During the SAKAMOTO DAYS special panel at AnimeJapan 2025, a brand-new key visual for the anime’s second cour was unveiled. The new episodes are set to air in July 2025, with Netflix streaming the series worldwide.
New Key Visual:
NEW CAST:
Koki Uchiyama as Gaku
ENGLISH DUB CAST:
Matthew Mercer as Taro Sakamoto
Dallas Liu as Shin Asakura
Rosie Okumura as Aoi Sakamoto
Rosalie Chiang as Lu Shaotang
Lexi Cabrera as Obiguro
Xolo Maridueña as Heisuke
SungWon Cho as Boiled
Du-Shaunt “Fik-Shun” Stegall as Son Hee
Toru Uchikado as Bacho
Aleks Le as Nagumo
CAST:
Taro Sakamoto: Tomokazu Sugita
Shin: Nobunaga Shimazaki
Lu Shaotang: Ayane Sakura
Aoi Sakamoto: Nao Toyama
Hana Sakamoto: Hina Kino
Heisuke Mashimo: Ryota Suzuki
Nagumo: Natsuki Hanae
Shishiba: Taku Yashiro
Osaragi: Saori Hayami
STAFF:
Manga artist: Yuto Suzuki
Director: Masaki Watanabe
Series Composition:Taku Kishimoto
Character Designer: Yo Moriyama
Background Art Design: Yukiko Maruyama
Color Design: Manami Sasa
Photography Director: PoLun Tsai
Editor: Aya Hida
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Music: Yuki Hayashi
Animation Production: TMS ENTERTAINMENT
MANGAPlus describes the story as follows:
Taro Sakamoto was the ultimate assassin, feared by villains and admired by hitmen. But one day…he fell in love! Retirement, marriage, fatherhood and then… Sakamoto gained weight! The chubby guy who runs the neighborhood?store is actually a former legendary hitman! Can he protect his family from danger? Get ready to experience a new kind of action comedy series!
Sources: AnimeJapan 2025, Official Wesbite
© Yuto Suzuki/SHUEISHA, SAKAMOTO DAYS PROJECT
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