After delivering the gift and reading the letter the child left in thanks, she decides that her answer to the exam, the most important thing about the Santa Company's work, is bringing smiles to all the children of the world.
Along with the full-length movie, a shorter, twenty-eight minute version was also released, which cut Noel's initial entrance to the company, the fight with the spirit, and various other scenes.
Originally launched as a crowdsourcing campaign on the Japanese site Anipipo, the film aimed at raising ¥1,000,000 for production.
[3] Kenji Studio planned to hold a special screening of the film for families who were affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disaster.
[5] An extended anime film titled Santa Company: Christmas no Himitsu by Asahi Production premiered on November 29, 2019.
[6] Another short film titled Santa Company: Midsummer Merry Christmas was released in 2021, as part of a campaign to raise awareness for marine debris.
On January 14, 2023, the Kickstarter for Santa Company: Christmas no Himitsu was canceled due to difficulties with production and the COVID-19 pandemic.