On Wednesday, the team behind the TV anime adaptation of Yuuto Suzuki's manga series, Sakamoto Days, released the main promotional video for its second part. This video provides information about the July 14th premiere date for the second part, as well as a sneak peek at the opening theme song "Method" by rock band Kroi.
On June 15 at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku in Tokyo, there will be a special showing of episodes 12 and 13 from the anime.
Image courtesy of Wright Film On January 11th, the anime was first shown on TV Tokyo and its associated stations. Additionally, it became available for viewing on Netflix on that same day. Netflix has listed "Part 1" of the anime as consisting of 11 episodes that will be released weekly. Furthermore, Netflix has confirmed that it will also stream "Part 2" of the anime.
Previously announced additional cast that appeared in the anime's 11th episode include:
- Yūko Kaida as Dump - Chiaki Kobayashi as Apart - Ryōta Takeuchi as Minimalist - Kōsuke Toriumi as Saw
Vaundy performed the first part's opening theme song "Hashire Sakamoto" (Run, Sakamoto). Conton Candy performed the ending theme song "Futsū" (Normal).
In December 2019, Suzuki released a standalone manga called "Sakamoto" through Jump Giga. Following that, the main manga series began its publication in Weekly Shonen Jump by Shueisha in November 2020.
Both Viz Media and MANGA Plus have started releasing digital versions of their manga series in English. MANGA Plus provides information about these series.
Taro Sakamoto was the ultimate assassin, feared by villaines and admired by hitmen. But one day...he fell in love! Retirement, marriage, fatherhood and then... Sakamoto gained weight! the chubby guy who runs the neighborhood store is actually a former legendary hitman! Can he protect his family from danger? Get ready to experience a new kind of action comedy series!