Sanda (2025) s01e02 Episode Script

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
BRATTY BEANS
EPISODE 2:
CANDIES, CANES, KISSES, AND BLADES
So, this is what the boys' dorm
is like inside.
I've never been in here before.
I guess it's a little messy.
Sorry about that.
It's Fuyumura
a girl, in street clothes
is in our room.
Look at what Sanda dragged in.
I got you some you-know-whats.
I bought them in bulk.
Just in case.
Wow, really? Thank you!
That's all I came for. Later.
This is a matter
of alarming importance!
Why would Fuyumura come to see you?
What do you mean?
She came by to drop off
these Bratty Beans, that's all.
But why?
Because I love these things.
So, why is Fuyumura bringing you
your favorite thing?
What do you mean, why?
Look, it's almost time for dinner!
He's right.
Hey, guys!
Let's have a race to the cafeteria!
On your marks, get
Sanda!
Utagawa, grill him!
What's the story
between you and that girl?
I'm sorry, I'll have to run it past
my talent agency before I can comment.
What's the name of your agency?
My roommates and I
are always goofing around
but we're treated
as national treasures all the same.
As it stands today in Tenshi year 5, there
are roughly 50,000 citizens under age 15.
That's a mere 0.1%
of the population of Japan.
Here at Daikoku Welfare Academy,
we handful of kids are monitored
and protected in all aspects
of our lives and education.
So, then I say
Good afternoon.
Utagawa, you're the only student who
has yet to turn in his Math II handout.
Oops! I forgot all about it!
Sorry, Teach!
It's only natural that adults
would be deferential to kids.
I guess it was the opposite in the past
with kids showing deference to adults,
which is why I think we're pretty spoiled.
Can you believe this?
Is it just me or are our meals
getting crappier every year?
It's because the country
is getting poorer every year.
We can't complain.
I'm just thankful
that meat is still on the menu today.
Right, Sanda? Huh?
Yep. Kids really are
life's greatest treasure.
Yo, Sanda, what's gotten into you?
C'mon now! Dig in, you guys!
Lately, these guys have been so cute,
I could die.
Lately, something
about Sanda's been a little
Yep!
Right? Isn't he acting weird?
I'll cut out the bad meat for you,
so make sure you eat it all.
Knock it off!
Fuyumura came by this morning
in those sexy street clothes,
and you didn't bat an eye!
What's the deal with you
acting all weird and mature lately?
What have you done with our childlike,
stupid and annoying Sanda?
Fuyumura was in her street clothes?
Oh, hey, you're right.
What kind of outfit was it?
No, it's more than that.
It didn't even register with me
that Fuyumura wasn't wearing
her school uniform.
I mean, Fuyumura isn't a member
of the opposite sex to me anymore.
I just see her as a child.
Hang on, does this mean
Am I turning into Santa
on the inside, too?
Sanda, are you okay?
Huh?
A-Amaya!
Sorry about earlier.
I guess I made things weird.
How are the guys?
Don't worry about them.
They went to the bathroom.
They're freaking out a little, that's all.
They feel like if they see
a friend growing up
that means they ought
to grow up, too.
These days, everyone wants
to stay a kid forever.
You're perfectly normal, Sanda.
Thanks for saying that.
I wish the others were
as understanding as you, Amaya.
Well, that's because
I know your secret identity.
Hmm?
Hey!
Let's go hit the baths! Huh?
Hey, don't crash out on us!
Are you okay?
Don't worry, I'll wake him up.
We'll catch up.
Really?
We'll hold you to it, Pretty Boy!
Quit your lollygagging, Sanda!
Where am I?
Th-The science lab? I-Is anybody there?
-Somebody help!
-Would you please stop shouting?
What do you think is gonna happen if
somebody sees you looking like that?
Fuyumura?
What are you doing here?
I came to here.
This guy standing here
has an unexpected violent streak, huh?
The people who blew up the science lab
have no room to talk.
He arrives accompanied by reindeer
to grant the wishes of children.
An old man with a white beard
who wears red clothes.
The legendary Santa Claus.
He really exists.
A-Amaya!
I apologize for the rough treatment.
I had no choice.
How did you know my secret identity?
When you two caused that ruckus here,
everybody ran and hid.
But I stayed and saw everything.
Who wouldn't stay and watch?
What a screwup!
I have to admit, I was shocked.
That the class clown was hiding this
as his secret identity.
What's your game,
tying us up here like this?
Tell my secret to the world?
Sell me off somewhere?
As far as my demands go
I don't really have any.
Huh?
Did you think that all kids
want something from you?
You really ought to study up more on what
makes modern kids tick, my good Mr. Santa.
I'm enjoying this moment of having
other people under my thumb, that's all.
Being seen by a kid on your naughty list
was a spot of bad luck.
Still, though
as a 14-year-old,
I can do anything I want.
According to the Youth Protection Act,
if a minor kills someone,
it isn't even a crime
if the other person is an adult.
There have even been cases
where a minor brutally killed someone
and then went right back to classes the
next day as if nothing had happened.
