Itsudatte My Santa!
| Itsudatte My Santa! | |
English release cover of the DVD.
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| いつだってMyサンタ! | |
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| Genre | Magical girlfriend, Romantic comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ken Akamatsu |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
| Published | 1998 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Noriyoshi Nakamura |
| Studio | TNK |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | December 7, 2005 |
| Episodes | 2 |
Itsudatte My Santa! (いつだってMyサンタ!?, lit. Always My Santa!) is a manga by Ken Akamatsu. Originally a one-chapter production, it ran in Japan before Akamatsu's Love Hina was serialized. It ran in Shōnen Magazine in 1998, and was serialized in volumes 4 and 5. An anime OVA, with two episodes, was released on December 7, 2005 in Japan. The anime OVA was licensed in the United States by FUNimation, and was scheduled to be released in the USA on December 11, 2007. However, the video was recalled when it was discovered that, due to a misprint, the DVD was labeled TV-PG when it was intended to be TV-MA. FUNimation announced that they had planned a re-release for the 2008 holiday season but it never materialized.
In the story, a girl called Mai appears before a boy who happens to hate Christmas. As it turns out he was born on December 24 and thus was named Santa, causing him to hate the holiday. Moreover, as a child, he never had any festive occasions, such as birthday parties. With the power of Christmas, Mai is given the mission to improve his luck and change his views for the better.
Serialized in Shōnen Magazine in 1998 the manga has since been released in German by Egmont Manga & Anime and in French by Pika.
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