Merry Christmas Anime Style!

It's here! Ho- Ho- Ho- and all that jazz!

Last week after Dre posted about her holiday anime being Gundam Wing Endless Waltz, I started thinking about the whole Christmas Anime thing. It seems everyone looks for the right anime to watch for the holidays and there are some more traditional than others. I thought I would check my stash and see what I could come up with.



Although it's a new addition to the Holiday lineup, I realize that the preview episode of Ai Yori Aoshi Enshi (Episode 00) will become one of my All time Favorites. With a running time of 15 minutes it is just enough anime to entice you but not bore you - This last point is for those that have family over that are just not into Anime. It leaves you feeling all warm and fuzzy inside.



Another All time Favorite is Tokyo Godfathers. For some reason I find that not many people know about this little treasure. It will have you rolling around the aisle laughing your butt off when three homeless people find a small child in the dumpster. Each character has their own story as to why they ended up homeless and although sad at times, the humor is to the point and dependable.


Now for the classic Christmas Holiday Anime... Love Hina Winter/Christmas Special. The episode runs 45 minutes and has Keitaro and Naru studying very hard for their entrance exams but Keitaro is broke so he picks up odd jobs so get him through the holidays and Naru is questioning her feelings for Keitaro. This is the episode to see if you are a big Naru/Keitaro fan.

A few other less known Christmas Episodes are:



Vandread First Stage Episode 10. This series is a blast on it's own but when the Male group of the space ship experiences their first Christmas the craziness moves into high gear!



I'm not a big fan of this series but it has it's moments... Boys Be Episode 11 gives us a little holiday spirit.


I loved the OVA and I am looking forward to the TV series where in Episode 10 we will find the Holiday episode for R.O.D TV series (R.O.D = Read or Die/Dream)



For those that enjoy a little death and mayhem with their fruitcake and eggnog, GunSlinger Girl Episode 04 offers you the best of both worlds.




Looking for Anime that have a Christmas feel to it but is not necessarily called Christmas we will find quite a few but I loved Diamond Dust Drops which tells the story of four different girls whose lives touch each others in different ways. Each has their own history and each has heard the tale of the Diamond Dust Drops... Excellent, uplifting 13 episode series with the final episode taking place during winter.

Also, don't miss Kanon. It's a wintry anime that is just too wonderful to miss.

Honorable mention for a few more anime that have holiday episodes, even though I have not had the pleasure to watch them I have heard great things about Tenchi Muyo!, Ramna 1/2, Nadesico and Lupin the III.

Well, That's it for now. Hope you all have a great Holiday!