Key Takeaways
- Sakamoto Days anime split into 2 parts: 1st airing Jan 11, 2025 & 2nd in July to maintain quality.
- Cast & staff announced: top voice actors on board for upcoming season.
- Manga fame growing: 5.5M copies sold, novel & spin-off adaptations released.
Sakamoto Days is one of the most highly anticipated anime of 2025. It was originally announced in July 2024; fans have been excited about watching it since then. Sakamoto Days’s anime is divided into two parts, with the first airing on January 11, 2025.
The second part of the anime will premiere in July 2025. This is a new initiative by Netflix to split anime into two parts so as not to compromise the quality. Fans will be hoping that Netflix uses this format more, as it is beneficial to the animators.
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Sakamoto Days Anime Cast & Staff
Sakamoto Days has already revealed the staff and cast for the anime. Fans can find the full cast below:
- 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
- Natsuki Hanae as Yoichi Nagumo
- Taku Yashiro as Shishiba
- Saori Hayami as Osaragi
These characters will be in the spotlight in the upcoming season. If there are new characters, their voice actors will be disclosed prior to their debut.
Masaki Watanabe is directing the anime while Taku Kishimoto is working on scripts. Yo Moriyama is in charge of the character designs and Yuki Hayashi is composing music for the anime. The opening theme is Hashire Sakamoto, and Vaundy performs it. Finally, TMS Entertainment will be animating the series. The studio has worked on Baki, Lupin the 3rd, Detective Conan, and many other famous titles. So, fans can rest easy knowing the manga is in safe hands.
Sakamoto Days’ Fame Continues To Grow
Sakamoto Days manga is written by Yuto Suzuki. Before its serialization, Suzuki published a one-shot titled Sakamoto in Jump Giga. Eventually, Sakamoto Days was introduced in the Weekly Shonen Jump in November 2020. Despite being loved by the audience, Sakamoto Days has sold just over 5.5 million copies. However, this number will likely go up once the anime adaptation airs.
Sakamoto Days has received a novel adaptation called Sakamoto Days: Killer’s Methods, with a story written by Renka Misaki. It was released on April 4, 2023. It has also been the recipient of a spin-off by Tetsu Okawa, which is titled Sakamoto Holidays. It began serializing in the Saikyo Jump in July 2024.
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