Sakamoto Days: Assassin's Method

by Renka Misaki, Yuto Suzuki

Come and slay awhile with Sakamoto and friends in stories that extend the comedy of the best-selling Sakamoto Days!

Can a former assassin and his family go camping without someone sleeping with the fishes? Maybe not, if Shin and Nagumo’s fishing contest has anything to say about it. Then, join elite assassin Shishiba and his disciple Osaragi’s foodie ramen adventures, puzzle out Kashima’s remote-work situation, and enjoy more Sakamoto Days antics in this collection of short stories.

Genres: Light Novel, Crime, Manga, Family

256 pages, Paperback

Published July 28, 2026

Reviews

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Are you ready for a different look at the world of Taro Sakamoto, his family, and others in his world? If you accept these missions, you will get a chance to go fishing with Shin and Nagumo, go ramen hunting with Shishiba & Osargi, see Kashima (Reindeer man) become a town deity, find out how Hana Sakamoto sees her world, and visit an alternate reality where Shin is trying to gain employment with the Sakamoto Trading Company, LTD. In all a fun collection of short stories that feel part of all the action and comedy vibe that Sakamoto Days imbues!

Thanks Netgalley and Viz Media for the chance to read this title!

[Marta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for the ARC.

Sakamoto Days is one of the greatest Hitman manga I have read. Sakamoto is a retired hitman who has a bounty of his head, He fell in love, and in the Sakamoto Household one rule is very important: Sakamoto shall not kill. Still, the skilled hitman has the ability to encounter danger, protect his family and keep his promise.

This took me totally off guard, had no idea it was not a manga. I was expecting something similar to the Sakamoto Days Holiday volume, because one this I love about it is the art. This type is definitely not for me. It was fun to read but not as a novel.

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short story narrative rather than a manga, this book captures a few vignettes with the eager Shin and the relaxed veteran Sakamoto. I guess what I love most about Sakamoto is his reformed ways and potbelly slurping ramen that it does loose a little luster to read it in narrative format but the collection still captures the zany humor of a reformed hit man with chapters about coffee, ramen, camping, and his daughter.

Entertaining with a few sketches (though I'm reading an advanced copy that aren't fully illustrated) that are added in each chapter.

[juuls · Rating 4 out of 5]

i quite enjoyed this little collection of stories, especially the ones starring shishiba, kashima, and hana (i teared up a little at that one) but the ones focused on shin were not my favorite tbh

[Blizzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book for the mist part. My only issue is how out of character Osaragi is in Shishiba's Ramen Chronicles. It's as if Misaki doesn't understand her and Shishiba's dynamic

[Steve · Rating 2 out of 5]

My thanks to NetGalley and VIZ Media for an eARC of this upcoming July 2026 publication.
I was wondering why the book did not have a series number to it (I think Sakamoto Days is up to about 24 or so). It is because this is a collection of short stories. Not magna. Very little illustration. And it just does not work. Published in English/American style - reads front to back.
2 out of 5, did not finish. Browsed.