Sakamoto Days

Sakamoto Days (stylized as SAKAMOTO DAYS) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuto Suzuki. It began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in November 2020. It is simultaneously published in English by Viz Media and the Manga Plus online platform.

Sakamoto Days
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Taro Sakamoto (front) and Shin (back)
GenreAction, comedy[1]
Manga
Written byYuto Suzuki
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 21, 2020 – present
Volumes4

Plot

Taro Sakamoto used to be an unrivaled hitman, earning legendary status in the underworld. But one day, the unthinkable happened. Sakamoto fell in love. He started dating, retired, got married, and had a kid, growing overweight as a result. Though now working as a humble convenience store owner, the world of hitmen still follows him. Sakamoto, along with Shin, an Esper and employee at his small store, will protect his humble life and family, or die trying.

Characters

Main characters
Taro Sakamoto (坂本 太郎, Sakamoto Tarō)
An ex-hitman who gave up a life of wealth and crime to marry Aoi. He has gained a lot of weight, and has become more laid back, but still has his superhuman skill and strength from his hitman days. During extreme situations, he loses all this fat, and becomes skinny, becoming twice as powerful as before.
Shin (心)
A former hitman who admires Sakamoto, and now works for him at his convenience store. He is known as Shin the Clairvoyant because he has the ability to read minds. A running gag is Sakamoto imagining killing him when he annoys him.
Lu Xiaotang (陸 小糖, Rū Shaotan)
The daughter of a Chinese mob. She is an airhead. While she does not do much fighting, she is very capable, as she uses a fighting style that mixes Tai Chi with Drunken Fist.

Supporting characters
Aoi Sakamoto (坂本 葵, Sakamoto Aoi)
The wife of Sakamoto. She loves her husband much, despite his history as a hitman.
Hana Sakamoto
The daughter of Sakamoto.
Heisuke Mashimo
A hitman who specializes in sniping. He is very gullible, and emotional, but his skills with a sniper rifle easily make up for it.

Antagonists
X
A serial killer who is hunting assassins. He has met Sakamoto in the past, who is the only one who has injured him.
Kashima
A cyborg who works for X. He often wears a reindeer mask to cover his heavily stitched face.
Dump
A serial killer from death row. She kills by using spikes the shoot out from her body.
Saw
A serial killer from death row. He uses an axe tied to a rope as his weapon.
Apart
A serial killer from death row. He uses steel wires to slice his targets to pieces.
Minimalist
A serial killer from death row. He uses his incredible strength to crush objects and turn them into balls.

Publication

Sakamoto Days is written and illustrated by Yuto Suzuki. Suzuki first published a one-shot titled Sakamoto (SAKAMOTO-サカモト-) in Shueisha's Jump GIGA on December 26, 2019.[2] Sakamoto Days debuted in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump on November 21, 2020.[3][1] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 2, 2021.[4] As of November 4, 2021, four volumes have been released.[5]

The series is simulpublished in English by Viz Media and the Manga Plus online platform.[6] Viz Media will release its volumes in print, starting in Q2 of 2022.[7]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 2, 2021[4]978-4-08-882657-8April 5, 2022978-1-9747-2894-7
  1. "Days 1: The Legendary Hit Man"
  2. "Days 2: Sakamoto Family Rules"
  3. "Days 3: Officer Nakase and the Mysterious Hero"
  4. "Days 4: China Invasion!"
  1. "Days 5: Vs. Son Hee and Bacho"
  2. "Days 6: Nagumo"
  3. "Days 7: Welcome to Sugar Park!"
2 June 4, 2021[8]978-4-08-882685-1——
  1. "Days 8: Showtime"
  2. "Days 9: Boiled and Obiguro"
  3. "Days 10: Hard-Boiled"
  4. "Days 11: Sakamoto vs. Boiled"
  5. "Days 12: Source of Strength"
  1. "Days 13: Video Rental"
  2. "Days 14: Stealth Mission"
  3. "Days 15: Initiation"
  4. "Days 16: Department Store War"
3 September 3, 2021[9]978-4-08-882763-6——
  1. "Days 17: Heisuke Mashimo"
  2. "Days 18: Versus Sniper"
  3. "Days 19: Fight"
  4. "Days 20: Invisible Highway"
  5. "Days 21: Let’s Go to the Museum!"
  1. "Days 22: Jurassic Bastard"
  2. "Days 23: Asakura and Shin"
  3. "Days 24: Assassins X Science"
  4. "Days 25: Science Bastard"
4 November 4, 2021[5]978-4-08-882819-0——
  1. "Days 26: Order"
  2. "Days 27: Sakamoto’s vs. The Lab"
  3. "Days 28: Top-Notch"
  4. "Days 29: All Aboard"
  5. "Days 30: Quiet on the Train"
  1. "Days 31: See?"
  2. "Days 32: Bathhouse Mode"
  3. "Days 33: Surprise"
  4. "Days 34: Wutang"

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were originally serialized in Japanese in issues of Shueisha's magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump and its English digital version published by Viz Media and in Manga Plus by Shueisha.

  1. "Days 35: Wutang, Part 2"
  2. "Days 36: Wutang, Part 3"
  3. "Days 37: Death Row Prisoner"
  4. "Days 38: No Brakes"
  5. "Days 39: Encounter"
  6. "Days 40: Overload"
  7. "Days 41: How to Live"
  8. "Days 42: Just Desserts"
  9. "Days 43: I Love You"
  10. "Days 44: Every Which Way"
  11. "Days 45: Strong Assault"
  12. "Days 46: Bad Luck"
  13. "Days 47: Going Up"
  14. "Days 48: The Heart Thread"
  15. "Days 49: Round and Round the Tower"
  16. "Days 50: Bicycle"
  17. "Days 51: Parade"

Reception

Sakamoto Days was nominated for Best Print Manga at the 2021 Next Manga Awards. It placed 9th out of 50 nominees, but won the U-Next Prize.[10]

References
  1. 最強の殺し屋が突然引退して…ジャンプのコメディアクション「SAKAMOTO DAYS」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 21, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  2. ジャンプGIGA 2020 WINTER 2020年2/1号. Neowing (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  3. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 8, 2020). "Shonen Jump Launches 2 New Manga, Including New Series by Toriko's Shimabukuro (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  4. SAKAMOTO DAYS 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  5. SAKAMOTO DAYS 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  6. Hazra, Adriana (November 21, 2020). "Viz Media, Manga Plus Publish Sakamoto Days Manga in English". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  7. Mateo, Alex (July 9, 2021). "Viz to Release Demon Slayer Spinoff Manga, Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, Alice in Borderland, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  8. SAKAMOTO DAYS 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  9. SAKAMOTO DAYS 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  10. Loveridge, Lynzee (August 24, 2021). "Kaiju No. 8, Oshi no Ko Win Next Manga Awards Web, Print Categories". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

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