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New Year's Greetings — Anime Style (Update 7)
posted on by Egan Loo
For generations, people in Japan have celebrated New Year's Day by sending specially designed cards — nengajō — to each other. As part of the tradition, postal workers store all the nengajō that are mailed in the final weeks of the old year, and then deliver every single one on New Year's Day. Many nengajō mark the Chinese Zodiac by depicting the animal of the year. (In 2011, that animal is the rabbit.) Here are some New Year's (and Christmas) greetings from the folks that will be bringing you anime and manga in the new year.
Click on the thumbnail images to see the original greetings!
130cm

Age

Alice Soft

Yoshitaka Amano


ANIDO

AQUAPLUS

August

Axl

Audition)

Black Cyc

Production Committee
Thanks to Yanaken for the tip!
Caramel Box

© 2002-2011 Horibox/CaramelBox
CLAMP

Flash animation
Thanks to Alex for the tip!
[Via Chibi Yuuto]
Doraemon Channel
Flash animation
© Fujiko Production, ADK 2011
Gō Nagai
© 2011 Gō Nagai/Dynamic Production
Momoiro Clover are presenting a different video message every day from December 31 to January 3)
[Via Saishin Anime Jōhō]
© Fujiko Production, Shogakukan, TV Asahi, Shinei, ADK 2011
Animedia)
Model: Hisana Hashi
Illustrated by Tadashi Hiramatsu
[Via Tadashi Sudo]
Hayao Miyazaki
Ghibli Museum, Mitaka ("Pan-Dane to Tamago-Hime"/"short)
Keiji Gotoh
Thanks to Shiroi Hane for the tip!
Hayate the Combat Butler)

Thanks to mad mac for the tip!
Megumi Hayashibara
Video
Rina Hidaka
[Via Uri-Sure Matome +]
Shina Dark - Kuroki Tsuki no Ō to Sōheki no Tsuki no Himegimi)
Thanks to Shiroi Hane for the news tip!
Gakuen Alice)
[Via Tanbishugi]
Hetalia - Axis Powers)


Vampire Knight)
[Via Nancy Thistlethwaite, Tanbishugi]
Hoshi o Ou Kodomo
Koïchiro Hoshino (MÄR Ω, Popcorn Avatar)
Thanks to kill-chan for the tip!
Hyakka Ryōran Samurai Girls
Thanks to Nemo_N for the tip!
Design Factory
Agency for Cultural Affairs
© 1996-2010 Production I.G
Satsuki Igarashi
Thanks to Alex for the tip!
[Via Chibi Yuuto]
Marina Inoue
[Via Uri-Sure Matome R]
J-List
Battle Angel Alita)
Flash animation
Chiyo Kenmotsu (Kaitai Shisho 0)
Shoko Ikeda
© Kyoto Animation
Lump of Sugar
Thanks to 4nBlue for the tip!
Kōji Itō
Coloring by Yasuko Suenaga
Image © Flex Comix/Megane na Kanojo Production Committee
Thanks to Yanaken for the tip!
MinatoSoft
Thanks to 4nBlue for the tip!
Saiyuki)
Junko Mizuno
Shōko Nakagawa
ASCII Media Works
Viper's Creed)
Overdrive
Thanks to 4nBlue for the tip!
propeller
Thanks to 4nBlue for the tip!
Walkure Romanze
)
Thanks to 4nBlue for the tip!
Maaya Sakamoto
(In the linked page, select the "I.D." logo.)
Frederik L. Schodt
© 2011 Frederik L. Schodt
Hello Kitty)
San-X
© 2011 San-X Co., Ltd.
Takashi Shiina



Thanks to kill-chan and mad mac for the tip!
Tomokazu Sugimura

Thanks to Shiroi Hane for the tip!
Battle Spirits: Brave)

Art: Yoshinori Yumoto
Coloring: Akiko Shibata
© Sunrise, Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Thanks to emerje for the tip!
Sunrise (Keroro Gunsō/Sgt. Frog)

Art: Fumitoshi Oizaki
Coloring: Keiichi Funada
Background: Mukuo Studio
© NAS, BV
Thanks to emerje for the tip!
Sunrise (SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors)

CG Works: Ryūta Itō (Deerfield)
Special Effects: Asahi Production)
© Sotsu, Sunrise
Akemi Takada

Thanks to Daniel Zelter for the tip!
Black Butler)

