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| Tbh, I'm quite impressed with whta Sanda has shown in this episode. Doesn't matter who stands in his way, he faces it with heart and reason. And also, I think I just saw the most badass granny of the season. Tetsudome is no pushover. That was a bloody mess! |
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 One way to beat a powerful elder is with another powerful elder lol. |
| Damn, Sanda couldn't have come to the medical center five minutes later, and the joke that with great power comes a great big pain in the ass is good. |
ShiroAlexNov 7, 2025 11:54 AM
| It’s not the power of friendship, it’s the power of Santa Claus. Is Ono really going to run away and leave her alone in the infirmary? |
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| You can't get lines any more hype than "Santa Claus has come to town" for a show with this exact premise. Ooshibu might just actually be so freaky it somehow wraps around to making him cool. |
| That ending though. Poor Ono. |
| https://www.honeyfeed.fm/u/34774/novels Why must the products of man trouble me so? |
| Oshibu's hatred for aging extended so far that the man's literally a cyborg now. Those are some extreme lengths! Sanda looks cool fully decked out in that makeshift outfit of his, and chief director Tetsudome is a wise old-timer. |
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| I like that it's basically Elf rules the way he gets more power the more the children believe in him lol awesome fight scene in this episode and the old lady is cool too |
| Interested to see what they do with this whole romance triangle/gender identity thing. |
| The low manga score worries me, I love all the moving parts and themes, I'm just skeptical it will culminate in anything satisfying. |
| If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that. |
| Is this obsession with keeping children from growing up just something Oshibu came up with? Asides from granny here where is the oversight if children are so "precious?" Seems like Ono will be allowed back to school now. Not sure what they will do about her new assets though, maybe a baggy sweater? |
| Well it’s officially not spooky month anymore, now I can finally watch this without it feeling kinda wrong lol. And this was another great one, Sanda got his powers back just in time to give us quite the epic fight with Oshibu, that old fella sure can kick some ass despite his weird Frankenstein body. I liked the way Oshibu’s backstory tied into his current strength too, his continued resistance to aging has given him a massive pain tolerance due to the amount of agonizing surgeries he’s had, even if he’s a freaky ahhh dude I can’t help but kinda respect his dedication lol, he’s certainly the villain here but fighting against age is something I think a lot of people can relate to, he’s just went down a dark path. And unfortunately for Sanda, he was unable to win against Oshibu even with the help of Fuyumura, Ono and Amaya (the relation to kids never sleeping hurting Santa’s powers was a cool detail here), thankfully tho the Chief Director showed up and mogged Oshibu’s ass, she kinda came out of nowhere but it is interesting seeing someone that’s truly aged defeating someone that’s altered their body so much in an attempt to resist aging, I’m sure she’s gonna be helpful to Sanda too if she actually ends up teaching him how to fight. And we ended on a moment between Fuyumura and Ono, Ono sure has grown in more ways than one and she nearly let Fuyumura get hands on experience, until Sanda walked in anyway lol, a shame but with Ono actually back, she’ll have more chances to have moments with Fuyumura, if things go well anyway. |
| So Oshibu was a cyborg with plastic surgeries. It's no wonder that he gave Santa a tough time. But he was just supporting his body with a cane and can't walk without it lol It's quite relieving to see that there are people like the school's director who embrace their old age and that lady kicks ass. Glad that Ono is back. But Ono can feel the distance that exists now between Fuyumura and her and Fuyumura also kinda sees it. I don't think that's 'cause Ono attaining puberty. It's just that Fuyumura has found new friends. |
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Some remarks of this episode
1. First of all, this is the first time I notice that the soundtrack is based on various christmas songs.
2. The meaning behind 92 years old guy is still working as principal, since Japan enter aging society, younger population is very small so older population has to keep working to compensate for a lacking in workforce. This makes Japan to be one of the oldest retirement age at 65 with the recommendation to work until 70. And as long as you're still working, you've to give 100% to your job, no matter how old you are.
3. The meaning behind aging gracefully like the chief director, Santa already said it. It's to allowed yourself to become young again. I feel like this is where I'm gonna disagree with what the author present me, some people can age gracefully even with a lot of cosmetic surgeries. I do agree that the principal is obviously not age gracefully at all.
4. Not sure what chief director gave to Ono but I assume it's menstrual pad or bra or both.
1. First of all, this is the first time I notice that the soundtrack is based on various christmas songs.
2. The meaning behind 92 years old guy is still working as principal, since Japan enter aging society, younger population is very small so older population has to keep working to compensate for a lacking in workforce. This makes Japan to be one of the oldest retirement age at 65 with the recommendation to work until 70. And as long as you're still working, you've to give 100% to your job, no matter how old you are.
3. The meaning behind aging gracefully like the chief director, Santa already said it. It's to allowed yourself to become young again. I feel like this is where I'm gonna disagree with what the author present me, some people can age gracefully even with a lot of cosmetic surgeries. I do agree that the principal is obviously not age gracefully at all.
