The upcoming anime series, which follows a legendary assassin who falls in love, marries, has kids, falls out of shape, but must resume old fighting ways, streams January 11.
Netflix has dropped the final trailer for the upcoming anime series Sakamoto Days, based on the original manga by Yuto Suzuki. The English voice cast has also been revealed. Available to watch starting January 11, the series centers on “the greatest hitman,” Taro Sakamoto, feared by all villains and revered by all hitmen.
The first episode illustrates Sakamoto’s dark and gritty past as the slender killer who defeats bad guys with nothing but a handgun and his wits. Then, in true slice-of-life anime fashion, Sakamoto falls in love with Aoi the convenience store clerk, hangs up his weapons, puts on a hot pink “Retired” t-shirt, and gets married. The two have a daughter, open a mom-and-pop store in a quiet town, and then Sakamoto… lets himself go.
Read AWN’s interview with director Masaki Watanabe:
Masaki Watanabe Talks ‘Sakamoto Days’
The English cast includes Matthew Mercer (Blood of Zeus) as Taro Sakamoto; Dallas Liu (Avatar: The Last Airbender) as Shin Asakura; Rosalie Chiang (Turning Red) as Lu Shaotang; Rosie Okumura as Aoi Sakamoto; Xolo Maridueña (Cobra Kai) as Heisuke Mashimo; Aleks Le (Solo Leveling) as Nagumo; WWE superstar Lexi Cabrera as Obiguro; SungWon Cho (Delicious in Dungeon) as Boiled; Du-Shaunt “Fik-Shun” Stegall as Son Hee; and Toru Uchikado (Castlevania) as Bacho.
The Japanese voice cast features Tomokazu Sugita as Taro Sakamoto; Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shin Asakura; Ayane Sakura as Lu Shaotang; Nao Toyama as Aoi Sakamoto; Hina Kino as Hana Sakamoto; and Ryota Suzuki as Heisuke Mashimo.
Produced and animated by TMS Entertainment (Lupin the Third, Dr. Stone, Baki), Masaki Watanabe directs with series composition by Taku Kishimoto and character design by Yo Moriyama.
Check out the new trailer now:
Source: Netflix
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