Netflix has unveiled the trailer for Sakamoto Days – an upcoming anime collection chronicling the adventures of a former murderer who should shield his household in any respect prices towards a looming menace. Nonetheless, he additionally should face one different impediment: his solemn vow to by no means kill once more. Sakamoto Days, based mostly on the fan-favorite manga collection written and illustrated by Yuto Suzuki, is ready to premiere on the streaming platform on January 11, 2025, adopted by new episodes arriving weekly. The second a part of Season 1 will debut in July 2025.

The trailer introduces Taro Sakamoto – an ex-hitman who has earned the “legendary” moniker within the underworld. He was as soon as feared by villains and admired by his fellow assassins. Nonetheless, after he fell in love with a girl who he would ultimately marry, he left his previous life behind and constructed a household (and he additionally gained excessive weight in consequence). Although Sakamoto now lives a humble life as a household man and a comfort retailer proprietor, his previous life nonetheless follows him wherever he goes.

Simply as he thought he may lead a peaceable life with out killing, a one billion yen reward could be given to whoever may put an finish to his life. This forces him to band with comrades and revisit his lifetime of crime in an effort to shield his household from impending hazard. And he is nonetheless armed with an impeccable energy and skill to take action. The primary a part of Season 1 will include 11 episodes.

‘Sakamoto Days’ Joins Netflix’s In depth Anime Library

The anime collection is directed by Masaki Watanabe and led by the Japanese voice solid of Tomokazu Sugita, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Ayane Sakura, Nao Toyama, Hina Kino, Ryota Suzuki, Natsuki Hanae, Taku Yashiro, and Saori Hayami. The official synopsis for Sakamoto Days reads as follows:

“Taro Sakamoto was an unmatched hitman, incomes legendary standing within the underworld. However someday, the unthinkable occurred. Sakamoto fell in love. He began relationship, retired, acquired married, and had a child, rising obese in consequence. Although now working as a humble comfort retailer proprietor, the world of hitmen nonetheless follows him. Sakamoto, together with Shin, a younger man with telepathy and an worker at his small retailer, will shield his humble life and household, or die making an attempt.”

The streaming big has been offering its subscribers with an enormous assortment of fashionable anime exhibits, with Sakamoto Days as the newest title becoming a member of its ever-growing anime library. From previous fan-favorite titles to the brand new ones, the streamer has loads of anime collection (and even films) for otakus all over the world. This contains Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Naruto, Demise Observe, Hunter x Hunter, Ouran Excessive College Host Membership, Assault on Titan, One Punch Man, Devilman Crybaby, Violet Evergarden, and ZOM 100: Bucket Listing of the Useless, amongst others.

Sakamoto Days hits Netflix on January 11, 2025. You may watch the newly-released trailer above and take a look at among the stills from Season 1, Half 1 down beneath: