The anime adaptation of the manga Sakamoto Days promises to be one of the great anime of the Winter Anime Season of 2025 and its director, Masaki Watanabesaid the staff intends to preserve the humor of the story.
In a recent interview Watanabe stated:
When I first read the Sakamoto Days manga, I remember being excited by the dynamic action scenes. For the anime, we wanted to channel that excitement through action and speed, utilizing the unique movement, color, and sound of animation.
We hope to preserve the humor that is sprinkled throughout the story while also fully portraying Nakamoto’s character as the family-loving, non-killing contract killer that he is. The entire production team is working hard, so please wait patiently until the series premieres.
The animation is from the studio TMS Entertainment (Dr. STONE), the direction is Masaki Watanabe (KADO – The Right Answer, Bartender), the argument is Taku Kishimoto (BLUELOCK, Haikyu!!, Moriarty the Patriot) and the character design is Yo Moriyama (Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon’s Blood Spray, Lupine the IIIrd: Jigen’s Gravestone).
Sakamoto Day began serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump in November 2020. It is simultaneously published in English by Viz Media and the online platform Manga Plus.
Suzuki is also the author of other one-shot works, such as Locker Room It is Garaku. Sakamoto Days It originated from a one-shot he published in 2019, becoming his first manga to be serialized.
Synopsis of Sakamoto Days
Taro Sakamoto used to be an unparalleled assassin, earning a legendary status in the underworld. But one day, the unthinkable happened. Sakamoto fell in love. He started dating, retired, got married, and had a child, becoming overweight as a result. Although he now works as a humble convenience store owner, the assassin world still follows him. Sakamoto, along with Shin, a young man with telepathy and an employee of his small store, protects his humble life and family, or he will die trying.
