichu[Ep. 13] - We Do What We Want Kämpfer[Ep. 12] - Their Christmas: The Entrails' Miracle Karin[Ep. 19] - A Couple's Eve is Embarassing Kasimasi - Girl Meets Girl (OAV) Kimagure Orange Road[Ep. 38] - Kyosuke Timetrips! The Third Christmas Kimi ni Todoke[Ep. 22] - Christmas Kodocha[Ep. 38, 89] - The Special Christmas Kiss, Hallelujah on X-mas eve? My heart... Kyōran Kazoku Nikki[Ep. 21] - Black Santa is Sleepless in the Night Love Hina Christmas Special - Silent Eve[Movie] Lovely Complex[Ep. 2, 10] - The Ex-Girlfriend Love Triangle?!, A Confrontation With The Ex-Girlfriend?! The Epic Breast-Baring Battle!! Lucky Star[Ep. 11] - The Various Ways for Spending the Holy Night Lupin III: Pt. 2(TV)[Ep. 12] - The Sleight Before Christmas Macross(TV)[Ep. 35, 64] - Romanesque, Christmas is in the Hands of the Goddess Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's[Ep. 9, 11] - Christmas Eve, A Gift for Christmas Eve Magikano[Ep. 11] - [Was it Really a Holy Night? Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful[Ep. 5] - Will I Catch a Cold Tomorrow? Maison Ikkoku[Ep. 2, 18, 39, 40] - Love is in the Air? Which one Does Kyoko Love Best?, Kyoko's Gift ! "What , You Mean it's For Me?", Love Takes Guts! Godai’s Part Time Job Ploy!, A Bittersweet Favor! Budding Christmas Love!? Maria Watches Over Us (Season 4)[Ep. 7] - Blank Map of the Future Marmalade Boy[Ep. 40/41] - A Holy night. I'm alone on Christmas Eve/The morning of lovers. Merry Christmas Martian Successor Nadesico[Ep. 13] - There Is No Single Truth Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch[Ep. 38] - A Christmas Present Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure[Ep. 38] - Battle on Christmas Eve Minami-ke(TV)[Ep. 12] - Of Christmas And Eves My Santa[Movie] My Wife is a High School Girl[Ep. 26] - I will always love you... Neo Ranga[Ep. 35/36] - What Happened to Christmas Eve?/Christmas in Crisis Ninja Nonsense[Ep. 10A] - The Ninjas Have Christmas Oh My Goddess(OAV)[Ep. 4, 5] - Evergreen Holy Night, For the Love of Goddess Patlabor(TV)[Ep. 10/11] - Eve's Trap/Eve's Terror Pokemon[Ep. 65] - Holiday Hi-Jinx Popotan[Ep. 8] - Christmas Pretty Cure[Ep. 44] - A Holiday Visitor Pretty Cure: Max Heart[Ep. 42] - A Rink Full of Sweethearts? Slipping and Falling into Grave Danger! Pretty Cure: Splash Star[Ep. 42] - Cake, Kazuya and Christmas! Prince of Tennis[Ep. 165] - The Tenipuri Family Goes to Hawaii?! - Christmas at the Tenipuri Family R.O.D. the TV[Ep. 10] - A Christmas Carol Rahxephon[Ep. 8] - The Dreaming Stone Ranma 1/2(OAV)[Ep. 2] - Tendo Family Christmas Scramble Ranma 1/2(TV)[Ep. 75] - Step Outside Rental Magica[Ep. 12] - Requiem for the Holy Night Sailor Moon S: Hearts in Ice(Movie) Saiyuki Reload[Ep. 13] - ~Lovely Baby~ Just a Tiny Tiny Story School Rumble[Ep. 19] - Here, There, Everywhere Is Christmas! Bravely Moving Forward For Christmas! Shatter, Christmas! Sgt. Frog[Ep. 39, 90, 192] - Keroro Christmas Battle / Keroro Spring Cleaning Battle, Keroro, I Cannot Say Merry Christmas, Keroro, Christmas Prevent!/Keroro Platoon Cake is a Man's Battlefield! Shugo Chara[Ep. 10, 12, 13] - Character Transformation! Amulet Clover!, Sad Christmas Eve!, Big Disturbance! New Year Live! Sister Princess[Ep. 20] - Christmas Love Destiny Stellvia[Ep. 12] - Confession Strawberry 100%](TV)[Ep. 14] - Christmas of Past Loneliness Strawberry Marshmallow[Ep 12] - Present Super Gals![Ep. 39] - Holy Night! - Ring! Ring! - Emergency Bell of Love! Tenchi Muyo: Daughter of Darkness[Movie] Those Who Hunt Elves[Ep. 21] - Those Who Wait For Noel To Heart[Ep. 12] - The Season of Emotions To Heart: Remember My Memories[Ep. 10] - A Long Night Tōka Gettan[Ep. 9] - Snow Tokyo Godfathers[Movie] Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpucho(Second Season)[Ep. 6]Militant Fist Chapter: A Christmas Eve Without Smiles Tokyo Mew Mew[Ep. 37] - The Shining Tear: Celebrating Christmas with just the Two of Us Toradora![Ep. 17-19] - Mercury Retrogrades at Christmas, Under the Fir Tree, Christmas Eve Festival Urusei Yatsura[Ep. 10] - Pitter-Patter Christmas Eve Vandread[Ep. 10] - White Love Wedding Peach DX(OAV)[Ep. 3] - Reunion ~ We Even Fight on Christmas ~ Yes! Pretty Cure 5[Ep. 42] - Nozomi and Coco's Christmas Vow You're Under Arrest[Ep. 11] - Santa Claus Panic P.S. I still plan to maintain the original list so, should this article pop up again next year, I'd be happy to post the updated list. Updated: Included some great additions by Zalis116. Last edited by Tsunami3k on Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:48 pm; edited 3 times in total |
