SANDA

2025 · Ended · 1 season · 12 episodes · Animation, Action & Adventure · Japan

Channel MBS · Starring Ayumu Murase, Hiroki Touchi, Umeka Shoji

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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Episodes

12 episodes · October 2025 – December 2025
  1. Episode 1: 1. Everything's Bright, Am I Aging?October 4, 2025 · 24 min
    On a Dec 25 without Christmas, Sanda is attacked by classmate Shiori. Mistaking it for love, he awaits her confession, but hears something else.
  2. Episode 2: 2. Candies, Canes, Kisses, and BladesOctober 11, 2025 · 24 min
    Amaya learns Sanda is Santa, restrains him and Shiori to force a kiss. Santa refuses, unlocks sled power to escape. Then Headmaster Oshibu appears!
  3. Episode 3: 3. Charred Fruit Tastes All the SweeterOctober 18, 2025 · 24 min
    Sanda gains lie-detecting power. Shiori tries to use it to find Ono, but doubt overwhelms Sanda. Shiori then tells a self-harming lie.
  4. Episode 4: 4. Zeus, Smasher of TextbooksOctober 25, 2025 · 24 min
    At a funeral, Santa fights Yagiuda but fears his power. His resolve returns, shattering the roof and leaving him exposed before all.
  5. Episode 5: 5. A Typhoon in a Snow GlobeNovember 1, 2025 · 24 min
    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.
  6. Episode 6: 6. Cyborg vs. Santa ClausNovember 8, 2025 · 24 min
    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.
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  1. Episode 7: 7. Double-Faced Carnivorous PlantNovember 15, 2025 · 24 min
    Amaya ends his friendship with Sanda to save him. Meanwhile, the scarred Oshibu, comforted by Yagiuda, turns to Class 10 students who killed adults.
  2. Episode 8: 8. Love, the Most Selfish Thing There IsNovember 22, 2025 · 24 min
    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.
  3. Episode 9: 9. A Fake Flower, Yet Its Roots RotNovember 29, 2025 · 24 min
    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.
  4. Episode 10: 10. You, an Everlasting MomentDecember 6, 2025 · 24 min
    At the Peak of Youth Ceremony, Niko steals Sanda's first kiss at twilight. Meanwhile Yagiuda faces Namatame alone, offering himself as decoy.
  5. Episode 11: 11. Flashback AttackDecember 13, 2025 · 24 min
    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.
  6. Episode 12: 12. Pale Blue PallDecember 20, 2025 · 24 min
    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.

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EPISODE LENGTH
24 minutes
FIRST AIRED
October 4, 2025
LAST AIRED
December 20, 2025
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Science SARU, dentsu, Akita Shoten

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