Sakamoto Days anime unveils new visual and additional cast ahead of January 2025 premiere

Modified Oct 16, 2024 08:33 GMT

Sakamoto Days anime unveils new visual and additional cast ahead of January 2025 premiere — Shishiba and Nagumo as seen in Sakamoto Days visual (Image via TMS Entertainment)

On Wednesday, October 16, 2024, the Sakamoto Days anime unveiled a new special visual featuring the ORDER assassins. In addition, the anime unveiled more cast members, specifically those who are set to voice the special task force ORDER members. The cast members and their characters were revealed by individual announcement videos.

The Sakamoto Days anime, produced by TMS Entertainment, is set to premiere in January 2025. The manga series, written and illustrated by Yuto Suzuki, began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in November 2020. Its chapters have been collected into 18 compiled volumes and have over 5.5 million copies in circulation.

Sakamoto Days anime unveils special ORDER visual

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On Wednesday, October 16, 2024, the official X account of the Sakamoto Days anime unveiled the anime's new special ORDER visual.

The visual featured the members of the special task force ORDER, an organization that worked directly under the Japan Assassin's League. It is home to the best forces in the assassin world.

Character visuals for Nagumo, Shishiba, and Osaragi (Image via TMS Entertainment)

The visual features new characters Yoichi Nagumo, Shishiba, Osaragi, Hyo, Takamura, and the series protagonist, Taro Sakamoto, in the background, who was once a member of the group.

For now, the anime has only revealed three new cast members, specifically Nagumo, Shishiba, and Osaragi. These announcements were made using individual character introduction videos posted on TMS Entertainment's official YouTube Channel. In addition, the anime also revealed their character designs through their socials.

Natsuki Hanae is set to voice Yoichi Nagumo. Natsuki Hanae has previously voiced Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer, Ken Takakura (Okarun) in Dandadan, Kourai Hoshuimi in Haikyuu!!, and Ikki Niko in Blue Lock.

Taku Yashiro is set to voice Shishiba. Shishiba is a calm and collected ORDER member, who uses a nail hammer. Taku Yashiro has previously voiced Rick Flag in Suicide Squad ISEKAI, Sanosuke Sagara in Rurouni Kenshin, Kouichi Shindou in Horimiya, and Vulcan Joseph in Fire Force.

Lastly, Saori Hayami is set to voice Osaragi. She is a newcomer mentored by Shishiba and wields an electric saw. Saori Hayami has previously voiced Rachel in Tower of God, Shinobu Kochou in Demon Slayer, Yor Forger in Spy X Family, and Miyuki Shiba in The Irregular at Magic High School.

The Sakamoto Days anime is set to premiere worldwide on Netflix. While the anime has yet to reveal its release date, the anime will have a special stage in Jump Festa 2025. Hence, fans can expect to learn the series' release date information by December 21, 2024.