Sakamoto Days Part 2 Episode 7 Discussion

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So Shin immediately ended the fight with Mafuyu, so either Shin has gotten significantly stronger after acquiring his new ability or Mafuyu simply isn’t on Saw’s level.

So Mafuyu wants to join the order and he’s trying to make connections to do that. Shin is right in the matter. What is truly important is overwhelming power, which is what Shin is aiming for so he can truly stand next to Taro, which is why before they took the exam, he told Taro not to help him, which explains why Shin was fighting by himself.

Kanaguri is an Examiner, Director, and an Order member, and this dude is so good that he can change his predetermined path to bypass Shin’s ability, showing that Shin being able to read motor readiness potential isn’t enough to take on likely any member of the order.

We also learn the name of the blue haired girl is Akira, and her greatest ability is sewing, which is why she was able to quickly sew a parachute MIDAIR under the highest amount of pressure.

So it seems that Kanaguri went off script by not only killing the pilot, but blowing up the plane so the 63 remaining applicants have to land safely WITH a bullet in their possession. I also forgot to mention how he casually took the bullets off of Shin, Mafuyu, and Taro without any difficulty. Jack Cass (or Jay Erk in the credits) unfortunately didn’t pass, but at least he didn’t die. I don’t know how everybody else fared though.

And there seems to be a boat coming that includes a girl with a Taro accessory on her bag, showing that she’s a fan. Is she enough of a fan to recognize him despite the weight he’s put on?

Let’s see what else goes on during the JCC Transfer Exam Arc!

Aug 18, 1:31 PM

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Shin doesn't want Sakamoto to help him in the exam. But I think he did kinda end up saving his ass near the end. Sakamoto and Akira, that is. But Shin is already really competent. He really beat that kid's ass.

Based on the OP I guess Sakamoto and Shin once knew Akira's mom who was likely an assassin. The resemblance is so uncanny but for some reason they don't recongnize her lol. Wonder why she decided to be an assassin when she's clearly not cut out for it. Pride? Desperation? Guess I'll find out soon.

That weird cameraman examiner almost looks like a JoJo character. The pilot getting killed mid-flight was crazy enough but then the whole plane fucking exploded and they fell on a remote island. This series is crazy but this was probably the craziest and most unrealistic episode yet.

@0451 We're talking about a series where a dude can read minds (Shin Asakura), somebody (Taro Sakamoto) can casually outrun trains, a woman (Dump) has spikes that come out of her body, and you're talking about THINGS BEING REALISTIC?!

Aug 18, 1:32 PM

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Probably the weakest or the second weakest episode animation wise in the second cour this adaptation pisses off so much... I really hope the studio changes for season 2

@AishinDesu I completely disagree. The animation has always been good, and there hasn't been a drop off yet.

Aug 18, 1:33 PM

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Oh I totally didn't expect a sudden manservice moment in the middle of the air, it's a good kind of fanservice though, they're all take of their shirts just before beach episode.

If this anime doesn't have Sakamoto in its name, I'd have thought that Shin is the lead protagonist, but I don't mind since they're all interesting.

I know 300 people died from the first stage alone and I should be sad, but the after credit scene almost make me want to say that this is a "heartwarming" episode.

@phantomfandom Only 297 died, not 300.

Aug 18, 1:55 PM

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I am so happy that everyone is safe now. That screenwriter is crazy though:)

No way Akira succeeded to sew all those clothes while falling, there was such a short time.

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Aug 18, 2:27 PM

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I love how the group keeps increasing with new members, I'm hoping for Akira and Mafuyu to stick around and meet the others.

Aug 18, 3:36 PM

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@AishinDesu I completely disagree. The animation has always been good, and there hasn't been a drop off yet.

@KingBaller06 not sure you even know what animation is
This comment looks like cope

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Aug 18, 3:52 PM

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Kanaguri's aura has some strong Jojo vibes, almost felt like I was watching a different show. he in line with Takamura on the coolest character chart.

Aug 18, 3:58 PM

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its really good and nice

Aug 18, 4:24 PM

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Right after the previous ep had decent Animation Cut it went right back to the quality of Animation that is expected with a lot of the Slo mo, Still Frame when the director chopped all of those dudes heads and the Gun Fights scene, and lack of good sauce TMS need to stop getting my hopes up with their Animation

Aug 18, 4:25 PM

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Probably the weakest or the second weakest episode animation wise in the second cour this adaptation pisses off so much... I really hope the studio changes for season 2

@AishinDesu most of the eps have been weak directing and Animation wise in this Cour

Aug 18, 4:26 PM

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This doesn’t make any sense. 😂
Who could possibly sew while falling from a plane? Besides, where would they even get the needle and thread from?

Aug 18, 4:28 PM

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what a useful skill 😏

Aug 18, 5:08 PM

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This doesn’t make any sense. 😂
Who could possibly sew while falling from a plane? Besides, where would they even get the needle and thread from?

