Sanda: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Sanda
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2025-10-03
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: MBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 24 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 86715
• IMDb ID: tt35127440
• TVDB ID: 452103

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-10-03; final listed air date 2025-12-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sanda on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.