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SAKAMOTO DAYS
Sakamoto Days spans a manga heading toward its climax, an anime with a second season set for January 2027 on Netflix, and a live-action film that has earned more than 2.4 billion yen in Japan. A Vintage Style merchandise line is scheduled for late December 2026.
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1d ago
Sakamoto Days now runs on three tracks. Yuuto Suzuki's manga began its final battle in August 2025, and the official X account announced on a Tuesday in August 2026 that circulation had passed 18 million copies worldwide, the same day Shueisha released the 28th compiled volume. The climax announcement came in the 34th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump in July 2026, noting the manga launched in November 2020 and has produced an anime, a live-action film, novels, and a spinoff.
The anime's second season is set for January 2027, with Netflix streaming worldwide. Daisuke Nakajima takes over as director from Masaki Watanabe, who is now credited as chief director. TMS Entertainment handles animation, Yo Moriyama returns as character designer, Taku Kishimoto handles series composition, and Yuki Hayashi returns for music. The season follows Sakamoto and Shin infiltrating JCC, Japan's assassin training institution, to gather information about X, while ORDER members Nagumo, Shishiba, and Osaragi head to Kyoto. New cast includes Kikunosuke Toya as Amane, Misa Watanabe as Taeko Sato, and Shinshu Fuji as Yotsumura. A later teaser introduced Etsuko Satoda, Amane Yotsumura, and Satoru Yatsumura, with the character trailer and teaser visual arriving in August 2026.
The live-action film, directed by Yuichi Fukuda and starring Ren Meguro, opened in Japan in April 2026. It earned over 2.23 billion yen and drew 1.61 million viewers in 21 days, and by a May 22 stage greeting in Tochigi stood at 2.4 billion yen and 1.73 million admissions over 26 days. Prime Video lists the film for streaming from October 30, 2026.
Merchandise and events fill the gap between seasons: a Black Rose Garden cafe from July 23, an exhibition with collaboration menus from July 17 to September 6, an Animate fair through August, a Harness Style kuji from September 4, a DJ Groove Cafe from October 24, and a six-item Vintage Style goods line scheduled for late December 2026.
Key facts
- Manga circulation
- Surpassed 18 million copies worldwide, announced in August 2026 alongside the 28th compiled volume ↗
- Manga status
- Heading toward its climax; final battle began in August 2025 ↗
- Anime season 2 premiere
- January 2027, streaming worldwide on Netflix ↗
- Anime staff change
- Daisuke Nakajima takes over as director; Masaki Watanabe is credited as chief director ↗
- Animation studio
- TMS Entertainment, with Yo Moriyama as character designer and Taku Kishimoto on series composition ↗
- Season 2 story
- Sakamoto and Shin infiltrate JCC to gather information about X; Nagumo, Shishiba, and Osaragi head to Kyoto ↗
- Live-action film box office
- 2.4 billion yen and 1.73 million admissions over 26 days, reported at a May 22 stage greeting in Tochigi ↗
- Live-action film streaming
- Arrives on Prime Video on October 30, 2026 ↗
- Vintage Style goods
- Six item types with newly drawn chibi illustrations, scheduled for late December 2026 ↗
- Harness Style kuji
- Maru Kuji online lottery opens September 4, 2026 at noon, 880 yen per draw, with seven characters in harness and suit outfits ↗
Timeline
- Oct 16, 2026 SAKAMOTO DAYS Vintage Style Goods Lineup Set For Late December
- Sep 30, 2026 Prime Video Reveals October Lineup Led By The Exit 8 And Sakamoto Days
