Sanda (2025) s01e07 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
Whoa, really? Mogi, you're a genius!
Flattery will get you nowhere.
I mean it, you sly dog, you!
EPISODE 7:
DOUBLE-FACED CARNIVOROUS PLAN
He's incredibly loud.
He knows just what to say
to make other people happy.
And he's honest.
His hair is so lightly pigmented
that it looks like snow.
How to put it?
It's like Sanda really is
Huh?
Let's agree to go our separate ways
starting today, Sanda.
-Huh?
-Haven't you figured it out?
Fuyumura and I
have both been seen by Oshibu
while you're the only one
he doesn't know about.
But
if he keeps seeing
the three of us together,
he's bound to eventually figure out
that you're Santa.
I think it's safer for everyone
if we sever all ties.
Words coming out of an expressionless
pretty boy's face are extra convincing!
Come on, how can you say that?
The three of us should just call it quits?
You're cutting me loose
the instant we've found Ono?
Doing this is the best way
to keep you safe.
Huh?
What about your family's cake shop?
Didn't you want to make Santa Claus
start doing his thing again
so that you guys could bounce back?
I thought we were friends!
Don't decide that on your own!
Yep. There it is again.
It's all three of us that are in danger,
so we're better off
if we're watching each other's backs!
He's always like this.
Don't worry about anything, Amaya!
When the chips are down, Sanda cheers me
up by saying what I want to hear.
But
I have to do the rational thing.
It's okay.
Huh?
I can look after myself.
Goodbye.
Hey! You're really trying
to end things here?
I'm not done talking!
I NEED SOME ALONE TIME
-HITOSHI AMAYA
Amaya!
He kicked out all us roommates
to have the room to himself?
Pretty Boy Amaya! Open the door!
I need underwear!
What's Pretty Boy sulking about?
Heck if I know.
He says he wants to be alone.
Let's crash next door tonight.
You one stubborn
and self-centered pretty boy!
Why would he break things off
out of the blue like that?
I don't get boys at all.
Fuyumura?
Huh?
What's wrong?
Oh, uh, it's nothing.
Oh?
I need to leave for a bit.
I'll be right back.
Fuyumura!
I don't want him
to be put in danger like that anymore.
He's the kind of guy who will put his life
on the line again and again to protect us.
Me wanting him
to start making the rounds as Santa
was pretty thoughtless of me.
Huh? Huh?
Huh? What are you doing?
You wouldn't open the door, so I was
trying to come in through the window!
Who do you think you're talking to?
What if somebody sees you? Go back down!
Then unbreak our breakup!
Forget it!
It's best for Santa and kids
to meet once a year!
Don't lump me
in with your Santa stereotypes!
I'm big, I'm strong,
and I can't be killed!
But without you, I can't do this, Amaya.
He's incredibly loud.
He knows just what to say
to make other people happy.
And he's honest.
Sanda
How many times have you saved my life
as a result of that excessive Santa-ness
that's always been a part of you?
Now that I think about it,
this might be the first time
I'm doing something Santa would do.
Did you hear something?
Hear what?
A huge guy in red?
Huh?
That was close!
Maybe I really should lower
my voice a bit
-N-No, not yet!
-Sanda!
Quick!
You really
would be lost without me!
Wow, these doors
are super easy to kick in.
Fuyumura! Nice timing!
You guys made up?
Yes! We did! So, please help!
I figured.
Do you have any Bratty Beans on you?
Nope.
I figured all along that we couldn't
cut ties with each other,
but you were acting all stubborn.
Look, I'm sorry!
I can't hold him any more!
I shouldn't have done it, so please help!
Sanda!
What was that sound just now?
It's a huge guy in red!
What? Where?
Oh man
So, the three of us
are still in cahoots, then, huh?
Looks that way.
We can't leave this Santa of ours
to his own devices.
My face is all scratched up
from the bushes!
Yagiuda
I'm going to ask you this
while you can still answer.
While I was busy fighting Santa Claus,
what, pray tell, were you up to?
Let's hear your excuse!
Oh, right, about that
I gave you an order, as I recall!
I said to capture Santa Claus!
Did you forget?
I told you if you failed to capture Santa
Claus, I'd implant my heart into you!
Listen, about that
"Sorry
I was fast asleep,
like any normal person would be."
I can't tell him that!
Look, the thing is
If you want my heart that badly,
I can perform the implant operation
right here and now!
Think of something! Make it out
of this alive somehow, Yagiuda!
To tell you the truth
I-I-I hate you so much, Headmaster Oshibu.
Whenever I look at you, I think to myself,
"How can this guy
be so youthful and beautiful
while I'm so old and ugly?
I wish that old and ugly Santa Claus would
kill me and put me out of my misery."
I'm ashamed of myself
for spending so long being jealous of you
that I shirked my duties.
Wishing that you,
the very pinnacle of beauty,
would be killed by that monstrous old fart
who's straight out of some fantasy!
