SANDA
Anime
SANDA
2025/10/04
Character count54,744
Word count24,241
Unique words3,588
Words (1-occurrence)1,850
Unique kanji1,106
Kanji (1-occurrence)297
Difficulty beta
Average
Episodes12
External Rating
75 %

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)

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Genres
Drama
Mystery
Tags
Male Protagonist
Coming of Age
Female Protagonist
Dystopia
Henshin
Shounen
Super Power
Urban Fantasy
Magic
Teen Cast
Mythology
Boarding School
Absurdist Comedy
Fairy Tale
Snow
Gore
Bisexual
Tomboy
Nudity
Swords
Subdecks
Episode 1
Character count5,117
Word count2,267
Unique words761
Words (1-occurrence)483
Unique kanji393
Kanji (1-occurrence)181
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 2
Character count4,886
Word count2,137
Unique words785
Words (1-occurrence)511
Unique kanji408
Kanji (1-occurrence)200
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 3
Character count4,408
Word count1,970
Unique words716
Words (1-occurrence)477
Unique kanji378
Kanji (1-occurrence)188
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 4
Character count4,595
Word count2,016
Unique words739
Words (1-occurrence)491
Unique kanji423
Kanji (1-occurrence)234
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 5
Character count4,837
Word count2,112
Unique words782
Words (1-occurrence)509
Unique kanji387
Kanji (1-occurrence)191
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 6
Character count4,870
Word count2,132
Unique words746
Words (1-occurrence)467
Unique kanji371
Kanji (1-occurrence)177
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 7
Character count4,595
Word count2,000
Unique words780
Words (1-occurrence)529
Unique kanji376
Kanji (1-occurrence)180
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 8
Character count4,687
Word count2,147
Unique words721
Words (1-occurrence)465
Unique kanji380
Kanji (1-occurrence)188
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 9
Character count4,345
Word count1,914
Unique words686
Words (1-occurrence)431
Unique kanji338
Kanji (1-occurrence)161
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 10
Character count4,345
Word count1,914
Unique words686
Words (1-occurrence)431
Unique kanji338
Kanji (1-occurrence)161
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 11
Character count3,971
Word count1,809
Unique words617
Words (1-occurrence)389
Unique kanji332
Kanji (1-occurrence)168
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 12
Character count4,088
Word count1,823
Unique words670
Words (1-occurrence)437
Unique kanji334
Kanji (1-occurrence)162
Difficulty beta
Average