- Sep 2, 2026 SAKAMOTO DAYS Harness Style Kuji Launches September 4
- Aug 29, 2026 SAKAMOTO DAYS Secret Bar and Cafe Opens August 28 With New Bar Attire Art
- Aug 22, 2026 SAKAMOTO DAYS DJ Groove Cafe Runs October 24 in Osaka and Nagoya
- Aug 21, 2026 Sakamoto Days Season 2 Teaser Visual and Character Trailer Revealed
- Aug 21, 2026 Netflix Anime NYC 2026 Roundup: Edgerunners 2, Blue Eye Samurai, The One Piece, More
- Aug 6, 2026 Sakamoto Days Manga Tops 18 Million Copies Worldwide
- Aug 2, 2026 SAKAMOTO DAYS Evening Cool-Down Fair Starts August 1 at Animate
- Jul 20, 2026 Sakamoto Days Manga Heads to Climax
- Jul 17, 2026 Sakamoto Days Season 2 Sets January 2027 Premiere, Adds Cast
- Jul 8, 2026 Anime And Manga Worlds Share Tanabata 2026 Wishes
- Jul 7, 2026 Tanabata 2026 Brings Limited Illustrations From Sakamoto Days, My Happy Marriage, And More
- Jul 1, 2026 Sakamoto Days Collaboration Cafe Black Rose Garden Opens July 23
- Jun 28, 2026 Sakamoto Days Pop Up Store SNAPSHOT and Nagumo Birthday Run From July 9
- Jun 24, 2026 Sakamoto Days Season 2 Teaser Reveals New Cast, January 2027 Premiere
- Jun 22, 2026 DAN Releases Sakamoto Days T-Shirt Collaboration
- Jun 21, 2026 Sakamoto Days Exhibition Collaboration Menu and Catalog Announced
- Jun 12, 2026 Sakamoto Days Seasonal Visual Shows Shin and Heisuke With a Stray Cat
- Jun 4, 2026 Super Mario Galaxy Movie Stays at #2, Third Mononoke Film Opens at #6 in Japan
- May 25, 2026 Fukuda Yuichi Returns to Hometown Tochigi for Sakamoto Days Stage Greeting
- May 21, 2026 SAKAMOTO DAYS Live-Action Film Tops 2.23 Billion Yen at Box Office
Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself
sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every
fact links the story it came from.
Facts
- Release
- tv · late December 2026 · 2026-10-16
- Release
- movie · 2026-10-30 · Japan · 2026-09-30
- Release
- manga · November 2020 · 2026-07-20
- Release
- tv · January 2027 · global · 2026-06-24
- Release
- tv · January 2027 · 2026-07-17
- Release
- tv · 2027-01 · 2026-08-21
- Announced
- six types of goods under a Vintage Style theme · 2026-10-16
- Announced
- DJ-themed collaboration cafe with Share Cafe · 2026-08-22
- Announced
- heading toward its climax (34th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump) · 2026-07-20
- Announced
- second season teaser trailer and visual · 2026-06-24
- Announced
- SAKAMOTO DAYS SECRET BAR & CAFE collaboration event opens August 28, 2026 at Collabo_Index locations in Ikebukuro, Tokyo and Shinsaibashi, Osaka, with the Nagoya PARCO store starting November 5 · 2026-08-29
- Announced
- newly drawn art of five characters in nighttime attire and a menu of food, sweets, and drinks inspired by their abilities · 2026-08-29
- Announced
- teaser visual and character trailer · 2026-08-21
- Licensed by
- Prime Video (Japan) · 2026-09-30
- Licensed by
- Netflix (global) · 2026-06-24
- Noted
- SAKAMOTO DAYS Harness style kuji launches September 4, 2026 · 2026-09-02
- Noted
- The lineup uses new illustrations of seven characters in harness and suit outfits · 2026-09-02
- Noted
- Prizes run five tiers from Chodaikichi to Suekichi · 2026-09-02
- Noted
- The top two tiers let winners pick their character after drawing · 2026-09-02
- Noted
- Each draw costs 880 yen · 2026-09-02
- Noted
- The event, named DJ GROOVE CAFE, runs at the Osaka and Nagoya stores from October 24 to November 3, 2026, and at the Tokyo Harakado store from November 3 to 15. · 2026-08-22
- Noted
- New illustrations drawn for the event appear on music-themed merchandise and collaboration menu items. · 2026-08-22
- Noted
