The comic work "SANDA Becomes Santa Claus" by the author of "Beast Rhapsody" has been announced to be animated

The school fantasy manga "SANDA Becomes Santa Claus" created by Itagaki Paru, the author of "BEASTARS", has come to its final chapter in the 32nd issue of "Weekly Shonen Champion" released this week.

The official immediately announced that "SANDA Becomes Santa Claus" will be animated and released the first visual promotional image.

The original author Itagaki Paru was also very happy about the decision to adapt the film into an animation. He uploaded a hand-drawn animated congratulatory picture on his personal Twitter, and wrote that he was very much looking forward to it.

In addition, the official also forwarded the motivation of Itagaki Paru's creation, which was "I wanted to try a comic work with very exaggerated character movements", which led to the creation of "SANDA Transforms into Santa Claus".

It is understood that the animated version of "SANDA Becomes Santa Claus" will be produced by Science SARU, which produced animations such as "Don't Mess with the Image Research Institute!" and "The Tale of the Heike". The specific production lineup and broadcast time have not yet been announced.

The original story of "SANDA Transforms into Santa Claus" tells the story of Sanda, who became Santa Claus because the "curse" was lifted. Although he was confused by the sudden power he gained, he still agreed to help find Ono's whereabouts based on the instinct of "wanting to help children realize their wishes." However, the "adults" are very afraid of Santa Claus's power. As the principal of Daikoku Aihu Academy, Daishiki Ichi-san, who is extremely obsessed with youthful vitality, decided to take action to capture Santa Claus...