Sakamoto Days, Vol. 16

SAKAMOTO DAYS サカモト デイズ #16

by Yuto Suzuki

Taro Sakamoto was once a legendary hit man considered the greatest of all time. Bad guys feared him! Assassins revered him! But then one day he quit, got married, and had a baby. He’s now living the quiet life as the owner of a neighborhood store, but how long can Sakamoto enjoy his days of retirement before his past catches up to him?!

Sakamoto and friends are busy trying to get tickets to the Assassin Exhibition of the Century to stop Slur’s terrorist plot of assassinating the JAA’s chairman. To gain entry, Sakamoto puts his hopes in a black-market auction, but a ticket-buying battle breaks out with a mysterious person who’s trying to obstruct him!

Genres: Manga, Action, Fiction, Humor, Graphic Novels, Comics, Contemporary

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 4, 2024

About the author

Yuto Suzuki (鈴木祐斗; Suzuki Yūto) es un mangaka japonés.

Reviews

[Ricarda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heisuke ❤️

[afton · Rating 5 out of 5]

2025 reread: stellarrrrr. need more kamihate.

because i’m reading these chapters so quickly, everything is playing out like a movie, so i can hardly distinguish which chapters associate with each volume. in my personal opinion that’s a really good thing because i’m just absolutely enthralled by the events that are playing out before me. as the story progresses, we seem to get less of a sakamoto-centric story and more of an overall plot-focused story of the jaa/order/slur. in the beginning, you could classify this story as slice-of-life adjacent, but 140+ chapters deep, it is no longer that. at this point in the story, in an attempt to stop a b0mb at a museum that the head of the jaa will potentially be assassinat3d, it seems that we’re reaching the climax of the story, but at the same time there is still so much yet to be explored. i would still recommend this to anyone who would like a combination of john wick and spy x family.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kamihate es muy gracioso, pero es criminal que no se le haya visto la cara. Por otra parte, empieza lo bueno en la expo 😎

P. D. : Portadón.

[Nicholas Dehler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume 16 is a perfect example of what I love about Sakamoto Days. The ridiculously creative and unique fights and choreography, hilarious humor, a super interesting cast, and a plot that always keeps you on your toes. So exciting to see the cast all coming together in this way. Seeing characters like Heisuke get their own highlights, kaji being called back, the order and X’s team all in action, mafuyu and torumaru getting trained by Gaku, shin leveling up… this volume is one of my favorites. This arc is shaping up to be the best yet!

[Emily Ward]

Kamihate’s sniper rifle being used to represent him in place of his actual body is pretty funny. Also Heisuke can apparently curve bullets a la Wanted.

[Ilham Muradov · Rating 4 out of 5]

7.8/10

Chapter 134:

Chapter 135: It's Kamihate.
Oh, then we've won.

Chapter 135: I'm not girl crazy. I'm weather lady crazy, you moron! Kamihate can read lips.

Chapter 136: Kamihate

Chapter 137: It wasn't my bullet that hit him. It was Sakamoto's! My Guiness book world record, my title as the world's best sniper would be taken from me! No matter what I have to keep Sakamoto from seeing that painting!

Chapter 137: Maybe you like being alone, but you've made me trust you, Kamihate!

Chapter 138: Delivery

Chapter 138:

Chapter 138:

Chapter 139: Why aren't you stopping me, you jerk?! Don't you care if you cause a person's death?!
Huh? Oh, sorry. Like, you seemed really determined, so I wasn't sure if I should interfere or not...
It's you fault! You hurt my pride! Aren't you even going to apologize?! Take responsibility, you scum!!
What?!
Cheer me up!!
Honestly... I'm super grateful to you! Before this battle, I couldn't hit a target at all, yo!
Huh?! That was unexpected... Well, Duh! I knew that.
What? wait... Don't tell me... were you battling me all along because you wanted to help me?!
Huh?! Seriously, I have no idea what you're... Uh... Yeah, I was!

Chapter 139:

Chapter 139:

Chapter 139:

Chapter 140: Gaku, you're the big brother here. Don't be lazy. Also, quit wandering around topless.

Chapter 141: Don't worry. There aren't a lot of assassins out there. If there were, I'd hire one!
Oh really? Who would you have killed?
My husband.

Chapter 141: Long time no see, Kaji!

