The story of Taro Sakamoto will finally hit the small screen. Four years after Yuto Suzuki’s hit manga Sakamoto Days started serialization, the series finally received an anime adaptation by TMS Entertainment. After its initial announcement in May, Netflix released the new anime’s first trailer and revealed its January 2025 premiere date.
You can watch the Sakamoto Days trailer below:
The trailer for Sakamoto Days shows the difference between Taro Sakamoto’s past and current life. It starts with the young Sakamoto being introduced as a former ultimate hitman. However, compared to his past life, which was set in black and white, his current life is more vivid as he retired, married, and started a family.
The preview gives a glimpse of his former profession as he fights off the enemies. But being an ex-hitman doesn’t stop him from showing his great fighting skills as he hits Shin Asakura inside his shop despite his advancing age. Lu Shaotang is then seen in an action-packed scene as she jumps off a window building.
However, though these three have shown incredible courage, they all look afraid when they see something off-screen. Later, Sakamoto proves he still has it as he returns to the world of espionage and effortlessly defeats his foes in a bloody fight. But despite the seriousness of the battle, Sakamoto shows his cool and humor as he eats his favorite ramen.
“A sweet bean bun wouldn’t hurt either,” he says.
Meanwhile, aside from the trailer, Netflix also drops its official poster for Sakamoto Days. The black-and-white visual features the young and old Sakamoto like a card from a deck.
You can see Netflix’s Sakamoto Days poster below:
Who are the cast and staff of Sakamoto Days?
Best known for his roles as Gintoki Sakata in Gintama, Escanor in The Seven Deadly Sins, and Gyomei Himejima in Demon Slayer, Tomokazu Sugita will now voice Taro Sakamoto in Sakamoto Days. You can check the list below for other cast members, alongside their character trailers.
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shin Asakura, Sakamoto’s former subordinate who also has the ability to read minds.
Ayane Sakura as Lu Xiaotang, a former mafia member who is now working for Sakamoto.
Nao Toyama as Aoi Sakamoto, Sakamoto’s wife
Hina Kino as Hana Sakamoto, Sakamoto’s daughter
Ryota Suzuki as Heisuke Mashimo, a skilled sniper whom Sakamoto recognizes.
Miyari Nemoto as Piisuke, Mashimo’s bird spotter.
The anime is directed by Masaki Watanabe, with screenplay by Yuto Suzuki. Yo Moriyama works as the character designer and Taku Kishimoto as the series composer.
What is Sakamoto Days about?
Sakamoto Days follows the story of Taro Sakamoto, a former legendary hitman who was considered the greatest of all time. However, he leaves his assassin life after he falls in love, gets married, and has a baby. Sakamoto lives a peaceful life as an owner of a neighborhood store. But as he enjoys his retirement days, his past will start to hunt him.
You can read the Sakamoto Days synopsis below:
Taro Sakamoto was once a legendary hitman who was considered the greatest of all time. Bad guys feared him! Assassins revered him! But then one day he quit, got married, and had a baby. He’s now living the quiet life as the owner of a neighborhood store, but how long can Sakamoto enjoy his days of retirement before his past catches up to him?!
The anime is based on Yuto Suzuki’s manga, which has the same title. After starting its serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump in November 2020, it has collected 17 tankobon volumes as of June 2024. By May 2024, it had over 5 million copies in circulation. The manga is licensed in English by Viz Media. It is adapted into anime by TMS Entertainment and is set to premiere in January 2025 on TV Tokyo and stream on Netflix.
Sakamoto Days is one of the manga series with the strongest sales despite not having an anime yet. So, as Sakamoto’s story is about to be seen on TV, fans will finally see its well-choreographed fight scenes, funny characters, and world-building that make it great.
