SANDA

2025 - 2025

Everything's Bright, Am I Aging?

4th October 2025

Episode 1

On a Dec 25 without Christmas, Sanda is attacked by classmate Shiori. Mistaking it for love, he awaits her confession, but hears something else.

Candies, Canes, Kisses, and Blades

11th October 2025

Episode 2

Amaya learns Sanda is Santa, restrains him and Shiori to force a kiss. Santa refuses, unlocks sled power to escape. Then Headmaster Oshibu appears!

Charred Fruit Tastes All the Sweeter

18th October 2025

Episode 3

Sanda gains lie-detecting power. Shiori tries to use it to find Ono, but doubt overwhelms Sanda. Shiori then tells a self-harming lie.

Zeus, Smasher of Textbooks

25th October 2025

Episode 4

At a funeral, Santa fights Yagiuda but fears his power. His resolve returns, shattering the roof and leaving him exposed before all.

A Typhoon in a Snow Globe

1st November 2025

Episode 5

Sanda vows never to love, but in a typhoon his message to fiancee Niko fails and he's drawn to her. The next day, Yagiuda arrives as a teacher.

Cyborg vs. Santa Claus

8th November 2025

Episode 6

Santa blocks Headmaster Oshibu from attacking adult Ono, but the enhanced 92-year-old overpowers him. Santa asks the kids for their belief to fight.

Double-Faced Carnivorous Plant

15th November 2025

Episode 7

Amaya ends his friendship with Sanda to save him. Meanwhile, the scarred Oshibu, comforted by Yagiuda, turns to Class 10 students who killed adults.

Love, the Most Selfish Thing There Is

22nd November 2025

Episode 8

Saved from Namatame by Shiori, Santa vows to harden his heart, but when Niko asks for a kiss, Sanda panics and almost transforms before her.

A Fake Flower, Yet Its Roots Rot

29th November 2025

Episode 9

Tetsudome says Santa lacks grit. With her aid Sanda becomes dark Santa, but doubts himself. After meeting Namatame again, he vows not to fight kids.

You, an Everlasting Moment

6th December 2025

Episode 10

At the Peak of Youth Ceremony, Niko steals Sanda's first kiss at twilight. Meanwhile Yagiuda faces Namatame alone, offering himself as decoy.

Flashback Attack

13th December 2025

Episode 11

Namatame wrecks the ceremony. Eating yakisoba, she's met by Sanda in child form. His body starts breaking down as Ono's own changes grow.

Pale Blue Pall

20th December 2025

Episode 12

Santa fights Oshibu before the students. The headmaster thrives on cheers, but Santa regains power by revealing his truth. The duel peaks on the roof.

Top Cast

Ayumu Murase•Hiroki Touchi•Umeka Shouji

Animation Action & Adventure Mystery Drama

In near-future Japan with ultra-low birthrates, children are treasured but monitored. Santa is banned as dangerous. One snowy December 25th, middle-schooler Kazushige Sanda, descendant of Santa, is attacked by classmate Fuyumura who wants him to find her missing friend, Ono. "Santa, please find my friend." To protect children from adults, Sanda decides to become Santa and fight the adults.

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Full Cast

Ayumu Murase Image

Ayumu Murase

Kazushige Sanda (voice)

Hiroki Touchi Image

Hiroki Touchi

Santa Claus (voice)

Umeka Shouji Image

Umeka Shouji

Shiori Fuyumura (voice)

Anna Nagase Image

Anna Nagase

Ichie Ono (voice)

Yuuki Shin Image

Yuuki Shin

Hitoshi Amaya (voice)

Misato Matsuoka Image

Misato Matsuoka

Nico Kazao (voice)

Toshihiko Seki Image

Toshihiko Seki

Hifumi Ōshibu (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata Image

Hiroaki Hirata

Saburō Yagiuda (voice)

Masako Nozawa Image

Masako Nozawa

Toyo Tetsudome (voice)