- The goods go on sale at the stores and online at Anique Shop from the opening day, with full details announced later. · 2026-08-22
- Noted
- surpassed 18 million copies in circulation worldwide · 2026-08-06
- Noted
- Shueisha released the 28th compiled volume the same day · 2026-08-06
- Noted
- started its final battle in August 2025 · 2026-08-06
- Noted
- the anime prepares a second season in January 2027 · 2026-08-06
- Noted
- began its final battle in August 2025 · 2026-07-20
- Noted
- has spawned an anime adaptation, a live-action film, novels, and a spinoff · 2026-07-20
- Noted
- anime's second season is set for January 2027 · 2026-07-20
- Noted
- Tanabata-themed limited illustrations released on July 7, 2026 · 2026-07-07
- Noted
- The second season will adapt the JCC infiltration arc from the manga. · 2026-06-24
- Noted
- The teaser, described as an 'other version,' features Taro Sakamoto and Shin Asakura, who also appeared on the first teaser. · 2026-08-21
- Noted
- The character trailer introduces three new characters: Etsuko Satoda, Sakamoto's former teacher; Amane Yotsumura, a conflicted student; and Satoru Yatsumura, Amane's elusive father. · 2026-08-21
- Noted
- Daisuke Nakajima takes over as director from Masaki Watanabe, who is now credited as chief director. · 2026-08-21
- Noted
- Studio TMS Entertainment handles animation, with Yo Moriyama returning as character designer and Taku Kishimoto handling series composition. · 2026-08-21
- Noted
- Netflix will again stream the anime worldwide. · 2026-08-21
- Noted
- Season 2 follows Sakamoto and Shin infiltrating JCC, Japan's assassin training institution, to gather information about X, while ORDER members Nagumo, Shishiba, and Osaragi head to Kyoto for an assignment that turns dangerous. · 2026-08-21
- Noted
- The story also digs into the shared past of Sakamoto, Nagumo, Rion, and Slur. · 2026-08-21
- Noted
- Yuto Suzuki's manga has surpassed 15 million copies in circulation worldwide. · 2026-08-21
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Claim activity
When a claim about SAKAMOTO DAYS was confirmed, debunked, or disputed against
open-web sources. The record stays even after a claim drops off the facts list.
- Confirmed heading toward its climax Sep 12 · source
- Confirmed newly drawn art of five characters in nighttime attire and a menu of food, sweets, and drinks inspired by their abilities Sep 10 · source
- Confirmed teaser visual and character trailer Sep 7 · source
- Confirmed collaboration cafe Black Rose Garden with SMILE BASE CAFE Sep 3 · source
- Confirmed tv 2025 Aug 31 · source
- Confirmed live_action 2026-04-29 Japan May 28 · source
- Disputed live_action 2026-05-22 Japan May 28 · source
All coverage
1d ago
Two separate TV anime pop-up events have announced November dates in Tokyo. A Yumeiro Patissiere shop runs at Ueno Marui from November 6 to 15, 2026, then moves to Namba Marui in Osaka from November 28 to December 6. The theme is "Each One's Relaxing Time," with newly drawn loungewear illustrations. Goods span Spirit Spoon bag charms at 2,420 yen, chocolate biscuit tins at 1,998 yen, flavor tea pouches at 2,750 yen, die-cut cushions at 3,850 yen, blankets at 3,080 yen and room fragrances at 1,650 yen. Shoppers spending 3,000 yen get one of eight random mini clear files. Separately, SAKAMOTO DAYS runs a POP UP STREET across Asakusa's Okuyama Omairimachi and Asakusa Nishi Sando shopping streets from November 6 to 23, built on newly drawn wafuku visuals. That event carries 13 goods items, a stamp rally with a 770 yen kit and an A4 clear file prize, and a shopping campaign giving one of five business card-size cards per 1,000 yen transaction at participating stores.
