Netflix has officially confirmed Sakamoto Days Season 2 as the follow-up to one of the most successful anime launches on the platform in 2025. It was announced at Jump Festa 2026, during which Netflix Anime revealed a new teaser trailer and key visual, ensuring that the highly popular action-comedy series will be followed by a new season. After its impressive performance on an international level, the renewal is an indicator that Netflix has confidence in the long-term attractiveness of the franchise.Sakamoto Days Season 2 is already under production and is set to release in 2026, but the exact date has not yet been announced. Netflix confirmed that the show will be based on the original manga by Yuto Suzuki. The series will be released as a Netflix Original globally.In early 2025, the first season of Sakamoto Days was released and caught on very rapidly thanks to its combination of action-heavy, slapstick comedy and the character-driven narrative. The anime, according to Netflix internal performance records, has had over 24 million completed views in the first half of the year, which is ranked among the most-watched anime titles on the platform based on the 2025 performance. It was a successful product because of manga readers and new viewers who were attracted by its unusual premise.In its essence, Sakamoto Days is a follow-up on Taro Sakamoto, who was considered the deadliest assassin in the world but gave up his violent lifestyle to operate a small local convenience store with his family. Sakamoto tries to lead a quiet life in his retirement, but his past keeps coming back, making him defend his life, which is getting more endangered by threats. The first season ended with the building of tension over the underworld of assassins that led to a continuation that was more intense.Sakamoto Days Season 2: What to expect.Sakamoto Days season 2 will be based on two major arcs of manga: the JCC Infiltration arc and the Past arc by Taro Sakamoto. These plots go a long way in enriching the storyline as they are less episodic than confrontation-based, more of a series of discoveries of the world of assassins. The arc of JCC Infiltration brings a secret mission of the Japan Clear Creation academy, which broadens the range of the series universe.A huge emotional and narrative focus of Sakamoto Days Season 2 is likely to be the Past arc. This plot explores the history of Sakamoto as an assassin and how he ascended to the top and the personal decision that led him to stop this life. The mysteries of his reputation and his previous allies are the long-standing mysteries that are examined in detail, and this contributes to the further development of his character.Nagumo (Image Credits: TMS Entertainment)Netflix has also stated that the leading voice cast of Season 1 will be back for Sakamoto Days Season 2. These are Tomokazu Sugita as Taro Sakamoto, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shin Asakura, Ayane Sakura as Lu Shaotang, Nao Toyama as Aoi Sakamoto and Hina Kino as Hana Sakamoto. The continuity in performance is guaranteed by the returning cast, which was highly acclaimed in the first season.Sakamoto Days Season 2 production will be managed once again by TMS Entertainment, the production studio of the first season. The production crew does not change much, which indicates a stable visual effect and action choreography. Netflix has revealed that the series will be released in weekly episodes, following the same format as Season 1 instead of releasing the series as a single drop.The teaser trailer that was released during Jump Festa 2026 provided sneak previews of the future battles, new villains, and gloomier plot lines. Although no particular number of episodes has been announced, industry projections indicate that the first season was as long as the second season would be. Further announcements on the number of episodes and dates of streaming are to be made as the time approaches the window of release.Altogether, Sakamoto Days Season 2 is building out to be a more character-driven and ambitious follow-up to the show. As Netflix already supports its production, the established creative team is coming back, and significant arcs of manga are going to be adapted, the next season should take the action and emotional level of the story to a new level. With Sakamoto Days, the fans can hope that it will continue its highly successful first season and establish itself as a distinctive contemporary action anime in 2026.