Joseph Luster
August 25, 2025 
More details have surfaced for the SANDA anime, which will now bring its adaptation of BEASTARS creator Paru Itagaki’s manga to global audiences via Amazon Prime Video starting on October 4. Ahead of that, the main trailer has debuted along with a new visual, more cast members and info on the theme songs.
The latest cast members include Toshihiko Seki as Hifumi Oshibu and Hiroaki Hirata as Saburo Yagiuda. The opening song will be yama on “Childlike Adults” and the ending song will be Soushi Sakiyama on “Diary.” Check out the trailer below.
SANDA Trailer
Visual:
Tomohisa Shimoyama (Yurei Deco) directs the SANDA anime, with Kimiko Ueno (Delicious in Dungeon) on scripts, Masamichi Ishiyama (Scott Pilgrim Takes Off) on character designs and Tomoyuki Tanaka on music for the Science SARU production.
Titan Manga licensed the series in English, with the first volume to launch next month, and describes it like so:
SANDA Plot
In a near-future Japan, Christmas has faded into myth, and the birth rate has dropped so dramatically that children are now the most precious commodity. Society has artificially extended adolescence to preserve their youth, and traditional holidays, like Christmas, are a mere legend of the past.
Volume 1 of SANDA introduces Sanda Kazushige, a middle-school student who unexpectedly becomes entangled in a strange and dangerous mystery. When his classmate, Fuyumura Shiori, accuses him of carrying a curse that could help find her missing friend, Ono Ichie, Sanda’s life takes a dramatic turn. Together, they embark on an incredible adventure to unravel the truth behind Ichie’s disappearance and uncover the hidden magic of Christmas itself.
As they delve deeper into the mystery, the duo faces external threats and internal challenges—questions about loyalty, courage, and the power of belief. Along the way, they confront the true meaning of friendship, trust, and the possibility of magic in a world that has all but forgotten it.
Source: Press release
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