Sanda (2025) s01e11 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
She's right. This might end up
being a fight that never ends.
EPISODE 11:
FLASHBACK ATTACK
Crap! What should I do?
Did I forget something important?
About how scary children can be?
About
how cruel they can be?
F-Fuyumura!
The thing about me
is that I may be big on the outside,
but on the inside,
I'm a little brat through and through.
I'm just like you, Sanda!
And that's why
I came here!
Say, Sanda
do you know why the Peak of Youth
Ceremony is held in the evening?
There's a reason for it?
Just before nightfall,
the sky is transformed into an especially
beautiful sunset by the sun's afterglow.
It's meant to compare
the brief period of twilight
to people's appearance at 15,
the age they're considered
to be at their most beautiful.
But there's more to the setting sun
at twilight than it just being pretty.
How can I put it?
It's like it's barely maintaining
a precarious balance, I guess.
It's the kind of sky that scares you
when you look at it, you know.
You guys are walking examples of how
puberty is like walking a knife's edge.
I don't get it.
What are you talking about?
The day will come when you'll be watching
a sunset and it'll all make sense.
Sanda
Shiori Fuyumura
The child who awakened me as Santa Claus.
The person who broke the curse.
That's right.
I'm Santa Claus!
And the person I'm fighting is a child!
That's enough
of your roughhousing!
Let's get out of here, Fuyumura!
0 HOURS 00 MINUTES UNTIL TWILIGH
That jerk sure is taking
his sweet time coming back.
It's twilight, dammit!
Twilight, huh?
When it comes to beauty,
I've got you beat!
Fumi Namatame!
Where'd she go?
I wonder if Sanda and Fuyumura
got away okay.
Sanda, Fuyumura
Please be okay!
Oh my!
What have we here, an adult?
Huh?
I told myself that if I found any adults
sneaking into the Peak of Youth Ceremony,
I'd kill them on the spot.
But I really need to kill Santa,
so maybe I should conserve my ammo.
Sanda?
Besides, it doesn't look
like I need to go to the trouble.
Fuyumura
I'm feeling a little hungry.
Huh?
She's got a "10" on her back!
Sh-She's Class 10!
Huh?
Stay calm!
Get inside the school building!
SEAFOOD YAKISOBA
LET'S GET OUR DHA!
PEAK OF YOUTH CEREMONY
SALMON
LEMON SODA
You know, I really hate chopsticks.
If a kid can't use them well
it's proof that no adult ever loved them.
What I did was careless.
My policy is to stick to the letter
of the law and kill only adults
but I pointed my gun at another kid.
I must have remembered.
Seeing that kind of trust
between an adult and a child
did I remember
some of the trauma with my mother?
Hah, as if!
Festivals are no fun
if you're all by yourself.
Sanda and Fuyumura really did get away.
Thank goodness for small favors Huh?
What the actual hell are you two doing?
You're not running for the hills?
I performed a strategic withdrawal because
Namatame was about to go for Fuyumura!
Fuyumura, I can see your underwear
if you sit like that!
I'm gonna go out there.
Huh?
She's waiting for me.
If a child is waiting for him,
Santa has to go
even if that child's a homicidal maniac!
And then just sit there
and let her keep shooting you again?
Without putting up a fight?
What else can I do?
That's the only way
I can fight against a child!
You know I'm right!
I can't haul off and wail on her
like you did, Fuyumura!
You beat her to a pulp, seriously!
Kids can slug other kids
as much as they want.
Fuyumura, that's some wild reasoning.
I really believe that.
When it's an adult doing it, it's abuse
but when it's two kids, it's just a brawl.
You just keep hitting each other
until you've made your point.
A brawl
Amaya, do you have
any Bratty Beans on you?
I always have a supply on hand
when I'm with you. Obviously.
Whoa! Sanda!
Oh?
You turned back into Sanda, Mr. Santa.
I'm actually kinda happy to see you!
I've never attended an event
or a festival with a classmate before!
Plus, look!
We have the place all to ourselves!
