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Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part VIII

posted on 2025-12-26 23:00 EST by Ken Iikura-Gross

Featuring Dragon Ball, Pokémon, Naruto, Haruhi Suzumiya, Laid-Back Camp, Kodansha, Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole, & more!

While it's Boxing Day, the seasonal greetings from the anime and manga world are still coming in!

Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole

dekin_no_mogura_christmas_2025 — Image via Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole series' X/Twitter account

Yui Kikuta (Bibliophile Princess)

Merryクリスマス🎄✨
久々に描きおろした🌟#虫かぶり姫 pic.twitter.com/vX0bTFGMNQ
— 喜久田ゆい (@kikutayui) December 25, 2025

Merry Christmas🎄✨
It's been a while since I made an original drawing🌟

Kodansha

ハッピーホリデー！

毎年、受付横に飾られるクリスマスツリーが、今年は玄関横に移動しました。
少し新鮮な気持ちで、クリスマスを迎えています。

みなさんも素敵なクリスマスをお過ごしください。#クリスマス pic.twitter.com/drEcNAf9Ha
— 講談社 (@KODANSHA_JP) December 24, 2025

Happy Holidays!
This year, the Christmas tree that's usually displayed next to the reception desk has been moved to the entrance.
We are welcoming Christmas with a fresh feeling.
We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas.

Laid-Back Camp

🎅メリークリスマス🎅

みんなにもサンタさん来たかな🫎🛷

今年も残りあと少し☃️
年末年始は『#ゆるキャン△』を見よう❄️https://t.co/kadouauKNF #クリキャン #クリスマス🎄 pic.twitter.com/sDFAjkp4GF
— アニメ『ゆるキャン△』シリーズ公式 (@yurucamp_anime) December 24, 2025

🎅Merry Christmas🎅
Did Santa come to everyone too?🫎🛷
Only a little bit left of this year☃️
Let's watch Laid-Back Camp over the New Year holidays❄️

Naruto

Ninja vs. Gokudo

人間国宝(ニンコク)刀匠別注品
関の短刀(ドス)

聖誕祭(クリスマス)の夜、
サンタのおじさんがくれた
でもそのサンタは極道(パパ)!!!#忍者と極道 pic.twitter.com/GpWKFR43Mq
— TVアニメ『忍者と極道』公式 (@ningoku_anime) December 25, 2025

A custom-made sword from a Living National Treasure swordsmith:
Sekiguchi Short Sword (Dosu)
On the Holy Night (Christmas Eve), Santa gave it to me. But that Santa was a Gokudo (Papa)!!!

No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger

🎁🎄𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔🎄🎁

皆様クリスマスいかがお過ごしですか？#ゴジュウジャーから
クリスマスプレゼントのメッセージ💝

お仕事や学校の方も、お休みの方も、
ナンバーワンなクリスマスをお過ごしください🎅🏻✨#ナンバーワン戦隊ゴジュウジャー pic.twitter.com/F3fh52NfnJ
— ナンバーワン戦隊ゴジュウジャー【東映公式】 (@Gozyu_toei) December 25, 2025

🎁🎄𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔🎄🎁
How is everyone spending Christmas?
A Christmas gift message from Gozyuger💝
Whether you're working, at school, or enjoying time off, have a No. 1 Christmas!🎅🏻✨

Pokémon

pokemon_christmas_2025 — Image via x.com

Princession Orchestra

🎄🎁💜🩷🩵❤️💛🎁🎄
　　　𝙈𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨
🎄🎁💜🩷🩵❤️💛🎁🎄#プリオケ #クリスマス pic.twitter.com/PB1ObdHeI8
— 「プリンセッション・オーケストラ」公式 (プリオケ) (@priorche_info) December 25, 2025

Project Eevee

ハッピー #クリスマス🎄🎅
たくさんのプレゼントに #イーブイもうれしそう💝
みんなも素敵な一日になりますように🎁✨https://t.co/HY2jMS1OeN #Eevee pic.twitter.com/yyTP7IMXRV
— 【公式】プロジェクトイーブイ（続） (@project_eevee) December 25, 2025

Happy Christmas🎄🎅
Eevee looks so happy with all these presents💝
Wishing everyone a wonderful day🎁✨

Hime Sawada

メリークリスマス🎄
いつもたくさんのあたたかい気持ちや笑顔をいただきありがとうございます！

素敵なクリスマスをお過ごしください💓 pic.twitter.com/WFXHuTRSs0
— 澤田姫 (@hime_sawada) December 25, 2025

Merry Christmas🎄
Thank you for all the warm feelings and smiles you always give me!
Have a wonderful Christmas 💓

Sega

Hekiru Shiina

🎄𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬🎄

素敵なクリスマスを過ごしてください✨

へきるサンタより🎅#椎名へきる pic.twitter.com/6G2XNPi8nA
— 椎名へきる公式 (@shiina_hekiru_) December 25, 2025

Shikaru Neko

一緒にパーティしよっ！！#クリスマス pic.twitter.com/RLSmcugCs8
— しかるねこ (@shikaruneko) December 23, 2025

Let's party together!!

Shikidouji (Full Metal Panic! illustrator)

しゅいませんお仕事終わらないので再掲で～#クリスマス pic.twitter.com/o6k5w7xZ44
— 四季童子 (@shikidoji) December 24, 2025

Sorry, work isn't done yet, so reposting this~

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten

angel_next_door_christmas_2025 — Image via The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten series' X/Twitter account

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

💚❤️🎄🎅💚❤️🎄🎅💚❤️

本日は #クリスマス ✨🎁

💚❤️🎄🎅💚❤️🎄🎅💚❤️#涼宮ハルヒ pic.twitter.com/LvTNaXQmAs
— 涼宮ハルヒの公式 (@haruhi_official) December 25, 2025

💚❤️🎄🎅💚❤️🎄🎅💚❤️
Today is Christmas✨🎁
💚❤️🎄🎅💚❤️🎄🎅💚❤️

Toei Films

Risa Uehara

Merry Christmas🎄
今年は父のリクエストでブッシュドノエルを作りました☺️
bûche de Noël こう書くんだ、、、って知った今日でございました😳
あ、ジンジャーブレッドマンも作ってみた😋#クリスマス #おうちスイーツ pic.twitter.com/nfb9HoWX1B
— 上原りさ (@rueharaofficial) December 24, 2025

Merry Christmas🎄
This year, I made a bûche de Noël at my dad's request☺️
Today I learned it's spelled like that…😳
Oh, I also made gingerbread men😋

Did we miss any Christmas greetings? Feel free to let us know in our forums or by email!

This article has a follow-up: Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part IX (2025-12-27 11:00)
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