Whether you personally celebrate Christmas or not, one thing you’re familiar with are Christmas episodes in your favorite animes and J-doramas. My personal favorite was the “Christmas Eve Festival” episode (#1) of “Toradora!” On the night of the school’s Christmas festival, Ryuji, being the caring person he is, rushes back to Taiga’s apartment after hearing she left to go wait for Santa Claus. Closer to the truth, she didn’t want to be a distraction for Ryuji because she knows he wants to confess his love to Minori after the party.
But Ryuji knows that Taiga is all alone for Christmas. She doesn’t have a good relationship with her father, so she lives alone. So he dons a Christmas teddy bear suit and climbs into her apartment to fulfill her wish to see Santa. She is overcome with joy, hugging “Santa” and thanking him for coming.
Ultimately, this ruins his chances with Minori, but it illustrates what should be the nature of the season – the sacrifice of self in order to bring happiness to others.
What’s your favorite Christmas episode?
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My favorite is the same, but a close runner up is “Here, There and Everywhere, Christmas! A Dash for Christmas! A Shattered Christmas!” Season 2 episode 19 of School Rumble. Less beautiful in a romantic way, but it’s very funny. The various misunderstandings and absurdly intense characters mix in a way that in the end produces a oddly pessimistic view of the world, but in the same way Candide does- making you laugh and shrug your shoulders at the same time.