Santa Claus Tsukamaeta!

Short, mediocre Christmas OVA ostensibly for kids, but with some adult humor mixed in.

The gist of the plot is the main character, a little boy called Takabou, decides to catch Santa on the night of Christmas Eve, and we see him and his dog attempting to stay awake and set up traps to do so.

Is he successful? Well, the answer to that would be a spoiler, so let me focus on other parts of this OVA to review.

Animation is average, but very limited and basic. As for music, the ending theme is pleasant, but not that memorable. The odd thing is the voices -- no ... voice acting roles were listed in the credits, so I don't know who did the voices in this. The acting wasn't particularly good, so maybe non-voice actors (celebrities?) were cast in the roles. This was made by a famous comedian, after all.

There are a few scenes where the boy is doing things that are dangerous or otherwise not something small kids should imitate, so it may not be advisable to let really young children (like under 5) watch this. One such scene is where the boy is getting snacks from the refrigerator, and the door shuts on him -- he does open the door from the inside right away, though, like it's nothing. In another scene, we see him drinking strong coffee, and then later, he goes out into the snow to relieve himself, and pees an image of Santa into the snow. As for adult humor, there are some jokes at the beginning where the mother and kid are talking about what Santa is like. These jokes aren't that funny, but they have a mature nuance to them (not dirty; just not things that small kids would appreciate), so I guess they're supposed to entertain the adults watching the show.

Santa is a little scary in this one, by the way. He never speaks, and you can't see his eyes...

Overall, a relatively harmless but forgettable Christmas story.