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SANDA

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. (Source: MAL Rewrite)

Names

OriginalSANDA (latin)
RomajiSANDA
EnglishSANDA
Chinese变身圣诞老人 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known asサンダ

Facts

FormatTV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired2025-10-04 → 2025-12-20 (Autumn 2025)
StatusFINISHED
StudioScience SARU
SourceManga
OriginJapan (Anime)
DemographicShounen
GenresActionDramaMystery
ThemesMale ProtagonistComing of AgeFemale ProtagonistHenshinDystopianBody ImageShounenSuper PowerUrban FantasyMagicPrimarily Teen CastMythologyBoarding SchoolFairy Tale
StreamingAmazon Prime Video · Prime Video

Reception

Community score7.58 / 10
Bayesian score7.58 / 10
Composite56.7
On lists49,192
Favourited885 (1.8%)
Completion59.3%
Drop rate9.0%
In backlog39.9%
Score spread σ1.43

Score distribution

1722363974166550261,11573,10384,10092,24410686

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
StudioScience SARU13 of 19
Broadcast seasonAutumn 2025B17 of 65
Year2025C83 of 284
EraMid 2020sC144 of 487
GenreMysteryC244 of 652
Season (all years)AutumnB418 of 1,921
DemographicShounenC448 of 1,219
LengthSingle-courB650 of 2,668
GenreActionB677 of 2,765
GenreDramaC700 of 1,917
Source materialMangaC827 of 3,025
FormatTV seriesC871 of 3,322
OriginJapanB1,465 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorTomohisa Shimoyama, Niki Higaki, Hikari Itou
Series compositionKimiko Ueno
Character designMasamichi Ishiyama
Original creatorParu Itagaki

AniList id 179302 · MAL id 59267 · Bangumi 503303 · record updated 2026-08-27