So, with that said,
what shall I do with you?
Isn't that right, Grandpa?
Maybe so, but I'm still 14 on the inside.
If I'm the one you're after,
let Fuyumura go!
Forget it!
Lay one hand on Sanda,
and you'll regret it!
Oh, now this is interesting!
You so rarely see a scene
of an adult and a child
having such faith in each other
these days.
Let's do this, then.
Sanda and Fuyumura
If you kiss each other right here,
I'll set both of you free.
Huh?
It's pretty straightforward.
Wh-What?
A kiss? That's all you want?
Not just a little peck on the lips.
Lean in
and reeeally suck some face!
Bastard! You're just messing with us!
Sanda! Pucker up and plant one
on me! Tongue and all!
We'll put an end to this crap!
Amaya!
We're roommates, but I never had a clue.
How rotten you are deep down!
You're trying to make me
cross the one line I won't cross?
Huh? I don't get it.
What kind of line is this?
Fuyumura's a child!
Santa would never lay a hand on a child!
Huuuh?
You just said you're 14
on the inside, didn't you?
But I'm Santa Claus!
The Santa Claus genes in me
won't let me break that taboo!
And I'm not about to let you
get tossed into a cell
before you keep your promise to me!
Now kiss me!
I'm not kissing you!
What'll it be?
If you don't do it soon,
somebody's gonna come!
Kiss me, damn it!
Dammit!
I take back what I said!
Kids who are cruel or violent
-or self-centered
-Kiss me!
aren't the least bit cute!
In which case, I'm not gonna be
the model Santa Claus, either!
S-Sleigh runners?
It's time for a spanking
you little bastard.
You're just a source
of endless entertainment, aren't you
my good Mr. Santa?
I suddenly find myself
in possession of lethal weapons
capable of killing someone
in the blink of an eye.
Didn't you say that Santa
would never lay a hand on a child?
Disciplining me with feet that have
sleigh runners sticking out of them
is a little disturbing.
I'm gonna have to agree
with Amaya on this one.
Santa doesn't lay a finger on children.
But if that's true
why did I sprout these sleigh runners
that are sharp as swords?
I had no idea that Santa Claus's abilities
were so violent.
This makes me a damn killing machine!
Sanda
What's this?
This won't do at all,
students loitering in a place like this.
H-Headmaster
I was under the impression
that this science lab was made off-limits.
What have you been up to in here
all by yourself?
Myself?
Is something the matter?
Uh, n-no, sir. Nothing at all.
Your skin is as smooth
as a freshly peeled hard-boiled egg.
Youth truly is the most precious thing
in this world.
My true age is the subject
of many whispered rumors
among you students, right?
I have no intention of hiding it.
This year
I will turn 92 years of age.
By having near lethal levels of hyaluronic
acid and collagen injected into my face,
I maintain my youthful appearance
and demonstrate by example
the value of youth in modern Japan.
And yet here you are,
wasting away your precious teen years
in this desolate place.
What an immoral student you are!
There's no telling what would happen
if the headmaster caught sight of me
looking like this.
His extreme hatred of adults and obsession
toward children are famous in this school.
Hifumi Oshibu.
Headmaster of Daikoku Welfare Academy.
His hands alone
are those of a 92-year-old.
The absolute ruler of this place,
who wholeheartedly believes
it is this academy's students
who will rebuild Japan one day.
With the school's motto
as "Trauma-Free Curriculum,"
based on his belief
that the traumas we experience in life
break down a child's psyche,
he guards the students,
always keeping a close watch
on their every move.
You were all by yourself
in a place like this.
Does the fact that you are unable
to fall in line with your fellow students
mean that you are harboring
emotional trauma of some sort?
N-Not at all!
I am completely free of trauma!
No, I can see it in your face.
You are burdened with something.
I don't have any trauma!
Every day is a happy one!
If that is the case,
why are you being so defensive?
I'm not being defensive!
I just wanted to learn the truth,
that's all.
I'm not sure if you can tell.
At this moment, I am rather vexed.
My facial muscles have gone necrotic
as a result of too much plastic surgery,
so doing this is the only way
I can convey my emotions.
Children who lie are just as loathsome
as children who bear emotional trauma.
I see that I have no option
but to bring you in to set you straight.
To the semi-basement.
W-Wait!
Headmaster!
Please let go of me!
I haven't done anything!
The semi-basement
I thought it was just a rumor.
There really is a class
where they put the problem children.
Sanda?
I'd rather that you didn't struggle so.
Youthful appearance aside,
I am a 92-year-old man.
No! I don't want to go
to the semi-basement!
Please, sir!
SCIENCE LAB
Let the boy go!
One good thing has come from
my Santa Claus abilities being triggered.
And that's that I've realized something.
That there is something
very wrong with this school.
What on earth? Why would you do that?
That hurts
I assume.
After so many reconstructive surgeries,
the skin of my face no longer bleeds.
But discovering you on school grounds
is rather more important.