4. Not sure what chief director gave to Ono but I assume it's menstrual pad or bra or both.
phantomfandom said: Not sure what chief director gave to Ono but I assume it's menstrual pad or bra or both. It was just shown as a new dress, right !? But she might have also gave that as well. |
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Damn, Sanda couldn't have come to the medical center five minutes later, and the joke that with great power comes a great big pain in the ass is good.
ShiroAlex said: Damn, Sanda couldn't have come to the medical center five minutes later, Yeah, so disappointed 😭 |
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You can't get lines any more hype than "Santa Claus has come to town" for a show with this exact premise.
Ooshibu might just actually be so freaky it somehow wraps around to making him cool.
Ooshibu might just actually be so freaky it somehow wraps around to making him cool.
| @FarCritical All Might Entrance 😅🤣❤️ |
| i feel so bad for ono its crazy but i know why fuyu feels awkward. but you could just ask her what she was doing while she was running away from school girl make small talk.... |
| Damn. Sanda with the cliterference between Ono and Fuyumura. Feels bad man... Nice that we got a time line for this story - 2080 meaning that us 30 to 40 year olds today would be around the same age as Ooshibu. |
| A striking contrast between Ooshibu and Tetsudome as the former wants to be young forever while the latter just lets nature take its course in growing older and wiser. Sanda needs to tap into his old man strength when he becomes Santa Claus. |
AddaeAkonoNov 8, 2025 7:03 AM
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| Great ep Good lord the principal creepy asf. Santa's drip form has finally appeared 😤 Ah yes, just another elite fight with such amazing production values. Toyo cool asl Oof Ono on her horny.... Damn, feel bad for Ono, she feels as if her spot next to Fuyumura has been taken. 10/10 |
 "Hard work is worthless for those that don’t believe in themselves" - Naruto Uzumaki I rate by enjoyment |
| The principal is an interesting guy, having undergone so much plastic surgery that there is literally nothing of 'him' left. The Chief Director is super adorable and knowledgeable. She is definitely going to help grow Santa's confidence and skills. |
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| great episode the old woman was really strong... |
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| It was super good episode once again! I think i really need to start reading the manga too.. |
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| It makes me a bit uncomfortable to see all those surgeries lol |
| Tetsudome is nothing to sneeze at! Oh, and she's the legendary VA behind Goku. This anime has so many layers, starting with music. I especially loved the principal's theme, but every bgm is very ingenious in its own way, many times adding a twist to some known Christmas songs. I think Sanda is badly underrated, managing so many layers and being tremendously entertaining at the same time is not an easy task. |
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 Uh oh, looks like somebody will turn yandere. |
| Whoa, the fight between Santa and the principal was dope. I was kinda surprised when the eyeball fell out lmao that was insane, but thanks to that, Sanda’s identity wasn't revealed. I screamed when Sanda impulsively turned himself in T__T admitting he’s Santa Claus right in front of someone who literally wants to kill him??? That’s wild, especially when he couldn’t even transform. Anyway, that obaa-san!! MVP!! Finally, a sane adult in this mess. Loved her so much!!! The post-credit scene though… huhu :( it must’ve been so awkward for Ono and Fuyumura... I mean, after all that… and that weird feeling now that one of them has grown up, the lost time, etc., it really feels like there’s some distance between them, but I don’t think it means Fuyumura stopped caring about Ono. They just need time to readjust and find their rhythm again <3 |
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| Principal creepier and creepier, so all of society is whack in this. Such an odd scene at the end Fuyumura finally reunited with Ono and just ignores her to go laughing off with Sanda. I guess it was to show they were still acting like the kids they are and her, now an adult, is on the outside and can't go back to acting like a kid. Still weird though. |
| This show is nothing but amazing |
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| Another great episode! Ono is safe, we got a great fight, we got a super new character and the ending scene is very interesting, I can't wait to see what's gonna happen next!!! |
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| Battle of old people! This Tetsudome character feels like a mix between Seiko and Turbo Granny from Dandadan. Ono is gonna stab Sanda several times in his sleep fr. |
| The fight between Sanda and the principal was insane. The old lady too, crazy badass |
| If the story doesnt shift to someone else over its run I'm willing to go and say this could be climbing to one of my favorite main antagonists in anime, everything from his creepy design to his mannerisms has just commanded my attention every time hes been on screen and I love his constant premise where he just appears in jump scare reveals. Bonus points, hes funny. I really cant get past the premise of a man so old he is physically rotting in the few parts of him still natural but through dozens of surgeries hes left with this unmoving expression and Frankenstein's monster like scars protruding out in stress, seriously even if he doesnt end up matching my expectations this is a 10/10 villain design and concept through and through @LostSpectre I wouldnt worry about manga scores on mal, pretty much no one really uses this site to track manga anymore so most manga series end up with lower scores than on places where people actually rate and track stuff, aka places people read on like dex and bato. If you go to places where people actually read things directly you will almost always find exponentially more discussion on every chapter and scores reflecting that more accurately whereas here you will usually see like uber popular manga gets like 10 replies in an episode discussion and a modest score.  |
JizzyHitlerNov 17, 2025 4:47 AM
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