Sakamoto Days: Is It Worth Watching in 2026?
Our verdict — 7.5/10, worth watching
In short: Yes, if you like creative action comedy. Taro Sakamoto, once the world's deadliest assassin, retired, got married and now runs a convenience store, until his past comes back. The 2025 anime (TMS Entertainment, Netflix) ran 22 episodes in two parts; Season 2 is due in January 2027. Fans praise the fights' inventiveness but some found the animation flatter than Yuto Suzuki's manga.
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Worth it for the premise and the fights. A legendary hitman who's now a chubby, devoted family man is a great comic hook, and the action uses everything in reach, from shop shelves to chopsticks. If you love the anime, the manga does it even better.
The premise
Taro Sakamoto quit killing when he fell in love with Aoi, who made him promise never to kill again. Years later he runs a small store with her and their daughter Hana. When his old world puts a bounty on his head, he has to fight off assassins without breaking that promise, helped by his mind-reading former colleague Shin and the kung fu fighter Lu.
Anime vs manga
TMS Entertainment's adaptation follows the story faithfully, and Tomokazu Sugita's Sakamoto is well loved. The common criticism is that the fights, the manga's greatest strength, look stiffer on screen. If that matters to you, read Yuto Suzuki's manga, which is ongoing in Weekly Shonen Jump.
Who it suits
If you liked John Wick, Spy x Family's family-and-assassins mix or Kengan Ashura's fights, start here.
Frequently asked questions
When is Sakamoto Days Season 2? January 2027, according to Netflix's announcement at Jump Festa. An exact date hadn't been set as of October 2026.
Is the Sakamoto Days anime as good as the manga? Fans enjoyed the story and voice cast, but many felt the animation didn't fully capture the manga's dynamic, inventive fight choreography.
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