Santa Company: Manatsu no Merry Christmas English Sub & Dub

About Santa Company: Manatsu no Merry Christmas

If you are hunting for a new fantasy series, Santa Company: Manatsu no Merry Christmas (サンタ・カンパニー ～真夏のメリークリスマス～) deserves a look (2021). The setup goes like this. In short: Upon their visit to a tropical island just below the equator, Mint and co. from Santa Company find themselves confronted with a mountain of ocean debris. Small acts of carelessness upon carelessness have, quite literally, piled up into a big problem—just what have Mint and the others gotten themselves into...?

Along the way, a splendid, yet strange, secret Christmas story. Note: Santa Company is an original work brought to life by Kenji Itoso. A short animation was released in 2014 after a successful crowdfunding campaign, followed by a feature-length version released in Japan in 2019.

With fantasy at the core, world-building, magic systems and creature design set the tone. Voice work is led by Haruka Tomatsu as Mint Rondo and Rie Kugimiya as Thomas Dou. Think of it as a pick for fans of magic, kingdoms and invented worlds. At 1 episodes in total, it is easy to plan a viewing schedule.

Production & Appeal

Within the fantasy category, world-building, magic systems and creature design set the tone. With a 4.7/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. On the casting side, Haruka Tomatsu voicing Mint Rondo gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 2021, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.