Sanda (2025) s01e01 Episode Script

You know, a girl's butt
is colder than I imagined.
That's the last thing that should be
on my mind right now, though.
Fuyumura!
Come on, chill out!
What's gotten into you?
Whoa! Y-You're freaking me out!
Kazushige
Sanda
Cut it out! Don't use my full name!
Seriously, what's the deal?
What did I do?
This is nuts!
I mean, up until a second ago,
you and I were
-We came to school early like we agreed.
-Good morning!
And then we cleaned the gunk out of
the window track because it was sticking.
The two of us did our job as
co-class representatives just fine, right?
It still sticks?
Are you mad because I did
a half-assed job of cleaning the track?
I'd had dreams of scenarios
where I was being straddled by a girl
or being chased around by one,
but not like this!
I can't wrap my head around this!
What did I do to Fuyumura?
It's friggin' cold!
Good morning!
-Good morning.
-Good morning!
You class representatives
are here so early!
Sucks to be you!
Later!
Before the day is out
I'm going to
kill you.
I went and became an adult
We're two sides of the same coin,
with you still a kid
I went and blurted out the words
I'll never be able to take them back
There's nothing righteous
about unrequited feelings,
so let things stay as is
In the gaps between the seasons
that whiz by,
I was crying,
and I bet I always will
You don't believe, do you?
In despair? Being moved?
Unable to take it anymore, the night
that had turned white now turns black
Nothing's going to change
ever again? I just don't know!
I've been clinging to this moment
no matter what,
and I pray that today
my wish will come true
DON'T STOP
I won't forget the adultish heart
I stole from you ever again
Because neither the me that grew up
nor you will ever change
It's okay
Because I still haven't forgotten
the adultish heart I stole
Because even though I've changed,
I'm still me
Regrets, hopes and prayers,
Children, me,
I don't understand any of it
You can believe in wishes coming true,
but who I am will never end
EPISODE 1:
EVERYTHING'S BRIGHT, AM I AGING?
H-Huh? Hang on.
Could this mean that Fuyumura likes me?
It's been eight months since we were made
co-class representatives.
I've never seen the expression
on her face change one bit
but she's still a girl!
Being awkward and surly
has to be the same for both guys and girls
going through puberty.
That has to be it!
Before the day is out
I'm going to kill you.
Translated from the puberty language,
that must mean, quote
"Before the day is out,
I'm going to confess my feelings for you."
End quote!
I'm onto you, Fuyumura!
Being pursued by a girl all day
this might be the greatest day
of my 14 years on this Earth!
Sanda, your special kind of stupidity
is gonna put you in an early grave.
Huh?
When Fuyumura comes at you
with a kitchen knife out of the blue,
that means she's bad news!
-Let's go tell the teacher about this!
-Wait, don't!
Fuyumura's a shy girl!
I don't want to spoil this for her!
Look, man
do you have any idea what kind
of mental state Fuyumura's in right now?
I bet she's been a mess
ever since Ono died.
I forget, were Fuyumura and Ono friends?
Or rather, hasn't it been a week
since she was declared dead?
Yeah, about that long.
I mean, those two were joined
at the hip, you know.
Oh.
If that's the case,
it's all the more reason for me
to give her a shoulder to cry on.
Whatever.
Anyway, you're probably better off
avoiding being alone with Fuyumura today.
Thanks for being so concerned about me!
SANDA
MOGI
TRAUMA-FREE CURRICULUM
DAIKOKU WELFARE ACADEMY
Brr!
August is one thing, but it's nuts
for it to be this cold in December!
Talk about abnormal weather!
Yeah, but I hear this is what was normal
way back in the day.
It's no surprise that Christmas
isn't a thing anymore.
Christmas?
Today. December 25th.
The way I hear it,
it was a day kids got presents
from an old guy named "Santa Claus."
He was some big old dude
with a white beard.
Wow, I had no idea.
Sounds kinda creepy.
More to the point, Sanda, don't you
want to put on your track jacket?
Cold doesn't bother me at all!
FUYUMURA
Wow, it's snowing! It's actually snowing!
It's actual snow!
No wonder it's so cold!
Huh? Sanda?
Hey! What's wrong?
I-I don't know!
My chest suddenly felt like it's
Come on, put on a jacket!
You must be freezing!
No, I'm fine!
Where's this pain coming from?
It's like my heart is swelling!
