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Nov 1, 2009 1:34 AM
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Great episode, probably the best one as far as development of the relationship between Kyoko and Godai. And the best thing about it is that most of the development wasn't in words, it was Kyoko realizing how much Godai cares for her by putting the coat on her and little things like that. Really good writing is this episode.
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Nov 24, 2010 2:14 PM
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Yeah, really nice episode. Specially loved what Godai writes in the card. He's definitely growing up
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Jun 10, 2011 3:36 AM
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Agreed, the ending was worthwhile.
Jul 2, 2011 12:28 PM
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If I was Mitaka I'd retire right now, probably heart broken a bit, but I'd give up. If ur money and social status isn't enough to attract a woman then I don't know what will
Dec 12, 2011 4:32 AM
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meneope said:
If ur money and social status isn't enough to attract a woman then I don't know what will

Maybe a less inflated ego and actually getting a personality? That'd attract a woman, no? o_O

Anyway... Yes, this episode was super sweet. Godai's friend really bugs me sometimes. How can he be so irresponsible and treat others' things so poorly? I hope he finds and gives back Godai's back with everything in it, so Godai can give Kyoko her Christmas gift. Even if it's belated, there's always New Year's Eve for a gift-giving opportunity!
Mar 12, 2012 10:07 AM
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hoho woah really ? Might that have been litte progress in their relationship finally ?
NIce :) "doki doki when waiting for ya" thing :)
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merle_noir said:
meneope said:
If ur money and social status isn't enough to attract a woman then I don't know what will

Maybe a less inflated ego and actually getting a personality? That'd attract a woman, no? o_O

Anyway... Yes, this episode was super sweet. Godai's friend really bugs me sometimes. How can he be so irresponsible and treat others' things so poorly? I hope he finds and gives back Godai's back with everything in it, so Godai can give Kyoko her Christmas gift. Even if it's belated, there's always New Year's Eve for a gift-giving opportunity!


Agree with less ego thing.
All pll around Godai are pretty much irresponsible to others and keep on making other ppl life harder, what an unlucky guy to be centered in middle of those..
I tough they will pick up his present for Kyoko when Godai said lets go home and lets take it long way. They didn't though :-/
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May 7, 2012 8:18 AM
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greenmarty said:
hoho woah really ? Might that have been litte progress in their relationship finally ?
NIce :) "doki doki when waiting for ya" thing :)
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merle_noir said:
meneope said:
If ur money and social status isn't enough to attract a woman then I don't know what will

Maybe a less inflated ego and actually getting a personality? That'd attract a woman, no? o_O


Agree with less ego thing.
I don't know what you people understand by personality and the personality-without-ego thing, but whatever meaning you people attach to 'personality', watching this again, I still consistently fail to see anything Godai has to offer more than Mitaka!?!
As for Kyoko in this ep. I think she was incredibly rude by ignoring Mitaka completely and this knowing fair well that he's wooing her and she even left without even saying a word.
Jul 14, 2012 5:31 PM
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Great ep, finally some progress. Wow, we're on the third X-mas already...although we are on ep 40. It's been two years and the development between Godai & Kyoko hasn't progressed much...hopefully things will pick up soon, and seriously why does Godai continue his semi-relationship with Nanao? Hope he ends it soon!
It was nice to see Kyoko's emotion towards Godai, she often worries very anxiously whenever he's not around.
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Jan 9, 2013 10:04 PM
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Good filler arc.
I liked seeing Kyoko worry about Godai.
Although, it seems too sudden how she's caring for him compared to earlier episodes.
Aug 8, 2015 6:22 PM
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This is the best singular anime episode I've seen in a while, and my favourite from the show so far. I hope there's more like this down the road.
Oct 7, 2015 9:57 AM
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Amazing, amazing, amazing! What a ending!!
Dec 31, 2015 7:19 PM

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okso this was 3rd christmas episode.... I think
May 7, 2016 11:26 AM

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Apparently it is a filler arc and a damn good one. Can't wait to finish off this anime and go read the manga!
Aug 10, 2016 9:10 PM

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Hopefully this development sticks a little.
May 17, 2017 12:56 PM

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Even though I felt sorry that Mitaka wasn't able to get Kyoko's attention throughout the party, I still think he wouldn't have succeeded with Akemi's constant clinging to him lol
Godai sure had bad luck throughout the episode, but it showed his goodwill and dedication to accomplish his promise to Kyoko, even though it brought back memories of Souichirou. The ending was also nice because Kyoko forgot about the rock to go after Godai :)
Oct 5, 2017 4:34 AM

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Awwwww that was so nice. Really like this episode. Akemi is real hero. :D
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Sep 24, 2018 5:43 AM

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good episode but how many years has it been lol, feel like every few episodes its either a year anniversary of that or holiday of this
Nov 2, 2018 1:29 PM

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RedPlaty said:
good episode but how many years has it been lol, feel like every few episodes its either a year anniversary of that or holiday of this


like 2 years because the first christmas was just when kyoko arrived
Feb 3, 2019 12:11 PM

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Great episode, you could totally see how much they care about each other.

