SAKAMOTO DAYS Season 2 Release Date, Story Arc, Episodes, Cast & Latest Updates

SAKAMOTO DAYS Season 2 Anime 2027 — Sakamoto Days Anime

SAKAMOTO DAYS scheduled to premiere in January 2027. SAKAMOTO DAYS anime based on action, crime, thriller SAKAMOTO DAYS Season 1 premiered globally on January 11, 2025 in two parts. Part 1 Ran weekly from January 11 to March 22, 2025. Part 2 Ran weekly from July 14 to September 22, 2025 Season 1 had a total of 22 episodes which were shown in two parts. Netflix officially unveiled of new details for SAKAMOTO DAYS Season 2, including the first teaser trailer, teaser visual, new cast additions, and specific staff details.

Manga Status & Awards

The anime is based on SAKAMOTO DAYS the ongoing manga which is written and illustrated by Yuto Suzuki. The manga was first serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump in November 2020. The SAKAMOTO DAYS manga was nominated for Best Print Manga at the 2021 Next Manga Awards and also ranked sixth in the Nationwide Bookstore Employment Recommended Comics in 2022.

The SAKAMOTO DAYS manga became so popular that it has over 15 million copies in circulation and according to Netflix data, the SAKAMOTO DAYS anime series is the most streamed anime globally in the first half of 2025 with 24.4 million views and 106 million hours of watch time.

SAKAMOTO DAYS Season 2 Teaser Trailer

The newly released teaser trailer shows the high-stakes JCC Infiltration Arc. The footage shows Taro Sakamoto going undercover inside the Japan Cleaner Culture (JCC) assassin training institution disguised as a his own wife, Aoi. Meanwhile, Shin as a regular student inside the academy gather critical information on the villain X (Slur). And The teaser also glimpses elite ORDER members Nagumo, Shishiba, and Osaragi heading to Kyoto, where they are ambushed by an unknown unexpected attacker. Sakamoto days Teaser Trailer Is full of flashy action and little bit shows all character faces. Whole Teaser runtime Approx 42 sec.

Studio & Director

SAKAMOTO DAYS anime made by TMS Entertainment which is one of the oldest and most prestigious anime studios in Japan. They are best known for producing long-running, iconic series and high-quality modern adaptations.

Most Famous Works:

Dr. STONE: The hit sci-fi adventure about rebuilding civilization.
Fruits Basket (2019 Reboot): The critically acclaimed, faithful adaptation of the beloved shojo manga.
Detective Conan (Case Closed): One of the longest-running and most popular mystery anime in history.
Lupine the Third: The classic gentleman thief series that has defined the studio for decades.
ReLIFE: A popular slice-of-life drama about reliving high school.

SAKAMOTO DAYS Season 2 will be directed by Daisuke Nakajima, who directed Episode 22 of Season 1. And Supervising Director Masaki Watanabe The director of Season 1, Masaki Watanabe, remains on the team as the Supervising Director to ensure the style stays consistent.

Previous Works:

The Fable (2024): He served as the Director for this hit series about a legendary hitman trying to live a normal life very similar to Sakamoto Days.

SAKAMOTO DAYS Season 2 Story

SAKAMOTO DAYS Season 2 officially adapts the high-stakes JCC Infiltration Arc from the manga. Taro Sakamoto needs to find the mysterious villain name X (Slur), who is organizing a massive bounty hunt to eliminate all the killers. Slur’s past records are heavily guarded inside the Japan Cleaner Culture (JCC), an elite top-secret training academy for future killers. To get the data, Sakamoto must infiltrate his old alma mater. Because he can’t get in in his normal form, he goes undercover as his wife, Aoi, disguised as a student teacher. Meanwhile, Sakamoto’s telepathic partner, Shin, enters the academy the hard way by taking the incredibly lethal JCC entrance examinations alongside new applicants.

Taro Sakamoto must protect the students and find the files while follow to his absolute rule: No killing allowed, forcing him to use everyday school supplies like pens and chalk as non-lethal weapons. While Sakamoto is inside the school, the world’s most lethal assassins the ORDER (including Nagumo, Shishiba, and Osaragi) head toward Kyoto, where they are violently ambushed by Slur’s highly skilled executioner. The arc digs deep into Sakamoto’s history, revealing that Slur was actually his former classmate during his own time as a JCC student.

Streaming & Episode Count Details

Sakamoto Season 2 will stream globally on Netflix and will match the release schedule of Season 1. While the exact number has not been confirmed by the studio yet, it is highly anticipated to follow the same 22-episode split structure as Season 1.

What is SAKAMOTO DAYS?

The story of the Sakamoto anime follows Taro Sakamoto, who used to be an elite legendary hitman who was known and feared by everyone in the underworld. Taro Sakamoto falls in love with a store clerk named Aoi Sakamoto. He then completely quits his job as a hitman and opens a normal store to spend time with his wife. Currently, he has a daughter and his body is no longer that of a hitman. He is out of shape and has gained weight. Taro Sakamoto’s peaceful life comes to an end when an unknown person puts a huge bounty on him, forcing him to protect his family and never kill anyone. To find out how Taro does all this, you’ll have to watch the Sakamoto Days anime, available on Netflix.