Netflix released a new trailer for the Sakamoto Days anime series, confirming Sakamoto Days Part 2 will premiere on July 14. The trailer also confirms that rock band Kroi will perform the new opening theme song “Method” for Sakamoto Days Part 2.
Kōki Uchiyama will play the role of Gaku in Sakamoto Days Part 2. The cast from Sakamoto Days Part 1 includes:
- Tomokazu Sugita as Taro Sakamoto
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shin Asakura
- Ayane Sakura as Lu Shaotang
- Nao Tōyama as Aoi Sakamoto
- Hina Kino as Hana Sakamoto
- Ryōta Suzuki as Heisuke Mashimo
- Miyari Nemoto as Piisuke
- Yūko Kaida as Dump
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Apart
- Ryōta Takeuchi as Minimalist
- Kōsuke Toriumi as Saw
When Part 2 arrives, new episodes of Sakamoto Days will likely continue to premiere Saturdays at 6:00 a.m. PST / 9:00 a.m. EST on Netflix with English subs and English dubs. In Japan, the anime will air on TV Tokyo and affiliate channels.
16 volumes of Sakamoto Days have been released in Japan thus far, with 14 being available in English right now through VIZ Media. Here’s an overview of the first volume from VIZ Media:
Time has passed peacefully for Sakamoto since he left the underworld. He’s running a neighborhood store with his lovely wife and child and has gotten a bit…out of shape. But one day a figure from his past pays him a visit with an offer he can’t refuse: return to the assassin world or die!
