Popular shonen manga Sakamoto Days is reportedly getting an anime adaptation that will stream on Netflix later this year, and fans have mixed feelings about this.

The manga’s popularity and intriguing plot had many readers hoping for ananimeadaptation of Sakamoto Days. After four years of serialization, their wish is potentially coming true.

However, there has been no official announcement from the makers about this anime. Right now, the License Global listing is the only confirmation.

Sakamoto Days is a unique story about a humble convenience store owner who used to be a legendary assassin. After falling in love with a woman he later married, Taro Sakamoto left his bloodstained days behind to live as a peaceful citizen. However, it soon becomes apparent that he can’t leave his past behind as easily as he hoped.

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There is plenty of humor, well-written characters, and stellar action sequences to be enjoyed in this manga, and these are expected to make its anime adaptation a must-watch for anime fans.

While a lot of fans are excited over the reports of the Sakamoto Days anime, many fans are expressing their disappointment over the Netflix release. Many viewers are saying that having all episodes of the anime released at once in the standard Netflix style will ruin the weekly anticipation for the episodes.

“All episodes gonna come at once and ruin the weekly hype bro. Why Netflix man?” a usercommented on X, joined by another who said, “It sucks that it’s coming from Netflix but I’m just happy it’s coming regardless.”

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Anamika Das was an Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She previously wrote for platforms like Otakus' Notes and Seinen Manga. Anamika is an avid fan of anime, the shounen genre in particular. She loves My Hero Academia, Haikyuu!!, Jujutsu Kaisen, Boruto, and is obsessed with One Piece.