Netflix’s largest anime hit last year, Sakamoto Days, is less than a year out from returning, and with that, Sakamoto Days Season 2 has gotten its first look at new art and a brand-new trailer. Set to release in January 2027, the second season of the action-comedy anime series is set to make waves again.
Based on Yuto Suzuki’s manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since 2020, Sakamoto Days boasts impressive circulation numbers with 15 million copies in circulation worldwide in just six years. The manga series is localized and published in English by VIZ Media, and the anime series is adapted by TMS Entertainment.
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About the first season of the series, we said, “Sakamoto Days Season 1 features standout episodes that suggest a deeper creative insight. However, they’re infrequent because, again, so much of the underlying issues stem from choices made at the very start that have come to dictate the show’s tone and aesthetic.” Sakomoto Days Season 2 has the chance to capture the whimsy and comedy of the series’ Shonen Jump inspiration.
Daisuke Nakajima, who has been involved with the series since Season 1, steps up as director for Season 2. Supervising Director Masaki Watanabe continues in an oversight role.
“I am honored to be working on such a popular Jump title,” Nakajima said in a release sent out via Netflix’s newsroom. “I will spare nothing in depicting the stylish action and individual aesthetics of Suzuki-sensei’s uniquely vivid cast of assassins. Carrying the baton from Season 1, I am bringing all my passion to expressing in animation the appeal, momentum, and epic scale of a work loved so fervently by fans around the world. Please look forward to Season 2’s grand opening!”
What is Sakamoto Days Season 2 about?
The official Netflix synopsis is listed below:
Sakamoto Days Season 2 picks up as legendary former hitman Taro Sakamoto and Shin infiltrate JCC (Japan Cleaner Culture) — Japan’s assassin training institution — to uncover intelligence on the elusive figure known as X (Slur).
Meanwhile, ORDER members Nagumo, Shishiba, and Osaragi head to Kyoto on assignment, only to be ambushed by an unexpected assailant. As conspiracies deepen, the shared history of a young Sakamoto, Nagumo, Rion, and Slur is finally brought to light.
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Sakomoto Days Season 2 Characters
- Sakamoto
- Aoi
- Shin
- Natsuki Seba
- Akira Akao
- Satota
- Yotsumura
What is the release date?
Sakomoto Days Season 2 is set to release worldwide, exclusively on Netflix in January of 2027; however, the Netflix Anime does not have a specific release date as of the publishing of this article. Season 1 of the series is available now, exclusively on Netflix.
