Happy Valentine wishes you anime!

February 14 is a very special day worldwide, but in Japan, the Valentine's Day It is celebrated in a slightly different way. While in other countries couples exchange gifts and organize romantic appointments, in Japan it is women who give chocolate, and not only their crush, but also to friends, co -workers and even them.

To celebrate this date with fans, several anime have shared special illustrations with their favorite characters in romantic situations, fun or simply enjoying a good chocolate. Here we tell you how Valentine is lived in Japan and what anime surprised with their illustrations this year.

If you ever saw an anime of romance or slice of life, you have surely encountered a scene where the protagonist spends the night preparing homemade chocolates for her lover or where a boy receives a lot of chocolates at school. This is not coincidence, because in Japan Valentine's Day revolves around chocolate and there are different types according to the meaning they have:

“Giri-Choco” (義理チョコ) → Chocolate “by commitment”. They give it to friends, co -workers or any person they want to thank. Basically, without romantic intentions.
“Honmei-Choco” (本命チョコ) → Chocolate “of true love”. This is the important one, the one who gives the special person with the intention of confessing feelings. If he is homemade, he has more meaning.
“Volume-Choco” (友チョコ) → Chocolate among friends. For the most part, the girls exchange it between them.
“Jibun-Choco” (自分チョコ) → Chocolate for oneself. Because giving a taste occasionally when it never hurts.

And the boys? They do nothing this day. In Japan, Valentine's Day is only for girls to give. Men respond a month later, on March 14, in the so -called “White Day”, where they are expected to return the detail with a gift of greater value (because social rules dictate). As every year, several anime franchises have taken the opportunity to share commemorative illustrations, and some have been simply adorable. Here are the most prominent: