Sakamoto Days Part 2

📖 SYNOPSIS

Sakamoto Days Part 2: Hard-Boiled Action That Hits Like a Freight Train If you haven’t been paying attention to the seasonal charts lately, you’re missing out on what is arguably the most kinetic, stylish, and flat-out "peak" action experience in modern anime. Sakamoto Days has officially returned for Part 2 (the second cour of Season 1), and it is doing exactly what we hoped: taking the cozy "retired hitman" vibes and tossing them into a high-octane blender of gunpowder and adrenaline.

Manga Integration: Where to Pick Up the Story? For the "manga-first" purists and the newcomers who can't wait for Season 2, here is the breakdown. Part 1 of the anime covered roughly Chapters 1 through 31, culminating in the intense Okutabi Lab arc.

Part 2 dives headfirst into the meat of the series, adapting Chapters 32 through 73. This stretch of the story includes the legendary Death Row Prisoners Arc and the beginning of the JCC (Japan Clear Creation) Entrance Exam Arc. If you’ve just finished the Part 2 finale and your heart is still racing, you’ll want to start reading from Chapter 74 to see what happens next in the JCC.

The Plot: Retirement is a Deadly Business For the uninitiated, the setup is simple but brilliant. Taro Sakamoto was the world’s greatest hitman—a slender, cold-blooded legend feared by every assassin alive. Then, he fell in love. He quit the biz, got married, had a daughter, and… well, he let himself go. Now, he’s a rotund, soft-spoken convenience store owner who loves pork buns and his family.

The catch? The underground world hasn't forgotten him. There’s a massive bounty on his head, and a new generation of killers is coming to collect. Joined by Shin, a telepathic ex-hitman, and Lu, a triad-linked kung fu powerhouse, Sakamoto has to protect his peaceful life without breaking his "no-killing" rule. It’s John Wick meets The Way of the Househusband, but with the intensity dialed up to eleven.

Why This Part is "Peak Fiction" While Part 1 established the "Found Family" dynamic, Part 2 is where the series truly evolves. We move past the "villain of the week" feel and enter the high-stakes world of The Order—the elite group of assassins that makes everyone else look like amateurs.

The Sakuga is Unreal: TMS Entertainment has absolutely cooked here. The choreography in Sakamoto Days isn't just "good for a shonen"; it’s inventive. Sakamoto uses everything from pens to umbrellas to grocery bags to dismantle his foes. The camera work mimics the manga's incredible sense of spatial flow, making every fight feel like a high-budget Hong Kong action flick.

The Vibe Shift: We transition from the colorful, comedic streets of the neighborhood to the dark, gritty tension of the Death Row Prisoners. These villains—like the terrifyingly bizarre Kashima—bring a genuine sense of threat. You aren't just watching Sakamoto win; you're watching him be forced to think ten steps ahead.

Character Growth: Seeing Shin struggle with his telepathy and try to stand as an equal to his mentor provides the emotional backbone that keeps the show from being just a "cool fight" compilation.

Final Verdict: Who is This For? Sakamoto Days Part 2 is for the fans who live for creative choreography, "him" energy, and the "hard-boiled" aesthetic. It perfectly balances the absurdity of a man fighting with a frozen fish and the sheer awe of a legendary killer showing the young guns how it’s done.

Rating: 9.5/10 — Must-Watch. It’s the kind of series that reminds you why you fell in love with battle shonen in the first place.