Sakamoto Days Season 2 Teaser Reveals New Cast, January 2027 Premiere
The director change and the focus on the JCC infiltration arc indicate the second season will adapt a major story line from the manga, with new characters that expand the cast of assassins.
Reporting from 4 sources: Anime News Network, Comic Natalie, Anime Anime, Anime Corner.
Netflix released the first teaser trailer and visual for the second season of the Sakamoto Days anime on Wednesday, confirming a January 2027 premiere. The season introduces three new cast members: Kikunosuke Toya as Amane, Misa Watanabe as Taeko Sato, and Shinshu Fuji as Yotsumura. Daisuke Nakajima, who directed episode 22 of the first season, takes over as director, with first-season director Masaki Watanabe remaining as supervising director. Taku Kishimoto returns for series composition, Yo Moriyama for character design, and Yuki Hayashi for music. TMS Entertainment again handles animation. The teaser visual shows Taro Sakamoto and Shin back-to-back, with a ballpoint pen in Sakamoto's hand and a glove on Shin's, hinting at the JCC infiltration arc. The trailer depicts Sakamoto disguised as his wife Aoi to pose as a trainee teacher, while Shin enrolls as a student. The first season of Sakamoto Days premiered in January 2025, with its second part airing in July 2025. The manga, by Yuto Suzuki, began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2020 and has 27 volumes as of May 2025. A live-action film adaptation opened in Japan in April 2026.
The teaser visual for Sakamoto Days Season 2 places Sakamoto and Shin back-to-back, with Sakamoto holding a ballpoint pen-a weapon randomly issued during the JCC entrance exam-and Shin wearing a new glove. The trailer shows Sakamoto in disguise as his wife Aoi, working as a trainee teacher, while Shin gathers information as a student. New characters glimpsed include Amane, a top student who dislikes the assassins' association; Satoeda, a former instructor of Sakamoto; and Yotsumura, a mysterious man involved in founding ORDER.
Daisuke Nakajima steps up from episode director to series director, while Masaki Watanabe shifts to chief director. The returning staff ensures continuity in script, character design, and music. The first season performed strongly on Netflix, leading to a quick sequel announcement after its second part concluded in July 2025. The live-action film, released during Golden Week 2026, earned 1.5 billion yen in its first eight days.
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Sources
- Anime News Network News Sakamoto Days Season 2's Teaser Reveals New Cast, Updated Staff, January 2027 Debut
- Comic Natalie アニメ「SAKAMOTO DAYS」第2期は来年1月から！PV解禁、追加キャストに戸谷菊之介ら
- Anime Anime 「SAKAMOTO DAYS」第2期は27年1月放送！戸谷菊之介・渡辺美佐・藤真秀が追加キャストに！第2期監督・中島大輔「殺し屋たちのアクションの快感と美学を余すところなく描く」
- Anime Corner Sakamoto Days Season 2 First Trailer and Visual Revealed, Premieres January 2027