SANDA anime adaptation by studio Science SARU has revealed the main trailer, along with a new visual, cast, and worldwide streaming information. The anime is adapting another manga from the BEASTARS creator Paru Itagaki. The anime was announced on the day of the manga’s ending.
The anime will premiere in Japan on October 3, while worldwide streaming will begin exclusively on Prime Video on October 4. The main visual shows Daikoku Welfare Academy, where protagonist Sanda and his classmates study. The school principal Hifumi Oshibu is seen looming in the background, with Santa Claus breaking through the glass.
The new voice cast includes:
- Toshihiko Seki as Hifumi Oshibu, the 92-year-old principal who obsessively clings to youth through repeated full-body plastic surgery
- Hiroaki Hirata as Saburo Yagiuda, ace of the St. Nick Pursuit Unit dedicated to capturing Santa
The opening theme is “Childlike Adults” by yama, while the ending theme is “Diary” is by Soushi Sakiyama. You can hear both the new voice cast and the opening song in the new trailer below.
The main staff for the SANDA anime includes:
- Director: Shimoyama Tomohisa
- Series Composition/Script: Kimiko Ueno
- Character Design/CAD: Masamichi Ishiyama
- Music: Tomoyuki Tanaka
SANDA is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki. It was serialized in Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shonen Champion magazine for 3 years from July 2021 to July 2024, with 14 volumes released as of June 2024. The anime was announced on the day of the manga’s ending. Titan Manga will begin releasing the English version of the manga in September.
Described as a “Santa Claus action story,” the story is set in a future Japan, where the birth rate is declining and children have a higher social status than adults. Santa Claus has been sealed because of a curse, with Christmas left as a legend. The main character, Sanda Kazushige, realizes he has a connection to the mythical Santa.
Paru Itagaki’s BEASTARS manga started serialization in 2016 in Weekly Shonen Champion and ended in 2020 after 196 chapters. The final season of its anime adaptation released Part 1 last December, with Part 2 coming in 2026.
Science SARU is also animating DAN DA DAN, currently has Season 2 ongoing, as well as the anime adaptation of A Witch’s Life in Mongol and the new GHOST IN THE SHELL project coming next year.
Source: Press Release SANDA Official Website
© Paru Itagaki (AKITASHOTEN) / SANDA Project
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