1d ago
The live-action film of Yuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days is available now on Amazon Prime Video as a rental or purchase. Unlimited streaming for Prime members starts October 30, 2026. The film stars Ren Meguro as Taro Sakamoto, Fumiya Takahashi as Shin Asakura, and Aya Ueto as Aoi Sakamoto. No other major Japanese streaming service carries the film, and TVer has no listing.
Oct 16
The TV anime SAKAMOTO DAYS is releasing six types of goods under a Vintage Style theme, using newly drawn chibi illustrations of Taro Sakamoto, Shin Asakura, Nagumo, Shishiba, Osaragi, and Natsuki Seba. The lineup includes acrylic stands at 1,210 yen, die-cut stickers and trading can badges at 550 yen, acrylic blocks at 990 yen, trading umbrella markers at 880 yen, and trading mini bromide cards at 330 yen. Release is scheduled for late December 2026, with pre-orders open at Team Store and other locations.
Sep 30
Amazon published the Prime Video slate for October 2026 on September 30, and the month is carried by Japanese film. The Exit 8, the live-action adaptation of KOTAKE CREATE's 2023 anomaly-spotting game, starts unlimited streaming on October 2 with a reported domestic box office of 5.17 billion yen. Sakamoto Days, the live-action film of Yuto Suzuki's manga starring Ren Meguro and directed by Yuichi Fukuda, arrives October 30. The Apothecary Diaries season 3 begins October 3, and Dragon Ball Super Beerus streams from October 12. Maronie Kingdom's Seven Knights, an adaptation of Nao Iwamoto's fantasy manga, is set for October 4. Anime titles include Aoashi, Blue Exorcist season 2, and A Sign of Affection season 2. The overseas film section carries all 25 James Bond films, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Minecraft: The Movie, which began streaming October 1.
Sep 2
The Maru Kuji online lottery opens a SAKAMOTO DAYS "Harness style" run on September 4, 2026 at noon. The lineup uses new illustrations of seven characters in harness and suit outfits: Sakamoto Taro, Asakura Shin, Nagumo, Kamihate, Seba Natsuki, X (Slur), and Raku. Prizes run five tiers from Chodaikichi to Suekichi, and the top two tiers let winners pick their character after drawing. Each draw costs 880 yen.
Aug 29
The SAKAMOTO DAYS SECRET BAR & CAFE collaboration event opens August 28, 2026 at Collabo_Index locations in Ikebukuro, Tokyo and Shinsaibashi, Osaka, with the Nagoya PARCO store starting November 5. The bar-themed cafe features newly drawn art of five characters in nighttime attire and a menu of food, sweets, and drinks inspired by their abilities.
Aug 22
The TV anime SAKAMOTO DAYS is getting a DJ-themed collaboration cafe with Share Cafe. The event, named DJ GROOVE CAFE, runs at the Osaka and Nagoya stores from October 24 to November 3, 2026, and at the Tokyo Harakado store from November 3 to 15. New illustrations drawn for the event appear on music-themed merchandise and collaboration menu items. The goods go on sale at the stores and online at Anique Shop from the opening day, with full details announced later.
Aug 21
Sakamoto Days Season 2 revealed a new teaser visual and a character trailer ahead of its January 2027 release. The teaser, described as an 'other version,' features Taro Sakamoto and Shin Asakura, who also appeared on the first teaser. The character trailer introduces three new characters: Etsuko Satoda, Sakamoto's former teacher; Amane Yotsumura, a conflicted student; and Satoru Yatsumura, Amane's elusive father. Daisuke Nakajima takes over as director from Masaki Watanabe, who is now credited as chief director. Studio TMS Entertainment handles animation, with Yo Moriyama returning as character designer and Taku Kishimoto handling series composition. Netflix will again stream the anime worldwide. Season 2 follows Sakamoto and Shin infiltrating JCC, Japan's assassin training institution, to gather information about X, while ORDER members Nagumo, Shishiba, and Osaragi head to Kyoto for an assignment that turns dangerous. The story also digs into the shared past of Sakamoto, Nagumo, Rion, and Slur. Yuto Suzuki's manga has surpassed 15 million copies in circulation worldwide.
