A Fake Flower, Yet Its Roots Rot

7.7/10 · 137 votesNov 29, 202524 min

Ranked #7 of 12 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Tetsudome says Santa lacks grit. With her aid Sanda becomes dark Santa, but doubts himself. After meeting Namatame again, he vows not to fight kids.

Season 1 Episodes12

E1 7.7

Everything's Bright, Am I Aging?

E2 7.4

Candies, Canes, Kisses, and Blades

E3 7.6

Charred Fruit Tastes All the Sweeter

E4 7.8

Zeus, Smasher of Textbooks

E5 7.8

A Typhoon in a Snow Globe

E6 8.1

Cyborg vs. Santa Claus

E7 7.5

Double-Faced Carnivorous Plant

E8 7.5

Love, the Most Selfish Thing There Is

E9 7.7Now viewing

A Fake Flower, Yet Its Roots Rot

E10 7.9

You, an Everlasting Moment

E11 7.7

Flashback Attack

E12 8.0

Pale Blue Pall

Cast9

Ayumu Murase

Kazushige Sanda (voice)

Hiroki Touchi

Santa Claus (voice)

Umeka Shoji

Shiori Fuyumura (voice)

Anna Nagase

Ichie Ono (voice)

Yuuki Shin

Hitoshi Amaya (voice)

Misato Matsuoka

Nico Kazao (voice)

Toshihiko Seki

Hifumi Ōshibu (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata

Saburō Yagiuda (voice)

Masako Nozawa

Toyo Tetsudome (voice)

Crew7

Kimiko Ueno

Writer

Tomohisa Shimoyama

Storyboard Artist

Takuya Yoshihara

Director

Yan Chan

Animation Director

Mari Motohashi

Storyboard Artist

Asami Murakoshi

Storyboard Artist

Asami Murakoshi

Director

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Episode Summary

"A Fake Flower, Yet Its Roots Rot" is episode 9 of SANDA season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 137 votes, ranking #7 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Takuya Yoshihara, Asami Murakoshi and written by Kimiko Ueno, it aired on November 29, 2025.

A Fake Flower, Yet Its Roots Rot

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes12

Cast9

Crew7

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Episode Summary