Allow me to call for backup.
I never expected you to really show up,
but I'm not frightened in the least.
It is my duty to protect children.
What a coincidence. So is mine.
The answer to why my body
is so dangerous was staring me
right in the face all along.
I'm sorry, did you just carve
your initial into the floor?
It's to let me
protect these little bastards
from crappy adults like you!
Your shaggy white hair
The lines etched all over your face
Pale lips and sunken cheeks
And dark eyes that lost
their luster long, long ago
I don't condone trespassing, even less so
when it's an ugly old man doing it.
No, your body is just as old and ugly.
Hardly, my flesh consists
of extreme rejuvenation.
Do you think some mere doddering
old fool is fit to serve
as headmaster of
Daikoku Welfare Academy?
Answer me this, then. What did you have
for dinner the day before yesterday?
If you can't answer within five seconds
it will prove that your rejuvenation
has had no effect on your brain.
Five!
Four!
-The day before last?
-Three!
Hang on.
Two!
-Braised fish? Or was that yesterday?
-One!
Hold on.
Zero!
Time's up!
-It was boiled tofu!
-Old dude food.
He hit me right where it hurts.
I expect no less
of the all-powerful old man, Santa Claus.
You're too damn heavy!
It's stupid that you have to be pulled
to get anywhere!
So, sue me!
They sprouted for the first time just now,
so I haven't exactly had time
to get the hang of them!
He wouldn't follow us
up onto the dorm roof, right?
That was a close call!
Fuyumura!
You threatened me and Sanda.
You knocked us out with a stun gun,
tied us up and blackmailed us.
Now that you've learned
Sanda's secret identity,
I have no choice but to kill you.
All you had to do was keep
your mouth shut. This is all on you.
Fuyumura, dial it down!
It's not like
It's not like I wanted to do it.
I'm on a mission, so I had to.
Ah, Amaya, a word of advice
as your roommate.
Those pretty-boy puppy eyes you break out
to make people feel sorry for you
I don't think they are going to work
on Fuyumura.
-Get out of my sight!
-Wait, wait, wait!
It's the truth!
I want Sanda Santa Claus to start
making his rounds again!
Huh?
My family runs an old-school cake shop.
It's about to go belly-up.
It's no surprise, in this day and age.
There are fewer and fewer children.
And the country is getting poorer.
You follow me?
The Daikoku Welfare Academy building
used to be a huge department store.
Everything in this country
is in a downward spiral.
But if people learned
that the real Santa Claus existed
If they learned
that the legends were true
then the observance of Christmas
should take root in this country again!
And then my family would bounce back.
We'd be able to make lots of cakes
and sell them to everyone
just like we did in the past.
We could talk about how December
is our busiest time of the year!
It's the strangest feeling.
In this day and age, when no one
believes in Santa Claus anymore
just these two kids believe in me.
The power of two kids who believe!
Why do I feel so much power
flowing into me from just that?
There's no way to tell
if that's true or not.
We can't trust you!
You should at least trust me
more than an adult.
You saw what the headmaster
was like, didn't you?
We ran away from him together, right?
Kids eventually grow up and become adults.
Everybody's the same
in that they can't be trusted.
Everybody in this country
is eventually gonna turn into an old freak
like Headmaster Oshibu!
I can't trust anyone!
Fuyumura!
What Amaya said is true.
I can see it.
Clear as day.
Huh? Is that a Santa Claus power?
With presbyopia
it's easier to see things
far away than up close!
There's a sign to the south.
It says "Amaya Party."
Close, "Patisserie."
Huh? It's not a power,
it's just old-guy vision?
It's not like I've mastered
my abilities or anything.
But I guess you could call this
one of them.
Getting old isn't all scary stuff,
Fuyumura.
I give you my guarantee.
Sanda, thank you
for believing me! I mean it!
Look, before you ask me for anything,
there's something important
I have to test first!
Fuyumura, do you have
any Bratty Beans on you?
Good.
What happened today
stays between us three.
I don't want any more people
to learn my secret identity.
Headmaster Oshibu
might have his eye on us now.
As long as you keep your word,
I'll protect you to make sure
nothing happens to you.
I won't tell anyone.
Good.
Now you, Fuyumura.
Then it's a promise!
Fuyumura, who wants me
to help her find her classmate
And Amaya,
who wants me to start making rounds
again as Santa to help his family
As long as they need me,
my secret is safe with them.
I have to wonder, though
-How did Fuyumura know my secret identity?
-Look! I have a cut on my forehead!
Jeez!
Sanda! What do you think will happen? What
am I gonna do if I have a bald spot there?
Don't be such a drama queen, Amaya!
But it kinda hurts.
Yes, I'm quite certain.
He even signed his initial in
a huge letter in the floor before leaving.
An "S."
A huge man with a white beard
and sleigh runners on his feet
And that keen insight
There is no room for any doubt.
It is the man that your team
has been so desperately searching for.
It's Santa Claus.
It's time for the St. Nick Pursuit Unit
to go into action.
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