Best Fights In Sakamoto Days Manga

Sakamoto Days has become one of Netflix’s biggest animated hits, with thousands of fans watching all over the world. Sakamoto Days has been one of the most highly anticipated manga series to be animated to see its breathtaking fights in action. Created by Yuto Suzuki, Sakamoto Days is a high-octane thrill ride that follows the daily lives of the most lethal assassins in the world. The best of the best being Taro Sakamoto, an unbeatable hitman who has retired and found a quiet life with his loving wife and daughter.

Things change, and Sakamoto’s life returns to violence as a heft bounty is placed on his life. The nation that ensues in the series is some of the top illustrated fights in manga of the last decade. The fights in Sakamoto Days are celebrated and healed as the series’ crown jewel, along with its memorable characters. There are dozens of fights inside the manga that have defined the series and are sure to be talked about even after the series finishes. Here are the best fights in the Sakamoto Days manga, ranked.

This article contains spoilers from the Sakamoto Days manga.

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Taro Sakamoto and Shin vs Heisuke Mashimo

Heisuke Learns The Gap Between Himself And True Strength

This bout is of a very different breed from most of the conflicts in Sakamoto Days. While there are often comical encounters when Sakomoto and Shin take on Heisuke in an airsoft match, it’s a spectacle to see all three master assassins go all out in non-lethal combat. From the very start of Chapter 17, Heisuke shows off immaculate marksmanship after the round starts as he instantly eliminates several targets.

The battle heats up even more when Sakomoto and Shin must hunker down after Heisuke reveals the trajectory of his shots does not adhere to the limits of conventional ammunition. However, Sakamoto, being who he is, demonstrates why he should never be underestimated, even down range from a sniper who can shoot around corners.

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Taro Sakamoto Vs. Boiled

Sakamoto Fights Like His Old Self For The First Time

Boiled is a blast from Sakamoto’s past, an assassin who came up at the same time as Sakamoto and learned to look up to him for his indomitable strength. But after a presumed betrayal, Boiled decided to wash his hands of Sakmoto and was willing to settle the score after learning about the bounty on his former comrade’s head.

Boil utilizes explosives in his combat style, and the speed and combination of his explosives push Sakamoto to take this fight seriously. Similar to Rock Lee dropping his leg weights, Sakamoto shifts gears and decides to go all out, which results in one of the coolest panels in the Sakamoto Days manga.

6

Yotsumura Vs. Shishiba

A Vicious Mentor Versus Protege Fight To The Death

In The Order, Yotsumura was Shishiba’s senior, and while the two had almost nothing in common, they worked together for a considerable amount of time. However, circumstances put a price on Yotsumura’s head after he killed the chief of the order.

Among the many assassins who sought to claim the prize, Shishiba was the first to find Yotsumura, and an intense fight to the death between senior and successor kicked off. This fight cemented the skill level of both Yotsumura and Shishiba, Shishiba, for the most part, was an enigmatic character who didn’t seem to like killing at all, but was as lethal as they come.

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Taro Sakamoto Vs. Apart

Assassin Versus Prisoner With A Thin Line Between Life And Death

Apart is one of the most interesting fighters during the death row prisoner arc, and his battle against Sakamoto is one of the highlights of the series. After being spotted by Heisuke, it becomes clear that Apart is no average mark, and it will take much more than a few bullets to put him down.

While Sakakmoto and Heisuke team up, Apart doesn’t seem to need a lot of effort to hold his own. Surprisingly, Sakamoto is stuck in his heavier form and must find a way to penetrate Apart’s wire manipulation without his peak strength. In a wild and over-the-top fight, Apart comes undone at the hands of Sakamoto’s inhuman adaptation.

4

Shin And Kaji Vs. Shinaya/Gaku

Gaku Plays Puppet Master As Shin Struggles To Survive

During the JCC test, Shin and Kaji find themselves allies when they come across Shinaya, a promising applicant with exceptional physical abilities that resembles Sakamoto himself. However, Shinaya was being controlled by Gaku and had no freedom of choice in the battle.

Shin, Kaji, and even Mafuyu were not able to deal with Gaku and Shinaya and were pushed to their absolute limit during the battle. Shinaya’s dominating abilities came at a cost as Gaku pushed his body and mind past the redline. Visually and pacing-wise, this fight is one of the best in the series and is a defining moment in Shin’s evolution.

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Sakamoto vs Kashima

Sakamoto Gets To Cut Loose Against A Cyborg Assassin

Sakamoto and Kashima have a brutal slugfest in the Lab Arc of the manga. Primarily seen wearing a deer’s head mask, Kahsima reveals himself and this slew of body modifications as he and Sakamoto go head-to-head. Kashima reveals that he has weapons spread throughout his body, even internally.

This pushes Sakamoto to believe that Kashima is immortal due to the level at which he is no longer human. Unfortunately for Kashima, this allows Sakamoto to cut loose and use his full strength to incapacitate the cyborg.

2

Nagumo Vs. Gaku

The Strongest Meet On Equal Ground

The battle between Yoichi Nagumo and Gaku is one of the most exhilarating thrill rides in the Sakamoto Days manga that places two of the strongest in the series against each other in an all-out death battle. Being on equal footing in terms of speed and strength, Nagumo and Gaku must rely on their determination and wit to beat the other fighters.

Gaku’s ruthlessness keeps him in the fight, but Nagumo’s skill and adaptability elevate him just enough to get an edge on Gaku. While Nagumo is kept on his toes for the first time in the series, he carefully holds his own in the fight. However, Gaku seems to have a trump card that turns the tables on the entire encounter.

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Old Man Takemura Takes On All Comers

An Uphill Battle Against An Unstoppable Blade

Old man Takemura is a specter that haunts the pages of Sakamoto Days. In brief appearances, Takemura appears wielding a Katana and commits some of the most inhuman acts in the series, from slicing a man clean through without a single motion to cutting an entire industrial structure in half. It’s said that if he wanted, Takemmura could cut the entire city in half without any effort.

This does not bode well when Skamoto, Nagumo, and Uzuki come face to face with the unrivaled swordsman. Sakamoto and his allies can barely stay in one piece as Takemura cuts with indiscrimination. This battle has some of the highest stakes in the series and is a constant page-turner from beginning to end.