The staff of the television anime of Yuuto Suzuki’s Sakamoto Days manga started streaming the main promotional video for the anime’s second part on Wednesday. The video reveals the second part’s July 14 premiere, and previews the opening theme song “Method” by rock band Kroi.
The anime will also hold an advance screening of episodes 12 and 13 on June 15 at the TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku in Tokyo.
©鈴木祐斗／集英社・SAKAMOTO DAYS製作委員会
The anime premiered on TV Tokyo and affiliated channels on January 11, and the series also debuted on Netflix on January 11. Netflix lists the anime’s “Part 1” with 11 weekly episodes, and confirms that it will stream “Part 2”.
Previously announced additional cast that appeared in the anime’s 11th episode include:
Masaki Watanabe (KADO – The Right Answer, Bartender, several Battle Spirits anime) is directing the anime at TMS Entertainment. Taku Kishimoto (BLUELOCK, Haikyu!!, Moriarty the Patriot) is overseeing the series scripts, and Yō Moriyama (Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon’s Blood Spray, Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen’s Gravestone) is the character designer.
Vaundy performed the first part’s opening theme song “Hashire Sakamoto” (Run, Sakamoto). Conton Candy performed the ending theme song “Futsū” (Normal).
Suzuki published a one-shot titled “Sakamoto” in Jump Giga in December 2019, and then
launched the main manga in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in November 2020.
Viz Media and MANGA Plus are publishing the manga in English digitally. MANGA Plus describes the manga:
Taro Sakamoto was the ultimate assassin, feared by villaines and admired by hitmen. But one day…he fell in love! Retirement, marriage, fatherhood and then… Sakamoto gained weight! the chubby guy who runs the neighborhood store is actually a former legendary hitman! Can he protect his family from danger? Get ready to experience a new kind of action comedy series!
Viz Media is also publishing the manga in print.
Source: Press release
