Christmas is nearly upon the denizens of North America, which means the folks at Otakunoculture.com are sneaking off for a little over a week of well-earned R&R. We wish everyone a safe, cosy, and joyfully happy holiday stretch. Ideas for the new year are already rattling around in the back of our minds, though first we’ll be catching up on a few late-2025 releases that somehow slipped past us while the calendar was misbehaving. Darn those Gremlins.
In the meantime, enjoy these two YouTube hitlists we’ve put together in the past to help get you properly into the festive spirit. Even Crunchyroll has something to get in the proper anime spirit.
In the meantime, please enjoy these two YouTube hitlists we’ve made to get into the spirit.
At the end of December, the season can feel less like a celebration and more like a rat race through consumer culture and obligation. When that happens, I like to suggest something radical in its simplicity: slow down. With this Studio Ghibli holiday guide, I’m sharing what I fallback to when looking for a way to make a full stop, destress and treat the break as it’s originally intended.
When the end of the year approaches, just what’s offered on 
With Yuletide here, we at Otaku no Culture wish everyone a very happy holiday! Instead of going ice fishing, we’ll be taking a slightly longer break for a much needed R&R.