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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)

Rankings

  • #49 highest rated of 2025

  • #54 most popular of 2025

  • #9 highest rated of FALL 2025

  • #7 most popular of FALL 2025

Data

  • Format

    TV

  • Episodes

    12

  • Episode Duration

    24 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Tue Nov 04 2025

  • End Date

    Tue Jan 20 2026

  • Season

    FALL 2025

  • Average Score

    75%

  • Mean Score

    75%

  • Popularity

    38432

  • Favourites

    651

  • Studios

    Science SARU

    Science SARU

  • Producers

    Dentsu

    Akita Shoten

  • Source

    MANGA

  • Genres

    Drama, Mystery
  • Romaji

    SANDA

  • English

    SANDA

  • Native

    SANDA

  • Synonyms

    サンダ

Tags

  • Male Protagonist

    100%

  • Coming of Age

    98%

  • Female Protagonist

    97%

  • Henshin

    96%

  • Dystopian

    93%

  • Body Image

    91%

  • Shapeshifting

    90%

  • Shounen

    87%

  • Super Power

    84%

  • Unrequited Love

    84%

  • Urban Fantasy

    82%

  • Magic

    80%

  • Primarily Teen Cast

    76%

  • Guns

    76%

  • Age Gap

    75%

  • Love Triangle

    75%

  • Mythology

    74%

  • Boarding School

    73%

  • LGBTQ+ Themes

    71%

  • Fairy Tale

    71%

  • Yuri

    70%

  • Gore

    68%

  • Snowscape

    66%

  • Tragedy

    65%

  • Nudity

    64%

  • Tomboy

    64%

  • Bisexual

    60%

  • Swordplay

    60%

  • Surreal Comedy

    50%

Relations

  • SANDA

    SOURCE

    SANDA

    MANGA · FINISHED

Characters

1 / 500

Staff

1 / 500
  • Rodrigo Antas

    Rodrigo Antas

    ADR Director (Brazilian Portuguese)

  • Akiko Matsuo

    Akiko Matsuo

    Key Animation (ep 4)

  • Akiko Matsuo

    Akiko Matsuo

    Design Works (eps 1-7)

  • Akiko Matsuo

    Akiko Matsuo

    Animation Director (eps 2, 4, 7)

  • Akitoshi Yokoyama

    Akitoshi Yokoyama

    Storyboard (ep 6)

  • Akitoshi Yokoyama

    Akitoshi Yokoyama

    Episode Director (ep 6)

  • Kimiko Ueno

    Kimiko Ueno

    Series Composition

  • Kimiko Ueno

    Kimiko Ueno

    Script (eps 1-6)

  • Tomohisa Taguchi

    Tomohisa Taguchi

    Storyboard (ep 4)

  • Tomohisa Taguchi

    Tomohisa Taguchi

    Episode Director (ep 4)

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    8799 Users

  • PLANNING

    15898 Users

  • COMPLETED

    11321 Users

  • DROPPED

    1632 Users

  • PAUSED

    782 Users

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