Taiga really shone in this episode. Even if she feels betrayed by her father, and maybe hates her stepmother, she won't let that get in the way of how she feels about Christmas. She tried multiple times in the coversations about the presents to put herself down, 'Doing it out of obligation, doing it out of habit, doing it to satisfy my own selfish desires, etc.'

Taiga, despite how hostile, cold, or nasty she is normally, really loves the Christmas holiday and doesn't want to see it tarnished in any way. She even does her best to make sure that children experience the same happiness she did as a child. It doesn't matter that she was only doing it because she was in a Catholic school then, she's still sending presents to them now.


My heart ached for Ami a little bit in that scene. We saw some truly honest emotion out of her in the storage room. She knew she gave him a nasty impression of her selfishness over the months, and after seeing what kind of person he really is, she wanted to redo it all if she could.

As for Minorin, she's totally going to have an emotional meltdown soon. She almost lost it when she saw that she broke Taiga's party and in her mind, ruined everything for Taiga. Sadly, Taiga couldn't possibly be more benevolent during Christmas (it's gotten a little creepy at times) and it would matter even less to her that it was Minorin who did it. I just wish they'd definitively tell us WHY Minorin has been getting so bent out of shape. We all know vaguely, but it's about time they told us specifically.