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Merry Christmas — Anime Style (Part VII)

posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Greetings from Idea Factory/Comipile Heart, Megaman, Microsoft Taiwan, Monster Hunter 3 U, Namco Bandai Games

Instead of with family, couples in Japan celebrate Christmas together as one of their most important nights of the year, right alongside Valentine's Day. Here are some of the ways that anime/manga/game fans and professionals have been celebrating Christmas this year:

(Click on the thumbnail images to see the original!)

Idea Factory/Compile Heart



Megaman Xmas

A Megaman ode to the franchise's winter levels


Microsoft Taiwan (Hikaru Aizawa)

The Taiwanese branch of Microsoft celebrated Christmas with a new wallpaper of Hikaru Aizawa, its Moe mascot character for Silverlight, and friends.

Monster Hunter 3 U

Cha-Cha and Kayamba bring you a special holiday message for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate


Namco Bandai Games

The accompanying post on the company's Facebook page says: "Please have a wonderful Christmas everyone!"
Thanks to glitteringloke for the news tip.

There are many more anime/manga Christmas greetings and messages out there, so if you know of one we've missed, feel free to let us know in our forums or by email (newsroom at animenewsnetwork.com). Here was last year's roundup. Merry Christmas!


This article has a follow-up: Merry Christmas — Anime Style (Part VIII) (2012-12-24 21:00)
follow-up of Merry Christmas — Anime Style (Part VI)
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