Sakamoto Days

Sakamoto Days became Netflix's most-watched anime in H1 2025 with 24.4 million views, placing it at #9 across all shows in the United States, beating English-language prestige television. This TMS Entertainment adaptation of Yuto Suzuki's Weekly Shonen Jump manga follows Taro Sakamoto, a retired assassin who runs a suburban convenience store after falling in love; his past keeps intruding, leading to comedic action sequences that attracted a 38% wider demographic than the average action anime. The manga circulation doubled from 7 million to 15 million copies within months of the streaming debut, a growth rate 2x faster than the typical rival adaptation. This crossover success stems from the universally appealing premise of a supernaturally capable stay-at-home parent protecting his family, requiring no prior anime literacy. Sakamoto Days outperforms #3 Solo Leveling in mainstream viewer penetration on streaming platforms, as its comedy-action hybrid format achieves 15 million more views among non-anime fans.