Something awing about Christmas clock time is without a doubt , the Christmas Special episodes of all our favorite shows , that includesanime . There ’s something heartwarming , almost magical , about watching an anime instalment set during Christmas time . The mood is unlike , light , and for jus one instalment , you bonk it ' going to end well . Although Christmas has now fall and gone , let ’s keep it go a little while longer with a ranking of the ripe Christmas episode in anime . If we ’re being good it ’s nigh out of the question to rate them , but permit ’s stress !

Before diving event in , here are some honorary mentions : ' Pikachu ’s Winter Vacation ' , ' Academia Hethalia Christmas',‘Tendo Family Christmas Scramble ' .

Disclaimer : All these episodes are either Christmas Specials or part of the series , there will be spoilers .

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Love Hina - “Silent Eve” Christmas Special Movie

Starting this off with a authoritative romanticism anime : Love Hina . This Christmas special came out in 2000 and is design to be a incentive episode , no spoilers here .

As the first Christmas of the new millenary approaches , Keitarō tries his best to focalise on his last few tests of the year until he hear about a strange rumour going around : if one confesses their love on Christmas Eve , it will come true . Keitarō is set to in conclusion confess his love for Naru and hopes to take advantage of this magical nighttime to make his ambition occur honest .

Dr. Stone - Episode 21 “Spartan Crafts Club”

Dr. Stone only pop airing back in July 2019 and is already among one of the most pop anime out there . While the village prepares for winter , Senku , Chrome , and Kaseki work on making perdurable lightbulbs . After a great number of miscarry effort , they finally manage to put together knead light bulb and Senku leaves on his own to prepare a footling surprisal . At the end of the episode , Senku gathers the whole village in the forest and practice the zip from the new generator to light up the lightbulbs he and his friends made , revealing a beautiful Christmas tree .

Although this sequence is not completely sharpen on Christmas , the finish was honeyed and it was amazing to see that despite everything that has materialise since Senku awaken up , he was still driven to keep Christmas and give back to the people who gave him a home .

Himouto! Umaru-Chan - Episode 8, “Umaru and Christmas and New Year’s”

Himouto ! Umaru - Chan is an overall extra - adorable gum anime as it is . One would think it ’d be grueling to top the regular cuteness of the series , but if you add to that some good older Christmas feel , you have yourself the most cheering Christmas episode ever .

The character reflect on the yr that passed and what the young twelvemonth will bring while enjoying some good erstwhile lazying and ready scrumptious food . Just what everyone loves around Christmas prison term .

Sword Art Online - Episode 3, Red Nose Reindeer

In this episode , Kirito take to fall in a society . He speedily bond with Sashi who admitted to him that she was frightened of dying . While the society phallus are on the 27th floor killing monster , they trigger a cakehole that will be their downfall . The whole guild is killed , except for Kirito who has a much higher level and barely escapes .

After defeating the Christmas knob , Nicholas the Renegade , Kirito go back to his room at the tavern where he finds a record of Sashi state him to remain strong and keep on living in the hopes to one day be free again . Kirito is shown for the first sentence as vulnerable , overwhelmed , and not as big of a jerked meat as he appeared in the first couple of episodes . This episode if both heartbreaking and heartwarming and sets the rest of the series into motility .

Yuri!! on Ice - Episode 11, Gotta Supercharge It! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special!

As the skaters gather in Barcelona for the Grand Prix Finale , Viktor and Yuri set off on their own to research the nearby Christmas market place . After a day filled with shopping and good food , Yuri surprise Viktor with two hoop , that the latter will call ' engagement ' rings , to show their loyalty to each other .

At long last ! Of of course , Viktor / Yuri is everyone ’s OTP and now , we have something to look ahead to , all that needs to be done is await for the movie to get along out , one daytime .

Toradora! - Episode 17, “Mercury Retrograde on Christmas”

" Mercury Retrograde on Christmas " is the first of three episodes set during Christmas sentence . A luck happens in this first instalment : Taiga ’s suspension is finally lifted , Ryuuji and Minorin ’s human relationship seems to be at an impasse once again and Christmas flavor put into calorie-free feeling that were antecedently hidden .

This is the first episode of Taiga ’s big transformation as she decides to be good for Christmas and makes it her missing to help Taiga make headway Monorin ’s heart , for one part , as well as help organize the large Christmas party organized by the school . thoroughgoing begin to the three - episode subplot .

Cardcaptor Sakura, Episode 35—“Sakura’s Wonderful Christmas”

This episode is astonishing for two reasons : 1 ) it keep an eye on the main plot and brings us an amazing fight for the Firey card 2 ) it brings all the characters together in a charming setting that automatically gives you Christmas vibration . With Yuki ’s birthday being on Christmas Day , Sakura confers with Meiling to find the sodding gift .

by and by on , she invites Yuki to the entertainment park , and the two of them satisfy up with Toya , Tomoyo , Meiling , and Syaoran . All is well until the park lights see fire and Sakura is forced to find the beginning of the problem .

Digimon Adventure - Season 2 Episode 38, “A Very Digi-Christmas”

The 2nd contemporaries of DigiDestined was great , but it just ca n’t tucker the first - gen . This installment brings back the original group , looking a bit more grown - up than the last time we saw then . The new coevals of DigiDestined arranged a adult surprisal for their herald who could n’t be happy to see theirDigimonagain .

Of course , it would n’t be ' Digimon ' if there were n’t some malevolent Digimon threatens their base hit , and this clip , it ’s Arukenimon who has something up his sleeve . This instalment has everything you could postulate for : action , worked up reunion , onetime favorites , and raw enemies , perfect jazz band !

K-On! - Episode 9 “Christmas”

Christmas approach and everyone is allow themselves be read by the Christmas spirit . Though all the principal characters make an visual aspect in this installment , it is focus on Ui and Yui and the sororal love they portion out . Ui recall a prison term when she and Yui were kids when Yui seek to give her sister a white-hot Christmas by couch pillow stuffing on the tree outside their sign of the zodiac .

As the party gain an end , nose candy starts to fall and the two sisters fall departed next to each , reminisce about their childhood and taking the clock time to finger blesses about their lives . This episode is a good reminder that family is everything and though we bicker and contend sometimes , there is a hamper that can never be break .

Toradora - Episode 19, “The Christmas Eve Party”

Yes , Toradora ! is featured twice , for secure reasons ! The last of the three Christmas episodes is perfectly amazing . It is a roller coaster of emotions , in all the upright ways . Starting with Taiga and Ami ’s song at the party which is a odorous moment between two theatrical role that had a stony showtime , to say the least . Later on , Taiga goes back home alone to wait for Santa though she feels lonely .

get it on she would have no one , Ryuuji goes to her house dressed up as a giant bear . Taiga ’s response is one of pure joyfulness and it would warm up the heart of the most loath Grinch . The instalment focuses on paper such as promise , forgiveness and new beginnings which is what Christmas is all about after all .

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