@Denkenisme you see someone read minds, catch bullets with chopsticks, hold up an entire tower, cut a tower with a katana
And you're suprised by someone sewing clothes in the air?

Aug 18, 5:10 PM

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@AishinDesu most of the eps have been weak directing and Animation wise in this Cour

@SoulReaper85 def not weak, but not good either

Aug 18, 5:36 PM

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the content of the episode itself carried again this time. shin and mafuyu's dynamic is jokes and damn they showed akao more clearly here than in the manga. the jojo character; kanaguri is here and his introduction was great. rolling the dolly lmao. also sakamoto remembring how he taught shin how to shoot was neat, that's gonna come full circle later.
but i can't say i ever expected them to match the manga since the shading was so detailed.

just wish they did the falling scenes better, some iconic panels in there.

the JCC examiners customizing the test on the spot was jokes though. and we got a certain labubu sakamoto plushie at the end.

Aug 18, 5:46 PM

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KOTFTW said:
Kanaguri's aura has some strong Jojo vibes, almost felt like I was watching a different show.

So I’m not the only one that thought he seemed like a Jojo character, that’s a good kind of character to be imo lol.

But yeah this episode was super fun, this exam arc has been a really exciting ride so far, with lots of goofiness sprinkled in of course, it wouldn’t be SakaDays otherwise lol. So blue babe’s name is Akira, and although she’s rough when it comes to combat, she is incredibly skilled at sewing as we saw during the falling out of the sky bit, whether she’ll be a good assassin or not, you can’t deny she was epic here, maybe she can turn the sewing skills into assassin skills somehow. And going back to Kanaguri, I really liked his moments, he’s so over the top and flamboyant which I’m a fan of, and I’m also a big movie fan so I understood his anger at Mafuyu lol.

And wow Kanaguri even figured out a way around Shin’s future sight, our boy just got that upgrade but it’s already confirmed to have a weakness lol, I wonder how exactly Kanaguri did it, maybe we’ll find out eventually. Shin was really cool against Mafuyu tho, and somehow they became friends lol, that’s cool I guess, I wonder if Shin will ever catch on that it’s Seiba’s brother or not (if I’m right about that anyway, hasn’t been confirmed in the show yet).

Aug 18, 6:15 PM

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the girl is a supreme housewife

Aug 18, 6:58 PM

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Wait, how do you even get a reading like kanaguri from 京

@Embient I think it's just how his name is rendered, they're using katakana, so it's not a traditional or common reading, like in Bleach with the kanji for, say, Quincy, it's something entirely different in Japanese, it's just Quincy for exotic flavor

Aug 18, 7:04 PM

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@KingBaller06 not sure you even know what animation is
This comment looks like cope

@Trackmaster89 Nope.

You simply don't appreciate great animation.

Aug 18, 7:05 PM

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KOTFTW said:
Kanaguri's aura has some strong Jojo vibes, almost felt like I was watching a different show.

So I’m not the only one that thought he seemed like a Jojo character, that’s a good kind of character to be imo lol.

But yeah this episode was super fun, this exam arc has been a really exciting ride so far, with lots of goofiness sprinkled in of course, it wouldn’t be SakaDays otherwise lol. So blue babe’s name is Akira, and although she’s rough when it comes to combat, she is incredibly skilled at sewing as we saw during the falling out of the sky bit, whether she’ll be a good assassin or not, you can’t deny she was epic here, maybe she can turn the sewing skills into assassin skills somehow. And going back to Kanaguri, I really liked his moments, he’s so over the top and flamboyant which I’m a fan of, and I’m also a big movie fan so I understood his anger at Mafuyu lol.

And wow Kanaguri even figured out a way around Shin’s future sight, our boy just got that upgrade but it’s already confirmed to have a weakness lol, I wonder how exactly Kanaguri did it, maybe we’ll find out eventually. Shin was really cool against Mafuyu tho, and somehow they became friends lol, that’s cool I guess, I wonder if Shin will ever catch on that it’s Seiba’s brother or not (if I’m right about that anyway, hasn’t been confirmed in the show yet).

@TheColonel76 Kanaguri being an Order member will be important too, but one could speculate just sheer speed, if Shin's foresight is limited in scope. I doubt it's like how Luffy got around Enel's Haki sight, but my mind is going to a particular Zenin that we've technically seen in the recent season of Jujutsu Kaisen, though his was a more explicit magic ability in universe, this seems more like sheer superhuman ability like how Sakamoto can jump like he's Captain America

Aug 18, 7:09 PM

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KOTFTW said:
Kanaguri's aura has some strong Jojo vibes, almost felt like I was watching a different show.

So I’m not the only one that thought he seemed like a Jojo character, that’s a good kind of character to be imo lol.

