Nov 27, 2010
When people think about holidays, the first things that usually comes to people minds are joyous, happy, exciting, fun-filled celebrations with friends and family. That may be true for most people, but not everyone in the world celebrate the holiday on that type of premise. There are many reasons that someone may have an unhappy holiday season, but there are very little reason why people will have a sad holiday season though out their life. In this one shot, Ken Akamatsu (The writer of the classic harem Love Hina) tries to shed light on how one can have a depressing holiday every year
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and how one tries to lift the depressing atmosphere that shrouds ones holiday.
The story revolves around a boy that was born a right around the holidays, specifically on December 24, and as a result he is name Santa. This name causes him hardship throughout his childhood because he is continuously teased for such a odd name. On top of that his parents where never around for him, so the anger that reside in his heart continuously grows. The fact that is parents were never around for him, holidays were never a celebration, but it was more of a depressing event. Just thinking about the fact that your alone on the holidays while everyone around you is having a jolly time will bring your spirit down. ( Imagine: You are in Time Square in NYC and everyone is happy and having a fantastic time while you are all alone. Depressing, Right?) The main body of the story revolves around how on girl from Santa Claus Academy that has a problem with magic is sent to cheer Santa up. The story develops from there and we see a developing relationship between the two. The author try to bring forth the idea of Hope, Happiness, Desires, Dreams and BELIEVING.
If you have every see anyone of Ken Akamatsu works, you can practically see how each character is going to look like before reading this one shot. The emotions are clearly portrayed and his art is clear but sometime the content can be overwhelming and cluttered. Although that may be true, it is necessary sometimes to get the full point across. His artwork in comparison to come other mangakas may not be brilliant, but it is awesome in it own way.
The two main character that develop in this one shot as pretty fantastic. You can easily grasp their personalities and discover how each one will respond in a situation. As much as a one shot can, this one shot develops the character well enough to display a change in both of the characters.
In the end with all the work together, this one shot is satisfactory. Since I am a Ken Akamatsu fan, I give this a 7 out of 10. ( May Be Bias)
Thanks for Reading!
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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