Jun Tsukasa
Type-Moon
ZOIDS)
Twitter ) [Via Kyō mo Yarareyaku]
Drifting Classroom)
Video Message
Rco Wada
(Illustration for free o-nenga pocket tissue given away at Tokyo's Comic Market 79 on December 31, 2010)
Mine Yoshizaki (Keroro Gunsō/Sgt. Frog)

Yuricon & ALC Publishing


Doraemon Channel

© Fujiko Production, ADK 2011
Gō Nagai
© 2011 Gō Nagai/Dynamic Production
Momoiro Clover are presenting a different video message every day from December 31 to January 3)
[Via Saishin Anime Jōhō]
© Fujiko Production, Shogakukan, TV Asahi, Shinei, ADK 2011
Animedia)
Model: Hisana Hashi
Illustrated by Tadashi Hiramatsu
[Via Tadashi Sudo]
Hayao Miyazaki
Ghibli Museum, Mitaka ("Pan-Dane to Tamago-Hime"/"short)
Keiji Gotoh
Thanks to Shiroi Hane for the tip!
Hayate the Combat Butler)

Thanks to mad mac for the tip!
Megumi Hayashibara
Video
Rina Hidaka
[Via Uri-Sure Matome +]
Shina Dark - Kuroki Tsuki no Ō to Sōheki no Tsuki no Himegimi)
Thanks to Shiroi Hane for the news tip!
Gakuen Alice)
[Via Tanbishugi]
Hetalia - Axis Powers)
[Via Saishin Anime Jōhō]
© Fujiko Production, Shogakukan, TV Asahi, Shinei, ADK 2011
Animedia)

Illustrated by Tadashi Hiramatsu
[Via Tadashi Sudo]
Hayao Miyazaki
Ghibli Museum, Mitaka ("Pan-Dane to Tamago-Hime"/"short)
Keiji Gotoh
Thanks to Shiroi Hane for the tip!
Hayate the Combat Butler)

Thanks to mad mac for the tip!
Megumi Hayashibara
Video
Rina Hidaka
[Via Uri-Sure Matome +]
Shina Dark - Kuroki Tsuki no Ō to Sōheki no Tsuki no Himegimi)
Thanks to Shiroi Hane for the news tip!
Gakuen Alice)
[Via Tanbishugi]
Hetalia - Axis Powers)
Agency for Cultural Affairs
© 1996-2010 Production I.G
Satsuki Igarashi
Thanks to Alex for the tip!
[Via Chibi Yuuto]
Marina Inoue
[Via Uri-Sure Matome R]
J-List
Battle Angel Alita)
Flash animation
Chiyo Kenmotsu (Kaitai Shisho 0)
Shoko Ikeda
© Kyoto Animation
Lump of Sugar
Thanks to 4nBlue for the tip!
Kōji Itō
Coloring by Yasuko Suenaga
Image © Flex Comix/Megane na Kanojo Production Committee
Thanks to Yanaken for the tip!
MinatoSoft
Thanks to 4nBlue for the tip!
Saiyuki)
Junko Mizuno
Shōko Nakagawa
ASCII Media Works
Viper's Creed)
Overdrive
Thanks to 4nBlue for the tip!
propeller
Thanks to 4nBlue for the tip!
Walkure Romanze
)
Thanks to 4nBlue for the tip!
Maaya Sakamoto
(In the linked page, select the "I.D." logo.)
Frederik L. Schodt
© 2011 Frederik L. Schodt
Hello Kitty)
San-X
© 2011 San-X Co., Ltd.
Takashi Shiina



Thanks to kill-chan and mad mac for the tip!
Tomokazu Sugimura

Thanks to Shiroi Hane for the tip!
Battle Spirits: Brave)

Art: Yoshinori Yumoto
Coloring: Akiko Shibata
© Sunrise, Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Thanks to emerje for the tip!
Sunrise (Keroro Gunsō/Sgt. Frog)

Art: Fumitoshi Oizaki
Coloring: Keiichi Funada
Background: Mukuo Studio
© NAS, BV
Thanks to emerje for the tip!
Sunrise (SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors)

CG Works: Ryūta Itō (Deerfield)
Special Effects: Asahi Production)
© Sotsu, Sunrise
Akemi Takada

Thanks to Daniel Zelter for the tip!
Black Butler)

Jun Tsukasa
Type-Moon
ZOIDS)
Twitter ) [Via Kyō mo Yarareyaku]
Drifting Classroom)
Video Message
Rco Wada
(Illustration for free o-nenga pocket tissue given away at Tokyo's Comic Market 79 on December 31, 2010)
Mine Yoshizaki (Keroro Gunsō/Sgt. Frog)

