Netflix today debuted the trailer for the upcoming anime series, Sakamoto Days which will premiere on Netflix on January 11, with one episode released each week. Season 1 Part 2 will debut in July 2025. Part 1 will consist of 11 episodes.
Based on the hit manga written and illustrated by Yuto Suzuki, the logline reads, “Once the greatest hitman of all, Taro Sakamoto retired in the name of love. But when his past catches up, he must fight to protect his beloved family.”
In addition to the trailer, Netflix announced the English voice cast
Matthew Mercer (Blood of Zeus) as Taro Sakamoto, Dallas Liu (Avatar: The Last Airbender) as Shin Asakura, Rosalie Chiang (Turning Red) as Lu Shaotang, Rosie Okumura (Is She Wolf?) as Aoi Sakamoto, Xolo Maridueña (Cobra Kai) as Heisuke Mashimo, Aleks Le (Solo Leveling) as Nagumo, WWE superstar Lexi Cabrera -professionally known as Alexa Bliss – as Obiguro, SungWon Cho (Delicious in Dungeon) as Boiled, Du-Shaunt “Fik-Shun” Stegall as Son Hee, and Toru Uchikado (Castlevania) as Bacho.
Xolo Maridueña told Tudum, “Sakamoto Days is the next generation of great anime and I leaped at the opportunity to work with one of my new friends: Dallas Liu.”
Dallas Liu said, “The most exciting thing about being involved with Sakamoto Days is getting to work with Xolo and Aleks. But also I was a huge fan of the manga before coming onto the project, so being a part of it as Shin — the one and only — I’m super excited.” “Voice acting is something I’ve never been able to do before, and this getting to be my first project is super surreal for me… I’m super excited for people to watch.”
Watch the new trailer for Sakamoto Days below.
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