Sakamoto Days Part 2

Maybe I had misplaced expectations, but going into this series I was expecting something akin to the family dynamic of Spy x Family with wholesome slice of life family moments mixed in with action/comedy using an OP protagonist that doesn't look like one akin to One Punch Man. Boy howdy was I wrong. The wholesome slice of life moments from part 1 are now almost completely absent as the family has been relegated to little more than a plot device to justify moving characters from 1 meaningless action set piece to another. The comedy technically still exists, but it's misplaced with how seriously the series wants totake itself with writing that can best be described as "Everything is made up and the points don't matter". Usually, you have to wait much further along in a series to get writing as bad as Sakamoto Days accomplished in their first season, but between the constant Deus Ex Machina and plot holes for miles they're well ahead of schedule. It would be forgivable if the series wasn't taking itself seriously, a la One Punch Man, but instead we're supposed to take the story seriously as it introduces the main antagonist and his evil plans that don't even directly impact Sakamoto's family... It was all just so incredibly stupid that it ruined whatever little enjoyment I was getting from the show itself. Add in the fact that the production quality itself is subpar, so there's hardly even any sakuga to distract from the writing, and you get a very bad anime series overall. The only relative strength of the series is the side characters, which are for the most part likeable, unfortunately the main character being a near mute strong silent type results in a MC that is pretty meh too. Story/Plot - 1 Characters - 5 Art/Animation - 3 Music - 3 Enjoyment - 3 Thank you for reading.

Sakamoto Days's "To Be Continued" part-cour — Is the anime equivalent to John Wick finally good now? It's certainly better, but figures tell the entire story in a nutshell. It's fair to say that as much as the hardcore fans like to hype up the series that they love, not all manga translated into anime are going to hit the same, for better or for worse. This was certainly the case for mangaka Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days, premiering the first of its split seasons early this year, and as far as the love-hate relationship goes, the consensus is that it didn't do much to elevate overits hype-deserved Weekly Shonen Jump battle-Shonen counterpart. To be even more frank, my score for Part 1's review should've been lower from the very start. But if there's a silver lining, Part 2 of Sakamoto Days here is the classic case of "a little too late," as is the case for shows now being given the split-cour/season treatment, where the former will be a foretaste of what's to come, and the latter is where the true meat lies to give its hype. Still, is it really worth a total of about 20 episodes-ish just to get to the good parts? Your answer or guess...is honestly as good as mine. Continuing where the anime left off with the adaptation at the middle of Volume 5 of the manga, if Part 1 was like the appetizer course in a full meal, Part 2 would be the main course itself. With more villains and its head organization fully known, it's up to the fatty of Taro Sakamoto and his rag-tag gang to reluctantly join forces with the Order, a group of well-famed assassins serving the JAA a.k.a Japan Assassin Association, as well as the people whom the gang must infiltrate the starting point of all assassins, the Japan Clear Creation a.k.a JCC academy, in order to get more intel on their target: serial killer Kei Uzuki, better known as "X" or "Slur". This ups the ante on unpredictability for what the series has to give going forward, given the level of danger dealing with someone who's just as dangerous and can produce a knockback that renders one near unconscious. The deep dive into the workings of X / Slur, like the never-ending battle of good vs. evil, does expose the ever-so-cliche story plot that thinks they have a better solution than the JAA, but never ever underestimate the lengths of how far Uzuki and his subordinates (like the cyborg deer figure Kashima and the organization's introduction of his right-hand man Gaku) would go to develop a level of fear that even rivals the best of what the Order has to offer, now that its leader Yoichi Nagumo is working together with Sakamoto. It's a bloody battle of fists and weapons to show who has the chops (i.e. the most formidable assassin of Grandpa Takamura) against their enemies, of which Slur has no shortage of people that can do the job better. Think in the sense of Boku no Hero Academia a.k.a My Hero Academia's main antagonist, Tomura Shigaraki, with Gaku being the Hero Killer Stain. And like how the overall cast started its foundations, Shin, Lu and Heisuke may have grown indefinitely after coming under Sakamoto's wing, but it's Shin who clearly gets much of the spotlight for Part 2, even if he's still a work in progress. Say what you want about the overall production, but TMS Entertainment was clearly waiting for its moment to strike, and director Masaki Watanabe and his staff team are now punching their weight into the meat of Sakamoto Days, which Part 2 shows no signs of slowing down its hype into well-choreographed fights that blow their punches and kicks with considerable damage. And while the OST (in terms of theme songs) may be just so-so (IMO it feels similar to Part 1) with Kroi's OP and Go!Go!Vanilla's ED, Yuki Hayashi's musical composition is a man of style, and Part 2 certainly shows his work of flair much better. It's safe to say that for fans of Sakamoto Days, there are 2 paths you could take: follow the naysayer and believe that the anime overall is inferior to the manga, or take the risk to see that intentionality plays a huge part in swinging the pendulum of better source quality towards the anime (provided you can get at least about 3 quarters of the way through all 22 episodes of Season 1). It's also just too bad that the current AniManga industry sees consecutive 2-cour shows as degrading quality for quantity, so it's also hindsight and a testament to how good shows like Sakamoto Days can be if given the proper schedule and treatment it deserves. Daddy Sakamoto, you're finally in good hands. So go punch above your obesity and prove to the world that you still got it.

This is what i have been waiting for , a aesthetic action comedy trope which was delivered by 1st season too . Sakamoto Days part 2 is a brilliant blend of high-octane action, quirky humor, and genuine warmth. Former hitman Taro Sakamoto swaps the underworld for family life, but danger keeps calling. Every fight bursts with creativity, turning random objects into thrilling weapons. It's witty, heartfelt, and endlessly stylish-a refreshing standout in modern manga and anime. Sakamoto days isn't much about deep philosphies tropes so, you can enjoy with your family too , People from every age group can enjoy without being a regularpart of anime world . Well will meet again on same day , same time but year will be different .

The newest addition of corporate slop the anime execs have deemed worthy for consumption, this season has everything! Just limited and somewhat worse to what the first season had. Without constant action, decent animation, bearable sound-effects and music then all that is left is a subpar story with little to no character development. This is however a bi-product of what most watchers want and sadly story and any kind of meaning to the media takes second place to visual and auditory stimulation, just to sell the point I will rank the anime based on the 5 different criteria and ask a question at the end. Animation 7/10:It is not demon slayer but compared to other CGI filled slop it stands above average and is pleasing to the eyes. Audio 7/10: I am not the biggest audio fanatic but I got nothing to complain about when it comes to the voice-acting or special effects. Story 4/10: There is little to no substance or creativity in the story, its filled with cheap cliche's and how friendship/family is power where the main-character is absurdly OP and beats up the "bad guys". There are no real consequences and implications for what the characters do and the story is just whatever will be most interesting for the season. Characters 2/10: These characters might as well have ongoing dementia for how little they change during the episodes. There is some character lore to when they "join the crew" aka the convenience store but besides that they stay static. Enjoyment 5/10: Its an okay watch for when you have literally nothing else to watch while eating or on the toilet just to pass the time a little faster, but if you are looking for any meaningful substance you will frankly be starved well before you finish the season. If you somewhat read what I was yapping then I do appreciate it, and here is the question I was hinting to earlier. Can you really rate an anime above 7/10 overall if the anime itself leave such little impression that it might as well have never existed?