Sanda Episode 2 Release Date – Everything You Need to Know

Sanda is an anime based on a completed manga by Paru Itagaki, which was released between July 2021 and July 2024 and published in 16 volumes. After the success of Episode 1, fans are highly anticipating the upcoming Episode 2 of Sanda. It takes place in Japan in the year 2080, during which the gravity of demographic collapse has resulted in extreme social policy towards children. It turns out that the main character is a middle school student who goes by the name of Kazushige Sanda, and is a descendant of Santa Claus. After being poked by his classmate Shiori Fuyumura, he unlocks his body seal, transforming him into a muscular Santa under specific conditions. Episode 1 presented Sanda grappling with this new sense of identity, the threatening motive of Shiori, and the enigma of her lost friend, Ono Ichie.

In Japan, the confirmed date of release of Sanda Episode 2 is October 11, 2025, 1:53 AM JST. In India, Sanda Episode 2 will air at 10:23 PM IST on October 10. It will also release on October 10, at 12:53 PM ET / 9:53 AM PT in the U.S. It can be viewed in the UK at 5:53 PM BST on October 10 as well. These timed premieres enable global viewers to tune in and engage with the episode shortly after the Japanese broadcast.

Produced by Science SARU, the anime is directed by Tomohisa Shimoyama, and the series composition is done by Kimiko Ueno. It aired Episode 1 on October 4, 2025 (JST) as the first episode of the Animeism block on MBS, TBS, CBC TV, and BS-TBS, and globally on Amazon Prime Video starting on the same date in most areas.

Sanda Episode 2 – What to Expect Next

In Sanda Episode 2, the plot will proceed after the dramatic confrontation of Episode 1, in which Shiori Fuyumura. Sanda's classmate, after discovering his connection to Santa, tries to murder him, lifting the seal. She faults him, as well as wants his aid in solving the mystery about Ono Ichie.

Sanda will most probably start struggling with his powers in the form of Santa. With everyone being aware of his transformation, the friction between him and Shiori will only intensify, particularly because she is blaming him for things he is not fully aware of yet.

Anticipate the emergence of new groups or hostile forces that will be moving against Sanda and his dual identity. In Episode 1, there was the foregrounding of social policies and suspicion of his classmates; in Sanda Episode 2, we can observe the reaction of the rest of the community to a teenager who is capable of materialising either into a usual adolescent body or transforming into a mythical Santa Claus. A crucial flashback might be included with the revelation of how the curse or sealing mechanism came to be, and how the disappearance of Ono Ichie contributes to the bigger mystery.

Technically, Sanda Episode 2 must build on the animation base developed in Episode 1: strong contrasts between Sanda and Santa build, the role of red clothes as a transformational element, atmospheric lighting to display December 25 in a Japan where Christmas is a myth. Central will be the voice acting of both types of Sanda, and the tension in the voice of Shiori. The music will probably mingle with the serious atmosphere of the disintegration of society and the action signals as the powers of Sanda reveal themselves.

The story will further touch upon the inner struggle that Sanda encounters, the fear of being a superhuman, the need to provide Shiori with what she requires, and the fear of killing innocent individuals. Sanda Episode 2 can also shed more light on the intentions of Shiori and the disappearance of Ichie, perhaps providing the viewers with more background based on manga chapters that established those grounds. It was revealed that in mid-2024, Sanda the manga, was completed, meaning that Sanda Episode 2 will be based on already finished source material.

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Finally, Sanda Episode 2 will premiere on October 11, 2025, at 1:53 AM JST (October 10 in most other time zones), after Episode 1, which sees Sanda getting his Santa seal broken, discovering the truth about his transformation, and finding himself in a mystery with Shiori and the lost Ono Ichie.

Co-created by Science SARU and available to watch globally on Prime Video, the anime will now expand its worldbuilding efforts, unlock additional information about the powers of Sanda, and increase the stakes by having him conflict with both fellow humans and outside influences. Viewers will have more questions answered about who Sanda is, and the reaction of society in 2080 to the legend-turned-reality.

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