Tis' The Season To Watch Anime

I noticed there at the beginning of December there is always a ton of Christmas movies that fill streaming services every year, But as far as anime goes there aren't many fully dedicated to the Christmas season. So I decided to go through a bunch of anime series I've seen and find each of the Christmas or holiday episodes.

I'll give you a little info on each with the Christmas/Holiday episode and the storyline of the anime if you wanted to see if it's something you want to watch. I have written full reviews on some of the anime so I will link those below as well.

You can either binge the series or just watch the episodes I listed to get into the Holiday spirit. These aren't in any order. All of the anime listed below I have seen and would recommend watching it.

I'd love to hear your favorite Christmas episode in the comments below.

20. Azumanga Daioh

Info: 26 episodes - Rated TV-PG

"December/Incredible Santa/Christmas Meeting Episode 17

Storyline: Ten-year-old genius Chiyo, animal-loving Sakaki, loudmouth Tomo, athletic Kagura, weight-conscious Yomi, and dim-witted Osaka are six friends who share laughs, good times, and a high school homeroom. With scary (and sometimes perverted) teachers, school festivals, penguin suits, and general hilarity abounding, you can be sure that there's never a dull day in the life of one of these students!

19. Clannad After Story

Info: 48 episodes - Rated TV-MA

"En Route on the Sloped Road" Season 2 Episode 9

Storyline: Summer break is now over; the second semester has started for Tomoya, Nagisa, and the others, and little has changed. Since Tomoya's relationship with his father is still troubled, he continues to live with Nagisa and her family, even if it means getting roped into organizing a baseball team for the family bakery. Life at school continues as normal with Sunohara as carefree as ever; however, when his sister Mei voices her concerns about him, the series of events that follow place a strain on Sunohara and Tomoya’s friendship. Whether it's saving a person from themselves or passing on a message from the past, one thing’s for sure: no matter how tough things get, good friends will always be there to help out.

18. K-on!

Info: 41 episodes - Rated TV-PG

"Christmas!" Episode 7

Storyline: It's the first day of high school, and plenty of school clubs are doing their best to recruit new members. However, for ditzy Yui, none of them seem to fit the bill. However, when she accidentally signs up to join the light music club, Yui begins a hilarious adventure to become a world-class guitarist! There's just one problem: she's never played the guitar before in her life! Joined by bassist Mio, drummer Ritsu, and keyboardist Tsugumi, Yui and the gang will juggle their studies with buying instruments, learning how to read music, and even performing in the school festival, all in the hopes of someday becoming a successful band!

17. Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan

Info: 13 episodes - Rated TV-14

"Recent Young Child" Episode 9

Storyline: Uramichi is 31 lives a lonely life with no wife or kids, has to deal with production hassles from unknowing or uncaring staff, and still has to give a good smile to the children every day... Uramichi appears on children’s TV alongside two grown men dressed as forest creatures and a singing woman with a very short fuse. Uramichi leads little kids in exercises and answers their questions about life. But Uramichi’s life is pain. Uramichi just wants to be miserable in peace. But, in his words, “There are games that don’t end even after you forfeit. Like life, for example… ”

Full Review Link

16. Lucky Star

Info: 25 episodes - Rated TV-PG

"The various ways for spending the Holy Night" Episode 11

Storyline: In present-day Japan, the life of a schoolgirl is never dull. The easily-bored Konata never finds time to study because of her otaku habits, which frustrates hard-working Kagami to no end. On the other hand, laid-back Tsukasa always manages to go with the flow, while Miyuki is concerned with keeping her status as a resident know-it-all. Join these four girls as they muse and meander their way through everyday events such as eating chocolate cones, doing homework, gaming, and trips to the beach galore.

15. Rent-A-Girlfriend

Info: 25 Episodes - Rated TV-14

"Christmas and Girlfriend" Episode 8

Storyline: In Japan, the lonely have a new way out — online services that rent out dads, children, and even girlfriends! When Kazuya's true love dumps him, he's just desperate enough to try it, and he's shocked at how cute and sweet his rental girlfriend turns out to be. But she wants to keep their "relationship" a secret, and there's a complication... she goes to his university... and their grandmothers are in the same home... and they live next door to each other?! And Kazuya finds out she's not nearly as nice in "real life"...

