Short answer: Sakamoto Days Season 2 premieres on Netflix in January 2027. Netflix hasn’t named the exact day yet. It adapts the JCC arc, where Sakamoto and Shin go undercover at Japan’s assassin academy to dig up intel on the killer known as Slur. TMS Entertainment is back on animation, and Daisuke Nakajima takes over as director. To read ahead, start at Chapter 76 in Volume 9.
Updated October 25, 2026 · From Netflix’s June 24 announcement and Netflix Tudum (October 15)
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When does Sakamoto Days Season 2 come out?
January 2027, only on Netflix. Netflix announced the window on June 24, 2026 with a teaser trailer and new art, then followed up with a character trailer in October. There’s no exact date, episode count or release schedule yet.
| Date | What happened |
|---|---|
| January 11, 2025 | Season 1 Part 1 premieres on Netflix |
| July 14, 2025 | Season 1 Part 2 starts, weekly on Mondays |
| June 24, 2026 | Season 2 announced for January 2027 with a teaser |
| October 2026 | Character trailer released |
| January 2027 | Season 2 premieres on Netflix |
Season 1 ran 22 episodes in two parts, with new episodes each week. Netflix hasn’t said whether Season 2 will be split the same way.
What is the JCC arc about?
JCC (Japan Clear Creation) is the school that trains Japan’s professional killers. Sakamoto and Shin sneak in to find intel on Slur, also called X, the man behind the bounty on Sakamoto’s head. The teaser shows both of them undercover inside the school, and Sakamoto fights with a pen, the weapon he was randomly assigned in the JCC entrance exam.
Meanwhile, ORDER members Nagumo, Shishiba and Osaragi head to Kyoto on a job and get ambushed. The season also goes back to Sakamoto’s own student days with Nagumo, Rion and Slur, which is where a lot of the series’ big answers come from.
New characters in Season 2
- Amane: a top JCC student who has bad blood with the assassins’ organization
- Satoda: JCC’s longest-serving teacher, who once trained Sakamoto
- Yotsumura: a founding member of ORDER
Who is making Season 2?
- Animation: TMS Entertainment (returning)
- Director: Daisuke Nakajima, who worked on Season 1
- Supervising director: Masaki Watanabe, Season 1’s director
- Series composition: Taku Kishimoto
- Character design: Yo Moriyama
- Music: Yuki Hayashi
So the core team stays together. Watanabe steps back to an oversight role and Nakajima takes the director’s chair.
Where to watch Season 1
Both parts of Season 1 stream on Netflix, and that’s the only place to watch it. Sakamoto Days is a Netflix exclusive, so you won’t find it on Crunchyroll. If you liked it, it made our top 10 anime of 2025.
Where to read ahead in the manga
Season 1 ends at Chapter 75, so pick up at Chapter 76, the start of the JCC arc, in Volume 9. VIZ Media publishes the English volumes, and the newest chapters run on Shonen Jump and MANGA Plus. Yuto Suzuki’s manga has run in Weekly Shonen Jump since 2020 and has more than 15 million copies in circulation.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Sakamoto Days Season 2 come out?
January 2027 on Netflix. The exact date hasn’t been announced.
Is Sakamoto Days Season 2 confirmed?
Yes. Netflix confirmed it with a teaser on June 24, 2026 and released a character trailer in October 2026.
What arc is Sakamoto Days Season 2?
The JCC arc, which starts at manga Chapter 76.
Is Sakamoto Days on Crunchyroll?
No. It’s a Netflix exclusive.
Who directs Sakamoto Days Season 2?
Daisuke Nakajima, with Season 1 director Masaki Watanabe as supervising director.
Read ahead before Season 2
Sources: Netflix newsroom (June 24, 2026) and Netflix Tudum (October 15, 2026) for the date, story, characters and staff; chapter info from TechWiser.
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