SAKAMOTO DAYS Season 2 Teaser Trailer: The Animation Glow-Up, Explained

Japanese fan reactions (excerpted from 441)

• You can clearly tell the art style — or rather the shading and the color grading — has changed since Season 1. I'm into it.

  明らかに1期と絵柄というか影の付き方とか色味が変わってるね。良い感じ

  — @mokou489972 likes

• The quality is absolutely cranked up...

  クオリティぶち上がってるやん…

  — @タスタス-t1v93 likes

• The colors are so much sharper now — just from this footage alone you can tell the action scenes are gonna be a massive level-up.

  色がめちゃくちゃはっきりしてて、もうこの映像だけでもアクションシーンのクオリティが爆上がりしてるのが分かる

  — @し-x6h20 likes

• The way they use shadow is way too good.

  影の使い方がうますぎる

  — @赤ちゃんの本気91 likes

• The animation is insane!

  作画えぐい！

  — @インスタントヌードル6 likes

• The animation is genuinely GOAT-tier... and Yotsumura's voice fits way too perfectly!

  まじで神すぎる作画、、、 そして四ツ村さんの声ハマりすぎ！

  — @どつと-u2y12 likes

• The color grading looks all shiny though, kinda tiring on the eyes.

  テカテカしてて疲れそうな色味だけどね

  — @Petitbloom10 likes

• Feels like they're papering over it with the glossy look and thicker lines...

  テカテカと太めの線で誤魔化してる感…

  — @ままままま-c2c3g20 likes

• As long as the action scenes move buttery-smooth, that's all I need. I'm satisfied, honestly.

  あとはアクションシーンさえヌルヌル動けば。まあ満足。

  — @LarryBird_twitter9 likes

• The quality jumped so much I'm moved! SAKAMOTO DAYS' biggest strength is the impact of its action, and they nailed recreating it — too good! January can't come soon enough!

  クオリティ上がりすぎて感動です！ SAKAMOTO DAYSの最大の魅力であるアクションの迫力がしっかり再現されていて最高過ぎる！1月が待ち遠しいです！

  — @桐生零寅40 likes

• With this kind of quality I've got high hopes. Production team, please give it your all 🙏

  このクオリティは期待できる まじで制作陣頑張ってくれ

  — @けんしも-x5r248 likes

• Nothing but hype for a SakaDay that leveled up from Season 1!!

  1期からクオリティ向上したサカデイに期待しかない！！

  — @sushi4668234 likes

• So TMS finally went all-in, huh. Hopes are sky-high now ‼️

  トムスがついに本気出してきたか　 これは期待大‼️

  — @みすみ-f6r11 likes

• Honestly, TMS really is top-tier as a studio that delivers without needing some absurdly long prep period. Look at the consistency of Dr. Stone, which is about to wrap up too.

  やっぱり、トムスって長大な準備期間を設けず作ってくれる制作会社として本当に上澄みだな。 もうすぐ終わってしまうドクターストーンの安定感といい。

  — @ndk802648 likes

• It's clearly evolved. Great work, production team. I'm rooting for you.

  明らかに進化してる。制作陣お疲れ様です。応援してます。

  — @へのへのもへも2 likes

• A rare anime where the animation actually gets better over time 🙏

  珍しく作画が進化するアニメ🙏

  — @腰巾着るい2 likes

• I really love Satohda-sensei — getting to see him actually move had me emotional.

  佐藤田先生ほんと好き、動いてるところ見れて感動

  — @債務者-g4v87 likes

• The Yotsumura father and son, and Club JAM's Satohda-sensei are MOVING aaaahhh!!! I love the Season 2 character designs. TMS, truly, thank you as always 😭😭😭😭 I've got one more reason to live now.

  四ツ村親子、クラブジャム佐藤田先生が動いてるうううぅうう！！！ 2期のキャラデザ、大好きです。トムス本当にいつもありがとう😭😭😭😭 生きがいがまたひとつ増えた

  — @superkokoa26 likes

• The Kyoto arc is my favorite, so just these few seconds are enough to power me through work.

  京都編が一番好きなのでこの数秒だけで仕事頑張れる

  — @nan-im9hd119 likes

• The Kyoto arc — I'm hyped to a dangerous degree.

  京都編、楽しみすぎてやばい

  — @user-fi3iq5rl6s36 likes

• Getting to watch the Kyoto action at this quality is the best.

  このクオリティで京都のアクション見れるの最高

  — @yama07156 likes

• That Kanaglo at the very end has me full for a good while. Thank you.

  最後の神々廻さんでしばらくお腹いっぱいです ありがとう

  — @maccha-neko120 likes

• 0:34 — ending on just Kanaglo's mouth instead of his whole face is way too good.

  0:34 最後神々廻さんの顔全体じゃなくて口元なの良すぎる

  — @asakura-666391 likes

• Nagumo's expression and him in just a shirt — a blessing, thank you.

  南雲の表情とシャツ姿助かる

  — @keima10183 likes

• Shin is my fave and I'm so happy he finally has movement and a voice — it fits way too well, thank you.

  周推しなんだけどようやく動きと声がついて嬉しい、ピッタリすぎるありがとうございます

  — @甘コーヒー9 likes

• So Shin is voiced by Toya-san~!!!!!! It suits him!!

  周は戸谷さんか〜!!!!!! 似合う!!

  — @aise.534118 likes

• My hype is through the roof!! I'm already way too excited for it to air...!! Shin's so good. I love Kanaglo... Yotsumura's so cool.

  めっちゃテンション上がってきた！！ 今から放送が楽しみすぎてヤバいぜ…！！ 周いいなぁ 神々廻さん好きぃ… 四ツ村さんかっこよ

  — @しらっしー14 likes

• Opening the PV on Slur is way too tasteful.

  pvがスラー様から始まるのセンス良過ぎ

  — @山田太郎-v8u5r2 likes

• So cool it deletes my vocabulary, that's how cool it is...! (small-brain take) I love how snappy the pacing is from here, and the new BGM matches the vibe perfectly — the best. There's way too much to look forward to from this point.

  カッコ良すぎて語彙力消失する位カッコ良い…！(小並感) ここからの展開のテンポの良さがすごい好きだけど、新しいbgmもめちゃくちゃイメージと合っててほんと最高 ここから見どころありすぎるしマジで楽しみだ〜

  — @世代世代4 likes

• 2027 is gonna be lit. So many anime Season 2s and 3s are landing in January 2027 / across 2027 — so hyped!

  2027年めっちゃ盛り上がるぞ 色んなアニメの2期やら3期が2027年の1月とか2027年に多く集まってるからめっちゃ楽しみ！

  — @denethitthi56 likes

• This is the turning point where the fight choreography ramps up hard, so it's great the animation and impact ramped up to match it.

  戦闘描写も格段に上がっていく節目だから、それに合わせて作画や迫力も格段に上がってていいですね。

  — @まーしゅ-b7e2 likes

• I've truly been waiting, waited till I was worn out. I have nothing but gratitude for everyone who worked on this anime.

  ほんまに待ってました、待ちくたびれました ほんまにこのアニメに関わってくれた人たちまじで感謝しかないです

  — @奏-x8n17 likes

• This one manga has art so insanely good that no matter how good the anime is, it might still look like less by comparison... please do your best.

  この漫画だけはマジで画力が高すぎてどんなにいいアニメになっても見劣りしそうなんだよな…頑張ってください

  — @GATIMUTIKIMUTI1 likes

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