Summary
- Animation for Sakamoto Days falls short, according to some fans.
- Fans compare the animation quality to top modern anime shows.
- Hope remains for animation to improve as the series progresses.
Translating a beloved manga, like Sakamoto Days, into an anime is always a risky scenario. On the one hand, seeing the pages of a manga come to life, complete with gorgeous animation, amazing music, and strong voice acting is one of the best things to see. However, at the same time, an animation that falls short of the legendary story it’s adapting may just become a sore spot on an otherwise ideal series. For many, it was a toss-up which of these categories the Sakamoto Days anime would fall into.
With the new release of the Sakamoto Days anime, fans are already divided on the quality of the adaptation, specifically calling attention to animation. So far, many worried fans aren’t happy with the quality, claiming that the anime isn’t doing the manga Justice. At the same time, some fans are coming to the defense of the new Sakamoto Days anime, claiming that most fans are overreacting, and the animation isn’t really that bad.
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Sakamoto Days Is A Story Of A Retired Hitman
Fate Forces Him To Defend His Family Using Every Skill He Has
Sakamoto Days is a new anime that follows the story of an incredibly powerful Hitman named, Tato Sakamoto, who decided to quit the business and settle down. However, when elements of his past start catching up with him, he must use all his incredible skills as an assassin to defend his family and his new way of life. Overall, the story itself is a dark comedy with intense bits of fascinating action between the various hitmen and assassins of his world.
Assassins don’t go to heaven. – Sakamoto
At its core, the story of Sakamoto Days features some incredible action set pieces that are important to the overall story of the series. When translating this to an anime, it’s important to make the moments of action throughout Sakamoto Days as great as they were in the manga, if not better. To make these scenes stand out, fluid, impactful, and high-quality animation is a must. Anything less than that is sure to disappoint fans.
Fans Weren’t Pleased With Sakamoto Days’ Animation
The Show Felt Rigid And Stiff Overall
- The Anime For Sakamoto Days Does Not Live Up To The Manga For Some
- Hopefully The Animation Improves Down The Line
After the anime for Sakamoto Days finally received its debut, fans were right away lukewarm to the show’s animation. While many felt the art style was excellent and adapted the manga well, numerous fans felt that the animation was average at best. With some scenes looking fairly rigid and stiff, and an excessive use of still frames and cuts, Sakamoto Days animation doesn’t live up to the story it is trying to tell.
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However, at the same time, there are some stronger moments in the newly released Sakamoto Days anime that show some promise for the future of the show. With decent animation for the fight scenes, many fans are viewing the Sakamoto Days animation as average overall. However, as the fight scenes in the series become bigger and more impactful as time goes on, some fans are worried that the animation will go from average to downright bad.
Standards For Anime Have Been Extremely High Recently
Many Good Shows Make It Difficult To Compete
At the same time, although the animation isn’t the highest of quality, it seems that Sakamoto Days is largely being compared to some of the biggest anime of the modern era. Between Jujitsu Kaisen Season 2, Dandadan, and modern One Piece, all featuring gorgeous and fluid animation, it was going to be an extremely difficult task for Sakamoto Days to compete. However, some fans still hold on to the hope that Sakamoto Days is saving its budget and blockbuster animation for later in the series. However, at the same time, Sakamoto Days isn’t nearly as bad as something like Blue Lock Season 2, which many fans believe to be one of the biggest animation downgrades in anime history.
Stp killing people in your mind! – Shin
In the end, while Sakamoto Days’ animation falls short of what fans expected, it isn’t anywhere close to being the worst thing ever. Compared to modern anime, Sakamoto Days is probably a step above Blue Lock Season 2, yet a step behind Dandadan. Hopefully, later in Season 1 of Sakamoto Days, the animation of the series will improve, alleviating the worries of fans that the anime may be subpar overall.
A 2025 anime, Sakamoto Days is an action-comedy based on Yuto Suzuki’s shonen manga, which debuted in 2020. The series follows Taro Sakamoto, a retired hitman who has been enjoying the family life for years. He spends his days running a small store alongside Shin, but his peaceful existence is regularly interrupted by ghosts of the past.