Sakamoto Days Episode 3 Review – If Sakamoto Is John Wick Then Shin Is the Daredevil of the Anime

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I would have watchedSakamoto Dayseven if it relied on PowerPoint-level animation. The story is so well made and gripping that it has a way to entrance the audience without needing to rely on over-the-top, grandiose animation. It has 3 episodes and somehow each of them has given out more about the character than most stories do with an entire season.

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A very simple example of this is how unnerving it was to see Sakamoto being so talkative. It was never explicitly said that Sakamoto barely talks but it was already an understanding, one that was now voiced by Shin because he too was as perplexed as the audience. There is so much depth to each episode that even if it was a filler or didn’t contribute to the main story, it wouldn’t matter.

Sakamoto Days and the power of character dynamics

Sakamoto Daysis a master at blending the environment with its characters. None of it goes to waste. If the focus had been on the shop or it had been the amusement park, it would always hold enough value or play a significant role in enhancing the characters themselves. From Lu’s district to the amusement park, I was honestly surprised by how fun a bunny suit knife fight could be.

It is evident that the focus of the anime isn’t the action but the characters. This is why one could assume that the animation lacks in ways where it could be elevated instead. Shin and Sakamoto’s teamwork was on another level, the former’s reliance on the latter with the evident blind trust had definitely been the highlight of the episode. As much as I understand the complaints, I do not see it to be so drastic. The series has been doing a good job so far.

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Somehow, it fits so perfectly for Pizza Guy to actually deliver pizzas. You gotta do what you gotta do and just because you’re a hitman doesn’t mean you’re able to’t do your dream job on the side. It was obvious that the noise Sakamoto had been creating as of late would follow him, and to no one’s surprise, now he had a giant bounty on his head.

There is more to mind reading

There are so many shows, movies, and anime that delve into mind reading and how useful it can be. One of the most famous examples is Anya and Desmond fromSpy x Family.WhatSakamoto Daysdoes with the same power is use it as a tool to help Shin perform without the need for his other senses. He relied on Sakamoto’s judgment, his skills, and his eyes to fight a guy who poisoned him to the point where he couldn’t see properly.

Each episode has somewhat of a metaphorical theme it chooses to follow. The previous one had been about the value of family and this one had the value of life. Mortality is something all humans must come to accept. Accepting death doesn’t necessarily mean you cannot fear it. I can accept that pigeons exist but that doesn’t mean they don’t terrify me. It is the same with death. Death is something that will come to everyone, it is what gives life value.

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Those who fear death have something of great value in their life. They are those who wish to live. Shin and Sakamoto both have something incredibly valuable to live for. Being afraid of death doesn’t make someone weak, it makes them strong. Shin could depend on his comrades to help defeat a dangerous foe, all in the need to protect Sakamoto’s family. I think many people tend to forget that anime isn’t about action alone. It is a big part of it, yes, but not all of it.

It honestly surprised me as to how much symbolism one episode can have. The bunny suit, the pork buns; I am always keeping my eyes and mind open to see what new hidden meaning some of the simplest scenes hold. If there is something that reading John Donne has taught me, it is that even the mundane mind holds a universe of thoughts.

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Rating: 8/10

Sakamoto Daysis available to watch on Netflix.