Series guide
- Action anime and manga
- Comedy anime and manga
- Stars
- Matthew Mercer · Dallas Liu · Rosalie Chiang
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Sakamoto Days episodes 22
Season 1 · 22 episodes · 22 aired · Jan 11, 2025 to Sep 23, 2025
- E1Jan 11
- E2Jan 18
- E3Jan 25
- E4Feb 1
- E5Feb 8
- E6Feb 15
- E7Feb 22
- E8Mar 1
- E9Mar 8
- E10Mar 15
- E11Mar 22
- E12Jul 15
- E13Jul 22
- E14Jul 29
- E15Aug 5
- E16Aug 12
- E17Aug 19
- E18Aug 26
- E19Sep 2
- E20Sep 9
- E21Sep 16
- E22Sep 23
S1.E1 ·
The Legendary Hit Man
Former legendary hitman Taro Sakamoto now runs a quiet convenience store with his family, until a sharp-eyed old acquaintance tracks him down looking to collect a bounty.
Directed by Masaki Watanabe
S1.E2 ·
Vs. Son Hee and Bacho
A new clairvoyant clerk settles into the shop just as Sakamoto and company get pulled into a street fight involving a young mafia survivor on the run from her clan's killers.
Directed by Akihiro Saitō, Masaki Watanabe & Yoshihiro Nishio
S1.E3 ·
Welcome to Sugar Park
Word spreads that a massive bounty is on Sakamoto's head, and a parade of hitmen with increasingly odd day jobs start showing up at the store to try their luck.
Directed by Yoshihiro Nishio
S1.E4 ·
Hard-Boiled
A captured hitman's questions about Sakamoto's mysterious past hint at a darker history, while two more assassins close in hoping to be the one who finally collects.
Directed by Yoshihide Ibata
S1.E5 ·
Source of Strength
Sakamoto proves just how dangerous he still is when pushed, and a tense standoff turns into a surprising show of respect between former enemies.
Directed by Takatoshi Suzuki
S1.E6 ·
Heisuke Mashimo
A broke amateur hitman with a pet bird to feed sets his sights on the bounty, only to get tangled up in a competition that has nothing to do with assassination.
Directed by Yūki Taki & Tomoko Hiramuki
S1.E7 ·
Jurassic Bastard
A simple day at a family event spirals when a team of scientists mistakes one of Sakamoto's employees for someone else entirely and drags them into a dangerous lab.
Directed by Yoshihiro Nishio
S1.E8 ·
Sakamoto's vs. the Lab
Trapped inside a hidden research facility, Sakamoto and his crew have to fight their way past hired muscle and strange experiments to get everyone out safely.
Directed by Kōki Onoue
S1.E9 ·
All Aboard
With the lab's situation spinning out of control, Sakamoto and company race the clock to escape before the whole place comes down around them.
Directed by Takatoshi Suzuki
S1.E10 ·
Bathhouse Roughhouse
A relaxing family trip to the bathhouse turns into another unlikely assassination attempt, this time from a front-desk clerk moonlighting as a hitman.
Directed by Yūki Taki
S1.E11 ·
Casino Battle
A high-stakes casino showdown puts Sakamoto's and Shin's unconventional skills to the test against a card-counting opponent with his own reasons for being there.
Directed by Yoshihide Ibata
S1.E12 ·
Overload
A new wave of elite assassins starts eliminating rivals across the city, forcing Sakamoto's old associates in the Order to get involved in a hunt that's closing in fast.
Directed by Yoshihiro Nishio
S1.E13 ·
Just Desserts
Shin pushes his clairvoyant powers further than he's ready for in a fight that goes sideways, while an unexpected ally turns the tide in a way nobody saw coming.
Directed by Tomoko Hiramuki & Yoshihiro Nishio
S1.E14 ·
Strong Assault
While the crew recovers from their injuries, Sakamoto learns just how much his retirement has cost him physically, and the fight at the store isn't over yet.
Directed by Takatoshi Suzuki
S1.E15 ·
Round and Round the Tower
A climactic rooftop battle reveals a killer's twisted motivations, and Sakamoto has to decide what kind of mercy, if any, the moment calls for.
Directed by Yoshihide Ibata
S1.E16 ·
Slice Slice Dance
A chaotic citywide assault pushes Sakamoto into a face-to-face confrontation with someone from his own past who knows exactly how to get under his skin.
