Sanda (2025) s01e06 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
I have located an adult intruder.
I shall punish her personally.
EPISODE 6:
CYBORG VS. SANTA CLAUS
I won't let you lay a finger on Ono,
Headmaster Oshibu.
She's just matured
into an adult body, that's all!
She's not an intruder, she's a student!
Is there any particular reason why
you hate the thought of students maturing?
Fuyumura
That! That right there!
Those are tears.
Of all the human body's many excretions,
tears are the most disgusting.
Why do you think humans are so prone
to crying when they become an adult?
It is because their ability
to empathize grows
as they accrue more and more
sad or painful experiences.
TRAUMA-FREE CURRICULUM
In short, because they now harbor
some manner of emotional trauma.
Adults with emotional trauma
become so weak that they can't move on.
Daikoku Welfare Academy
has no need of such students.
I overheard your chat.
You appear to have suffered a dreadful
trauma in a single night, Ichie Ono.
It is no surprise that you found yourself
in such a state as a result.
You flushed your precious youth
down the drain.
They're in trouble! I have to help!
Take it easy!
If you can't turn into Santa,
how are you supposed to help them?
It's the truth, isn't it?
You have to use your head.
Sanda, right now, you aren't Santa Claus.
You're not a big, strong, adult
that we can count on.
But Amaya, I didn't start out as an adult
that you can count on in that form.
I learned that becoming a proper adult
is incredibly hard.
Please stand aside, Fuyumura!
The female next to you
is an illegal trespasser!
I must punish her!
That's why I'm gonna save her as myself!
You won't stand for trespassers?
Then you'd better start by punishing me!
Because I'm Santa Claus!
Wha
I go way beyond puberty.
I'm that white-haired old man!
Admittedly, I haven't gotten the hang
of my body just yet
No way! Huh? What the heck?
What's going on?
Eyeballs?
Oh! For crying out loud!
My artificial eyes popped out!
Full-body plastic surgery
isn't all sunshine and roses.
I must warn you,
it has no impact on my reflexes,
which I have honed over many years.
Try to escape again,
and I will skewer you with my cane.
Honestly!
Just one of these costs 100 million yen!
How can they pop out so easily?
Without his eyes,
he doesn't know that it's Sanda.
I have to hide him
before he puts those back in!
All right, they're reinstalled,
safe and sound.
I do beg your pardon,
my good so-called Santa Claus.
Now, come out and show your face.
Hiding under a mountain of laundry?
Have you lost your nerve
after such a bold entrance?
What are you doing, Amaya?
I was trying to fight Oshibu
fair and square!
You may be Santa, but your mind and body
are going through puberty.
He's right.
I'm a kid.
I'm a snotty-nosed kid that gets weaker
in both body and spirit
the more that people worry about me.
I don't want to stay like this!
I want to
grow up!
Yes! I want to become an adult!
I don't wanna stay a kid!
I
am gonna be an adult!
There he is at last.
The Santa Claus who means business.
Santa!
These massive hands!
These clothes that are so easy to move in!
My beloved presbyopic eyes!
I'm Santa Claus again!
You do seem to be rather different
from the Santa Clauses of the past.
Would you care
to have a little sparring match?
If I win, I hand you
over to the St. Nick Pursuit Unit.
If you win, I will reinstate Ichie Ono
as a student here.
What do you say?
Fight right here?
Me against the headmaster?
N-No, I'd rather not.
Sorry for hitting you in your soft spot
earlier I mean, I apologize!
There's no need for two men
of advanced years to fight each other.
I mean, in your case, aren't you
a 92-year-old who has to use a cane?
Shouldn't you be sitting down?
I'd still prefer to talk this out.
"Shouldn't you be sitting down?"
What is this man talking about?
Is he talking about me?
Does he know and he is deliberately
spewing this garbage?
DAIKOKU WELFARE ACADEMY
AGE: 92
Does he know what I have endured
to fight the ravages of aging?
You're probably in so much pain
that you can't lift a finger, Mr. Oshibu.
HIFUMI OSHIBU
BLOOD TYPE: A / AGE: 92
It's no wonder,
this makes your 72nd plastic surgery.
The only parts left
that you were born with are your hands.
When those bandages come off in a month,
you should appear younger than ever.
As for your scars, you might encounter
something that causes them to throb.
So, do be careful.
Now, let's give you something
for the pain Huh?
M-Mr. Oshibu?
Don't! You mustn't move
during your recovery period!
Someone stop him!
I don't need painkillers.
Pain goes hand in hand
with defying the natural order.
This pain is teaching me
just how lazy it is to simply give oneself
over to the ravages of time!
I-It's no use!
We're not even slowing him down!
Mr. Oshibu, you must stay still!
