Sakamoto Days Part 2 Episode 4 Discussion

@ryzxgum this Adaptation has not been a banger

Yeah but I don't remember Naruto becoming a psychopath assassin. He was still kind even after going through worse shit. People in the Naruto world hated him because they knew who he was or at least some part of it. Apart came from a relatively normal family.

@Skuvan it was not well animated compared to other shounens that are airing

Feel sad for Apart, that backstory was rough, that ending sets us up for some epic fights that are sure to come!

Apparently Sakamoto Days is also one of the anime where the most dangerous guys always have white hair. Slur, Gaku, Takamura, and of course Sakamoto himself. Not sure if this trend starts from Zoldyck family of HxH or earlier.

@SoulReaper85 That's your opinion. I thought it was definitely well animated. Sure, it wasn’t on the level of Demon Slayer or Jujutsu Kaisen, but it doesn’t have to be. As long as the animation is good enough for me, I’m fine with it.

@Skuvan uh yes it does have to be on that level
The action wouldn't be worth watching
They set the bar and Sakamoto is falling behind

@SoulReaper85 Uh, no? It doesn’t have to be. The action is still worth watching regardless. By your logic, no anime would be worth watching except maybe two or three per year, since that’s about how often something on the level of Jujutsu Kaisen or Demon Slayer comes out.

Those shows set the bar for people who prioritize top-tier animation above everything else, people like you. But for people like me, who consider much more than just animation, we can absolutely enjoy a show and have the best time with it. So, to correct you, it doesn’t have to be top-tier.

You just want it to be. Think about it, if it had to be, then the sales would’ve tanked, and they wouldn’t have made a second season. But they did. Which tells us the sales were fine, and the project was profitable. So why would they need top-tier animation just to satisfy picky viewers? It doesn’t make sense.

@Skuvan They Announced the Anime for a 2 cour Season which is why it was able to air in 2 different seasons of the same year
For the Best action manga in Jump it has be to near that level
It needs to top tier Animation to really elevate the manga which TMS has been failing at with this Team
It's not capturing the speed or choreography of the manga
The Manga sales would be the same without an Anime and did not receive a boost compared to the other Jump line up

@SoulReaper85 You keep insisting that it has to be near top-tier and needs to be top-tier, but the truth is, it neither has to be nor needs to be. You claimed that TMS has failed to elevate the manga, but that’s not really accurate. Hypothetically, even if the anime hadn’t been announced for two seasons before the first season even aired, they still would’ve greenlit a second season regardless.

That’s because for most anime, a Blu-ray volume only needs around 500–900 sales to be considered a decent performance. The first season sold over 700 copies in its first week, which ain't bad at all. So even if the anime doesn’t perfectly capture the “speed” or “choreography” of the manga, as you say, it’s still a profitable project that effectively promotes the series.

Claiming that the manga’s sales would’ve been the same without the anime is just plain ignorance, it sounds like something you're saying out of personal dissatisfaction with the adaptation. Before the anime aired, the manga had 7 million copies in circulation, up from 5.5 million in August and 5 million in May, an increase of 3 million since November 2023, which coincided with the anime’s announcement.

By March 2025, circulation reached 8 million, and by June 2025, it had surpassed 12 million. After the anime debuted in January 2025, the 20th volume sold 117,987 copies and ranked third in overall manga sales for the month. So yes, the anime did help broaden the manga’s reach, as shown by those strong circulation numbers. Please do a little research before making baseless claims, respectfully.

@Skuvan Each Volume was selling 150K a Month after each Vol release and it's still selling the same amount after the Anime came out so it really didn't increase the amount of copies sold per vol release

@SoulReaper85 That’s not entirely true, and it oversimplifies how sales and circulation actually work. First of all, you're only focusing on per-volume sales immediately after release, which doesn’t fully reflect the broader impact of an anime adaptation. What the anime really boosted was the series’ overall visibility and long-term circulation, not just the first-month sales of each volume.

If you read what I wrote above, I literally explained in detail how there was a 5 million increase in circulation after the anime began airing, which clearly shows that it expanded the series' reach.

Also, as I mentioned, Volume 20 sold 117,987 copies in its first month following the anime’s debut, ranking 3rd in overall manga sales that month. So even if the per-volume numbers didn’t drastically rise, the rankings, momentum, and exposure definitely improved.

So yes, while the anime didn’t cause a massive spike in weekly volume sales, it absolutely increased circulation, promoted the manga, and brought in new readers. By most industry standards, that’s considered a successful outcome.

@Skuvan it would've did all without an Anime