The second half of the Anime will premiere in July 2025
The official website for the television anime adaptation of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga released the main promotional video and key visuals for the anime on Wednesday. The video reveals and previews the anime's opening theme song “Hashire Sakamoto” (Run, Sakamoto), written specifically for the anime by singer-songwriter Vaundy. It also announced the anime's January 11 television premiere in Japan, and revealed that the anime will run for two seasons (one-quarter year), with the second season premiering in July 2019. 2025.
[nội dung được nhúng] Image via Sakamoto Days anime website
© 鈴木祐斗／集英社・SAKAMOTO DAYS製作委員会
Although the anime will premiere on TV Tokyo and affiliated channels on January 11, the anime's website does not list a Netflix streaming feature accompanying the same launch date. only lists January 2025 releases that were previously announced for Netflix.
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© Yuto Suzuki/SHUEISHA, SAKAMOTO DAYS PROJECT
Tomokazu Sugita plays Taro Sakamoto. Other cast members include: Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shin Asakura, a psychic who can read people's minds and was Sakamoto's subordinate when he was an assassin Ayane Sakura as Lu Shaotang, a former mafia member and Tai Chi master Nao Tōyama as Aoi Sakamoto, Taro Sakamto's wife Ryōta Suzuki as Heisuke Mashimo, a talented sniper who shoots through opponents with ricocheting bullets Natsuki Hanae as Nagumo, a member of ORDER task force Taku Yashiro as Shishiba, a calm and collected member of ORDER who wields a spike hammer. His partner is Osaragi Saori Hayami as Osaragi, a newcomer to ORDER who uses an electric saw
Masaki Watanabe (KADO-The Right Answer, Bartender, several Battle Spirits anime) is directing the anime at TMS Entertainment. Taku Kishimoto (BLUELOCK, Haikyu!!, Moriarty the Patriot) is supervising the film's script and Yō Moriyama (Lupine the IIIrd: Goemon's Blood Spray, Lupine the IIIrd: Jigen's Gravestone) is designing the characters.
Suzuki launched the manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in November 2020. Shueisha published the 17th compiled book volume on June 4 and will release the 18th compiled book volume on August 2. Suzuki published a 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 kind of action comedy series!
Viz Media is also publishing the manga in print.
The manga inspired a novel in April 2022.
Source: Sakamoto Days anime website, Natalie Manga
