Sanda
First tankōbon volume cover
Manga
Written byParu Itagaki
Published byAkita Shoten
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Champion
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 21, 2021 – present
Volumes12

Sanda (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki. It has been serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion since July 2021, with its chapters collected in twelve tankōbon volumes as of January 2024. The story takes place in the future, where the birth rate in Japan has been rapidly declining. The main character, Sanda Kazushige, is found to be the descendant of Santa Claus by his classmate, Shiori Fuyumura. Together, they attempt to find Fuyumura's missing classmate, Ono Ichie.

Synopsis

Setting

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.

Plot

On December 25, when it was snowing, middle school student Sanda Kazushige's body seal was broken by his classmate Fuyumura Shiori, making him look like Santa Claus. Later, Sanda discovers that he can change back into his middle school form by eating jellybeans, or change into Santa form by wearing red. The reason why Fuyumura lifted the seal was that she hoped that Sanda would help find her missing classmate Ono Ichie, and also hoped that he would remind the society of Christmas.

Production

Before the release of Sanda, Paru Itagaki published a one-shot chapter, titled White Beard and Boobs (白ヒゲとボイン, Shirohige to Boin), in Nihon Bungeisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Manga Goraku on September 7, 2018.[1] The one-shot was about Santa Claus and a sex worker. Itakagi talked to her editor at Weekly Manga Goraku about wanting to make another series reusing the Santa Claus character, but targeting it towards younger readers. Her editor agreed on the condition that she would first make a one-volume manga for the publisher, which ended up being Drip Drip (ボタボタ, Bota Bota),[2] whose collected volume was released in April 2021;[3] Sanda started three months later in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion on July 21.[4]

Publication

Sanda, written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki, started in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion on July 21, 2021.[4][5] Akita Shoten has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on December 8, 2021.[6] As of January 5, 2024, twelve volumes have been released.[7]

Volumes

No. Release date ISBN
1 December 8, 2021[8]978-4-253-28101-0
2 February 8, 2022[9]978-4-253-28102-7
3 May 6, 2022[10]978-4-253-28103-4
4 July 7, 2022[11]978-4-253-28104-1
5 September 8, 2022[12]978-4-253-28105-8
6 December 8, 2022[13]978-4-253-28106-5
7 February 8, 2023[14]978-4-253-28107-2
8 April 7, 2023[15]978-4-253-28108-9
9 July 6, 2023[16]978-4-253-28109-6
10 September 7, 2023[17]978-4-253-28110-2
11 November 8, 2023[18]978-4-253-28111-9
12 January 5, 2024[7]978-4-253-28112-6

References

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  2. ^ "Bonus ~How I ended up Drawing Drip Drip". Drip Drip. Viz Media. October 18, 2022. pp. 216–217. ISBN 978-1-9747-2449-9.
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  5. ^ 勘違い中学生はある一族の末裔？板垣巴留の週チャン新連載「SANDA」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 21, 2021. Archived from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
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