One of Netflix’s biggest anime hits is officially coming back, and the wait now has a deadline. Sakamoto Days Season 2 has received its first teaser trailer and key visual, with Netflix confirming a January 2027 premiere date exclusively on the platform. For fans who followed Taro Sakamoto’s chaotic return to the assassin world in Season 1, the new footage promises an even more intense chapter ahead.
Release Date: When Does Sakamoto Days Season 2 Premiere?
Sakamoto Days Season 2 premieres in January 2027, exclusively on Netflix. No specific episode count or weekly schedule has been confirmed yet, but Netflix has formally unveiled the teaser trailer and key art alongside the premiere window announcement.
Where to Watch Sakamoto Days Season 2
You can stream Sakamoto Days Season 2 on Netflix starting January 2027. Season 1 is also available to stream on Netflix now, spanning 22 episodes across two cours, which aired from January to September 2025.
What Is Sakamoto Days About?
Sakamoto Days is an action-comedy anime produced by TMS Entertainment, adapted from the manga series by Yuto Suzuki, serialised in Weekly Shonen Jump since 2020. The manga has surpassed 15 million copies in circulation worldwide.
The story follows Taro Sakamoto, a legendary former hitman who retired to marry the woman he loved and raise a family. He now runs a quiet convenience store. However, the criminal underworld has not forgotten him, and with a massive bounty on his head, Sakamoto finds himself back in the fight to protect everyone he cares about.
What Happens in Sakamoto Days Season 2?
Netflix has confirmed the official plot details for Season 2. Here is everything revealed so far:
Sakamoto and Shin infiltrate JCC
Taro Sakamoto and his former protégé Shin Asakura, a telepath with mind-reading abilities, go undercover inside JCC (Japan Cleaner Culture), Japan’s elite assassin training institution. Their mission is to gather intelligence on the mysterious and dangerous figure known as X (Slur).
Sakamoto goes undercover as a student teacher
The teaser trailer shows Sakamoto disguised as a student teacher by impersonating his own wife Aoi, while Shin infiltrates as a student to gather intel from the inside.
ORDER members face ambush in Kyoto
Simultaneously, ORDER members Nagumo, Shishiba, and Osaragi travel to Kyoto on assignment but encounter an unexpected assailant along the way.
Long-buried history comes to light
As events unfold across both storylines, the shared past of a young Sakamoto, Nagumo, Rion, and Slur finally surfaces, deepening the conspiracy at the heart of the season.
New Characters Confirmed for Season 2
Sakamoto Days Season 2 introduces several new characters alongside returning faces from Season 1. Here is a full breakdown:
| Character | Voice Actor | Description |
| Amane | Kikunosuke Toya (Denji in Chainsaw Man) | A top student at JCC with an outstanding memory who harbours strong hostility toward the JAA (Japan Association of Assassins) due to past events |
| Etsuko Satoda | Misa Watanabe (Maki Saionji in The Drops of God) | The longest-serving teacher at JCC and a master of Aikido; she once trained Sakamoto and his peers; was scouted by ORDER in her youth but chose education instead |
| Yotsumura | Shinshu Fuji (Shiuro Fujieda in The Drops of God) | Former No. 2 of the JAA and one of the founding members of ORDER; currently in hiding after an execution order was issued against him following a certain incident; was once Shishiba’s mentor |
Returning characters from Season 1, including Natsuki Seba and Akira Akao, also appear in the teaser trailer.
New Key Visual Explained
The Season 2 key art features Sakamoto and Shin positioned back-to-back as they prepare to enter JCC. Sakamoto holds a pen, which serves as the weapon he gets randomly assigned during the JCC entrance exam. Shin, meanwhile, wears a new glove, a detail Netflix describes as foreshadowing the intense battles ahead in the new season.
Production Team for Season 2
Sakamoto Days Season 2 brings back most of the core creative team from Season 1, with one key change at the director level.
| Role | Name |
| Director | Daisuke Nakajima (The Fable) |
| Supervising Director | Masaki Watanabe (directed Season 1; continues in oversight role) |
| Series Composition | Taku Kishimoto (BLUE LOCK) |
| Character Design | Yo Moriyama (MEGALOBOX) |
| Music | Yuki Hayashi (My Hero Academia) |
| Animation Production | TMS Entertainment (Dr. STONE) |
Daisuke Nakajima, who was involved with the series since Season 1, steps up as the lead director for the new season. In a statement released alongside the trailer, Nakajima said he intends to spare nothing when it comes to depicting the action and character aesthetics that made the series so popular, adding that he aims to carry the momentum of Season 1 into an even grander second chapter.
About the Sakamoto Days Manga
Sakamoto Days originates from the manga series written and illustrated by Yuto Suzuki, serialised in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump since 2020. As of May 1, 2025, the series had released 27 volumes. VIZ Media holds the official English licence for the manga.
The series also received a live-action film adaptation, which released in Japan during the 2026 Golden Week period running from April 29 to May 5, 2026.
Where to Watch Season 1 Before Season 2 Arrives
You can stream all 22 episodes of Sakamoto Days Season 1 on Netflix right now. Season 1 aired in two cours from January to September 2025 and delivered some of the strongest viewership numbers of any anime on the platform that year. Additionally, Crunchyroll also carries the series in its catalogue.
Sakamoto Days Season 2 premieres in January 2027, exclusively on Netflix.
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