El Día de San Valentín se celebra el 14 de febrero, mientras que el Día Blanco en Japón se celebra un mes después, el 14 de marzo. En realidad, el Día Blanco no se estableció hasta la década de 1980, cuando la Asociación Nacional de la Industria de la Confitería de Japón hizo una exitosa campaña para implantar un “día de respuesta” para que los hombres correspondieran a los regalos que recibían de las mujeres en San Valentín.
El día se llamó así porque el color blanco se considera un símbolo de pureza y se asocia estrechamente con un tipo inocente de amor adolescente en la cultura japonesa. En el Día Blanco, se espera que los hombres hagan regalos a las chicas por un valor aproximadamente dos o tres veces superior al que recibieron un mes antes. Si el hombre no devuelve ningún regalo, se considera un desprecio, mientras que la simple entrega de la cantidad equivalente de chocolate que ellas recibieron se percibe como una señal de que desean cortar la relación.
En el lado de la industria del anime, múltiples franquicias publicaron ilustraciones, videos y fondos de pantalla conmemorativos para celebrar el día de San Valentín:
Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko!
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Tonikaku Kawaii
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VTuber: Himemori Luna
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Full Metal Alchemist
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Kimetsu no Yaiba
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Love Hina
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Mushikaburi-hime
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Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru
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VTuber: Hoshimachi Suisei
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Azur Lane
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Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?
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Princess Principal
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World Dai Star
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Boku no Hero Academia
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Masamune-kun no Revenge
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K-On!
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Grand Blue
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Slow Loop
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Date A Live
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Bocchi the Rock!
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Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman
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Keikenzumi na Kimi to, Keiken Zero na Ore ga, Otsukiai suru Hanashi
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Liar Liar
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Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu
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Classroom of the Elite
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Otonari ni Ginga
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My Life as Inukai-san’s Dog
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Super Pochaco
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Akiba Maid War
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Date A Live
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BanG Dream!
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Granblue Fantasy
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Uma Musume: Pretty Derby
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Yuru Camp
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Genshin Impact
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Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire
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Unnamed Memory
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Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi
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Oshi no Ko
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Classroom of the Elite
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Kakkou no Iinazuke
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Sugar Apple Fairy Tale
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Fuente: Twitter
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