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Merry Christmas — Anime Style (Part XV)

Instead of with family, couples in Japan celebrate Christmas together as one of their most important nights of the year, right alongside Valentine's Day. Here are some of the ways that anime/manga/game fans and professionals have been celebrating Christmas this year:

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Atsuya Uki

Thanks to Sam Murai for the tip!

Uta no Prince-sama - Maji Love 1000%

For one day only on Christmas, 14 aspiring idol characters of the game and anime sent Tweets from their own accounts.

Vividred Operation

The official website posted handwritten Christmas messages from five cast members (Ayane Sakura as Akane Isshiki, Rie Murakawa as Aoi Futaba, Yuka Ōtsubo as Wakaba Saegusa, Aya Uchida as Himawari Shinomiya, Maaya Uchida as Rei Kuroki) and an illustration from artist kotamaru.

Viz Media

The message in Japanese says "Please continue to support us in 2013 as well."

Yomiuri Tecasting Corporation (YTV)

There are many more anime/manga Christmas greetings and messages out there, so if you know of one we've missed, feel free to let us know in our forums or by email (newsroom at animenewsnetwork.com). Here was last year's roundup. Merry Christmas!