Yuricon & ALC Publishing

© Kyoto Animation
Lump of Sugar

Kōji Itō
Coloring by Yasuko Suenaga
Image © Flex Comix/Megane na Kanojo Production Committee
Thanks to Yanaken for the tip!
MinatoSoft
Thanks to 4nBlue for the tip!
Saiyuki)
Junko Mizuno
Shōko Nakagawa
ASCII Media Works
Viper's Creed)
Overdrive
Thanks to 4nBlue for the tip!
propeller
Thanks to 4nBlue for the tip!
Walkure Romanze
)
Thanks to 4nBlue for the tip!
Maaya Sakamoto
(In the linked page, select the "I.D." logo.)
Frederik L. Schodt
© 2011 Frederik L. Schodt
Hello Kitty)
San-X
© 2011 San-X Co., Ltd.
Takashi Shiina



Thanks to kill-chan and mad mac for the tip!
Tomokazu Sugimura

Thanks to Shiroi Hane for the tip!
Battle Spirits: Brave)

Art: Yoshinori Yumoto
Coloring: Akiko Shibata
© Sunrise, Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Thanks to emerje for the tip!
Sunrise (Keroro Gunsō/Sgt. Frog)

Art: Fumitoshi Oizaki
Coloring: Keiichi Funada
Background: Mukuo Studio
© NAS, BV
Thanks to emerje for the tip!
Sunrise (SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors)

CG Works: Ryūta Itō (Deerfield)
Special Effects: Asahi Production)
© Sotsu, Sunrise
Akemi Takada

Thanks to Daniel Zelter for the tip!
Black Butler)

Jun Tsukasa
Type-Moon
ZOIDS)
Twitter ) [Via Kyō mo Yarareyaku]
Drifting Classroom)
Video Message
Rco Wada
(Illustration for free o-nenga pocket tissue given away at Tokyo's Comic Market 79 on December 31, 2010)
Mine Yoshizaki (Keroro Gunsō/Sgt. Frog)

Yuricon & ALC Publishing


ASCII Media Works
Viper's Creed)
Overdrive
Thanks to 4nBlue for the tip!
propeller
Thanks to 4nBlue for the tip!
Walkure Romanze
)Drifting Classroom)

Rco Wada

Mine Yoshizaki (Keroro Gunsō/Sgt. Frog)

Yuricon & ALC Publishing


There are many more anime/manga nengajō out there, so if you know of one we've missed, feel free to let us know in our forums or by email (newsroom at animenewsnetwork.filmscomplets.org). Akemashite Omedetō Gozaimasu!
(Here are 2010's greetings!)
Momiji image © 2004 FUNimation® Productions, Ltd.
Update: Kazuya Minekura (Saiyuki), Shōko Nakagawa, Ai Ōta (Inuyasha, Turn A Gundam, Viper's Creed), Sanrio (Hello Kitty), San-X, Sunrise (SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors), Yana Toboso (Kuroshitsuji), Jun Tsukasa, Type-Moon added.
Update 2: 130cm, Alicesoft, August, Axl, Black Cyc, Lump of Sugar, MinatoSoft, Overdrive, propeller, Ricotta, Sunrise (Battle Spirits: Brave and Keroro Gunsō) added. Thanks, 4nBlue and emerje!
Update 3: AQUAPLUS, Dragon Crisis!, Ghibli Museum, Rina Hidaka, Hidekaz Himaruya, Maaya Sakamoto, Frederik L. Schodt, Yuricon added.
Update 4: ANIDO, Blessing of the Camla, Clamp, Crunchyroll, Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera, Hyakka Ryōran Samurai Girls, Satsuki Igarashi, Megane na Kanojo, Takashi Shiina, Akemi Takada added. Thanks, Yanaken, Alex, Nemo_N, kill-chan, and Daniel Zelter!
Update 5: Kenjirō Hata, Tachibana Higuchi, Matsuri Hino, Marina Inoue, J-List, Junko Mizuno, Michiro Ueyama, Rco Wada, Kazuo Umezu, Mine Yoshizaki added.
Update 6: Yoshitaka Amano, Keiji Gotoh, Yukari Higa, NIS America, Takashi Shiina's second artwork, Tomokazu Sugimura added. Thanks, Youal, Shiroi Hane, and mad mac!
Update 7: Kye Young Chon, Kenjirō Hata's second artwork, Hidekaz Himaruya's actual New Year's greeting, Hoshi o Ou Kodomo, Koïchiro Hoshino, Chiyo Kenmotsu, Takashi Shiina's third artwork, ufotable added. Thanks, mad mac and kill-chan!
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