Happy Kiss Day From Around the Anime World

May 23 marks an interesting unofficial holiday in Japan, Kiss Day. Dating back to May 23, 1946, Kiss Day marks the first time a Japanese film, Hatachi no Seishun (Twenty-Year-Old Youth), featured a kiss between two characters. While not as popular as other unofficial holidays such as February 22's Cat Day, Kiss Day still has its supporters. And the anime and manga worlds share their kisses:

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Iro Aida (After-School Hanako-kun)

#キスの日 pic.twitter.com/rue9AMW2XH

— あいだいろ@25巻発売中！ (@aidairo2009) May 23, 2026

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Final Fantasy

#キスの日#FF10 pic.twitter.com/SsS3w8Dofa

— FF公式／FINAL FANTASY (@FinalFantasyJP) May 22, 2026

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Sakura Fujimoto (Exquisite Blood)

猫と陰陽師とキスの日 pic.twitter.com/1AVKpZHkAL

— 藤本桜☯️単行本８巻3/26発売💌コラボカフェ開催中（大阪）6/14まで🌙雅血の陰陽師☯️ (@fujimoto_sakura) May 23, 2026

A Cat, Onmyōji, and Kiss Day
Comic: Panel 1: Good morning Jinmao. Sorry to keep you keep you wai…
Panel 2: …ting
Panel 3: Ji…Jinmao?! What are…
Greeting.
How indecent
Cats greet with a nose kiss.

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Hell's Paradise

今日は #キスの日 😘#地獄楽 #HellsParadise pic.twitter.com/RwkNp9jrAf

— 『地獄楽』公式 (@jplus_jigokurak) May 22, 2026

Today is Kiss Day😘

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Kanan (Galaxy Angel)

今日はキスの日でした pic.twitter.com/pBHLHpFb3P

— 大月悠祐子 (@inunohana11) May 23, 2026

Today was Kiss Day.

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Kurotsuki no Yaergnacht

イェルクナハト#キスの日 pic.twitter.com/92wEXIKdMq

— 『黒月のイェルクナハト』公式【第４巻発売中！】 (@kousuzumoto1100) May 23, 2026

Yaergnacht
Kiss Day

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Like a Dragon

— RGGスタジオ 公式 (@ryugagotoku) May 23, 2026

Today is Kiss Day
The annual “Machine Gun Kiss”
This year it's…Him‼️

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Naruto

The Naruto X (formerly Twitter) account posted images from chapter 171 of the manga series.

託す想い#NARUTO #キスの日 pic.twitter.com/BOZBPMlesW

— NARUTO・BORUTO【原作公式】 (@NARUTO_kousiki) May 23, 2026

Entrusted Hopes

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Rascal

メイプル～‼️　だいスキミャ～(´ε'◆)ﾁｭ♪#キスの日 #ラスカル pic.twitter.com/ogz9xooF3p

— ラスカル（公式）🌽 (@Rascal_tweet) May 23, 2026

Maple‼️ I love you meow(´ε'◆)ﾁｭ♪

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Red River

— 『天は赤い河のほとり』TVアニメ公式 (@tenkawa_anime) May 23, 2026

⠀　⊱∘─ 　　　 ─∘⊰
　Today is Kiss Day
⠀　⊱∘─ 　　　 ─∘⊰
I did it with Himuro…
I kissed Himuro…?!

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Rooster Fighter

#キスの日#ニワトリファイター pic.twitter.com/Brgsf6fKXu

— ニワトリ・ファイター【公式】4/5(日)TVアニメ放送開始！ (@niwatorifighte1) May 23, 2026

Kiss Day

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Square Enix

— スクウェア・エニックス (@squareenix_jp) May 22, 2026

【5/23 is Kiss Day】
Kisses with the power to inflict or cure status ailments😘
I wonder what they taste like?

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The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen

The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen X/Twitter account posted an image from chapter 51 of the manga series.

#キスの日 pic.twitter.com/k03PKlSxdV

— 『となりの席のヤツがそういう目で見てくる』公式 (@mmk_sunday) May 23, 2026

Kiss Day

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Uchi no Otōto-domo ga Sumimasen

今日はキスの日💕#キスの日 #うち弟 pic.twitter.com/sZAlvOERTa

— うちの弟どもがすみません【公式】 (@uchioto_comic) May 23, 2026

Today is Kiss Day💕

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Warner Bros. Japan Anime

— Warner Bros. Japan Anime (@wb_anime) May 23, 2026

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