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| Seeing Paru Itadaki's design animated in 2D is actually so jarring, her artstyle is so atypical no wonder no studio picked up Beastars early on. I still can't get over the fact the reason this manga exists to begin is because she wanted to have sex with Santa since childhood and she admitted that fact. Also if you people are wondering why this is so weird, the author of this is the daughter of the guy who made Baki, literally all of you questions should be answered. Perfect fit for Science Saru to finally adapt something that is really unconventional and not some mediocre shonen that is slightly weirder than usual. |
| Beastars and now this. Author-san has some vivid imagination for real. Weak premiere overall. Visuals as well as art-style are dope but the first impression of both MCs left a lot to be desired. |
| A Sci-Fi high school horror yuri romance christmas superhero show you say? Color me intrigued. |
| DAMM BUFF SANTA... wow, such an interesting unhinged premise, and the feel of this is right up my alley. I really love the animation style; it gives off such Tim Burton vibes, and I'm all for it! I really cannot wait to see how the next episode unfolds. |
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Santa looks like Zeus
| @Apu-Hasan Oh my goodness, you're so right. |
| really unique and i like the animation/voice acting but wow what in the world is this plot |
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| What the hell did I just watch?! was my predominant reaction to this one... Guess I'll stay for 2 more episodes and if this bewilderment still remains, then I'm off the ride. |
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| The start was alright but it needs to take me in, so imma give this the 3ep rule. Amazing animation as always from Science SARU. EP1 7/10 |
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| I hadn’t heard about the manga before, so this was a real surprise. The story is so promising and pretty unique, and the characters are so interesting that I got hooked immediately from episode one. Science SARU really didn’t hold back this time so this was the perfect show for them to work on, and I hope it only gets better from here. |
| this is truly something.... i love the art style though |
| Fuyumura is the ugliest female character design Ive seen in anime . And an annoying character too Dropped. |
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| Great ep Sanda dumb asl for not avoiding a crazy girl like Fuyumura. Highkey thought Fuyumura was a man. Weird design ngl. Damn bro temporarily died fr. Truly wasn't expecting that. He really is Santa Claus, but this abilities are pretty cool. Good to know that Sanda is decently smart, but the animation looked great. Hopefully they find Ono, but who is that guy behind the door? Interesting premise. 9.5/10 |
JayDaAnimeLordOct 10, 3:43 PM
 "Hard work is worthless for those that don’t believe in themselves" - Naruto Uzumaki I rate by enjoyment |
| Fuyumura is insane. If Santa Sanda really wants to help her, he'd take her to a padded cell. At first I thought she'd be a descendant of Jack Frost assuming all the kids have latent abilities. Now, I'm thinking something/someone more sinister. |
| As a huge fan of Christmas, I loved this first episode! |
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Hate the art style. Couldn't get through the first episode.
| @WienGirl I am the opposite. Was a refreshing change. |
| If the creator of Beastars made such a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, I’m not surprised she now has a manga where Santa Claus is the protagonist. It’s totally bonkers—but in a good way. The animation is strong. The story is bizarre and original. |
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| Love it so far. Looks great and the story is insane. |
uselessDMOct 7, 9:58 AM
| I adore it! This is super original and I like the design of the animation, I can't wait to see what happens next! |
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| Wow... I really love the artstyle and character designs!! It kinda reminds me of The Nightmare Before Christmas, especially Fuyumura. The opening scene instantly got me hooked. Like, straight to the point and super unexpected. I was so surprised, omg. Never thought we’d get a story about Santa Claus’ descendants :'D and in a mystery setting too! That’s awesome. At first I thought Sanda had to "die" every time he transformed, but turns out all he needs is to put on something red hahah. The ED’s so chill and the lyrics match the theme perfectly. |
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| I thought I started the wrong episode LOL I had to pause and make sure I was on the first episode because I felt like maybe I had missed something. Is anyone getting Tim Burton vibes from Shiori? For some reason that's what immediately came to mind when I saw her. I think this was an okay episode overall though. Idk I was like kind of looking forward to it when I first read about it but then after watching this first episode... Idk it might not be for me. I might give it another one or two episodes before deciding if I'll drop it or not but yeah I feel like this one's just not for me. The art style gives me a Tim Burton vibe if it was anime which is really cool. @Magicmist good to know I'm not the only one who thought that :) |
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| I didn’t expect that at all, everything’s going crazy. |
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| She really stabbed him without doubt at all. What if she's wrong and accidentally kills him XD |
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| Yeah I could probably watch the rest of this. It's so cool how the last episode should air pretty much right on Christmas day. |
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| "You know a girls butt is colder than i imagined" That was quite the opening ngl xD Science saru just hunts down the most weird in a good way shows and tries to give justice to it. So far they are doing a good job. A series themed around christmas and santa claus. Our fmc Fuyumura is trying to save her bestie ono who apparently seems to be dead but isnt so? Then there is our mc "sanda" who has the power to change into santa.Only can transform when theres red on him. Nothing obvious there.  Fuyumura wants santa to help her look for ono which sanda is unsure if he can be help of. But Shes batshit crazy & committed that knives isnt enough shes ready to explode everyone with bombs just to ensure her plan. Me likey Also santa is fire proof. Well that confirms how he comes through the chimney easily right? Jokes aside that was some quick series of hype action sequence. Now another student is watching from outside the class and the secret is out so fast. Lets see where it goes. I get some people might find this art style weird but honestly its refreshing and i like it. It goes weill with the plot and concept too. Also the animation is nice and fluid to complement it so its a bonus. Science saru really working it. I loved the ED "Dirary" by Soushi sakiyama, it has a nice chill vibe with the artwork & different sceneries. I was vibing with it. Great start to the series. |
| Wacky as all hell, I can't believe it is 2025 and we have a Santa anime with him as a power-having superhero who decided to do things other than using his super convenient set of powers to slide down chimneys to deliver presents to kids, and clairvoyantly know the nature of said kids to know what to get them. |
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| It was a nice first episode. Kinda boring in the middle but finished great |
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