Netflix is totally dedicated to its new anime initiative, and its newest hit, the John Wick-esque Sakamoto Days, has viewers obsessed. Sakamoto Days, based mostly on the manga of the identical identify by Yuto Suzuki, is the streamer’s newest unique anime sequence. The primary episode premiered on January 11, with new episodes releasing weekly at 9 a.m. ET on Saturdays (two episodes can be found on the time of writing). The sequence has been hailed as the massive Shōnen hit of the Winter 2025 season, a lot in order that even informal anime viewers are moving into it.
Sakamoto Days has damaged into Netflix’s high 10 hottest exhibits of the week. Following the discharge of Episode 2, the present at the moment sits in third place on the streamer’s high 10 rating. The second season of XO, Kitty holds the highest spot, with Squid Recreation Season 2 nonetheless holding out robust in second place. Extremely, Sakamoto Days has overtaken Netflix’s new and extremely brutal Western, American Primeval, which sits in fourth. It is also not the one anime at the moment within the high 10. Season 2 of Castlevania: Nocturne respectably holds eighth place.
Sakamoto Days contains a related plot to John Wick. After spending years as a infamous hitman, Taro Sakamoto falls in love and retires from killing. However, after a run-in with the mob, he’s compelled out of retirement when a 1 billion yen bounty is positioned on his head, inflicting assassins from the world over to trace him down. Nevertheless, Sakamoto Days makes one main divergence from John Wick. Not like Mr. Wick (performed by Keanu Reeves), who has killed a complete of 439 folks on display, Taro Sakamoto promised his spouse he would not kill anymore. In consequence, he has to resort to non-lethal drive to take out the assassins, resulting in some hilarious and extremely choreographed motion scenes. The official description reads:
“Taro Sakamoto, a former hitman, chooses to retire for the sake of affection; however when his previous catches up, he should combat to guard his beloved household.”
Not Simply ‘Sakamoto Days,’ Netflix Is Embracing Anime
Sakamoto Days is not the one new anime sequence Netflix is releasing this winter season. The second season of The Apothecary Diaries, the hit seinen romance sequence, is at the moment underway. In the meantime, the second cour of the sport-based highschool romance, Blue Field, can be entrancing viewers with its extremely shifting plot. In late 2024, Netflix additionally co-distributed the 12 months’s greatest sequence, Dandadan, with Crunchyroll. Netflix goes all-in with anime, whereas additionally adapting a number of beloved titles into live-action, together with One Piece.
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With Netflix repeatedly investing and buying, the listing of nice anime on the streamer is getting actually spectacular.
In addition to the above new exhibits, Netflix is filling out its catalog with beloved anime from yesteryear. The 2023 remake of the legendary samurai anime, Rorouni Kenshin, was added to Netflix this month. The streamer additionally simply added the sequel sequence to the very best boxing anime of all time, Hajime no Ippo, to its library. The previous few years have seen Netflix add hit anime sequence like My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen, Vinland Saga, Demon Slayer, One Punch Man, Mob Psycho, and plenty of, many extra. To not point out, nearly your complete Studio Ghibli library is offered on Netflix.
Sakamoto Days
- Launch Date
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January 11, 2025
- Solid
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Matthew Mercer
, Dallas Liu
, Rosalie Chiang
, Rosie Okumura
, Xolo Mariduena
, Aleks Le
, Alexa Bliss
, SungWon Cho
, Dushaunt Fik-Shun Stegall
, Toru Uchikado - Seasons
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1