Oh, how dark and twisted
my soul has become!
Ah, I see!
Tell me more, Yagiuda!
I-I despise your beauty!
More!
Santa Claus is old and decrepit!
Yet you become more beautiful
with each passing day!
Y-Your picture is next to "eternal youth"
in the dictionary!
Tell me more! More!
Your skin is like a newborn's!
I want to run my tongue all over it!
I'd know this sensation anywhere!
It's oxytocin!
Here it comes! I can feel it!
As a means of erasing
Oshibu's surgical scars,
the secretion of oxytocin
is particularly effective.
Just as with women in love
who become more beautiful
when they secrete this hormone
Oshibu's emotional and facial scars
heal and fade.
You're a useless middle-aged man
who only tells me things I already know.
I never imagined that lessons learned from
sweet-talking jilted lovers would save me.
Continuing to act as my spy within the
school is perfect for the likes of you.
That said, allowing this old and ugly
Santa Claus to keep strutting around
would be bad for my skin.
I know just the thing.
Just the thing?
There are far more useful assets here
at Daikoku Welfare Academy than you!
People ideally suited to kill Santa Claus.
Kazzy!
Guess which this is!
Is this my "super-satisfied
after taking a massive dump" face
or my "I love Kazzy to bits" face?
The correct answer is both!
My fiancé should know me well enough
to be able to tell that!
Jeez, the grounds are a mess
after the typhoon,
so at least help with the cleanup!
Look at the pretty falling leaves!
I could get high on this!
Niko, look out!
Are you okay?
Oh, I'm so sorry! Thank you!
Jeez! You should watch
where you're going, missy!
You hit her!
No, I was the one who bumped into her!
I'm sorry about that!
These need to go to my classroom,
and I was cutting corners
by trying to do it all at once
and carrying too much.
I need to be more careful.
Wow, what is it about her?
We can help if you want.
No way!
Hey!
But I don't wanna!
If it's not too much trouble,
would you mind? You're a lifesaver!
So, there's someone in this school who
actually leaves a great first impression!
Oh
You're in the semi-basement.
I forgot there was a classroom here.
Yeah, the campus is so sprawling that
it's hard to know where everything is.
But it's quiet, so we like it here.
What are you going to do
with this potted plant?
It's in rough shape
after being out in the typhoon.
Oh, we left it out on purpose.
Come on in.
Welcome to the Year 2, Class 10 classroom.
Would you mind putting that
on the teacher's desk?
Oh, sure!
You really saved me so much trouble!
Thank you so much!
Class 10?
I thought there were only five classes
of second-years.
Oh, this is one of the classes where
they put us kids who killed an adult.
What?
We, uh, committed
Well, when I say us kids,
I mean a few of us did.
Um, that includes me.
Everyone here has done something.
Killed an
U-Uh
Oh!
Honestly, it's not that big a deal!
Please stop, it's really awkward
when you look so shocked!
Why didn't I notice it?
Deliberately hurting plants
Desks facing away
from the teacher's desk
It's obvious if you pay
even a little attention.
That something is very wrong
about this classroom.
Hey
Let's head back, Kazzy.
Oh, right! Yeah, we should
be getting back! Bye!
It's the Youth Protection Act, you know?
If a minor kills someone
it's not considered a crime
if the victim is an adult.
I'm jealous.
I guess it's kids like you who can
really cut loose and enjoy this era.
Hmm? What the
Look, would you mind unlocking this?
Um
My name is Fumi Namatame.
Get a move on
and open the dang door, sluggo!
I'm sorry
it's just that there was something
we wanted to ask you first.
Rumors say that there's an interesting
student among you regular class kids.
We Class 10 kids
have been searching high and low for him.
The rumor is that Mr. Santa is hiding out
in the school.
Have you heard about that?
Santa?
Here in this school?
Don't be ridiculous!
Yep yep!
You really believe in that Santa stuff?
Namatame, you're such a sweet,
naive thing!
Oh, really? I guess
it really is just superstition, huh?
Too bad. We were really hoping
to talk to him.
Oh my gosh! You're such a space cadet!
A totally normal conversation
between girls!
So
does that mean we're free to go?
Yes, of course! I'm awfully sorry
for keeping you here!
It was nice to meet you. Bye-bye.
Sure, bye now!
Ow!
How long are you gonna keep waving?
Bye-bye!
Is that
the face of someone who killed an adult?
Oh my God! I almost crapped myself!
It's friggin' terrifying
that killers can look like that!
Uh, you were scared, Niko?
Of course I was!
My fighting ability is too low to measure!
Situations like that,
I'm totally, "I surrender!"
TRAUMA-FREE CURRICULUM
I'd heard rumors
about the existence of a Class 10
but the fact that the leader of a bunch of
murderers who were given a pass by the law
was that cutesy girl
was the scariest thing of all.
You think so?
