The TV anime "SAKAMOTO DAYS," based on the popular manga by Yuto Suzuki currently being serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), will be broadcast on TV Tokyo and other networks every Saturday at 11pm starting January 11th. The first episode, "The Legendary Hitman," sees the legendary battle of former hitman Sakamoto begin to unfold in order to protect his beloved family.
One day, Sakamoto, a skilled hitman feared by all villains, falls in love at first sight with Aoi, a woman working at a convenience store, and retires from his job as a hitman. After getting married and having a daughter, he runs a private shop in a peaceful town and has gained weight, leaving no trace of his former self. Then, his old junior colleague, Shin, appears and asks him to "return to being a hitman."
The story is about Taro Sakamoto, a former legendary assassin who runs a shop after retiring, who fights against approaching assassins with his friends to protect the peaceful daily life he lives with his beloved family. This is a popular "Weekly Shonen Jump" work with impressive battle scenes featuring unique characters, and the appearance of a luxurious cast of voice actors such as Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shin Asakura, a psychic who can read other people's minds and a Nobunaga Shimazaki of Sakamoto's from his days as an assassin, and Ayane Sakura as Ayane Sakura, a former mafia member who now works at Sakamoto Shoten, is also a hot topic.