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Sep 20, 2019 3:10 PM

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Godai goes through pretty great lengths in order to get the rock back, shows how much he cares about Kyoko



Feb 2, 2020 9:15 PM

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Very stressful first half. Anyway. good episode.

The tenants were like: 'ok now Coach is gonna get jiggly in there with akemi.'

since Mr ichinose is also there I wonder with whom Kentaro stayed with.

Poor Yotsuya dancing alone,I don't think he has any other friends other than those tenants. No wonder he likes to mess with Godai.
Oct 5, 2020 5:00 PM

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good episode, had a tear or 2 towards the end of it
Jun 9, 2021 2:33 PM

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This episode was absolutely beautiful. Man I wish I can cherish this old animation forever
Jul 8, 2021 8:50 PM
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The character Godai was incredibly mature in this episode. I don't know if it's just the dub VA change or perhaps how the style changes each episode -- but Godai seemed a lot less frantic, even if he was chasing different trains and digging through the trash. He was relatively calm throughout which is a display of personal growth I'd say, unless otherwise unintentional.

Godai seems a bit older in these later episodes. Was there a time skip I don't know about?

On the other hand, my only issue was that the manager Kyoko spent an entire party visibly depressed and secluded, simply because Godai didn't show up. Talk about a party-pooper lol. She could've at least feigned SOME interest. I think her 'depressed scenes' were a bit much, and they could've dialed it back a little bit. If she's gonna mope the entire party, then it's clear she's in love with Godai. To a level that STILL seems a bit early for a series of this length. We're not even at the halfway point yet. The manager usually tries not to appear emotional in front of the tenants, but she couldn't have been more obvious here. Even the coach would have no choice but to believe she's not only crushing on Godai but in love with him -- which is why I think the show should've dialed back a bit, because Mitaka still needs the instilled hope that he's a candidate. Of course, he did notice Kyoko's sadness and tried to do something about it with Akemi -- admirable, for sure. Mitaka somehow matured as a character big time. That was another highlight for the episode. But once again, backs up my complaint -- it's uncharacteristic for Godai's rival to ensure that Godai has meaningful alone time with the manager. At least before the halfway point of the show.
(Not the anime's fault -- I'm sure they're just adapting the manga.)
(This complaint of mine is very trivial too. I didn't affect my enjoyment of the episode.)

This was a great episode and is definitely a highlight for the entire series though. Really good plot, and a unique one too, revolving around the rock.
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Feb 23, 2023 9:09 PM

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Aww that was really wholesome, made me tear up a little bit. Definitely the best episode so far, and the best Christmas episode out of the 3 too (although the previous ones weren't that bad either). It was neat to see how Godai figured out where the rock was. The letter was nice too. 
Mar 9, 2023 7:44 AM
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I really love the bgm when Kyoko reads the letter from Godai, a beatiful arrangement of "Silent Night", i'm looking for it from tooo time (about 30year..) 
Can you guys help me to find it ?
Apr 15, 2023 1:28 PM

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Awesome episode and I agree with every comment here so far.

I really liked the violin/sello part at 16:55-> Godai san read the card he got from Kozue chan and decided to write similar one about Kyoko san's stone :)

Akemi san keeps teasing Mitaka san knowing nothing will happen between them and she kept him away from Kyoko san.

Kyoko san was thinking about Godain san all the time she was at the party, not even Mitaka san interested her. And she ran after Godai san - again - while tipsy - in snow.

I like it when this show takes things serious for a while and don't ruin the moment with some witty comedy.
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Jun 19, 2023 7:16 AM

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Well, if he's not going to mess up the situation, he can always trust his friend to do it for him :D

Shun needs to give up, she's a lost cause.
Nov 12, 2023 9:25 PM
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Part of me feels pity for mitaka but godai deserved this win. Love how kyoko left the rock behind to chase after godai really shows the progress of their relationship.
Mar 15, 12:48 PM

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When Kyoko san said her heart was racing while she was wating for Godai san to arrive, was it because she was wating to get the rock back, or was it because she wanted to know what the rock actually was, or was she just wating for Godai san himself. We knew the answer when she ran after Godai san and left the rock behind her :)

As you can imagine, we got a bunch of trains in this episode. I try to count the same train only once but it was bit tricky in this episode.
New episode record and we got over hundred already!
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In total 103 (+11)

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