Crap! My heart's pounding so hard,
I feel like I'm gonna die!
Does
Does this
Does this clinch that Fuyumura is the girl
I'm destined to be with?
Bring it on, Fuyumura!
Whatever you've got in store,
I'm ready for it!
Can you do me a favor?
Wh-What is it?
Give me your eraser.
My eraser? Oh, you forgot yours?
Sure, hang on.
I appreciate you attending
the class representative meeting
even though you're not feeling well.
It's no big deal.
I'm not the sorta guy
who'd chicken out at this point.
Why are you being so nice to me
after I threatened you like that, Sanda?
Huh?
CONSERVE WATER
DAIKOKU WELFARE ACADEMY
Is it because you're descended
from Santa Claus?
You stubbornly refuse to ever put on
our academy's red tracksuit.
Are you that scared of people
finding out your secret identity?
Come again? "Descended from Santa Claus"?
What are you talking about?
Please. Hurry up and give me that eraser.
Oh, s-sure!
Just about all of the conditions
to break the curse have now been met.
Ignoring any danger to yourself,
you show affection to a child
on a snowy December 25th.
You give a child
something that she asked for.
DAIKOKU WELFARE ACADEMY
You had to perform those two acts, Sanda.
And it worked.
I guess I'm close enough
to still count as a child.
Hang on
People sometimes get sick suddenly with
heart palpitations or whatever, right?
It's a sign that their latent abilities
are about to emerge.
There are so many conditions that
have to be met for that to actually happen
that most people just write it off as
poor health and stop their daily routine.
There's just one more condition left
to break your curse, Sanda.
And that is to wear something red.
Huh? What the hell
are you babbling about, Fuyumura?
Get real!
Show a child affection?
Give something to a child?
Don't trample all over my actions
with talk like that!
I don't know squat about Santa Claus!
It's some stupid old legend!
A fairy tale! Fantasy!
Everything I did was because I've had
a thing for you forever, Fuyumura!
The plan was to eventually tell you
how I feel
but thanks to you,
you've ruined everything, you jerk!
Give me back my heart!
You're wrong.
Everything you do is motivated
by the instincts
of Santa Claus!
Listen to
Listen to the words I'm shouting at you!
Then put on this red track jacket.
Then we can talk.
Forget it! I hate the color red
Anyway! Fuyumura!
Why
are you so freaking obsessed
with this Santa Claus guy?
You leave me no choice. I'm going to
follow through on what I said.
You're going to wear something red, Sanda.
You
w-were serious
about that?
Fuyumura
Why
Oh, wow!
It's so pretty!
Dying all alone with no one ever knowing
is a terrifying thought, isn't it, Sanda?
Ono didn't die.
She just up and vanished one day,
and they wrote her off as dead
after not finding her for six months.
She was always inside
with her nose in a book.
She couldn't possibly
have been killed outside.
"Shiori Fuyumura" is such an amazing name,
you know that?
It is?
Way back when, Japan had four seasons,
right? Spring, summer, fall and winter.
They say that the scenery changed
with the changing of the seasons.
Your skin is white as snow,
and you're quiet,
so your last name meaning
"winter village" is a perfect fit
but deep down,
you have lots of expressions
that are as varied as those seasons are.
You're so colorful!
Hanging out with you
lets me enjoy all the seasons!
So, here! Merry Christmas!
You're the only one
who's hung up on this old tradition.
Besides, I didn't get you anything.
Let's spend December 25th
together next year, too!
We can say "Merry Christmas!"
to each other
and exchange presents!
Either Ono is being held captive
by someone from this school
or maybe she's already
Sanda? Hey!
Turn into Santa!
If you don't, you'll die!
Santa Claus is able to do incredible
things to do what he does for kids, right?
Well, I need unstoppable power
like that right now!
I need your powers to find Ono!
If you die on me, I'm screwed!
I never wanted you to die!
You're my only hope, Sanda!
If I give up, that means
Ono really is dead!
I can't let that happen!
I promised her!
I said we'd spend Christmas
this year together!
I know she would've loved
to see it snowing on Christmas!
I wanted to give her a present!
I miss Ono so much!
Ono
Merry Christmas.
Sanda
I thought the Sanda Family curse
would be locked away with me!
I have no idea how you found out!
How do you know what it would take
to break the curse, Fuyumura?
You stuck me pretty good.
It'll heal.
