© Yuuto Suzuki, Shueisha
This year's 27th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga will get a spinoff titled Sakamoto Holidays and will premiere in the August issue of Shueisha's Saikyō Jump magazine on September 1. July 4. Tetsu Ōkawa, who works as an assistant on the main manga, is drawing the side story.
Suzuki launched the manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in November 2020. Shueisha published the 16th compiled book volume on April 4. The 17th compiled book volume will be published on June 4. Suzuki published one-shot titled “Sakamoto” on Jump Giga in December 2019.
Viz Media and MANGA Plus are publishing the manga in English digitally. MANGA Plus describes the manga:
Taro Sakamoto is the ultimate assassin, feared by villains and admired by assassins. But one day…he fell in love! Retirement, marriage, fatherhood and then… Sakamoto gained weight! The chubby guy who runs the neighboring store is actually a former legendary assassin! Can he protect his family from danger? Get ready to experience a new genre of action comedy!
Viz Media is also publishing the manga in print and released the 11th compiled book volume on April 2.
The manga inspired a novel in April 2022.
The manga is inspiring a television anime series due in January 2025 starring Tomokazu Sugita as Taro Sakamoto.
Source: Weekly Shonen Jump issue 27