Chapter 142:

[Ronald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another fine volume. The sniper battle should have wow me, but it did not, I was kind of meh. In fact while not bad the whole bit about the "Assassins Exhibit" at the art Gallery and how the big deal is they can't get a ticket to the show, then anticlimactic they are just there with tickets no sneaking in or distractions. It is all fine but just further away from the roots that caught me to enjoy this manga.

[Danny™️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

The sniper fight throughout this volume was super fun and clever

[Cade · Rating 5 out of 5]

should’ve finished it yesterday but i’m stupid.

really loving the arc that’s happening rn and excited to see where it all ends up

[DonutKnow · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ooft, Heisuke is so honest a cool 😍😍😍

[Anom Parikesit · Rating 5 out of 5]

Curious how Kamihate would involved in the future (if any?)

[Annalise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kamihate is really funny actually😂

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mega spannend geht's weiter, Junge, Junge - weiter zu Band 17

[Sophia Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

HEISUKE. YOU ARE A GOD. YOU ARE SO TOUGH. YOUR SWAG IS DIFFERENT. YOUR SKILLSET - ANOTHER LEVEL. SNIPERKING FR. also love mr sportsballer. i respect his game. AND THE EXHIBITON IS OPEN so shit is about to go down. good luck to all my pookies and I am nervous for all of them.

[Alexis · Rating 4 out of 5]

love it when shonens turn to the power of friendship to create plot armor

[Ophélie Regat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Suite de l'arc "Exposition sur les Assassins du siècle".

A la recherche d'un ticket d'entrée pour l'exposition "les Assassins du siècle" afin de contrer Slur et d'éviter l'assassinat du Président de la FJA, Asaki, Taro tente de faire don anonymement de son couteau favori. Malheureusement pour lui, son ancien collègue de l'Ordre, Kamihate, un hikikomori sniper de grande classe, en a décidé autrement. Il a refourgué au musée un faux et lors de la revente d'un billet à un prix exorbitant enchérit contre Taro. Il finit par lui tirer dessus à très grande distance, il lui en veut d'avoir en réalité tuer une cible que tout le monde lui attribuait et pour laquelle il était entré dans le Guiness des Records. Heisuke a repris du poil de la bête et l'affronte à distance. Après un certain nombre de balles tirées, Heisuke finit par prendre le dessus et à se lier d'amitié (ou quelque chose comme ça) avec lui. Kamihate leur laisse son ticket pour l'exposition.

La bande de Slur en la personne de Haruma menace un cadre de la FJA pour obtenir des informations sur le programme du Président pendant l'exposition. Celui-ci se met très vite à table et balance tout. Il semble que Mafuyu et Toramaru se soient liés à Slur.

Jour de l'ouverture de l'exposition.

Les membres de l'Ordre sont en place. Shin a fait venir Kaji, rencontré pendant l'examen de la JCC. Ils croisent Mafuyu qui porte sur lui une bombe qui explosera à sa mort. Shin comprend que son objectif étant d'entrer dans l'Ordre, il veut tuer l'un de ses membres pour prendre sa place. Bien sûr, l'Ordre ne se laissera pas faire et le tuera en retour, ce qui déclenchera la bombe. Ils doivent donc empêcher la mort de Mafuyu, qui a blessé Kaji au passage. Toramaru est également là et semble avoir développée une adoration pour Slur.

[dols · Rating 4 out of 5]

last volume before the start of a busy week :)

- kamihate why are u so the deepest darkest parts of my psyche. there were actual panels where kamihate got me ijbol-ing while reading hes ssOOOO funny im gonna follow him home

- kamihate & heisuke face-off is so CUNT… just two dumb bitches telling each other exactlyyy

please don’t let the anime flop so that i can eventually watch this get animated,, and to sega can ur subsidiary stop being so mid so that the anime doesn’t get cancelled by netflix and so that the audience stops throwing tomatoes at u guys like this is ridiculous

- “there’s someone i want to bring…” “someone tough?” “someone we can count on!” akala ko naman si natsuki na tapos ang biglang dumating si kaji??? gago ka ba shin asakura grabe nmn ang lawak ng harem mo napaka!!! sarap mong tirisin

- pero nagkita naman na sila ulit ni mafuyu and nabanggit na in passing si natsuki my love so sweet so keri naman protecting d brother-in-law duties na si shin especially in the next volume

nabibitin na aquoh at gusto ko na sumabak sa next pero no choice e tiis tiis muna ps ang pogi mo nagumo

[Ja · Rating 4 out of 5]

As usual, the pacing is going at breakneck speed.