Directed by Yūki Taki & Shūji Miyahara
S1.E17 ·
Have a Nice Flight
To get closer to the people hunting him, Sakamoto and Shin go undercover among a planeload of young assassin hopefuls headed for a notorious training exam.
Directed by Yoshihide Ibata & Masaki Watanabe
S1.E18 ·
Kanaguri
The assassin exam's early rounds introduce a colorful new cast of contenders, including one examiner more interested in cinema than combat.
Directed by Yoshihiro Nishio
S1.E19 ·
Exam, Stage Three
The exam ramps up with new recruits entering the fray, and a hidden connection to the season's main threat starts to surface among the applicants.
Directed by Takatoshi Suzuki
S1.E20 ·
Mutual Fans
Old rivalries and new ones collide as the exam's contestants size each other up, and a couple of Sakamoto's biggest admirers get a reality check.
Directed by Yoshihide Ibata
S1.E21 ·
Hard Mode
An outmatched team of young assassins has to find a way to even the odds against a dangerously skilled opponent during the exam's toughest stretch yet.
Directed by Masaki Watanabe
S1.E22 ·
Each One's Mission
As the exam wraps up, a kidnapping throws the season's larger conflict into motion and sets the stage for what's coming next.
Directed by Daisuke Nakajima
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The funniest action anime on Netflix is also one of its best-kept secrets
The pitch sounds like a one-joke premise: the world’s most feared hitman retires, gets fat, and now runs a convenience store. What makes Sakamoto Days work across 22 episodes is that it never treats that joke as the whole show. Taro Sakamoto is still the most dangerous person in every room he walks into, he just does it while holding a paper bag of groceries, and the show finds a genuine action sequence inside that contradiction almost every episode.
The first eleven episodes keep things close to home: Sakamoto’s bounty draws a parade of hitmen to his store, his clairvoyant new clerk Shin and the mafia-orphan Lu round out the cast, and the fights mostly stay personal and small-scale. The back eleven widen the lens considerably, introducing the Order, a cabal of elite assassins, and an entrance exam arc that puts Sakamoto and Shin undercover among a plane full of teenage killers. It’s a meaningful tonal shift, and the show earns it by keeping the comedy and the family stakes intact the whole way.
Animation is handled by TMS Entertainment, and the show leans hard into exaggerated, almost rubbery action choreography that suits the source manga’s style. The series record has the full production history, and the episode list is where a season 2 date will show up first once Netflix sets one — a second season was already announced for January 2027. If you want a primer on who actually wins the fights, our strongest characters ranking is spoiler-light through part 1, and our season 2 trailer breakdown covers the new faces joining the cast.
Sakamoto Days cast 12
Matthew MercerTaro Sakamoto
Dallas LiuShin Asakura- Rosalie ChiangLu Xiaotang
- Rosie OkumuraAoi Sakamoto
Hina KinoHana Sakamoto
Xolo MaridueñaHeisuke Mashimo
Aleks LeYoichi Nagumo
Keith SilversteinShishiba
Xanthe HuynhOsaragi- Hiroki YasumotoHyo
- Keythe FarleyTakamura
Crispin FreemanKanaguri
- Director
- Masaki Watanabe
- Writer
- Taku Kishimoto
- Studios
- TMS Entertainment
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Matthew Mercer: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0; Dallas Liu: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0; Hina Kino: AbemaTV, CC BY 3.0; Xolo Maridueña: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, Public domain; Aleks Le: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0; Keith Silverstein: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0; Xanthe Huynh: IceeCherryBlossoms, CC BY-SA 4.0; Crispin Freeman: TweetLvr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch Sakamoto Days?
On Netflix in the US with any subscription, checked October 25, 2026.
How many episodes of Sakamoto Days are there?
22, released in two parts: 11 episodes from January to March 2025, and 11 more from July to September 2025.
Is there a Sakamoto Days season 2?
Yes. A second season was announced at Jump Festa ’26 in December 2025 and is set to premiere in January 2027. No new episodes have aired yet.
Is Sakamoto Days based on a manga?
Yes, the ongoing manga by Yuto Suzuki, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump.
Who voices Taro Sakamoto in the English dub?
Matthew Mercer. The original Japanese version is voiced by Tomokazu Sugita.
