Sanda (2025)

Action · Adventure · Animation

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.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (1,101 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 ↑ +0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2025)

7.73 avg 12 episodes 7.7 → 8.0 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Subete ga Mabushii, Kore ga Oi ka	7.7	333
2	Ame to Muchi to Kisu to Ha to	7.4	221
3	Kudamono Moereba Amaku Naru	7.6	206
4	Kyôkasho Tsukiyaburishi Zeus	7.8	192
5	Sunôdômu no Naka no Taifû	7.8	185
6	Jinzô Ningen vs. Santa Kurôsu	8.1	166
7	Kagehinata no Shokuchûshokubutsu	7.5	141
8	Kyûkyoku no Wagamama wa Renai to Imashite	7.5	142
9	Zôkananoni ne Kusare	7.7	135
10	Nagai Isshun no Yôna Kimi	7.9	133
11	Sômatô no Shinkô	7.7	117
12	Pêru Burû no Tobari	8.0	121