Aug 21
Netflix used its Anime NYC 2026 presentation to announce release dates and new trailers for several upcoming anime and adult animated series. The biggest reveal was Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, which will premiere on Netflix on October 20. The sequel is a standalone 10-episode story set in Night City, following a new cast of characters on a path of redemption and revenge. Studio Trigger returns to animate, with Kai Ikarashi directing in his debut role. The series features Japanese and English voice casts, including Momoka Terasawa and Valeria Rodriguez as Roman Carax, and Akari Kito and Kimoy Lee as Talia Yang. Netflix also announced that Blue Eye Samurai season 2 will arrive in January 2027, with a third and final season planned for 2028. The One Piece, Wit Studio's CG adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's manga, received new key art and a February 2027 premiere date, adapting the first 50 chapters across seven episodes. Bass X Machina, an adult animated steampunk Western created by LeSean Thomas and starring Brian Tyree Henry, will premiere November 3. SAKAMOTO DAYS season 2 got a character trailer and a January 2027 return.
Aug 6
The official X account for Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga announced Tuesday that the series has surpassed 18 million copies in circulation worldwide. Shueisha released the 28th compiled volume the same day. The manga is heading toward its climax, having started its final battle in August 2025.
Aug 2
The TV anime 'SAKAMOTO DAYS' Evening Cool-Down Fair will run from August 1 to August 31, 2026, at Animate stores nationwide and the Animate Online Shop. The fair features newly drawn illustrations with an evening cool-down theme, showing characters Taro Sakamoto, Shin Asakura, Nagumo, X (Slur), Raku, and Ioha Seo in yukata. New summer goods include acrylic stands, character badge collections, hard card cases, sticker sets, a Yura Yura Glass, wooden tag charms, clear files, and an Aurora Art Collection. Prices range from 440 yen for clear files to 1,650 yen for acrylic stands and the glass. As a purchase bonus, customers receive one randomly selected postcard (six types total) for every 1,100 yen spent on eligible goods, or for each audio/visual product or Graffle food/drink item purchased or reserved. The postcards feature the characters in yukata with the message '暑中お見舞い申し上げます' (Summer greetings). Bonuses are given while supplies last and cannot be selected. Online lotteries, capsule machine products, Kumamay related items, some TCGs, and 2.5-dimensional products are excluded from the fair bonus.
Jul 20
Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga is heading toward its climax, as announced in the 34th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump. The series began its final battle in August 2025. The manga launched in November 2020 and has spawned an anime adaptation, a live-action film, novels, and a spinoff. The anime's second season is set for January 2027.
Jul 17
The second season of Sakamoto Days will begin airing in January 2027. A teaser visual and PV show Sakamoto and Shin infiltrating JCC under disguise. New cast members Kikunosuke Toya, Misa Watanabe, and Masahide Fuji join the series. The season is expected to escalate into a three-way conflict among Sakamoto, Slur, and the Japan Hitman Association.
Jul 8
Anime News Network published a five-part roundup of Tanabata greetings from across the anime, manga, and video game industries on July 7, 2026. The collection includes wishes and illustrations from official accounts for series such as Bungo Stray Dogs, Detective Conan, My Hero Academia, Sakamoto Days, Doraemon, Chibi Maruko-chan, Hell's Paradise, and Dragon Quest. Video game franchises like Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter, and Like a Dragon also participated, alongside creators including Hideo Kojima, Yuki Kaji, and Shoko Nakagawa. Several series tied their posts to new releases: the second season of Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers premiered on July 7, My Happy Marriage released a special Tanabata illustration and announced a three-episode special for 2026, and My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked began airing on July 8. The roundup also features greetings from manga titles like Chiikawa, MARRIAGETOXIN, and Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, as well as from studios Tatsunoko Production and Square Enix.
Jul 7
On July 7, 2026, official X accounts for multiple anime and character franchises released Tanabata-themed limited illustrations and shots, including Sakamoto Days, My Happy Marriage, Chibi Maruko-chan, Kuromi, Gudetama, Chopper, Marriage Toxin, Tatsunoko Production's Doronbo gang, and Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You. Fan reactions ranged from praise for the art to speculation about character relationships.