Kazzy, if I say "sexpot" to you, what's
the mental image that pops into your head?
Huh? Sexpot?
In the real world,
there's a way higher likelihood that
it's the plain Jane who doesn't show
any skin being the super-horny sexpot,
not the lady with the big knockers
and fancy clothes.
What? Wait, what are we talking about?
I'm saying that women are really good
at hiding their true natures!
You're a guy, so you're easy to fool,
but get a clue!
What? Wh-Where's my
My cat is missing.
That huge keychain? You dropped it?
Maybe it's in that classroom!
I don't wanna go back there!
I'll go get it.
She says she's scared,
and I don't blame her.
But I can't forget what she said.
If you're serious about wanting
to change this school,
the first step is for you to face
the denizens of the underworld.
This school's underworld.
Underworld?
Only then, will I begin to train you.
She probably means this semi-basement.
I'll confront the denizens
of the underworld!
Too bad. We were really hoping
to talk to him.
BRATTY BEANS
All done! I faced them!
Now I can go report to the Chief Director!
I'll turn back into a kid
and retrieve the cat!
I can't believe it! I never imagined that
our prayers would actually be answered!
U-Um, you're Are you really him?
I'm an idiot.
Um
Oh, you probably have a duty
to keep your secret, don't you?
It's okay, you don't have to answer!
Gosh!
The regular classes
are practically bursting
with firsthand accounts about you!
We were worried that you wouldn't appear
to us Class 10 kids,
but you would never discriminate
between children, would you?
We've been dying to meet you!
H-Have any other kids' eyes lit up
like this when they looked at me?
No! They haven't!
Can I offer you some tea?
This girl might be in this class because
she was injured emotionally somehow!
Is green tea okay?
Um, that's okay,
you don't need to make a fuss!
No, I insist!
We're genuinely thrilled!
Adults never set foot in this classroom,
so it's awfully lonely.
So, we figured that if we wished
for Mr. Santa to come, he would,
so we prayed and prayed for ages.
The adults, including our own teacher,
are afraid that they'll be killed by us.
My Class 10 classmates
have all been so lonely.
TEA
So, please, allow us to thank you!
If you've been wanting to see me,
there must be something that you want.
What do you wish for?
Oh, what we wish for? Like a present?
You kidder! If you're Mr. Santa,
surely you already know!
Oh, before we have fun
and open our presents
why don't you enjoy your tea?
Niko Kazao
F-Fuyu and Amaya
We can't find Sanda.
Do you know where he is?
Yeah About that
Class 10?
That class full of adult-killers?
That's the most dangerous place
in the entire school!
Don't bite my head off!
I know I shouldn't have let him go alone!
A-Anyway, Fuyumura and I are worried,
so we're gonna go check on him!
Kazao, wait here!
Fuyumura's taking off her
Hey, that's against the rules!
Bite me. How are we supposed to run
in an emergency with our boots on?
Let's move, Amaya!
Fuyumura!
I'm gonna use the stairs
like a normal person, okay?
Tell me, Mr. Santa.
Do you know why this school uses boots
as part of its uniform?
These stiff leather boots
that are so hard to put on and take off?
You see, this footwear
is Daikoku Welfare Academy's version
of shackles.
They're shackles?
Students who are so meek and pliant
that they don't mind these boots
are what's most convenient for the adults.
That's why it's against the rules
to take off your boots inside the school.
It's hard to believe, isn't it?
Nobody notices it.
That we're all really captives here.
Everyone enjoys their time as students
here, completely oblivious to the truth.
And those like us who rebelled against
the adults are exiled to these classrooms
in the semi-basement.
Please help us, Mr. Santa!
Ever since I became Santa,
I'm constantly surprised.
At how small children's bodies are.
Wh-What do you need me to do?
Long ago in Japan,
Santa would leave children their presents
inside their stocking or shoe.
So, Mr. Santa
There's something that you want?
What is it?
We want your thumbs.
Out of your 10 fingers, those are the ones
that'd be the most inconvenient to lose!
Please, put our presents in this boot.
Give them to us now!
Mr. Santa's thumbs.
I have a knife if you need one.
Please cut them off right here!
Wh-What will you use my thumbs for
if I give them to you?
You're asking children
how they're going to play with their toys?
You're Mr. Santa, aren't you?
You think my thumbs are toys?
What's your deal?
It's completely up to a child
how they play with their toys.
I knew it, she's off her rocker.
She's just toying with an adult.
I can't take her seriously! Probably! No!
My boot is still empty!
What do I do?
I'm getting more and more confused!
Please, stop doing this!
My Santa Claus instincts are making me
My thumbs?
Yes.
If a child wants something
then Santa
Please, Mr. Santa.
Then Santa has to give it to her!
Isn't that right?
It is, isn't it, Fuyumura?
Is this Class 10?
Sorry about that.
We knocked, but nobody answered.
Hope we're not intruding.
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