SANDA

Name: SANDA
Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Mystery
Released: 2025-10-04
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Ayumu Murase, Hiroki Touchi, Umeka Shoji, Anna Nagase, Yuuki Shin

ENDED1 Season12 Episodes★ 7.6

SANDA is an animated action-adventure series on MBS that premiered in 2025, ending after 1 season and 12 episodes.

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NetworkMBS

First AiredOct 4, 2025

Last AiredDec 20, 2025

GenreAnimation, Action & Adventure, Mystery

Runtime24 min

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

ProductionScience SARU, dentsu, Akita Shoten

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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Cast

Ayumu Murase

Kazushige Sanda (voice)

Hiroki Touchi

Santa Claus (voice)

Umeka Shoji

Shiori Fuyumura (voice)

Anna Nagase

Ichie Ono (voice)

Yuuki Shin

Hitoshi Amaya (voice)

Misato Matsuoka

Nico Kazao (voice)

Toshihiko Seki

Hifumi Ōshibu (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata

Saburō Yagiuda (voice)

Masako Nozawa

Toyo Tetsudome (voice)

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 12 episodes

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E1Everything's Bright, Am I Aging?

Oct 4, 202524m★ 7.3

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

E2Candies, Canes, Kisses, and Blades

Oct 11, 202524m

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

E3Charred Fruit Tastes All the Sweeter

Oct 18, 202524m

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

E4Zeus, Smasher of Textbooks

Oct 25, 202524m★ 6.7

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

E5A Typhoon in a Snow Globe

Nov 1, 202524m

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.

E6Cyborg vs. Santa Claus

Nov 8, 202524m★ 8.3

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.

E7Double-Faced Carnivorous Plant

Nov 15, 202524m

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

E8Love, the Most Selfish Thing There Is

Nov 22, 202524m

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.

E9A Fake Flower, Yet Its Roots Rot

Nov 29, 202524m

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.

E10You, an Everlasting Moment

Dec 6, 202524m

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

E11Flashback Attack

Dec 13, 202524m

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.

E12Pale Blue Pall

Dec 20, 202524m

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.

About SANDA

SANDA is an animation, action & adventure, mystery series on MBS. The show first aired on Oct 4, 2025 and currently has 1 season and 12 episodes. SANDA has ended. It has a rating of 7.6/10 based on 44 votes. The cast includes Ayumu Murase, Hiroki Touchi, Umeka Shoji, Anna Nagase, Yuuki Shin.