This was something that is very distinctly Ken Akamatsu. In fact, in the end, the girl looks just like Saati! For a Christmas one-shot, it was fairly well written. A bit cliche for 90's (works pervert lucks out with hot chick) but it works for this. The storyline was pretty unique, but it was never really built upon on the history of her family and why she loves him. It felt a little empty, to be honest. That being said, the story moved pretty smoothly, the art was good and standard for late 90's work. There wasn't much to derive from the plot or a climax, it was just kind of meh. I enjoyed reading it all the way through, but there are plenty of issues with it.

I didn't like that Santa was constantly talking about breasts and that Mai was just like okay with it pretty much. I also hate that there aren't really antagonists in this story. There isn't much driving you to read aside from the hopes of finding out why he's unlucky or why she loves him, and it never comes. The only reason I kept reading was that I'm a diehard Akamatsu fan and I'm very familiar with his style and comparing it to other works I've read (Love Hina, A.I. Love You, etc).