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The Japanese adore the secular parts of [[Do They Know
While they won't let it get in the way of the plot too much, they will give a nod to it in some [[Anime]] episode plots.
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...no, actually, it was someone else wearing a Santa ''disguise'' for no particular reason. (Often a main character) We now return to the plot.
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* Tuxedo Kamen did this in the ''[[Sailor Moon|Sailor Moon S]]'' movie, after which he spouts a speech that's nonsensical even for ''him''.
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* One of the Gennai clones in ''[[Digimon Adventure 02]]'' shows up on a sunny beach in Australia. He was dressed as Santa.
** The arc did take place around Christmas, though. Keep in mind that it's summer in Australia when it's winter in the northern hemisphere.
* The characters of ''[[Pokémon (
** Of course, he used the reindeer Pokémon (at least in one special; in another one made before this Pokémon had introduced any deer Pokémon, he had a pair of flaming unicorn Pokémon).
* ''[[
* Video game example: In case 4 of ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'', Phoenix and Maya run into a man in a Santa costume at Gourd Lake Park, who turns out to be Wright's friend Larry Butz (introduced in case 1).
* The initial antagonist of ''[[Advance Wars]]'' dressed up like Santa in the Japanese version of the game, but they never made a joke about it. In the English version, however, he dresses like a general should...but everyone calls him Santa Claus.
* And then there's the overload of ''Itsudatte My Santa'', where a character named Santa, born on the 24th and hating Christmas, meets Santa Mai, a Santa-in-training. Of course, in this version, the magic of Christmas apparently includes a [[Magical Girl]] transformation to a blonde with a rack and a caboose not found on any train set...
* In ''[[School Rumble]]'', Harima, dressed as a Santa for a part-time job, appears out of nowhere to help some of the cast when they get stuck in the floor (and goes unrecognized).
* An imaginary Santa appears from time to time to ''[[
** Of course, Santa's [[Bad Santa|an absolute jackass]] to Hayate, and it says something about [[The Chew Toy|your lot in life]] when even [[Good Angel, Bad Angel|your conscience]] mocks you...
* The ''[[Ichigo Mashimaro]]'' girls dress up as Santa and his reindeer (with Miu as Santa, naturally), to deliver a copy of ''[[Harry Potter]]'' to Matsuri...who still believes in Santa.
* In the [[OAV]] of ''[[Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl]]'', Yasuna dresses up as Santa, complete with flying reindeer magic supplied by Jan-puu, {{spoiler|to give Hazumu and Tomari a Christmas-themed "wedding."}}
* Video game example: In ''[[Seiken Densetsu]] 2'' (Secret of Mana in the US), the Frost Gigas, a major boss in the game, is revealed after you defeat him to be Santa Claus, who turned into a monster because little children stopped believing in him. Seriously...well, that and he was being affected by [[Black Magic|tainted magic]].
* In ''[[Kaitou Saint Tail]]'', the Santa is Saint Tail in disguise.
** ...or a pet lizard (ep 12).
* In the Hideo Kojima video game ''[[Snatcher]]'', the main character runs into a police informant disguised as Santa.
* A brief cartoon at the end of first volume of ''[[
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Ryuk: Winter in the human world sure is cold...
Light: You bet it is... }}
** This naturally led to fan edits where Light kills Santa with the Death Note.
*** Or parodies where he takes over the role of Santa, with Ryuk saying "I wanna be a reindeer."
* In ''[[Shenmue]]'', once it gets around Christmas somebody in a Santa outfit starts wandering the streets. If this troper remembers correctly, they're usually drunk off their ass at night...
* In ''[[Go Go Sentai Boukenger]]'', Akashi/Bouken Red randomly runs into Santa Claus...who happens to be a [[The Ditz|ditzy]] teenage girl in a [[Fan Service|miniskirt]] who provides the monster of the week, the [[Golem]].
** Subverted in the recent series, ''[[
* During one episode of ''[[
* Finland dresses up as Santa in ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' for the [[Christmas Episode]].
* Not quite an encounter, but in the game ''[[.hack|.hack//Quarantine]]'' there is a field on the Omega Server where you can see Santa flying through the air in his sleigh.
* In the opening sequence of [[Baccano
* ''[[
* Occasionally, you can see Santa flying in the background in ''[[
* ''[[You're Under Arrest]]'' has an episode where a burglar goes around dressed as Santa.
* [[Unbuilt Trope|Unbuilt]] Western version: In [[Tex Avery]]'s ''[[Who Killed Who]]'' the detective sees a door marked "Do Not Open Until Xmas". Scoffing, he opens it, and runs smack into a very irritated Santa.
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