14. Sword Art Online

Info: 25 episodes - Rated TV-14

"The Red-Nosed Reindeer" Episode 3

Storyline: The year is 2022, and gamers have lined up on launch day for Sword Art Online, a hotly-anticipated MMORPG that lets players connect to an immersive virtual reality world with special helmets called Nerve Gear. Kirito is one such gamer who's eager to jump back into action, having spent a great deal of time as a beta tester, and quickly becomes friends with newbie warrior Klein. But soon, Sword Art Online's 10,000 players discover that not only are they unable to log out, but the only way they can return to their physical bodies is also by beating the 100-level tower's final boss - that is, if their HP doesn't drop to zero first, for death in the game means death in the real world. Now, with no one else to turn to, Kirito and the other participants must survive the game as best they can – some forming guilds, others ruthlessly leaving their peers behind, and many tragically falling by the wayside or to the merciless monsters populating the lands...

13. Tonari no kaibutsu-kun (My Little Monster)

Info: 13 Episodes - Rated TV-14

"Christmas" Episode 10

Storyline: Impassive girl meets troublemaker in a brand new love story! After Mizutani Shizuku, a girl whose sole interest is studying is asked to deliver some handouts to Yoshida Haru, a boy who hasn't come to school after spilling blood on the first day, she finds herself the target of his affection. This is a story about a boy and a girl who struggle with love and friendship. Opening yourself up to other people forces you to be honest with yourself.

12. Toradora!

Info: 25 episodes - Rated TV-14

"Mercury Retrogrades at Christmas" Episode 17

"Under the Fir Tree" Episode 18

"Christmas Eve Festival" Episode 19

Storyline: Ryuuji Takasu has an eventful life: his classmates think he's a delinquent due to his 'killer' eyes; his crush Minori seems ever out of reach; and he’s just had an unfortunate encounter with 'palm-sized Taiga' – a feisty and dainty wench in his class. With different cleaning habits and tempers, the two clash like night and day; that is, except for the fact that Taiga and Ryuuji have crushes on the other's good friend! With school rumors abounding, the duo must now work together to play matchmaker for each other. Who will end up with their true love?

11. Komi can't communicate

Info: 24 Episodes - Rated TV-14

"It's just a Merry Christmas" Season 2 Episode 16

Storyline: An absolute beauty to anyone, Shouko Komi in reality suffers from extreme social anxiety and communication problems, making her largely unable to talk to others. However, with her attractiveness and stoic appearance, which in itself results from her anxiety, she is perceived as refined in class, making her highly popular while preventing people from actually getting to know her. Komi's first conversation with Tadano is over a blackboard, and she uses a notebook to convey her feelings through writing. Despite this, she is still capable of verbal conversation over a cell phone. Her dream is to overcome her communication problems and make 100 friends.

Full Review Link

10. Ore Monogatari!! (My love story!!)

Info: 24 episodes - Rated TV-PG

"My Christmas" Episode 17

Storyline: Takeo Gouda is a giant guy with a giant heart. Too bad the girls don't want him (they want his good-looking best friend, Sunakawa)! Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when he saves a girl named Yamato from a harasser on the train, his (love!) life suddenly takes an incredible turn!

9. My Hero Academia

Info: 131 episodes - Rated TV-14

"Have a Merry Christmas!" Season 5 Episode 13

Storyline: The superhero-loving Izuku Midoriya is without power in a world populated with superhumans. However, after the quirkless dreamer, Izuku inherits the powers of the world's best superhero, All Might, his hopes of becoming the top hero are now possible. Once enrolled in the high school for heroes, U.A., Izuku soon discovers being a hero is much more complicated than it appears.

Full Review Link

8. Kakushigoto

Info: 12 episodes - Rated TV-14

"Your lie in December" Episode 9

Storyline: Single father Kakushi Goto has a secret. He’s a top-selling artist of popular erotic manga, but his impressionable young daughter, Hime, can never find out! Now he’s having to bend over backward just to keep her inquisitive little mind from discovering what he does for a living. A father-daughter tale of love and laughter.

7. The Way of the Househusband

Info: 10 episodes - Rated TV-14

"Episode #1.4" Episode 4

Storyline: It’s a day in the life of your average househusband — if your average househusband is the legendary yakuza “the Immortal Dragon”! A former yakuza legend leaves it all behind to become your everyday househusband. But it’s not easy to walk away from the gangster life, and what should be mundane household tasks are anything but! He was the fiercest member of the yakuza, a man who left countless underworld legends in his wake. They called him “the Immortal Dragon.” But one day he walked away from it all to walk another path — the path of the house-husband! The curtain rises on this cozy yakuza comedy!

