SANDA Anime Set to Premiere with Exciting New Details

More details have emerged for the upcoming SANDA anime, which adapts the work of BEASTARS creator Paru Itagaki. Slated for global release on Amazon Prime Video starting October 4, the announcement was accompanied by the debut of the main trailer, a new promotional visual, and updates on the cast and theme songs. The latest cast additions include Toshihiko Seki as Hifumi Oshibu and Hiroaki Hirata as Saburo Yagiuda. Fans can look forward to yama's opening theme titled "Childlike Adults" and Soushi Sakiyama's ending theme "Diary."

Directed by Tomohisa Shimoyama (known for Yurei Deco), SANDA features scripts written by Kimiko Ueno (Delicious in Dungeon), character designs by Masamichi Ishiyama (Scott Pilgrim Takes Off), and music composed by Tomoyuki Tanaka, all under the production house Science SARU. Titan Manga has licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume set to release next month.

The plot of SANDA unfolds in a near-future Japan where Christmas is treated as a mere myth due to a dramatically low birth rate, making children a rare and valuable asset. In this altered society, adolescence has been artificially prolonged to maintain youth, and traditional holidays are remnants of the past. Volume 1 introduces Sanda Kazushige, a middle-school student who finds himself inadvertently caught in a mysterious situation. When his classmate Fuyumura Shiori accuses him of harboring a curse linked to the search for her missing friend, Ono Ichie, Sanda's life takes a thrilling turn. Together, they embark on an adventure filled with external dangers and internal dilemmas, confronting themes of loyalty, courage, friendship, and the rediscovery of magic in a forgotten world.

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