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Merry Christmas everyone! In today’s post, I am going to share the results of the Shoujo Christmas survey that I have been running the past month. A big thank you to everyone who participated. I’m hoping to do more of these in the future, so stay tuned!

What’s your favourite winter trope?

I have a few favourites that I always secretly hope I will see when Winter hits whatever manga I’m reading. Going to see Christmas lights together… Secret Santa… Ski trips… There are so many possibilities!

So, which Winter tropes were most popular with you? There was actually a 3-way tie for this one!

• Sitting under a kotatsu together
• Going to see fairy lights at night
• Christmas eve date

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Which cozy manga is your favourite?

This question is a little bit subjective, as I think “cozy” can mean something a little different to everyone. When it comes to a cozy manga, we want something that we can read to wind down after a long day. No stress, no violence, and a little bit of cuteness.

Here are the top 3 most popular cozy manga:

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What’s your favourite romance sub-genre to read during the holidays?

Personally, my favourite romance subgenres tend to be toxic romances, fantasy romance, and yankee romances. Come the holidays I like to read slightly fluffier stories, which tends to draw me mostly towards my fantasy romances.

Which were most popular with you?

1. High school / university romances won overwhelmingly with 44.4% of the votes!
2. Office romances
3. Delinquent / yankee romances

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What’s your favourite type of non-romance story to read during the holidays?

We can’t be reading all romance all the time! When I’m not reaching for something romantic, it’s usually in favour for something scary.

What do you tend to reach for during the holidays?

• Slice of life won an overwhelming amount of votes with 55.6%!
• Fantasy came in second.

There was then a tie for 3rd place:

• Mystery.
• Horror.

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If you could go on a Christmas Eve date with any male lead, who would you would pick?

The results for this one made me very happy, as my favourite male lead came in first place!!

There was then a tie for 3rd place:

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If you could go on a Christmas Eve date with any female lead, who would you would pick?

This was the most decisive question! It looks like we have much more different taste in FL’s, as there was a 4-way tie for 3rd place!

And for the 4-way tie for 3rd place…

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What is the cutest accessory you can wear to a Christmas party?

You decided! The cutest thing you could wear to a Christmas party is… BOTH a santa hat, and reindeer ears!

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Which manga couple do you think had the best Christmas date?

From multiple chapter long dates, to just a whisper about the fact that it’s Christmas, there are all sorts of different Christmas dates to be found in shoujo manga!

Who did you say had the best date?

There was a tie for 3rd place

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What accessory is a must while reading in December?

When it’s cold both inside and out, you need a special reading set-up to get comfortable!

What did you say is most important to read comfortably?

1. A warm blanket won with 38.9% of the votes!
2. A warm drink
3. A furry reading companion

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Do you have a favourite series you read this year?

I still have to complete my tops list for this year..! So, for now, why not check out some of the communities manga recommendations!?

Here are your favourite series of 2025:

• Colette Decides to Die x3
• Kowloon Generic Romance
• Ayakashi Hunter’s Tainted Bride
• With You, Our Love Will Make it Through
• Love, That’s An Understatement
• Tokyo Mew Mew
• Lord Hades’ Ruthless Marriage
• Peach Girl
• Hanahimeru Kimi no Meteor
• Shiokaze to Ryuu no Sumika
• Magyaku na Futari wa Dounimo Dekinai
• A Sign of Affection
• Hana ni Kamiguse
• Pink by Kyouko Okazaki
• Futarijime Romantic