BEASTARS Creator Paru Itagaki's Anime "Sanda" Unveils Teaser

Ayumu Murase and Hiroki Tōchi star in the series directed by Tomohisa Shimoyama of Yurei Deco

Teaser, Cast, Staff, and Fall 2025 Premiere Revealed

The staff for the TV anime adaptation of Paru Itagaki's SANDA manga celebrated Christmas with the anime's teaser promotional video and second teaser visual.

The teaser announces the main cast, main staff, and a Fall 2025 premiere.

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Ayumu Murase voices the titular character Kazushige Sanda, and Hiroki Tōchi plays Santa Claus.

Tomohisa Shimoyama (Yurei Deco, Super Shiro) is directing the anime at Science SARU, and Kimiko Ueno (Delicious in Dungeon, Ranma 1/2) is overseeing the series scripts. Masamichi Ishiyama (Scott Pilgrim Takes Off) is serving as character designer and chief animation director, and Tomoyuki Tanaka of FPM (Superflat Monogram) is composing the music for a cartoon series for the first time.

Synopsis

The "unconventional Santa Claus hero action" manga tells the story of adults and children in the near future with a declining birthrate. An ordinary boy named Sanda discovers that one of his classmates, Shiori Fuyumura, is trying to kill him because Fuyumura's friend disappeared and Sanda carries a certain "curse."

The manga concluded in the 32nd issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine in July of this year.

Itagaki launched the manga in Weekly Shōnen Champion in July 2021. Akita Shoten published the manga's first compiled book volume in December 2021, and the 15th volume shipped on August 7.

Itagaki launched her BEASTARS manga in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine in September 2016. The manga ended in October 2020. Akita Shoten published the manga's 22nd and final volume in January 2021. Viz Media publishes the manga in English.

Anime Adaptation

The first BEASTARS TV anime debuted on Netflix in Japan in October 2019, and it also ran on Fuji TV's [+Ultra] programming block and on TV Nishinippon. The first season debuted on Netflix outside of Japan in March 2020. The anime's second season premiered in January and again ran in Japan on Fuji TV's [+Ultra] programming block. Netflix debuted the second season outside of Japan in July 2021. The anime's final season will premiere on Netflix this year and will be split into two parts (quarters of the year).

Itagaki launched the Drip Drip (Bota Bota) manga mini-series in December 2020 and ended it in February 2021. The manga's one compiled book volume shipped in Japan in April 2021, and Viz Media published the manga volume in English in October 2022.

Source: Comic Natalie