That's because you made a mess
of the Peak of Youth Ceremony!
You've shot three adults so far today!
Give it a rest alrea
Huh?
Please don't lecture me
while you're in child form.
I'm not here to lecture you!
I'm here to fight you!
My nose is bleeding!
The way my body works,
I transform into Santa
whenever anything red touches it,
blood included.
And when I eat these gummies,
I turn back into a kid.
I can make this work!
I can fight her fair and square
as I transform back and forth!
That's really freaky when you do that!
Would you please cut it out?
What's the matter? Isn't that crazy?
Pretty scary, huh?
That a cute little cherub like me
turns into that burly old guy!
I was scared at first, too!
You must be frightened, Fumi.
It must be so scary for you to see your
once lovely mother get older and older
before your very eyes.
Youth is a treasure after all.
O-Of course I'm not frightened.
I really was afraid.
Of her changing bit by bit
the older she got.
I killed her
because I couldn't bear
to watch that anymore!
Mom and I were afraid of the same thing!
Calm down!
There's nothing to be afraid of!
We're all the same!
We're all getting older!
Namatame, you're changing, too!
Because of you,
I keep remembering terrible things!
I'm gonna make you pay!
Something weird is going on with him.
Hey, look at Sanda!
I think he's taking too much damage
from slugging it out with that tiny girl!
He's barely standing!
No, I don't think it's the beating
from her that's doing it.
What do you mean?
Sanda keeps transforming
because of his bloody nose.
That constant transforming
must be
putting a massive strain on his body!
Let's say his Santa form is in its 60s.
This is like 50 years of growth
and wear and tear
being dropped on him in an instant.
Even when it happens just one time,
that's a huge strain!
His bones, muscles, blood vessels
They must all be at their breaking point!
This isn't good!
Everything's starting to go fuzzy!
Looks like this creepy fight
is finally over.
Watching you transform like that
has made one thing clear to me again.
That becoming an adult
is something that goes hand in hand
with indescribable pain!
I wonder if Fuyumura is okay!
Ichie Ono
What your body is being racked by
right now is growing pains.
Growing pains?
Every night, excruciating pain
runs up and down your body, right?
Normally, that happens at night.
A scent that's reminiscent of soap
that's been soaked in honey.
That is the scent of a grown woman,
no doubt about it.
It makes me sick!
Your body is crying out
because it's maturing so rapidly.
You've broken the laws of nature by going
through puberty in a single night.
That pain will make it
perfectly clear to you
just how sinful a deed that was.
I didn't expect you to be so kind,
Headmaster Oshibu.
You're tactfully avoiding
bringing up the real issue.
But you don't need to sugarcoat it for me.
I
am going to die, aren't I?
It's my body after all.
I know it better than anyone.
This pain that gets worse
with every passing night
is too much for it to handle.
Before too long, I'll probably die
in the middle of the night, won't I?
I've made my peace with it.
Well, isn't this a surprise!
You accept your death without any tears
and without any theatrics
and you speak to me as an equal!
I'd dearly love to sit down
and have a drink with you right now!
I know I don't have much time left
so I'll take a rain check.
What little time I have left
I want to spend
every last minute of it with Fuyumura.
This is bad! It's almost night!
To think it'll happen today of all days
Such a dreadful thing it is
to become an adult.
Don't you agree, Ichie Ono?
Fuyumura!
He's stopped transforming!
It's all over!
I definitely prefer you
as a 14-year-old, Sanda.
Your skin is firm, and you're cute
with all that strong and healthy hair.
Turning into that old, run-down geezer
to fight me really did a number on you.
Looks like I won this fight of ours.
You know, that might be a first for me.
Up until now
hearing those words
probably would have made me happy!
But
for the first time in my life
being called "cute" ticks me off!
The thing about us guys
The thought has literally never
crossed my mind before now,
and it's the first time
I've ever said these words myself!
But I'm gonna say them and mean every one!
If a guy isn't being cool,
what's he even doing with his life?
I'm gonna enjoy them in my own way
these transformations of mine!
