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SANDA
Synopsis
The story
In a future where children are few and regarded as Japan's most valuable assets, Christmas has become a mere legend of the past. For the students of Daikoku Welfare Academy—a boarding school where they are educated, protected, and monitored—the mythical Santa Claus is a forgotten character of fiction. For the adults, Santa Claus is a very real menace that needs to be neutralized by the Saint Nick Pursuit Unit in case he makes an appearance. Shiori Fuyumura, a student of Daikoku Welfare Academy, is determined to find her best friend, Ichie Ono, who has been declared dead after being missing for six months. One morning, Fuyumura summons her fellow class representative, Kazushige Sanda, only to attack the unknowing boy. She is convinced that Sanda is the descendant of the infamous Santa Claus—the only person who can make her wish of finding Ono come true—and is determined to force out his dormant true self by any means necessary.
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Episode guide
12 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 3, 202502Episode 2Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 10, 202503Episode 3Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 17, 202504Episode 4Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 24, 202505Episode 5Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 31, 202506Episode 6Unwatched · AiredAired Nov 7, 202507Episode 7Unwatched · AiredAired Nov 14, 202508Episode 8Unwatched · AiredAired Nov 21, 202509Episode 9Unwatched · AiredAired Nov 28, 202510Episode 10Unwatched · AiredAired Dec 5, 202511Episode 11Unwatched · AiredAired Dec 12, 202512Episode 12Unwatched · AiredAired Dec 19, 2025Characters & voices
16 credited
Kazushige Sanda
Main
Shiori Fuyumura
Main
Saburou Yagiuda
Supporting
Niko Kazao
Supporting
Hitoshi Amaya
Supporting
Hifumi Ooshibu
Supporting
Hajime Mogi
Supporting
Ichie Ono
Supporting
Fumi Namatame
Supporting
Itagaki-sensei
Background
Toyo Tetsudome
Supporting
Ikkei Douzono
Supporting
Iori Utagawa
Supporting
Amagi
Supporting
Miku Izawa
Supporting
Maruyama
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Rodrigo AntasADR Director (Brazilian Portuguese)
Waikwan Suen2nd Key Animation (ep 5)
Akiko MatsuoDesign Works (eps 1-7)Akiko MatsuoAnimation Director (eps 2, 4, 7)Akiko MatsuoKey Animation (ep 4)
Akitoshi YokoyamaStoryboard (ep 6)Akitoshi YokoyamaEpisode Director (ep 6)
Kimiko UenoSeries CompositionKimiko UenoScript (eps 1-6)
Tomohisa TaguchiStoryboard (ep 4)Tomohisa TaguchiEpisode Director (ep 4)Paru ItagakiOriginal CreatorRika OotaKey Animation (ep 7)
Izumi MurakamiKey Animation (ep 3)Azusa Okazaki2nd Key Animation (eps 1, 5)
Tomohisa ShimoyamaDirectorTomohisa ShimoyamaStoryboard (eps 1, 7)Tomohisa ShimoyamaEpisode Director (ep 1)Akane TsukamotoAnimation Director (eps 2, 4-6)Akane TsukamotoKey Animation (OP)Themes & motifs
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Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast100%
Coming of AgeTheme-Drama98%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast97%
HenshinTheme-Fantasy96%
DystopianSetting-Time93%
Body ImageTheme-Other91%
ShounenDemographic87%
Super PowerTheme-Fantasy84%
Urban FantasySetting-Universe82%
MagicTheme-Fantasy80%
Primarily Teen CastCast-Main Cast76%
MythologyTheme-Fantasy74%
Boarding SchoolSetting-Scene73%
Fairy TaleTheme-Fantasy71%
GoreTheme-Other68%
SnowscapeSetting-Scene66%
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500 community reviews
"Something Is Wrong With This School"
@wutwha38/57 helpful
Spoiler-free Review of Sanda: The cost of youth.
@Benkei16/20 helpful
Fun enough show that fails to live up to it's potential
@luxray97830/69 helpful
Engraçado o anime sobre natal terminar uma semana antes do natal kkkkkkk
@GustavoSchiavon4/7 helpful