It's possible to turn back the clock.
I can endure this!
He shouldn't be able to walk!
I can walk! Under my own power!
On my own two feet!
H-Hey! Are you okay, mister?
You're giving me your arm to lean on?
Get clear of him, Santa!
He's acting weird!
As for your scars, you might encounter
something that causes them to throb.
So, do be careful.
Apparently, living creatures get violent
when an old wound itches and throbs.
Weather, time, the causes vary widely,
but this is what sets mine off!
I reject your respect for the elderly!
You pushed a button you shouldn't have.
Sa
Allow me to teach you children something!
The sort of strength you can attain
by fighting the ravages of aging!
Physically!
And mentally!
Blah blah blah
You're one chatty cyborg, ain'tcha?
I sure hope that kids
don't believe in Santa Claus too hard.
What?
The greatest source of Santa Claus's power
is children believing in him.
I don't want to be at the mercy of Santa's
abilities more than I already am.
I almost wish that you two
would also forget he's my alter ego.
What brought this on?
No, I really mean it.
With great power
comes a great big pain in the ass!
So, maybe dial down
the belief in Santa stuff, okay?
I'm asking you to believe in Santa!
I hope you didn't intentionally miss out
of concern for the elderly, Santa Claus.
He's fast!
It would appear that the reports of you
not having the hang of that body are true!
Let's stop taking our time.
Neither one of us has much of it left.
Hurry it up, sleigh runners!
Now you decide to take your time?
Fuyumura, Amaya! And you, Ono!
I take back what I said earlier!
Believe as hard as you can!
In Santa Claus!
In me!
I need a boost from you!
Oh, I get it.
The power of children who believe.
To Santa Claus,
that's the ultimate doping!
Huh?
I'm dead serious! We need to believe
in Santa Claus with all our hearts!
It's the only way we can help him win!
But practically speaking, how?
We need to do something
that shows our belief in Santa.
It's crazy, but let's try!
Let's hook him up
with the ultimate doping!
Keep it up! My body feels like
it's on fire!
Santa Claus, when children sleep
that's the sign
of their absolute faith in you!
Long ago
Santa Claus couldn't do his thing
on Christmas if the child wasn't asleep.
So, children would sleep,
believing that Santa would come.
This bond of trust
between Santa and children
came to be intertwined with sleeping.
Sleep easy, children!
I-I can't pull it free!
I remember what my mother once told me.
The reason that Santa
was forced out of business
is because children stopped sleeping!
Yes, because children these days
no longer require sleep!
Simply sleeping for one night will hasten
the aging of their precious young bodies!
And what's so bad about that?
Children are meant to sleep a lot, eat
a lot and laugh a lot as they grow big!
I won't let it be any other way!
You can relax, children.
Santa Claus has come to town!
Th-This is
Santa Claus's strength!
Fuyumura! Santa won!
If I'm believed in by even more children,
how strong will I become?
Maybe I'll be able to start making the
rounds again as the mighty Santa Claus!
You've got to be kidding me!
Time to send these
to the dry cleaner's, I suppose.
Is that all? Are you done?
Huh?
I do apologize, but compared to the agony
of full-body plastic surgery
one mere punch is nothing!
Out of the many operations I endured
the most agonizing by far was having
all of my internal organs replaced.
When my digestive system was replaced,
I was vomiting every day.
The next most painful procedure
He only gets damaged, he doesn't bleed!
was here.
Hormone injections into the spine!
And then the leg amputations
and attachment of artificial ones!
And then the thread lifts on my neck skin!
I endured agony of every stripe,
all in the name of reclaiming my youth.
Are you fighting me with that sort
of resolve in your heart?
Even if Santa Claus may be unkillable,
his ability to endure agony
is another matter entirely!
A Santa Claus who can't die
Metallic, yes? A tad hollow?
I'm sorry, but those are artificial.
I cast aside everything
that made me human long ago.
and a cyborg
who's forgotten what pain is.
This nightmarish fight can only end
one way. With you throwing in the towel!
Now, your next procedure will be
Wh-Who's that?
Hot!
How long has she been there?
I didn't sense her at all! How
Don't mind me, keep doing
what you were doing.
Look at you,
so eager to look young that you strut
along with that fancy trick cane of yours.
You're still as pathetic a man
as usual, Oshibu.
Hang on, I think that lady might be
If you want to stay young that badly,
put down the cane and try walking
on your own two feet like I do!
A word of advice from
the mistress of this academy.
"Mistress"? Could this lady really be
I've only heard her spoken of in rumors!
I knew it, it's really her!
It's the chief director
of Daikoku Welfare Academy!
Toyo Tetsudome!
Whew, goodness gracious!
Moving like that after so long
made the booze go right to my head.
