The retired hitman returns to action. Sakamoto Days confirmed its second season, with the premiere scheduled for January 2027. The announcement came fully loaded: a promotional image, a teaser, a change of director, and three new cast additions for the JCC Infiltration Arcโthe arc where Sakamoto and Shin go directly into the most dangerous assassin academy in the world.
The new image shows Taro Sakamoto and Shin Asakura back to back, ready to infiltrate the Japan Clear Creation Academy (JCC). Sakamoto appears armed with a penโrandomly assigned during an entrance examโwhile Shin wears enhanced gloves as part of his gear. It is a visual that understands character as much as action.
The Teaser
The teaser shows Sakamoto dressed as his wife Aoi, infiltrating the academy as a substitute teacher, while Shin attends as a regular student secretly gathering information. Characters like Natsuki Seba and Akira Akao also appear, and the video introduces several new faces alongside them.
New Voice Cast Additions
- Kikunosuke Toya as Amane Yotsumura โ famous for being the chaotic voice of Denji in Chainsaw Man
- Misa Watanabe as Etsuko Satoda โ known for character roles of authority and maturity within recent Japanese dubbing
- Shinshu Fuji as Satoru Yotsumura
Previously Confirmed Cast
- Tomokazu Sugita as Taro Sakamoto โ Joseph Joestar in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and Gojo Satoru in Jujutsu Kaisen
- Natsuki Hanae as Shin Asakura โ Tanjiro Kamado in Kimetsu no Yaiba and Ken Kaneki in Tokyo Ghoul
The Production Shift
Daisuke Nakajima, involved with the series since season one, now takes over full direction. He highlighted the honor of working on a Weekly Shonen Jump title with such a following and made the team’s ambition clear.
The goal is to capture the stylized action and unique philosophies of the assassins created by Yuto Suzuki, building on the foundation established in the first installment.
That goal matters. The first season proved violence in this world is both balletic and absurd; the JCC arc is where that world gets its own internal logic and rules.
About Sakamoto Days
Sakamoto Days is a manga by Yuto Suzuki, published in Weekly Shonen Jump. It follows Taro Sakamoto, a former hitman considered the best assassin in the world, who retired after falling in love. Married with a daughter, he runs a convenience store and leads a quiet life constantly interrupted by threats from the past.
The story combines intense action with absurd humor and a gallery of eccentric characters that made it one of Jump’s most beloved titles in recent years.
What Matters More to You?
Does the JCC Infiltration Arc generate more hype for you than the foundational arc of the first season, or do you prefer the moments where Sakamoto defends his store and his everyday family?
- Does shifting to an external, institutional threat risk diluting the personal stakes that made the initial premise so strong?
- What does the change in directorial voice say about an anime’s evolution from establishing a world to deepening it?
- For a story built on retired-life humor, how long can the protagonist remain credibly retired while diving deeper into the assassin underworld?
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