Sanda, the new anime‘s official website unveiled the preview images and synopsis for the series’ up and coming 6th episode.
Synopsis for the episode is as following:
“The principal of Daisujuku Academy, intent on eliminating Ono—who has returned in his adult form—finds himself blocked by Santa, who has regained his powers. However, the 92-year-old Daisujuku has gained superhuman strength from undergoing full-body plastic surgery to defy aging, and he begins to overwhelm Santa. In response, Santa declares that the children’s belief becomes his true power, and he makes a special request of Fuyumura and the others.”
Sanda anime’s episode 6 will go live on November 8, 2025.
Created by Paru Itagaki, Sanda is a captivating Japanese manga that she both wrote and drew. The series ran in the pages of Weekly Shōnen Champion, Akita Shoten’s popular boys’ magazine, starting in July 2021 and wrapping up in July 2024; all the installments were later compiled into 16 handy tankōbon books.
Set in a near-future Japan grappling with a sharp drop in birth rates, the narrative follows Kazushige Sanda, who gets an astonishing revelation from his classmate Shiori Fuyumura: he’s a direct heir to Santa Claus. The duo then sets off on a quest to track down Shiori’s vanished schoolmate, Ichie Ono.
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