I really did enjoy the battle between Heisuke and the Order's sniper, Kamihate. Yes, it's over the top since both of them are snipers and are basically fighting a sniping battle. Does it make sense? Not really. But Heisuke is such a cool dude, yo, I'll enjoy any of his fights. And this time, he wasn't just in a supporting role. We learn what X is up to with the assassin exhibition, which is basically a set up for some battles to come. Again, I feel like some crucial character growth and development is needed with some of these supporting characters like Mafuyu. Otherwise, it feels like a quick and easy way to have characters fight one another instead of letting it happen organically.

[Stephen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yuto Suzuki continues to make a series which keep me entertained with both humor and action as well as story and character progression. With the plan to infiltrate ruined, Team Sakamoto moves into a new angle to complete this mission. It’s a fun book with some sudden turns, twists and a very high paced story. I found myself really enjoying the cat and mouse chase. I could totally see this volume being animated without much effort other than following the panels within this book. Great volume that really was a lot of fun to read!

[Ilenia Pellegrino · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grande Mina sto volume. Lo scontro tra cecchini è stato stupendo e fatto davvero da dio, soprattutto molto originale.
Questa storia della mostra dei sicari anche è molto figa.
La cosa che apprezzo veramente di sakamoto, come storia, è che tutti si scontrano contro tutti: anche se sono buoni si scontrano perché gli obiettivi sono diversi, anche se per entrambi sono per il bene. È una cosa molto figa e molto difficile da fare.

[Mert · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5 Stars (%64/100)

Good but not great. Most of the book is dedicated to the fight between Kamihate (The Order sniper) and Heisuke (friendly neighborhood sniper). It was a fun gimmicky fight but nothing too special. In the later chapters of the volume we turn to the exhibition event. The Order wants X to continue with the plan, Sakamoto's gang wants to stop it and of course X has his own plans. We're going to have a three-way fight soon I guess.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25/5
Another great volume! We get some interesting character development for Kamihate and we also get the kick off of the exhibition arc. It's great to see the return of some familiar faces and start to see how this arc is going to play out. It's been set up to be a wild ride and I'm excited to see how it will play out.

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heisuke and Kamihate were a great highlight in this volume. The fact that we never see Kamihate's face, and just the barrel of the gun was pretty hilarious, especially as the sniper has their daydreaming moments.

Plus seeing Heisuke go through survivor's guilt was not just well done but gave the character a chance to go through the motions his own way and still be there for his friends.

[Federico Lucifredi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great palate cleanser to reset your mind between the previous and next mental task. It is funny, but not ha-ha funny like Way of the Househusband, it is more subtle. The absolutely over-the-top fight scenes between a convenience store clerk and the hit-men sent to assassinate him are just that.

The action scenes and wide background shots are amazing artwork.

[Wahyudha · Rating 5 out of 5]

waktu acara pameran pembunuh bayaran semakin dekat. TAro cs masih cari cara bwt bsa masuk ke acara. LAlu tantangannya mengalahkan order yang ahli sniper. Ini sih serunya masih.

Secara gambar masih salah satu manga action on going yg terbaek nih. Musuh baru misi baru selalu menghadirkan keseruan dari komik Sakamoto Days.

[FRAN_KITO · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buen duelo de snipers, me gusta que sea por una mamada el cual Kamihate quiera impedir que Sakamoto entre a la exhibición de asesinos, esta cagado cuando es por una razón bien pendeja

NOOO MAFAYU IMBECIL COMO TE VAS A DEJAR MANIPULAR
Se va a poner bueno la pelea entre la Orden V.S. La banda de Slur V.S. La tienda Sakamoto
Vamo Shin, vuélvete pro confió en ti

[Goatllama · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[augie · Rating 3 out of 5]

i just couldn’t wrap my head around the idea of an assassin exhibition??? the whole point of your fucking existence is to stay in the shadows???? so why tf are you exhibiting it like a museum?? just… why???

[bambi ☆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

we facking love you suzuki

[Beta_Critic · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25/5

Protect my man at all costs!