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Furudanuki
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The extra episode "Beautiful Snow" from Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~ deserves a mention. Very sweet little story that takes place shortly before the beginning of the first season, and features an Aoi look-alike as Santa.
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littlegreenwolf
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You are not a doofus for liking Cardcaptor Sakura, you are an awesome man who knows something good when they see it, and if I could get my boyfriend to watch Cardcaptor Sakura with me and he'd actually admit to liking it well... that'd be attractive in some weird way.
Nadesico Christmas ep for the win of all Christmas eps in terms of tv series. Other than that, Tokyo Godfathers is the obvious choice to watch with Christmas movies in general, anime or not. |
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Tenchi
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Oh, very thorough. The only one missing I noticed offhand is Futari wa Pretty Cure episode 44 (link to Crunchyroll's legit stream). Also, the Bottle Fairy "December" episode, though that one doesn't really count as it spoiler[only starts off as a Christmas episode until the fairies realize they're almost a week too late and it's New Year's Eve]. |
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Charred Knight
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Except that theirs no way that the couple can actually make it spoiler[the wife is clearly in need of therapy she can't afford, and theirs nothing that shows me the husband can actually change his ways.] Gin will most likely waste the lottery ticket he got gambling, Hana will probably go back to working at the bar, while Miyuki faces years of therapy to control her emotions. It's a great story about how the dredge of society must make a trek to save a baby, while exploring what made them homeless, but I never saw it as something along the lines of How the Grinch stole Christmas or It's a Wonderful life. Last edited by Charred Knight on Sun Dec 19, 2010 9:00 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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bemused Bohemian
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List also left out School Days. As dark and ineptly written that series was for anime how could we forget that feeling of the joyless Christmas Makoto managed to resurrect reconnecting with Kotonoha in time for the Holidays. Nice boat.
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ToliverChap
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A correction on this great article. It is Big O ep. 11, not 10.
Cowboy Bebop ep. 11 (it has "toys" in the title and the only music played in the entire episode is "Waltz of Flowers" from The Nutcracker Suite). Last edited by ToliverChap on Sun Dec 19, 2010 9:05 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Shenl742
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Well if you're going to think about TG's ending like that, you can also make the argument that maybe after the adrenaline wore off, the Grinch's heart shrunk back down three sizes, he poisoned the roast beast at the dinner, killing all off everyone in Whoville, then used Cindy-Lou's scalp as a hat while he burned all the presents in a pagan ceremony. 
OR...everyone in both stories really did manage to live happily ever after...what with them being christmas movies and all. |
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