The bond between Santa and a child
who believes in Santa is unbreakable.
A little stab wound like that will heal.
A child who believes in Santa?
Don't make yourself out to be so innocent.
Fuyumura, who the hell are you?
How did you know who I really am?
You're really him!
Santa Claus!
Despite being 14
Fuyumura has to be at least 182 cm.
Does just looking at her from above
make her look so young?
This Fuyumura standing in front of me
is just a little girl.
I'm begging you, Sanda!
I need your help! I want to find Ono!
Is this Santa's instincts talking
or just simple ethics?
All I want to do right now
is put a smile on this child's face.
All children ought to be smiling.
I give you my word.
I'll find her, no matter what!
And with that
a snow-white curse fell upon my youth.
Is this that presbyopia deal
I've read about?
BRATTY BEANS
Why
can I see it clearly far away,
but it's blurry up close?
My voice that was on the cusp
of changing was so cute!
My face had its own nickname,
"The cheeks that bring happiness"!
How long are you gonna stay locked
in there, Sanda?
Everybody's freaking out because
you trashed the school building.
Everyone! Please evacuate!
Nobody's gonna bat an eye
at a half-naked old dude
wandering the halls at this point.
-This is bad!
-What is?
Having an adorable face is my thing!
If I have a rugged face that's anything
but cute, I'm not me anymore!
You realize how messed up those words
sound coming out of that face, right?
What if I can't turn back?
I'm 14 on the inside!
If I'm stuck as big, burly Santa Claus
forever, the rest of my life will be hell!
You'll turn back soon enough.
The important thing is that you hurry up
and keep your promise.
Getting back my looks comes first!
Looking for a missing classmate
comes way before that!
Damn!
What're those?
These are my mood stabilizers,
Bratty Beans.
Thank goodness I always have some on me.
Whenever I'm angry,
these always do the trick.
It's like when adults smoke a cigarette.
You know?
Hang on, I can see things
up close clearly.
I've eaten Bratty Beans for so long
that it's become like second nature!
Thanks to this junk food
that's chock full of additives
and have zero nutritional value,
I've turned back into my youthful self!
Okay, everyone!
Yesterday sure was scary, huh?
I'm told that the explosion was the result
of the building deteriorating due to age.
So, as a result, we'll be having classes
here in this science lab for a while.
Anyway, we'll be picking up
from last time.
JAPANESE FOR TENSHI
Let's talk with the person next to us
about what we would wish for, okay?
Fuyumura I spent all night
thinking about this.
I know I gave you my word and all
but I don't know how much use I'd be
in looking for Ono.
All I know is that I'm descended
from Santa Claus
and I have absolutely no idea
what I'm even capable of.
Besides, there's no telling
when or if I'll ever change again, right?
I'll be honest, I'm freaking out.
You don't need to worry about any of that.
I've already come up with a plan.
A plan?
I've planted a bomb
somewhere in this science lab.
It'll go off in one hour.
You could use your powers
to find the bomb,
or you could get everybody
out of the room
or you could even force me
to tell you where the bomb is.
Or you could just wait around
and see if it explo
Why would you do that?
To learn what Santa Claus is capable of.
This is a test to see
what abilities you'll employ
using the lives of the 22 people
in this room as motivation.
As much as I hate to say it
I know that she doesn't bluff!
Everybody!
Huh?
Th-There's a bomb somewhere in this room!
You should all
get out of here before it's too late.
We're in the middle of a lesson.
Please don't interrupt.
Sanda, I didn't study
for the quiz, either, so don't sweat it.
Let's blow up together, okay?
Yeah, I'm not surprised.
I shouldn't have opened with that.
Be honest, Fuyumura.
You're lying
about there being a bomb, right?
If believing that
makes you feel better, feel free.
It's better to look for the thing
than sit fretting for an hour, huh?
Okay, you're on!
Teacher,
the truth is, I spilled a whole box
of thumbtacks in this room this morning.
Can I check the floor?
But we're in the middle of a lesson.
But I'm worried sick
that I didn't find them all.
I can't bear the thought
that someone might get hurt because of me.
I want to look for them right now.
Okay,
since it looks like Sanda wants to keep a
sharp eye out to keep the classroom safe,
I want you all
to keep just as sharp an eye
on the rules
for paragraphs and line breaks.
What the hell am I even doing? No way
is it gonna be sitting out on the floor!
