If someone wanted to set a trap for me, they’d load it with a white-haired anime character who is also an assassin. If that same someone wanted to domesticate me, they’d add a romance, a funny found family, and lots of good food. That’s how SAKAMOTO DAYS got me. Today is your chance to let it get you, too.
Adapted from the Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump manga by Yuto Suzuki, SAKAMOTO DAYS is the new anime from TMS Entertainment. It’s directed by Masaki Watanabe, with series composition by Taku Kishimoto and character design by Yo Moriyama. More on the production details here.
Taro Sakamoto was once known as “The Legendary Hit Man.” Then he met a woman whose love (and an ultimatum) converted him into a big, cuddly, convenience store Batman. These days he’s living a happy life with a happy wife and a little daughter who adores him. Unfortunately for the assassin world, they go looking for Sakamoto. And mistakes are made. Still, we can be happy they send in Shin the Psychic Assassin first. He and The Legend have a history—if only Sakamoto-san remembered who Shin is. It’d be nicer if Sakamoto-san stopped killing him over and over…in his MIND. Because Shin is psychic and that’s just harassment.
If you’re making an anime playlist, SAKAMOTO DAYS has the same rhythms and flow as Spy × Family. And that’s love. It’s high-octane action vs. ordinary life, blended with high-quality hijinks. Basically, catnip. There’s an assassin no one can beat, a hilariously cute psychic, and a family that keeps growing through the power of love. Watch it immediately. Go now.
SAKAMOTO DAYS starts streaming today only on Netflix
New episodes weekly
Season 1 – Part 2 debuts July 2025
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Japanese Cast:
Tomokazu Sugita as Taro Sakamoto, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shin Asakura, Ayane Sakura as Lu Shaotang, Nao Toyama as Aoi Sakamoto, Hina Kino as Hana Sakamoto, and Ryota Suzuki as Heisuke Mashimo.
English Cast:
Matthew Mercer as Taro Sakamoto, Dallas Liu as Shin Asakura, Rosalie Chiang as Lu Shaotang, Rosie Okumura as Aoi Sakamoto, Xolo Maridueña as Heisuke Mashimo, Aleks Le as Nagumo, WWE superstar Lexi Cabrera (professionally known as Alexa Bliss) as Obiguro, SungWon Cho as Boiled, Du-Shaunt “Fik-Shun” Stegall as Son Hee, and Toru Uchikado as Bacho.
