From Girlybubble: Today’s Plushie of the Day features a Rilakkuma Bear with a Christmas Wreath Plushie! Christmas may have come and gone, but Rilakkuma’s still in the spirit of it–or is just really prepared for the holidays! More »

From Girlybubble: Today’s Plushie of the Day features some Rilakkuma Christmas Plushies! It’s Christmas Eve where I live, but it may already be Christmas Day for some of you! Rilakkuma and friends want to wish you a very Merry Christmas indeed! More »

With Christmas in a month and a bit, Recochoku has administered a survey on the “Best Christmas Song” over a period of two weeks, from October 26th to November 9th, with approximately 1500 participants. More »

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Time for the Weekly Bento and with it, a week’s worth of articles for you to catch up on. This week was packed full of christmas cheer in celebration of everyone’s favorite gift-giving holiday. In addition to that, other articles such as anime youtube videos to check out, the adventures of Michael Moore in Japan, and even some cute Aardman Studios animations were there to round out the week. More »

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So, dressed in kimono of bold red and white Zetsubou, o’er the neighborhood rooftops, took flight For he had filled his sack with a quite thoughtful mix Of nice gifts for the girls of class two, section six. More »

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It seems like, come December, Santa runs into all kinds of problems. Whether somebody steals or destroys all the presents, or he breaks his leg, or some other dramatic inconvenience, Christmas just can’t get a break. And while I’m sure there are plenty of good anime and manga characters to step in and save the holiday, there are also a lot you wouldn’t want near it with a fifty foot pole. In part two, I will tell you the last two of my choices, this time involving “teams.”

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The most wonderful time of the year is again upon us, and you know what that means: fanfiction! And since Zetsubou-sensei is on my mind right now, gather round, boys and girls, and hear the story of how Zetsubou-sensei saved Christmas.

Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei is the intellectual property of Koji Kumeta; the images used are from the anime by Shaft Studios. How The Grinch Stole Christmas and The Night Before Christmas have been parodied so many times I don’t really need to give credit, right? More »

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It seems like, come December, Santa runs into all kinds of problems. Whether somebody steals or destroys all the presents, or he breaks his leg, or some other dramatic inconvenience, Christmas just can’t get a break. And while I’m sure there are plenty of good anime and manga characters to step in and save the holiday, there are also a lot you wouldn’t want near it with a fifty foot pole. In part one, I will tell you three of my choices.

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From Ningin: Gackt has been busy contemplating what to do for his fans and for Christmas. How will he solve this problem? By spending time with his fans on Christmas, of course! More »