That's sake in there?
Stop that brawling.
I've never seen anything like it!
People really get this wrinkly?
In the year 2080,
it's typical for people's looks
to not age beyond their 50s or 60s.
But it's just your heart and your hands
that age normally right until you die.
She's deliberately chosen to grow old?
How did she land a blow like that
with such an old body?
This interruption is most unwelcome,
Chief Director Tetsudome.
I must say, I am amazed
that you allow yourself to age freely.
In this era, where youth reigns supreme.
Even a piece of Japanese paper
balled up and flattened out again
would be smoother than your skin.
You and I are both in our 90s,
yet we are like night and day.
I suggest you stop right there.
She went for his knees!
We're both at an age when our joints ache.
Especially you, whose body is covered
in seams where natural meets artificial.
You just sit there like a teddy bear.
And you, the tall drink of water
You just gonna stand there or escort me
to the Chief Director's Office?
Uh, yes, ma'am!
Um, Chief Director!
Huh?
What about
You sit tight in the infirmary
and get some rest.
It's good to see you're safe, Ichie Ono.
I was rescued!
If this lady hadn't turned up
when she did, I would've lost, I know it.
I couldn't save anyone
not on my own!
It's just like Oshibu said!
If people become prone to crying
as they get older
will I be traumatized
by what happened tonight
and I won't be able to put it behind me?
But if that's true,
what's the point of becoming an adult?
-Hey
-Huh?
Are you gonna make a little old lady
climb the stairs?
Give me a lift.
Don't sway so much.
Y-Yes, ma'am!
It sure is quiet.
The typhoon must have gone.
I suppose it has.
Sh-She's so light!
A body that must've lived
for over 90 years
is as warm as a baby
that's barely out of the womb.
What is this feeling
that's so soothing, yet so confusing?
It'll be faster to climb
the stairs myself!
I'm getting off! Set me down!
Huh? What?
Seriously, what is her deal?
What's your name?
S-Santa Claus, ma'am.
Now that's an interesting name.
I'm sorry.
I'm crying and sniffling.
I'm acting like a kid.
There's no more proper human being
than someone who switches
back and forth from child to adult.
I want to hear
more of what this person has to say.
Why am I so drawn to her?
She's so small
has a bit of a mean streak
and when she does talk,
she only tells the truth!
Oh, that's why! This person
who's standing in front of me right now
is like a beautiful child!
I want to become strong!
If I don't do something,
I'll keep being beaten by Oshibu!
I hate being a Santa
who can't save a single child by himself!
I want to be a powerful Santa!
I want everyone to believe that I exist!
Please teach me how to fight!
The thing about Oshibu's surgical scars
I couldn't tell you how many decades
it's been since I last saw 'em.
They don't appear
unless he's riled up something fierce.
If you made him that angry,
I must say, I'm impressed.
I haven't had that kind of fight in me
for a long time.
Tell me.
Do you have what it takes
to change this school?
DAIKOKU WELFARE ACADEMY
TRAUMA-FREE CURRICULUM
Okay.
I think
I'll go tally up the repair expenses
for the school buildings you've wrecked.
What?
I know all, I see all!
If you're serious about wanting to
change this school, the first step is
Santa Claus
I know you're somewhere on school grounds!
Mark my words, I'll find out
who you really are and I'll kill you!
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
So, he's Santa Claus.
-Huh?
-Sanda That came as a surprise.
He turns into a grandpa
when he wears something red.
Amaya calls him "Sand-pa."
Oh
Why?
Do you know how Sanda turns
back into a kid from Santa Claus?
I have no idea.
Why? I wanted so much
to be with Ono again, but
I give up.
It's Bratty Beans.
Bratty Beans?
BRATTY BEANS
I don't understand why it works, but when
he eats them, he turns back into a kid.
Why am I talking to her about this?
Oh, it looks like the typhoon is over.
Hey, look!
Hmm?
I've gotten a little taller!
Hey, you're right.
Puberty is pretty amazing.
I can tell
because I always touched your head.
But another measurement
grew even more than my height.
Want to touch those, too?
Hey, there you are!
Ono, this is for you!
What is it?
The Chief Director said to give it to you.
Something about there being
a change of clothes in it.
Oh, thanks.
I'm starving.
I bet you're hungry too, Ono.
Huh? No, I'm not all that
I'll go to the cafeteria
and bring back something to eat.
Sit tight.
Oh, I'll come, too!
I wonder if they have any ramen!
Ramen?
Yagiuda bought some for me and Amaya
yesterday in the cafeteria.
Yagiuda did that? Huh?
Why just you two? Not fair!
Don't take it out on me!
You weren't there!
Then you should have invited me!
What? B-But how would we
Beating me to it, that's not cool!