The story is confusing, but from what I can gather, Scrooge and Carol are running away from wherever it is they came from. In doing so, they are confronted by Segai and Scrooge uses the king's power to take the void of both Carol and the Corgie she was holding. That's pretty much it. What I did like about this little short was that they went into a little bit of Segai's back-story. He was an interesting character in the main series and to see why he is so infatuated with the void power is intriguing. Overall, after 12 minutes of show time, I left not knowing anything. It was a clip, nothing more. It added nothing to the plot of the series.
The art is on par with the series, which means its top-notch. That's really all I can say about that. Due to its short length, there really is not much to comment on. The animation is superb. It is what I would expect from the makers of Guilty Crown.
Where I get bothered is the characters. I understand the name "Lost Christmas" played a part in the characters, but the names Scrooge and Carol are a bit too cute and gimmicky. A lot of people have been comparing Scrooge to Shu, saying that he is the stoic, cold-blooded killer that should have wielded the king's power. In 12 minutes, nothing is left to character development. What you see is what you get, but it doesn't necessarily mean that's what he'd be like for 22 episodes. The best part of the full-length series was watching Shu develop and learn from his mistakes. I found Shu to be intolerable at the beginning of Guilty Crown, but learned to respect him at the end. In addition, Carol is often discussed as an upgrade over Inori. While I admit Inori was very bland and emotionless she too evolved, but she was also a complete badass. I personally found Carol to be annoying. I also didn't see anything Carol did of value besides offering herself to Scrooge. Carol playing the part that Inori did in the series makes no sense, and to think you could've plugged her into Inori's role is asinine.
Being a fan of Guilty Crown, I enjoyed it, but I by no means loved it. It was nothing more than a teaser clip. It did not add anything to the plot or help understand why things happened the way they did. It is just something else to watch.