6. Fairy Tail

Info: 339 episodes - Rated TV-14

"Faries's Christmas" OVA

Storyline: Lucy is a seventeen-year-old mage with the power to summon stellar spirits, but what she wants to do is join a guild - and not just any guild. She has her eyes set on Fairy Tail, a notoriously reckless and outrageous group of magic users who are likely to be drunk or destroying buildings and towns in the process of completing a job! While in town one day Lucy meets a perpetually-seasick boy named Natsu who, through a series of events, reveals to her that he's none other than the fire-eating mage Salamander of Fairy Tail! Lucy is finally able to join Fairy Tail and quickly begins to take on odd jobs with Natsu and his gang for fame and profit. Along with her fiery friend, Happy the flying cat, Natsu's archrival Gray and their overseer the invincible and beautiful Erza, Lucy sets forth for epic adventures that leave an epic amount of destruction in their wake. After all, destroying a city or five doesn't matter as long as they get the job done... right?!

5. School Rumble

Info: 56 episodes - Rated - TV-PG

"Here, There, Everywhere is Christmas! A Dash for Christmas! A Shattered Christmas! " Episode 19

Storyline: Tenma Tsukamoto is young, bright, and smitten with the school hottie Oji Karasuma. She's desperate for his attention, which is unfortunate considering he barely gives her the time of day! Throw Kenji Harima, the school delinquent with a crush on Tenma into the mix and you've got one twisted love triangle of unrequited proportions! Can love find the trio happiness before their attention-grabbing stunts end up hurting more than their egos?

4. Haven't you heard? I'm Sakamoto

Info: 13 episodes - Rated TV-14

"Demon Lord" episode 10

Storyline: In Gakuban Prefectural High School, there's a boy who just might be the coolest human being alive - a first-year student with style and finesse that solves every problem with ease, and looks fabulous in the process. Women adore him, children idolize him, and delinquents are frustrated by their inability to defeat him. The teachers can't outwit him, and when there's an animal in trouble, even the raging winds can't hold him back! Whether he's thwarting bullies, sword fighting with an angry bee, or eluding the unwanted attentions of a smitten middle-aged lady, he will always succeed and he will always look unimaginably cool while doing it. Haven't you heard? He's Sakamoto!

3. Horimiya

Info: 13 episodes - Rated TV- 14

"Hitherto, and Forevermore" Episode 12

Storyline: Kyouko and Izumi are two classmates who each lead a double life: the popular and talented Kyouko cares for her little brother by herself while her parents are away, and the quiet, bespectacled Izumi hides his many piercings and tattoos at school. After accidentally discovering each other's secrets the pair becomes fast friends, and together, they begin to navigate their new relationship amongst unknowing peers and love rivals alike.

2. Hetalia

Info: 52 episodes - Rated TV-MA

"In the World" Episode 28

"Academy Hetalia Christmas" Episode 31

Hetalia World Series

"How everyone spent their Christmas" Episode 19

"America and Christmas" Episode 20

Storyline: In a time filled with wars, environmental concerns, and issues, there lives a gaggle of beautiful boys that are the personification of the world's countries. Japan, England, France, Finland, Germany, and the rest of the boys attend the World Conference and tackle issues like global warming with a heavy dose of fun. Through multiple world wars, the gang will traverse deserts, build mecha U-boats and solve the world's problems together!

1. Pokemon Indigo League

Info: 276 Episodes - Rated TV-PG

"'Holiday Hi-Jynx' (Japanese title: Rougela's Christmas)" Episode 65

"Pokemon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation" OVA

"Pokemon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation 2000" OVA

Storyline: In a world where creatures known as Pokemon roam and would-be trainers capture and battle the beasts, the young Ash Ketchum can’t be happier; he has finally reached the age when he can have his very first Pokemon! Along with the electrical Pikachu and human buddies Brock and Misty, Ash must embark on a journey to battle countless others and become the best Pokemon Trainer of them all! From the Johto region to the Orange Islands, there are plenty of Pokemon to catch and adventures to find, even if the infamous Team Rocket stands in the way!

I hope you all have a wonderful Holiday Season!

I'd love to hear your favorite Christmas episode or if you are going to watch one of the episodes I listed in the comments below

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