I was honestly looking forward
to being able to meet the real Mr. Santa.
Mr. Santa
My wish is that you will let me kill you!
I'm not about to let myself
be killed by you!
But
doesn't Santa Claus exist
to grant children their wishes?
You liar!
Adults are the absolute worst!
Adults are the absolute worst!
If I die here
everything that I put Amaya through
will be for nothing!
Then I really would be the worst!
There's a child waiting for me!
There are children who need me!
That laugh of yours really freaks me out!
Would you please hurry up
and let me kill you?
Fumi Namatame
Is that really your wish?
Huh?
What is it that you really want?
The thing you want isn't
just some plaything that you can kill.
Deep down, you know it, don't you?
That killing me
won't get you what you want
Fumi Namatame!
Fumi
Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!
Shut up! Shut up!
It's another endurance race, then!
That's not a simple transformation.
Sanda is turning into a real adult!
Now that I've become an adult
I can't stay at Daikoku Welfare Academy.
Ono's going through the same thing!
But here I am, just
-Amaya, sorry!
-Wha
I have to go back and find Ono!
I left her all alone
when she needed me the most!
Huh? What about Sanda?
He can handle himself just fine now!
Yeah, you have a point.
Ono!
I would be so happy
I'm such an idiot!
Ono was looking forward to spending
the Peak of Youth Ceremony with me!
But I went and
Fuyumura, your hairstyle is so cute!
I thought that, too!
Her hair was super cute
and she looked great in her hakama
and even the way she fixed her bangs
was so perfectly Ono
that I was captivated by her!
I'm such an idiot!
I didn't say a word of that to Ono!
Ono!
I'm sorry it took me so long!
Now
come at me!
With a cane or bullets or your bare fists!
I can't. I'm actually all out of bullets.
Huh?
That bravado was for nothing?
My body's a wreck
from all those transformations.
I'm nothing but broken bones and bruises.
And between us punching each other
and the recoil from her guns,
Namatame is barely on her feet.
Really now?
Then it might be time
to put an end to this!
Namatame
I'm going to finish you off with
Hugging the Baby Night-night!
Huh?
When did he get finishing moves?
I hug children with all my might
and make them fall asleep!
Is that a good idea?
I say that, but I can't do that move
unless I turn into Black Santa,
and I don't have that kind of energy left!
She ran! That's a first!
Not a chance!
Hey, come back here!
There's only one person
who's allowed to hug me!
This isn't about the fight!
I can't let anyone else hug me!
I would forget her hands!
I have to run! I have to run!
Don't forget.
Remember.
The feeling of her touch!
The sound of her voice!
Fumi
What is it, Mom?
I have something very important
to tell you, so listen closely.
Hmm?
O-Okay.
Huh? Your face is
Regardless of what you do
I'm not there to scold you anymore.
Even if you shoot adults
even if you turn a festival upside down
Wh-What are you saying, Mom?
But don't you worry.
You have a friend now.
A friend who will always be there
when you need him.
Who will pay close attention
to what you're really saying.
And who will give you a proper scolding
when you need it.
You don't have to feel alone anymore.
Mom
There's a fire!
-The sheds are burning!
-Somebody get some fire extinguishers!
Are there any students over there?
All the Class 10 kids
should be awake and inside!
Good! Everyone's safe, then!
Fumi
This time I need you
to reach out
and hug this new friend.
The fire's burning hotter and hotter!
Hang on, did you see something
moving in there?
Don't even joke about that!
Nobody could survive
in an inferno like that!
I guess I imagined it.
W-Wait a minute, do you see
They're not on fire!
Are you okay?
S-Sanda
You inhaled a lot of smoke.
Are you okay?
She may be
one of the adult-killers of Class 10,
but she was still a child at heart, I see.
Oshibu
You have my gratitude for saving the life
of a precious student of my school
Mister S.
Weren't you the one
who put her in danger in the first place?
I simply wanted to grant a child
her dearest wish.
The one where she wanted to kill adults.
It won't be me or this child
who's gonna die today!
It's you!
Where did you go, Ono?
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