Student Council President and Third Year student Ayase Eli is one of the last members to join the School Idol Group at Otonokizaka High School. Taking up the strict older sister role, Eli is one of the mature members of the group, not just in personality, but also her more bodacious, womanly figure. You can spot her along with the other girls in their wintry attire during the performance of maybe the series’ best known song, Snow Halation. On top of that, if you happen to be a fan of the Love Live mobile game, you can expect to see the return of the girl’s Christmas cards.

As the 3rd strongest esper in Academy City, it’s understandable why Mikoto Misaka is a bit full of herself. Famous throughout the city, her signature move “Railgun” makes use of her powers as an Electromaster to fire metal objects at incredible speeds, making her a serious force to be reckoned with. Although she still has a surprisingly easy time finding trouble, and hanging around local misfortune magnet Touma probably doesn’t help. The unusual mix of lady-like and tsundere personality types has caused Misaka to top popularity polls in Japan left, right and center, even earning her a spin-off series. Although not normally one for cosplay, Misaka’s incredible popularity has given rise to a good array of Christmas themed illustrations, often featuring an excited Kuroko trying to get a little too close for comfort.

Despite being First Princess of the Galaxy, Lala Deviluke isn’t exactly reserved or lady-like, and has a bad habit a walking around with a serious lack of clothing on. The girl’s got confidence, you’ve gotta love that. Unfortunately she’s quite unaware of her own feminine charms, and so is having a tough time convincing her crush Rito that she’s the girl for him. With a mountain of confidence, it’s no wonder Lala doesn’t mind cosplaying from time to time, which of course includes some stunning seasonal pieces. Along with a number of Christmasy illustrations, episode 9 sees Lala don full Santa gear, ready to dish out presents to her family and friends.

Fuyuki City, the stage of the Holy Grail Wars, where seven individuals are pitted against each other in the hopes of acquiring the Holy Grail itself, capable of granting the wish of its possessor. Adapted from the Fate/Stay Night visual novel, Unlimited Blade Works follows the route of Rin Tohsaka, a mage and only remaining heir to the Tohsaka household, in her attempts to win the grail for herself and her household. Between Rin Tohsaka and Saber, this was a difficult one, with both being excellent and incredibly popular characters. Though very dark at times, with top quality art and animation, Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works is an absolute joy to watch and includes some stunning female cast members character, Rin being but one of them.

In many ways Ikaros is a very fortunate angeloid, wielding unbelievable power and possessing a mind several times faster than that of a human. Unfortunately with all that power and intellect her creator found that there wasn’t quite enough space for emotions as well, but hey, you can’t have everything. Luckily her inability to feel, or even understand the concept of embarrassment has led to an interesting choice of attire, or lack thereof. With a good majority of her clothing designed around her overflowing bust, it’s easy to see why Ikaros deserves a spot on a list like this. Add to that a wardrobe of thigh-highs and short skirts, Ikaros’ armor might not be the most effective at deflecting blows, but it’s certainly nice to look at.

Studious, kind and reliable, Naru Narusegawa is the perfect girl in so many ways, though her quick temper and violent tendencies do put a bit of a damper on things. Despite her sweaters and thick glasses, worn to avoid the attention of guys, Naru remains one of the sexiest girls in the cast, helped by her womanly figure and of course by the awkward situations Keitaro gets her into. Love Hina is from a time before ecchi got quite as extreme, which in many ways is quite relaxing and enjoyable to watch – something warm and fuzzy for Christmas time. There’s also an excellent Christmas special, where you can see a whole lot more of Naru and the other girls getting into the festive spirit.

Living her life as the butt of every joke, Mikuru Asahina has a hard time getting by in the SOS Brigade. Admittedly it’s only Haruhi Suzumiya dishing out the abuse, but apparently letting her do as she likes is actually the safest option. Mikuru is one of the greatest examples of a big breasted, moe character, who despite her great figure, lacks the confidence to flaunt it. Luckily Haruhi is at hand with an array of embarrassing cosplay outfits, to ensure fan service is delivered. With maids and bunny girls ticked off the list it’s no wonder Mikuru ends up with a few Christmas outfits as well. You can see her donning the classic Santa outfit in both The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya movie and the series spin-off, The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan. She’s also been spotted dressed as a reindeer, it really is a hard life living under Haruhi’s rule!

A powerful pure-blooded devil, when not fighting gods and fallen angels Rias Gremory spends a majority of her time with her devil peerage in the Occult Research Club. As one of the most popular girls in the school, it may come as no surprise that Rias was also blessed with the body of a goddess, and we can only assume the school uniform bends reality itself, to contain her. But with great breas- power, comes great responsibility, and as such, Rias is always quick to act as a shield for her friends, although this often just gives her a good excuse to coddle her plaything, and protagonist, Issei. Rias looks great in just about anything, or nothing, and for that reason she appears in all manner of outfits and lingerie throughout the series. In fact as one of the most ecchi shows on this list, it wouldn’t come as a surprise to find her wrapped up in some nice ribbons under your tree on Christmas morning.

Hailing from the magical world of Mapleland, Isuzu Sento is the current (and quite terrible) manager of Amagi Brilliant Park. More suited to being the royal guard of Mapleland’s princess Latifa, Isuzu’s main talent is pulling a musket out of her skirt, which is mainly used for punishing the park’s lazy mascots. Despite being a stunning beauty, Sento unfortunately appears to be dead inside, much like a kuudere type but infused with a silent rage. At the whims of Princess Latifa and new park manager Kanie, Sento is forced into numerous sexy outfits throughout the series and outside of it, from bikinis to cute reindeer attire, all for the sake of Amagi Brilliant Park of course. Though it has to be said she doesn’t exactly put up much of a fight, which is down to either her dedication to the job or maybe she’s just secretly into that sort of thing?

You would think a popular, attractive blonde girl like Sena Kashiwazaki would have a pretty large circle of friends, but somehow she’s managed to end up as one of the loneliest girls in school. Despite the protests of its president Yozora, Sena has pushed and shoved her way into the Neighbor’s Club, made specifically so lonely students such as herself have somewhere to practice the art of making friends. With a nickname like “Meat”, you can imagine what her most prominent features are, both of them. Despite her angry and tsundere-like nature, Sena is very awkward and quick to embarrass. Add to that the fact that she’s gullible and here you’ve got a cute, sexy girl who’s easily tricked into dressing up. The Christmas themed art for Sena, both official and fan made is some of the best out there, making her the star on top of this Christmas list.