Beastars manga creator's new Christmas-themed series Sanda is getting an English release ahead of its anime adaptation

Sanda Vol. 1
(Image credit: Titan Manga)

Japan has its own relationship with the Christmas ho🙈liday, with well-known traditions including yearly excursions to eat at KFC. But in a future version of Japan, they've forgotten all about Christmas, and it's up to a hero with a prodigious name to restore holiday cheer and "childhood wo🌊nder." At least, that's the premise of Sanda, a manga by beloved Beastars creator Paru Itagaki which is now being translated into English thanks to Titan Manga.

Sanda (which, yes, does indeed kinda sound like "Santa") focuses on eponymous hero Sanda Kazushige, who is drawn into a mystery that centers around the lo🍸st magic of Christmas when his middle-school classmate Fuyumura Shiori tells him he is the victim of a powerful curse.

Sanda Vol. 1

(Image credit: Titan Manga)

"In a near-future Japan, Christmas has faded into myth, and the birth rate has dropped so dramatically that children ཧare now the most precious commodity. Society has artificially extended adolescence to preserve their youth, and traditional holidays, like Christmas, are a mere legend of the past," reads Titan Manga's official description of Sanda Vol. 1.

, which premieres l🌳ater this year. Sanda Vol. 1 releases in English on September 2.

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