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The first cour of the anime Sakamoto Days will air on TV Tokyo and other networks from January 11th, 2025. The second cour will air in July of the same year. Along with the broadcast date announcement, the key visual and the first main PV were also unveiled. It was also revealed that “Hashire Sakamoto” (Run Sakamoto) by Vaundy will be used as the main theme.
Sakamoto Days is a solid action story about a hitman based on the manga by Yuto Suzuki that has been serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump since 2020 and has sold over 6 million copies. The story follows once-legendary hitman Taro Sakamoto who retires after falling in love one day and who has gained weight to the point of bearing no resemblance to his former self as he fights approaching assassins with his friends to protect the peaceful daily life he lives with his beloved family.
The key visual shows shop owner Taro Sakamoto and his unique friends gathered together under a blue sky with “Sakamoto’s Store” in the background. We can see Shin, the clairvoyant who works at Sakamoto’s Store, former mafia member Lu Shaotang, Sakamoto’s daughter Hana and his beloved wife Aoi, friendly Heisuke Mashimo and Nagumo, a colleague from Sakamoto’s hitman days.
Meanwhile, the main PV shows the peaceful daily life of Taro Sakamoto as he abides by the “Sakamoto Family Rules” and the friends that surround him as well as impressive action scenes that show Sakamoto, who has a 1 billion yen bounty on his head being targeted by assassins.
The opening theme is the original song “Hashire Sakamoto” by Vaundy. Vaundy who is a big fan of the original work says that when he composed “Hashire Sakamoto” he wanted the song to convey the overwhelming strength of Sakamoto who no-one can catch up with and who everyone is chasing behind. In a comment he says, “I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to do the recording in London so the final sound is a little different than usual and it’s a song that I feel quite accomplished about.”
©Yuto Suzuki, Shueisha / Sakamoto Days Production Committee
Adapted with permission from Anime!Anime!