Use your head!
I can't believe today's lesson
is writing an essay, of all things.
"WHAT I WISH FOR"
And that's the theme.
Me being the descendant of Santa Claus
in a situation like this,
what kind of sick joke
is that being the topic?
How can I put it?
The pressure is really getting to me!
They're all totally focused
on their writing.
They all have something they wish for.
And yet here's the real Santa Claus
but he's a useless idiot. Sorry, guys.
I wish I could be like you
and be the one doing the writing.
But there's no going back to being
a regular middle schooler anymore.
I can't bear the thought
of my secret identity
being just some huge old geezer
who can't keep his promise to Fuyumura!
My Santa Claus curse has been broken!
Santa Claus
What would the real Santa Claus do?
What would he do at a time like this?
I'll tell you
what the real Santa Claus would do!
Okay, time's almost up! Is everyone done
Don't make a scene!
If you do, I'll snap this girl's neck!
L-Let her go this instant!
Who are you?
I told you not to make a scene!
I'm a thief!
No, a robber!
Uh, no, a terrorist!
Get out of this room right now!
-And get me 10 billion yen!
-Fuyu!
In exchange for her life!
Get moving!
SCIENCE LAB
Teacher!
Fuyu Fuyu's gonna
Don't you worry, children.
Judging from his demand,
he doesn't seem to be very bright.
I want you all
to go downstairs and take shelter.
I'll go get help!
Color me surprised.
You've got balls, Sanda.
If I can turn into this
just by draping a red track jacket across
my shoulders, this body has its perks.
I must say
I'm impressed that you figured it out.
You were serious about the bombs?
I'm always serious.
I was testing you for real.
A Santa who can't save a bunch of kids
from a little bomb like this
would be of no use to me.
I would've looked for Ono myself.
You
were about to take out
the entire class, not just yourself!
I can't stand people who bitch and moan
about things that didn't happen.
That's a bad habit adults have.
Just be happy you found the bomb
and it's all done.
Fuyumura! Deep down,
this girl is a rotten brat!
Tell me, how did you figure out
that the bomb was on me?
I heard the sound of writing
from every desk but yours.
I don't know if it's the way
Santa's supposed to do things,
but a kid who can't think
of something that she wants
would make Santa worried sick, right?
Especially at a time like this
when you have it so rough
worrying about Ono.
I interrupted the class because I thought
it must be hard for you, that's all.
I was going to ask you questions
to figure out where the bomb was,
but I never imagined
Hey, are you listening to me?
I can't write out what I want.
Because I know
that the fear of losing someone
far outweighs the joy you feel
when you're with them.
Then
the joy you'll feel when you're reunited
with her will be even bigger.
Isn't the time you spent with Ono the most
precious thing in the world to you?
So, let's get back your treasure. Oh!
Wait a minute,
did you deactivate the bomb?
The bomb! Sanda grabbed it?
Fuyumura!
Sanda is more like Santa Claus
than I ever hoped.
I now know three abilities
that Santa Claus possesses.
One.
He turns into Santa Claus
when he puts on something red.
Sanda!
Fuyumura, you airhead!
I meant what I said just now!
Two. He turns back into his child form
when he eats Bratty Beans.
I like your spirit!
Let's find Ono for real!
Looks like I can shrug off a fire
in a fireplace like it's nothing!
I'll come down the chimney
to deliver your present!
That's a promise from Santa Claus!
Three.
He's impervious to fire.
Though I guess this goes a little beyond
your average fire in a fireplace.
When I'm feeling antsy,
full of muddled emotions,
I sometimes just stand there,
or sometimes I shout
at the top of my lungs
When I'm feeling indecisive,
full of emotions that ebb and flow,
the diary I grumble and complain to
is tucked away in a closed drawer
How's it gonna turn out?
Not knowing, I just cry
I bet that's how it is, right?
Out of desperation, a lie
Really, how's it gonna turn out?
I wish I could stay in my dreams
I wish I could stay,
could stay, could stay
When I'm feeling antsy,
full of muddled emotions,
I sometimes just stand there,
or sometimes I shout
at the top of my lungs
It's ironic that it's only once
you've grown up
that you realize
you can't stay a kid forever
There are even times
that I get depressed
thinking about these days
I find myself in,
but once they've passed me by,
will I look back and miss them?
How's it gonna turn out every day
I'm shouting every day