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“On Christmas Eve, trainee Santa Mai vows to bring one night of happiness to unlucky boy Santa.”
Itsudatte My Santa!
いつだってMyサンタ！
5.87
11,453 rank · 15,358 viewers · 13 favorites
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Ecchi
Shounen
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Synopsis
On Christmas Eve, trainee Santa Mai vows to bring one night of happiness to unlucky boy Santa.
Mai, a Santa in training, appears in front of an unlucky boy named Santa on Christmas Eve, promising him that she will make him happy for one night.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
5.8
/10
What 12 viewers settled on.
57%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 2.64
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.64 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.4 pts
Recommenders 8.8 · others 2.3
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Score over time
↓ 2.17
Running avg · Jan 2009 → Dec 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This is the best Christmas special in existence, with stellar art, phenomenal sound and museum-worthy music, perfect character designs, and voice acting that ties everything together perfectly....”
- 7 “A cozy Christmas special whose first episode moves at a perfect pace and captures the warm, early-2000s anime vibe I was craving. The second episode reuses some animation and tropes, but I barely...”
- 10 “This anime delivers a life-changing experience through its unique storytelling that transforms personal misfortunes into fortunes. The powerful message about breaking free from self-imposed shells...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 25%
Long · 42%
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- Format 2 × 28′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 56m all episodes
- Aired Dec 2005 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-0552 catalog
Produced by
- Three Fat Samurai Producer
- Sol Blade Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor