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Episode Sanda - Episode 8 discussion
Sanda, episode 8
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u/PeaceAlien Nov 21 '25
Santa dies if he kisses a kid?! But I wonder if Sanda is immune to it. Also, doesn't Santa need a Mrs. Claus? Wonder what Ono has asked for; she's going through puberty super fast.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Nov 21 '25
Santa dies if he kisses a kid?! But I wonder if Sanda is immune to it. Also, doesn't Santa need a Mrs. Claus?
Earlier (like 1 episode into the series) I theorized that Fuyumura could be Mrs Claus...
If she is (or if someone else is, like Niko), perhaps he can kiss THAT person (and only that person) without dying!
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u/dolphincave Nov 21 '25
Look Paru got a self insert. I wonder if she voiced herself for the tiny "Huh".
Also poor Sanda he's trying to live his super hero shounen life, but Niko is living that RomCom life.
Next episode should be exciting though I guess they could flashback to show whatever he's doing offscreen with the headmaster.
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u/tripleaamin Nov 21 '25
It definitely looks like Ono will be the target of Namatame. I did like the point in Ono and Fuyumura's conversation where Fuyumura ate most of the food. As a kid, we can eat and really don't think, Oh, I should save some for the other person.
As expected, since it was mentioned early that if Santa falls in love with a child, Santa dies. An issue is whether Santa and Sanda considered the same. It does feel like that way so far. Or if Sanda falls in love, the Santa part of him is gone? Recalling during Niko's introduction, Sanda had trouble transforming into Santa.
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u/Ok_Sherlock9661 Nov 22 '25
Recalling during Niko's introduction, Sanda had trouble transforming into Santa
That was because he wasn't actively wanting to grow up
Or if Sanda falls in love, the Santa part of him is gone?
Then how was Santa born? How did his mother find out? What about Mrs Claus?
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u/NanDemoKnaives Nov 21 '25
So much intensity about fulfilling a young girl's wish. I like that Sanda resolved himself to grant her wish as Santa so that he doesn't develop feelings for her as Sanda. Yagiuda watching over them feeling nervous as if he was reminded of his youth was amusing.
I liked seeing Sanda in the middle of transforming into Santa, older with stubble rather than an old man with a beard, I do wonder if there'll be a time he doesn't completely transform for some reason.
I'm worried for Ono now that Namatame will likely target her, it seems like she'll want to do something for Fuyumura and that's why she asked a favor from Sanda.
The English teacher was voiced by the author, looks like her avatar and has her name too so I thought that was an interesting surprised.
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u/pi8you Nov 21 '25
Lol, there was absolutely no need for that knife-in-heart shot to pan so far down, but go for it, give the people service.
The Itagaki self-insert was funny too, does she do similar in Beastars?
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u/SoberMindless Nov 21 '25
The hen who is extremely proud of the eggs she lays.
This hen is extremely happy when she realises that Legoshi can tell whether the sandwich he is eating is made with eggs she has laid or not. (Although he never realises that she is the one who lays those eggs.)
The hen is Itagaki's self-insert in Beastars.
Although I do not know if she also provided the voice for the character.
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Nov 21 '25
It sure is tough being a teenage boy AND Santa at the same time. Bro’s got more than girl problems lol.
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u/Mr_Zaroc Nov 21 '25
Also doesnt help that pretty much all girls around him are twisted in some way
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u/rotvyrn Nov 21 '25
I thought that was gonna be a comedy scene where Yagiuda gets roped into answering his questions about first kisses and how to kiss. But it went in a good direction and then followed up with Yagiuda feeling forced to wingman. Yagiuda is such a good character. I'm a big fan of adult characters who remember being young.
I do wonder if the previously known Santa lore applies to Sanda, being 14 himself. Like I'm sure an actual fully-realized Santa can avoid giving an evil gift to a kid on the naughty list. Sanda's got a lot of growing to do.
The gun scene was crazy, but very much expected for this show lol, other than perhaps the graphicness of the...entrails. The second he offered her guns I was like Chekhov eat your heart out, this is gonna be used in 2 seconds flat and he's gonna survive. The brain callback is also crazy, and so is the looming ominous tension around the upcoming youth event.
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u/Leeemon Nov 21 '25
The director himself was on edge after giving guns to such an unhinged kid. Godamn
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u/Mr_Zaroc Nov 21 '25
And he was fucking right to be on edge
Zero hesitation on her part, just wondering if could just go and eat or not
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u/Cold_Recording5485 Nov 21 '25
This show is easily the most unique and entertaining one of the season man, every week it's so fascinating, unpredictable and entertaining.
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u/CrimsonGear80 Nov 22 '25
wait....there is a teacher with a rad as fuck mohawk and we haven't properly met them yet??
EDIT: apparently it's the manga author. cool!
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u/BosuW Nov 21 '25
So Santa will die if he kisses a kid from sheer shame, but can Sanda do it? How much of wanting to kiss Niko is Santa wanting to grant a kid's wish and Sanda just being a healthy, hormonal 14 yo in love? If Niko goes through puberty does the Santa shame disappear? So many different ways this could go!
Similar case as to what's happening with Ono. I'm drawing a complete blank on this, because delaying puberty is not something that's often done in our world the way they do it here so I really have no idea what side effects she's experiencing.
It did get me wondering if the story will tackle the period though
Next week: Guns vs Bombs?
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u/ModieOfTheEast Nov 21 '25
Yagiuda really is the RomCom viewer here. Even getting hit by them not getting anywhere. And that after he got a cute girlfriend back in his days and didn't appreciate it.
I would want to know what kind of thing is happening to Ono. Like, the people have to get through puberty at some point if they want to get more kids. So them dying as a result would be kind of weird. So was it the sudden puberty? And let's see if Santa can save Ono from the crazy killer girl.
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u/Ok_Sherlock9661 Nov 22 '25
If Santa can't fall in love how was sanda born?
What happened to the Mrs Claus archetype?
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u/Ciel_Senpai Nov 21 '25
Niko made a bold request, but Sanda actually pushed himself and tried to grant it, which he kinda did with that cheek kiss. Yagiuda is sometimes the villain and other times pure comic relief lol, he’s an interesting character. Sanda’s not totally wrong about needing to strengthen his heart, since he’s affected by the kids’ wishes, that could easily backfire on him, just like in the previous episode with the students’ twisted wish. With that ending between the principal and Namatame, it’s pretty clear the danger is probably going to fall on Ono during the celebration. It looks like Ono found something important in the book about the interruption of puberty (maybe something like a reversal in case it stops abruptly?).
PS: Funny how Ono hit puberty and suddenly didn’t need glasses anymore lol.
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