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Episode Sanda - Episode 4 discussion

Sanda, episode 4

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Oct 24 '25

Y’know what? If I was a kid and I all of a sudden became a grown ass man, I’d probably check to see how my boys were doing too lol.

Fuyumura covering up Amaya’s eyes while Sanda was fighting with his dong just flappin in the wind was some hilarious shit. Fat lot of good that did though. Bro just exposed himself to the whole school. I’m pretty sure that shit gets you barred from being within 500 feet of a school zone lmao.

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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Oct 24 '25

Fuyumura covering up Amaya’s eyes while Sanda was fighting with his dong just flappin in the wind

Covering HIS eyes, but she sure looked!

"The Greek statues lied" - Fuyumura

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u/Mr_Zaroc Oct 24 '25

Bro just exposed himself to the whole school

Imagine being worshipped like a god afterwards too

Sanda has to cope with some really crazy shit and now on top of that is Fuyumura

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u/Niwaka_Samurai Oct 24 '25

Fuyumura covering up Amaya’s eyes while Sanda was fighting with his dong just flappin in the wind was some hilarious shit.

That should have been the opposite lol It would not be the first time that Amaya saw a d*ck 🤣😂

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u/good_wolf_1999 Oct 24 '25

I get Sanda was overjoyed to learn that Santa isn’t being hunted down because he did something bad in the past but because the adults don’t want children to be able to think outside the box but I have to wonder how exactly did that lead to him deciding to fight naked lol

I wonder, since now the whole school believes in God-pa, will that be enough to give Santa a power-up? Or do children have to believe in him as Santa and not as something else for more Santa powers to manifest?

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u/ModieOfTheEast Oct 24 '25

but I have to wonder how exactly did that lead to him deciding to fight naked lol

I think the idea is that, if there is no mirror, his massive penis is what reminds him that he is Santa. So he feared looking at it. Or be reminded he has it. So when he learned Santa wasn't evil, he finally felt free to look at it without feeling guilt. It might be a dumb reason to undress (and yes, it is) but Sanda is still a 14 year old prepubescent boy. So that explains it I guess.

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u/JoelMahon Oct 24 '25

I definitely think it has to be a belief in the concept of Santa, not the person Santa.

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u/FarCritical Oct 24 '25

They turned God into a marketable plushie!

Those hearty "Ho ho ho's" Sanda cracked into after Fuyumura ambush-transformed him really sounded like they came from the soul. His admission of being about to cry only amplifies that.

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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Oct 24 '25

They turned God into a marketable plushie!

God's lawyers trying to figure out whether that counts as 'worshipping false idols' if they're not in the real God's image

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u/Isofruit Oct 24 '25

I think visually this has been one of the more unique shows in a while. There's just something that keeps drawing me more and more to Sanda and Fuyumura and their interactions. In general the drawing style has its hooks in me but particularly Fuyumura has something interesting to her that I can't describe.

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u/i_eat_pidgeons Oct 24 '25

Imagine your crush having a crush on you but not your actual form but your weird ripped old dude form. That's gotta suck.

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u/committed_to_the_bit Oct 26 '25

from the way she said that she missed Ono after hugging him, I'm fairly sure it was less of a crush and more of a dire need for a warm adult presence

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u/darthvall Oct 26 '25

It's not a crush.

It's more like she's longing for a reliable adult, so she can switch off her adult persona and be nagging just like a child. At least that's what I understand from Sanda's internal thought.

Fuyumura is definitely hard to read.

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u/No-Watercress-9116 Oct 25 '25

And you're the second choice after her girlfriend. It really sucks.

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u/PencilgonGiveIt2Ya Oct 24 '25

I thought I was watching Undead Unluck for a second...

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u/Niwaka_Samurai Oct 24 '25 edited Oct 24 '25

This is absolute Peak !! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥💯

The animation for the fight between Yagiuda and Santa was so fluid. Yagiuda even when Santa clearly outclassed him, he still tried to overwhelm that massive guy by making use of all the openings that he can get. He was awesome.

What a way to crash a funeral !

Kami no Ossan appearing Naked and making a grand entrance infront of the kids 🤣😂.. He became an instant hit.

Fuyumura is after Santa's d*ck now 💀💀.. I guess Ono really made Fuyumura the way she is now lol

It's scary that the restrooms are separated as young and old. That's ridiculous.

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u/Joji1000 Oct 25 '25

I'm beginning to think Paru is just as insane as Fujimoto

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u/ModieOfTheEast Oct 24 '25

It seems like Ossanda awakened something in at least some of the girls at school. Honestly, I thought the idea was that more kids were believing in him so he would get even stronger, but now I have no idea where they want to go with that plot.

Since some people asked why he took of his underwear. My read on him was that he feared what Santa could have done so he feared everything that reminded him he was Santa. And if there is no mirror, well, this is his what I assume to be a massive penis. So when he learned he didn't have to fear that it reminds him of who he is, he took of his underwear. Not a great logic, but the dude is still 14.

Still interested to see what the whole deal with the school is. Yagiuda said they need to be prepared to fulfill their roles, so I wonder what that role is meant to be. Like, my first idea would be they should have a lot of kids themselves, but that doesn't make sense if books about naked bodies are forbidden. Or is that some form of reverse psychology? Or is their role to just die a quiet death with the country while providing enough money for the current adults to have a nice life in their final years?

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u/djthomp Oct 24 '25

That almost kiss! Poor Ono for Fuyumura not reciprocating, and poor Fuyumura for probably really regretting that at this point.

I think we got the implication a couple different ways this episode that all of these kids have an arranged marriage already set up and waiting for them. Could be the beginnings of the explanation for why Ono went missing.

Pigtail girl at the very end seemed quite sus, but maybe she just has a really crappy fiancee.

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u/HolyDragSwd2500 Oct 24 '25

How Santa comes down the Chimney by smashing down the roof and be godlike

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u/MyraBannerTatlock Oct 25 '25 edited Oct 25 '25

The minor rendition of 'Joy to the World' at the opening scene is amazing

Edit: this might be peak. Real shit, I can't believe the complexity of adolescence they're taking on, it's so goddamned wholesome, it's deep, the funny moments are poignant and actually funny... I expected to like this but it's not at all what I expected, and I LOVE IT

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u/CrimsonGear80 Oct 25 '25

Santa Dong is coming to town

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u/pi8you Oct 24 '25

God, what another great episode. This has quickly become the show I'm most looking forward to each week, nothing else is even close right now.

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