SANDA
- Animation
- Action & Adventure
- Mystery
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.
SANDA is a Japanese animated action-mystery series set in a near-future Japan where Santa is banned and children are heavily monitored. Released October 4, 2025, the show follows middle-schooler Kazushige Sanda, a Santa descendant, who becomes an underground Santa figure to protect children and solve the mystery of a missing friend.
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Ayumu MuraseKazushige Sanda (voice)
Hiroki TouchiSanta Claus (voice)
Umeka ShoujiShiori Fuyumura (voice)
Anna NagaseIchie Ono (voice)
Yuuki ShinHitoshi Amaya (voice)
Misato MatsuokaNico Kazao (voice)
Toshihiko SekiHifumi Ōshibu (voice)
Hiroaki HirataSaburō Yagiuda (voice)
Masako NozawaToyo Tetsudome (voice)
Honoka SakaiFemale Student B (voice)
Sachie ToginFemale Student (voice)
Kota YasuharaMale Student A (voice)
Takaaki TorashimaMale Student B (voice)
Ayumi SakaiFemale Student A (voice)
Minami KamibayashiFemale Student B (voice)
Trailer
SANDA | Official trailer | English dubbed trailer | Prime Video
Seasons
1 season
Episodes · Season 1
Full season| # | Title | Air date | Runtime | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Everything's Bright, Am I Aging? | 2025-10-04 | 24m | 7.3 |
| 02 | Candies, Canes, Kisses, and Blades | 2025-10-11 | 24m | 5.5 |
| 03 | Charred Fruit Tastes All the Sweeter | 2025-10-18 | 24m | 5.5 |
| 04 | Zeus, Smasher of Textbooks | 2025-10-25 | 24m | 6.7 |
| 05 | A Typhoon in a Snow Globe | 2025-11-01 | 24m | 7.5 |
| 06 | Cyborg vs. Santa Claus | 2025-11-08 | 24m | 8.3 |
| 07 | Double-Faced Carnivorous Plant | 2025-11-15 | 24m | 7.0 |
| 08 | Love, the Most Selfish Thing There Is | 2025-11-22 | 24m | 8.0 |
| 09 | A Fake Flower, Yet Its Roots Rot | 2025-11-29 | 24m | 8.5 |
| 10 | You, an Everlasting Moment | 2025-12-06 | 24m | 8.5 |
| 11 | Flashback Attack | 2025-12-13 | 24m | 8.0 |
| 12 | Pale Blue Pall | 2025-12-20 | 24m | 7.5 |
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Is SANDA renewed or cancelled?
SANDA has ended — it concluded its planned run.
SANDA — frequently asked
When does SANDA premiere?
SANDA premiered on October 4, 2025.
How many seasons does SANDA have?
SANDA has one season, which has concluded.
What is SANDA about?
The series follows Kazushige Sanda, a middle-schooler and Santa descendant, who becomes an underground Santa to protect children in a dystopian near-future Japan where Santa is banned. The story begins when his classmate asks him to find her missing friend, Ono.
Will SANDA be renewed for season two?
No renewal information is currently available. The first season has ended.
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