SAKAMOTO DAYS anime will officially be streaming on Netflix from January 2025. Studio TMS Entertainment is animating, with Masaki Watanabe as the director. The adaptation was announced in May, with additional voice cast being revealed earlier today. They released an English-subbed trailer, which you can watch below.
Besides the director Masaki Watanabe, the SAKAMOTO DAYS anime staff includes Yo Moriyama as the character designer, Yuto Suzuki in charge of the screenplay and Taku Kishimoto in charge of the series composition.
The voice cast for the anime includes:
- Tomokazu Sugita as Taro Sakamoto
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shin Asakura
- Ayane Sakura as Lu Xiaotang
- Nao Toyama as Aoi Sakamoto
- Hina Kino as Hana Sakamoto
- Ryota Suzuki as Heisuke Mashimo
- Miyari Nemoto as Piisuke
SAKAMOTO DAYS is a Japanese manga by Yuto Suzuki. It has been serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since 2020. There are currently 176 chapters, with 17 published volumes as of June 4, 2024. VIZ Media licensed the manga in English, while Netflix describes the story:
The greatest hitman of all—his name was Taro Sakamoto. The man who was feared by all villains, and revered by all hitmen—one day, fell in love! When Sakamoto met Aoi the convenience store clerk, it was love at first sight; and just like that, he retired. Sakamoto got married, had a daughter, opened a mom-and-pop store in a quiet town, and completely transformed… into a plus size! To ensure a peaceful life with his beloved family, the legendary ex-hitman takes on a relentless stream of assassin attacks. This action-packed story of the ordinary and extraordinary begins here!
Source: Press Release, Netflix YouTube
© Yuto Suzuki, SHUEISHA / SAKAMOTO DAYS Production Committee
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