Warning! Contains spoilers for Sakamoto Days Chapter 111!
Fans are waiting for the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen to broadcast this summer need another test Shonen dance manga shares many of the series’ strongest points. That manga is Yuto Suzuki’s Sakamoto Days, about a retired assassin named Sakamoto who is forced back into the criminal underworld when his family is threatened. The series has always been a must-read for Jujutsu Kaisen fans, but its recent installment is especially great for them as it bears similarities to the first season of Jujutsu Kaisen season 2.
Chapters 106 to 111 of The Sakamoto Days, translated by Camellia Nieh all focus on flashbacks to Sakamoto’s past as a young assassin. Sakamoto and his friends Nagumo and Akao are both extremely impressive warriors, along with a student who eventually turns out to be the villain Slur, tasked with protecting the family of an important assassin from a group is trying to kill them. This is very similar to Gojo’s Past in Jujutsu Kaisen, the second part of which will be covered.
Sakamoto Days is working on its own version of Gojo’s Past Arc
That arc is a flashback to Gojo’s youth when he and Geto are tasked with protecting a young girl from those who intend to kill her. Of course, Geto will eventually become a major villain just like Slur. Both signs also have interesting callbacks and harbingers of events unfolding in the present day. And while the part in Sakamoto Days hasn’t ended yet, it’s heavily implied based on the reason Sakamoto shared that the season will end similar to the one in Jujutsu Kaisen.
Of course, the plot similarities in this installment are just one example of the deeper and more meaningful similarities that both series share. Both feature some of the best choreographed fight scenes in Shonen Jump with creative gimmicks. While Sakamoto Days’ battles don’t involve magic, its characters can wield their special weapons with near-supernatural skills, much like Shonen’s best saw-based hero. Jump Osaragi. Both series also have a much nicer art style than many other Shonen Jump series, giving them a distinctive visual flavor. And at its best, Sakamoto Days’ art may even surpass Jujutsu Kaisen’s manga art, which is sure to please anime fans who enjoy Mappa’s superb animation.
Sakamoto Days Matches Jujutsu Kaisen of fierce battle
Sakamoto Days has plenty of elements for Jujutsu Kaisen fans to enjoy, but it’s far from a clone. Its plot, art, and action are all unique enough to make the story one of Shonen Jump’s best fighting manga. And with just over a hundred chapters, the manga is long enough to keep fans hooked until the new season of Jujutsu Kaisen airs in July. Hopefully, if Jujutsu Kaisen fans check Sakamoto Day They’ll find not only a placeholder for the anime, but also a new favorite manga series.
Sakamoto Day available to read from Viz Media.