Jul 1
A Sakamoto Days collaboration cafe with SMILE BASE CAFE, themed Black Rose Garden, opens July 23 at the Shinsaibashi store, followed by Ikebukuro and Nagoya Sakae. Newly drawn illustrations show characters including Taro Sakamoto, Nagumo, and X in suit-style outfits with sunglasses. The cafe offers character-themed food, desserts, and drinks, plus souvenir glass marker charms with drink orders.
Jun 28
A pop up store for the TV anime Sakamoto Days will open at Sunshine City ALTA in Tokyo from July 9, 2026, featuring a new SNAPSHOT goods line and Nagumo birthday merchandise. The store moves to Osaka on August 29. Nagumo birthday goods are also available via advance EC sale starting June 26.
Jun 24
Netflix released the first teaser trailer and visual for the second season of the Sakamoto Days anime on Wednesday, confirming a January 2027 premiere. The season introduces three new cast members: Kikunosuke Toya as Amane, Misa Watanabe as Taeko Sato, and Shinshu Fuji as Yotsumura. Daisuke Nakajima, who directed episode 22 of the first season, takes over as director, with first-season director Masaki Watanabe remaining as supervising director. Taku Kishimoto returns for series composition, Yo Moriyama for character design, and Yuki Hayashi for music. TMS Entertainment again handles animation. The teaser visual shows Taro Sakamoto and Shin back-to-back, with a ballpoint pen in Sakamoto's hand and a glove on Shin's, hinting at the JCC infiltration arc. The trailer depicts Sakamoto disguised as his wife Aoi to pose as a trainee teacher, while Shin enrolls as a student. The first season of Sakamoto Days premiered in January 2025, with its second part airing in July 2025. The manga, by Yuto Suzuki, began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2020 and has 27 volumes as of May 2025. A live-action film adaptation opened in Japan in April 2026.
Jun 22
Fashion brand DAN has released a line of T-shirts and a long-sleeve shirt in collaboration with the TV anime SAKAMOTO DAYS. The four designs feature characters Taro Sakamoto, Shin Asakura, ORDER members Shishiba, Osaragi, and Takamura, and X organization member Gaku. The shirts use a monotone halftone dot print method and are available now.
Jun 21
To commemorate the Sakamoto Days Exhibition by Yuto Suzuki, collaboration menus will be sold at seven Tokyo Dome City locations from July 17 to September 6, 2026. Each order includes a random coaster. An official exhibition catalog featuring a 7-page interview with Suzuki will also be released. The exhibition will tour to Nagoya, Aichi this autumn.
Jun 12
The third installment of the Sakamoto Days "Seasonal Visuals" project, titled "June/Rainy Season Edition," has released a newly drawn illustration and an audio mini drama. The visual depicts Shin and Heisuke encountering a stray cat in a rainy city, while the drama features the characters playing with the cat. The first season aired in 2025, and a second season is in production.
Jun 4
In its sixth weekend, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie remained at #2 at the Japanese box office, earning 205 million yen. Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi held at #4 in its eighth weekend, while the third Mononoke film, Gekijōban Mononoke Dai-San-Shō: Hebigami, opened at #6 with 117 million yen in its first three days.
May 25
Director Fukuda Yuichi, Totsuka Shunki, and Kawakubo Takuji attended a stage greeting at Oyama Cinema Harvest in Tochigi on May 22 to celebrate the live-action Sakamoto Days film's box office of 2.4 billion yen and 1.73 million admissions over 26 days. Fukuda praised lead actor Meguro Ren's action performance, and Totsuka discussed his fidelity to the original manga character Heisuke.
May 21
The live-action Sakamoto Days film has earned over 2.23 billion yen and drawn 1.61 million viewers in 21 days since its April 29 release. To mark the milestone, new scene cuts and behind-the-scenes photos focused on the Sakamoto family's daily life were released.