Taeko Family Christmas 2020

Christmas Eve
[the family is spending Christmas with some relatives, having KFC fried chicken for Christmas Eve dinner]

Grandma Taeko: "I made my famous Christmas cake!"

[Grandma Taeko presents the family with a sponge cake, frosted with whipped cream, decorated with strawberries and topped with Christmas chocolates]

Arata: "Arigatō (Thank you) Grandma."

Grandma Taeko: "What a nice-mannered boy!"

[Grandma Taeko puts a sticker on Arata's shirt]

Grandma Taeko: "why do you have a sticker?"

Arata: "Ummm--"

Grandma Taeko: (sing-songly) "Because you used good manners!"

Christmas Morning
Satoko: "Kids check your stockings."

Toshio: "Wow! I got a note book! Face masks, hand sanitizers, some pencils, and The Simpsons Movie, and some Pocky Sticks!"

Yoshi: "Great! i got some horror movies inclding Ju-on (The Grudge)!"

Aki: "I got a Diary Of A Wimpy Kid book, tickets to TokyoDisneyLand, Some Hello Kitty Pencils, and Yan Yan!"

Akio: "I got Ringu (The Ring), Krabby plush, hand sanitizer, face masks, some candy, and an iTunes gift card!"

Shika: "I got an Azelf Plush, Jirachi plush, a yellow Nintendo Switch Lite system with Pocket monsters (Pokemon) Shield version and Pocket monsters (Pokemon) Sword Version, A Uxie Plush, and a Mesprit Plush!"

Nobuko: "I got some Barbies, Alolan Vulpix, Pachirisu, Fox Plush, and some Pocky Sticks!"

Arata: "I got some Pokemon Plushies, A Teddy Bear, some chocolate, and a Nintendo Switch with Pocket Monsters (Pokemon) Sword and Shield Versions along with Expansion Packs!"

Kai: "I just got a few things that i wanted. but it is good enough, some Pocky Sticks, A grey Nintendo Switch Lite with Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7, Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee! and Pocket Monsters (Pokemon) Black Version and White Version ."

Takashi: "I got coal...from Santa-san..."

Satoko: "Who's ready to open presents?"

[The kids, minus Takashi, rush over to open presents]

Toshio: "The Ju-On series! New school supplies, books on cosplay! Akira! Grave of the Fireflies! Inuyasha!"

Yoshi: "A Mario plush toy, setsubun mask and Yoshi plush toy! School supplies, face masks, and beyblades! Venusaur, Tepig, Galarian Weezing, Swampert, Feraligatr!"

Aki: "Hello Kitty plush doll and school supplies, Pokemon Sword, Pokemon Sun, Pokemon Y, Pokemon White! Kiki's Delivery Service blu-ray!

Akio: "Digimon Story, Axel, Pokemon Black 2, Pokemon Moon, Pokemon Shield, and a book about Pokemon, and Pokemon X! Torterra, Necrozma, Mega Sceptile, Mega Rayquaza, Mega Blaziken, Typhlosion, Melmetal, Lucario, Incineroar and Buzzwole!"

Shika: "Victini, Reshiram, Dragapult, Litten, Mario, Eevee, Pikachu plushies! A new yukata! A new kimono!"

Nobuko: "A yukata, Pokemon Best Wishes DVD, Pokemon Sun and Moon DVD, Pokemon Ultra Sun, Pokemon Black Version! Sailor Moon dolls! Gloom, Chikorita, Dewgong, Hatenna, Mew, Galarian Ponyta, Gigantamax Alcremie, Jigglypuff, Marill, Glaceon and Alolan Raichu! Cardcaptor Sakura manga library! Face masks!

Arata: "Pikachu doll, Fennekin, oni mask, tickets to Universal Studios Japan, Dugtrio, Mr. Mime, Popplio, a Tepig plush!"

Kai: "A Pikachu plush, Onix, Hitmonlee, Weezing, Arcanine, Rowlette plush, bento box, Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life DVD!"

[Takashi opens his present to find more coal, stones and potatoes plus a note from Santa saying in Japanese, "Takashi, you were anything but good this year. You were an aggressive and non-stop bully who picked fights in school. You also tried to drown your older brother Toshio in the bathtub. Signed, Santa-san. P.S. I do not appreciate you giving Nobuko epileptic seizures" in cursive]