Sakamoto Days (stylized in all caps) is a 2025 anime series based on the manga with the same name written and illustrated by Yuto Suzuki. It was serialized and published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on November 21, 2020.
The anime series was first announced in May of 2024 by TMS Entertainment. It was produced and animated by TMS, directed by Masaki Watanabe, series composition by Taku Kishimoto, composed by Yuki Hayashi.
Netflix licensed the anime series,[1] and the first cour consisting of the first eleven episodes premiered in Japan and worldwide on Netflix on January 11, 2024, with the English dub also being simulcasted on the same day as well and continues to run weekly every Saturday. The second cour of the season consisting of thirteen episodes will premiere in July of 2025.
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Cast
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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Tarō Sakamoto | Tomokazu Sugita | Matthew Mercer |
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Shin Asakura | Nobunaga Shimazaki | Dallas Liu |
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| Store of Sakamoto | |||
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Lu Xiaotang | Ayane Sakura | Rosalie Chiang |
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Aoi Sakamoto | Nao Tōyama | Rosie Okumura |
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Hana Sakamoto | Hina Kino | Grace Lu |
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Heisuke Mashimo | Ryōta Suzuki | Xolo Maridueña |
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Piisuke | Miyari Nemoto | TBA |
| The Order | |||
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Yōichi Nagumo | Natsuki Hanae | Aleks Le |
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Shishiba | Taku Yashiro | Keith Silverstein |
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Osaragi | Saori Hayami | TBA |
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Hyō | Hiroki Yasumoto | Imari Williams |
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Takamura | Hōchū Ōtsuka | TBA |
| Slur | |||
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Kei Uzuki / X (Slur) |
Daisuke Namikawa | Vinnie Hacker |
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Kashima | TBA | TBA |
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| Dondenkai | |||
 
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Boiled | Yasuhiro Mamiya | SungWon Cho |
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Obiguro | Yumi Uchiyama | Lexi Cabrera |
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Tatsu | Taishi Murata | Xander Mobus |
| Okutabi Laboratory | |||
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Asakura | TBA | |
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Namiki | TBA | |
| Others | |||
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Narrator | Hōchū Ōtsuka | Kirk Thornton |
Episodic Characters
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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Chief | Kenji Nomura | John Eric Bentley | 1 |
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Killers in black | Yūki Ishikari | TBA | |
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Hayato Kimura | TBA | ||
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Motoki Sakuma | TBA | ||
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Yūki Sanpei | TBA | ||
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Hayato Fujii | TBA | ||
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Children | Makoto Koichi | Laila Berzins | |
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Yuna Yoshino | TBA | ||
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Shōko Yuzuki | TBA | ||
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Mothers | Misa Katō | TBA | |
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Misa Ishii | TBA | ||
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Daughter | TBA | ||
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Customers | TBA | ||
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Letter carrier | TBA | ||
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Killers | TBA | ||
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Son Hee | Yasuyuki Kase | Du-Shaunt Stegall | 2 |
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Bachō | Yoshihito Sasaki | Toru Uchikado | |
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Wang | Mitsuru Ogata | June Yoon | |
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Lu's Father | Makoto Sahara | Kaiji Tang | |
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Cook | Masato Sugiyama | ¿? | |
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Mens | Kō Bonkobara | ¿? | |
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Kōichi Sōma | ¿? | ||
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Shōta Yamamoto | ¿? | ||
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Keisuke Hamaoka | ¿? | ||
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Bystander | Serina Machiyama | ¿? | |
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Announcer | ¿? | ||
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Head of Dondenkai | Shinji Kawada | Alan Lee | 2-3 |
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Pizza Nakajima | Kanehira Yamamoto | Kirk Thornton | 3 |
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Kurii Ning | Tarō Kiuchi | Kyle McCarley | |
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Employees of Sugar Park |
Mirei Kumagai | ¿? | |
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Natsumi Kawaida | ¿? | ||
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Hero | Kōsuke Kiminarita | ¿' | |
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Killer | Satoshi Inomata | ¿? | |
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Students | ¿? | ||
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Nurse | Naoko Komatsu | ¿? | 4 |
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Apprentice assassins | Yuka Nukui | ¿? | |
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Ruka Yashiro | ¿? | ||
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Mother | ¿? | ||
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Daughter | ¿? | ||
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Iriya | ¿? | Doug Stone | 5 |
Additional Voices
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Multimedia
Trailers
Notes
- This is the fourth Netflix licensed anime series to have a simulcast weekly release on the same day as the Japanese version the first being My Happy Marriage, Delicious in Dungeon, and Ranma ½ respectively.
- This is Dallas Liu, Du-Shaunt Stegall, Alexa Bliss, Rosie Okumura, and Xolo Maridueña's debut anime role, and their first contribution at Bang Zoom! Studios.
- It's also Matthew Mercer's first non-reprisal anime role in 2 years since Pokémon Horizons: The Series in 2023, and his first non-reprisal at Bang Zoom! Studios in 5 years since The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc.
Credits
Transmission via Streaming
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Content | Classification | Country | |
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January 11, 2025-present (Cour 1) |
Anime / Netflix Original Series |
Digital | 5 Eps. | TV-MA | United States | 
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References
External Links
- Official English Website
- Sakamoto Days on the Internet Movie Database.
- Sakamoto Days (anime) on the Anime News Network’s encyclopedia.