Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Time to watch it all
4 h 48 min
12 episodes, about 24 min each
An episode a night: about 2 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 108 more
First aired
2025
October 4, 2025
Ended 2025
Genres
AnimationAction & AdventureMysteryLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
- TV-14United States
Not for young kids: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 people
Ayumu MuraseKazushige Sanda (voice)12 episodes
Hiroki TouchiSanta Claus (voice)12 episodes
Umeka ShojiShiori Fuyumura (voice)12 episodes
Anna NagaseIchie Ono (voice)12 episodes
Yuuki ShinHitoshi Amaya (voice)12 episodes
Misato MatsuokaNico Kazao (voice)12 episodes
Toshihiko SekiHifumi Ōshibu (voice)12 episodes
Hiroaki HirataSaburō Yagiuda (voice)12 episodes
Masako NozawaToyo Tetsudome (voice)12 episodes
Honoka SakaiFemale Student B (voice)1 episode
Sachie ToginFemale Student (voice)1 episode
Kota YasuharaMale Student A (voice)1 episode
Takaaki TorashimaMale Student B (voice)1 episode
Ayumi SakaiFemale Student A (voice)1 episode
Minami KamibayashiFemale Student B (voice)1 episode
Haruka MatsudairaFemale Student C (Voice)1 episode
Directing · 7
- Shugo Tsuneoka Director, Assistant Director
- Takuya Yoshihara Director, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director, Key Animation
- Tomohisa Taguchi Director, Storyboard Artist
- Asami Murakoshi Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
- Rushio Moriyama Director, Storyboard Artist
- Akitoshi Yokoyama Director, Storyboard Artist
Production · 8
- Masanori Fujita Executive Producer
- Kenzo Ishiguro Executive Producer
- Yasutaka Hyuga Producer
- 安谷屋佑磨 Producer
- Yoshiko Makabe Associate Producer
- Anna Kondo Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Hikari Itoh Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Kiyoshi Hirose Editor
Sound · 3
- Tomoyuki Tanaka Original Music Composer
- Katsuhiro Nakajima Sound Effects
- Yuki Ikeda Sound Mixer
Art · 2
- Mari Motohashi Storyboard Artist, Key Animation, Animation Director, Director
- Niki Higaki Art Direction
Other crew · 70
- Tomohisa Shimoyama Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Director, Key Animation
- Kimiko Ueno Series Composition, Writer
- Masamichi Ishiyama Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer, Animation Director, Key Animation
- Saori Goda Color Designer
- Soushi Sakiyama Theme Song Performance
- yama Theme Song Performance
SANDA episodes
1 season · 12 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Subete ga Mabushii, Kore ga Oi ka, 7.7
- S1 E2 Ame to Muchi to Kisu to Ha to, 7.4
- S1 E3 Kudamono Moereba Amaku Naru, 7.6
- S1 E4 Kyôkasho Tsukiyaburishi Zeus, 7.8
- S1 E5 Sunôdômu no Naka no Taifû, 7.8
- S1 E6 Jinzô Ningen vs. Santa Kurôsu, 8.2
- S1 E7 Kagehinata no Shokuchûshokubutsu, 7.5
- S1 E8 Kyûkyoku no Wagamama wa Renai to Imashite, 7.5
- S1 E9 Zôkananoni ne Kusare, 7.7
- S1 E10 Nagai Isshun no Yôna Kimi, 7.9
- S1 E11 Sômatô no Shinkô, 7.6
- S1 E12 Pêru Burû no Tobari, 8.0
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