Valentine’s Day has arrived in Japan, and naturally, various anime titles have received themed illustrations and/or visuals to commemorate the occasion. Here are some of the ones we’ve spotted.
(We’ll update the article as we discover more posts.)
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Classroom of the Elite Season 2 Kei illustration
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Oshi no Ko visual
A visual featuring Ai striking a pose while whisking chocolate.
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki combined illustrations
The Blu-ray/DVD jacket illustrations from Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki are compiled into one image, with the “Happy valentine’s day!!” text being the main indicator that this is a Valentine’s day visual.
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague illustration
Fuyutsuki-san, Komori-san, Otonashi-san, and Yukimin are shown making chocolates together.
Vinland Saga Season 2 chibi illustration
Thorfinn, Einar, Canute, and Snake are featured in chibi forms in this illustration. The anime’s Twitter account also wants to know which Vinland Saga character you’d want to give chocolates to.
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady wallpaper illustrations
There’s no visual of Anisphia and Euphyllia together, but you get individual illustrations of them and Ilia Coral, Lainie Cyan, and Tilty Claret making a heart shape with their hands.
Lycoris Recoil “Thank you, Mika” illustration
Chisato and Takina present Mika with a (non-poop-like) chocolate cake.
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Tomo-Chan is a Girl! Downloadable Images
Tomo-Chan is a Girl! fans can head over to this webpage to download images of Tomo Aizawa, Misuzu Gundo, and/or Carol Olston handing over chocolates. They can also listen to special voice lines.
The illustrations will be handed out at Animate Akihabara Ichigokan on February 15 from 6PM JST.
Bibliophile Princess Visual
Elianna Bernstein and Christopher are depicted in chibi form, with the latter giving Elianna a peck on the cheek.
TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You illustration
Heroine Tsukasa is shown with a heart-shaped box of chocolates.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba illustration
This illustration features Nezuko, the female demon slayers, Tengen’s wives, and Daki in chibi form. All of them carry chocolate/chocolate-flavoured deserts or baking tools; Daki’s chocolate seems to be oozing blood.
More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers Visual
Illustration of main female characters Akari and Shiori giving chocolates. The Twitter caption leaves the viewer guessing whether these are obligation chocolates or honmei chocolates.
The Reason Why Raeliana Ended Up At the Duke’s Mansion illustration
The visual for this upcoming anime adaptation features the titular heroine with chocolate in her hands.
Akiba Maid War illustration
Yumechi, the ace maid of Oinky Doink Café, takes the spotlight in Akiba Maid War‘s Valentine’s illustration with a giant, heart-shaped piece of chocolate between her fingers. In the back, Shiipon is shown tossing chocolate to the manager.
The Vampire Dies in No Time illustration
An illustration of John the Armadillo snacking on chocolates, meant to be used as a smartphone wallpaper.
STUDIO LIVE’s Jun Yukawa (The Vampire Dies in No Time animation director) and Mayuko Nakano (The Vampire Dies in No Time character designer) handled the drawing and supervision, respectively. WIT STUDIO’s Narumi Konno (The Vampire Dies in No Time color designer) handled the painting while MADBOX’s Yoshio Watanabe (The Vampire Dies in No Time photography director) did the special effects for the illustration.
The Quintessential Quintuplets Ichika Valentine’s message
Ichika Nakano presents love-filled chocolates.
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Princess Principal: Crown Handler Chapter 3 Special Illustration
The visual depicts Princess Mary adding toppings to a cake while Princess and the spies look on.
Masamune-kun’s Revenge Image
A drawing depicting heroine Aki Adagaki.
KimiZero (Keikenzumi na Kimi to, Keiken Zero na Ore ga, Otsukiaisuru Hanashi) Visual
The Valentine’s visual for this upcoming anime adaptation depicts heroine Runa Shirakawa handing a heart-shaped box of chocolate.
