Episode 19, and its following episode, draw upon the memories of the two main characters, Kobato and her coworker, Fujimoto. This particular episode exposes the trauma that Fujimoto experienced in his past, and why he has such a cold disposition.

Cut 44 marks the start of a Christmas dreamlike sequence. The next four cuts feature Christmas scenery, including ornaments, Christmas trees and many other common sights that one might experience if they were visiting a European Christmas market. What's interesting is that many of the backgrounds in cuts 44 through 48 were designed from various pictures that staff found on blogs online. Some of the production notes feature the original photo that the scene was taken from, and many of these photos include watermarks from the website where they can be found. This particular cut features several fairy light backgrounds that were scanned and collectively layered, one of top of the other. This gives the scene a particular dream-like appearance.

From Episode 19 - ...White Christmas ( …ホワイトクリスマス。)


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