But yeah this episode was super fun, this exam arc has been a really exciting ride so far, with lots of goofiness sprinkled in of course, it wouldn’t be SakaDays otherwise lol. So blue babe’s name is Akira, and although she’s rough when it comes to combat, she is incredibly skilled at sewing as we saw during the falling out of the sky bit, whether she’ll be a good assassin or not, you can’t deny she was epic here, maybe she can turn the sewing skills into assassin skills somehow. And going back to Kanaguri, I really liked his moments, he’s so over the top and flamboyant which I’m a fan of, and I’m also a big movie fan so I understood his anger at Mafuyu lol.

And wow Kanaguri even figured out a way around Shin’s future sight, our boy just got that upgrade but it’s already confirmed to have a weakness lol, I wonder how exactly Kanaguri did it, maybe we’ll find out eventually. Shin was really cool against Mafuyu tho, and somehow they became friends lol, that’s cool I guess, I wonder if Shin will ever catch on that it’s Seiba’s brother or not (if I’m right about that anyway, hasn’t been confirmed in the show yet).

@TheColonel76 I can say this about Akira: her use of "threads" is relevant, though not in the way one might think, though Sakamoto hasn't made the connection yet with Akira that one could speculate on from the OP having a character with the same hairstyle in a frame that's a younger Sakamoto and Nagumo.

Kanaguri's obsession with Akira is also going to be a running theme, which becomes interesting in that he came into the Order likely after Sakamoto retired, given he would probably have recognized him from his past even if he put on weight like he has. Unless he has tunnel vision and wouldn't recognize someone unless he was that fixated, like with Akira as his "protagonist"

Aug 18, 7:11 PM

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Fact that Kanaguri could

is showing either the JCC cut corners or he's just that broken, given he outsped Shin's foresight ala Might Guy outpacing the Sharingan's kinetic vision in Naruto against Itachi

Aug 18, 7:14 PM

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the content of the episode itself carried again this time. shin and mafuyu's dynamic is jokes and damn they showed akao more clearly here than in the manga. the jojo character; kanaguri is here and his introduction was great. rolling the dolly lmao. also sakamoto remembring how he taught shin how to shoot was neat, that's gonna come full circle later.
but i can't say i ever expected them to match the manga since the shading was so detailed.

just wish they did the falling scenes better, some iconic panels in there.

the JCC examiners customizing the test on the spot was jokes though. and we got a certain labubu sakamoto plushie at the end.

@ryzxgum I almost thought he might've done Jojo voices somewhere, but I mostly recognize him with the role he's done the most repeatedly in his career: Momonga from Overlord

Aug 18, 7:16 PM

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Wait, how do you even get a reading like kanaguri from 京

@Embient Also, from what I can tell, kanaguri might be used here as the verb "to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds", though that is kanaguri suteru. It doesn't have a corresponding kanji for kanaguri, so I'd say it's more obscure anyway, like how the kanji for Minazuki's Shikai in Bleach is supposedly a less common kanji, my first Japanese professor noted that when I presented it to him out of curiosity, was in my big Bleach phase (still trying to get all the volumes to this day)

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Embient said:
Wait, how do you even get a reading like kanaguri from 京

Using the Kanshudo kanji name reader site, it’s Kanadome. Close…
Nanori readings are ridiculous!
Further readings below, seems it’s legit!

Aug 18, 7:22 PM

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Kanaguri's aura has some strong Jojo vibes, almost felt like I was watching a different show. he in line with Takamura on the coolest character chart.

@KOTFTW Kanaguri was more hated in my recollection in the Shonen Jump English comments, he ranked #20 in the first popularity poll, didn't even get in the top 30 in the 2nd, though his situation may have changed drastically (didn't mean people couldn't vote for him)

Aug 18, 7:28 PM

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@0451 We're talking about a series where a dude can read minds (Shin Asakura), somebody (Taro Sakamoto) can casually outrun trains, a woman (Dump) has spikes that come out of her body, and you're talking about THINGS BEING REALISTIC?!

@KingBaller06 Yeah, the series has enough crazy stuff, you'd need more than 10 spots to make a list of the most unrealistic stuff in the series. And Slur falls under it too, considering a later reveal of what he can do. Takamura, obviously also a candidate, but Nagumo has to be there too, considering his feats

Aug 18, 7:37 PM

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incomprehensibly stupid all around. still unbelievably fun and a little more fun that the beginning of the season. so the guy blows a hole in the plane with a camera but the 100s+ bullets did nothing? that pilot's death flag though, lol.

Pii-chan coming in clutch with the pretty rocks.

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the content of the episode itself carried again this time. shin and mafuyu's dynamic is jokes and damn they showed akao more clearly here than in the manga. the jojo character; kanaguri is here and his introduction was great. rolling the dolly lmao. also sakamoto remembring how he taught shin how to shoot was neat, that's gonna come full circle later.
but i can't say i ever expected them to match the manga since the shading was so detailed.

just wish they did the falling scenes better, some iconic panels in there.

the JCC examiners customizing the test on the spot was jokes though. and we got a certain labubu sakamoto plushie at the end.

@ryzxgum I forgot about that, but I do like this character, for what little she shows up in the whole series.

Aug 18, 8:24 PM

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