Christmas may be over. But Science SARU has just dropped the first trailer for SANDA due to drop in the fourth quarter of 2025.

“The story is set in Japan in 2080. Affected by the declining birth rate, Japan has implemented a series of control policies for minors, including arranging marriage partners from infancy, not allowing children to sleep to slow down development, and needing to use the toilet separately from adults. Young people’s social status is also higher than adults. Santa Claus has been sealed for a long time because of the curse, which makes the society think that Santa Claus has disappeared, and regard Christmas as an ancient custom or fictional legend.”

This all comes to a head on December 25, when in a snow syorm, student Kazushige Sanda’s body seal is broken by his classmate Shiori Fuyumura, making him look like Santa Claus. Now, Sanda and Fuyumura are on the search for their missing classmate missing Ono Ichie.

The animation looks absolutely gorgeous, and the premise is mental. This is definitely a show that I’m looking forward to seeing.