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‘Sakamoto Days’ is flying high, quite literally, since Shin and Taro are still onboard ‘Kill Airline‘, where a bloody carnage is unfolding as part of the first test for JCC Academy, the assassin school they’re trying to infiltrate.
Episode 17 had ended with Shin locking horns with masked germaphobe Mafuyu, the latter leading a no-holds barred attack, intent on killing off his opponents. Episode 18 however shifts attention to a new character. Titled ‘Kanaguri’, the chapter introduces legendary filmmaker Kanaguri, founder of ‘Murder Films’, who is also onboard the flight as a test administrator.
Instead of playing the role of an invigilator, Kanaguri records the mid-air mayhem and murders. The most fun detail of his character design is the long, flowing scarf he wears around his neck, which looks like a film roll. In keeping with Kanaguri’s character, the animation momentarily adopts a grainy texture as he records footage for his upcoming film.
Meanwhile, Shin continues to fight it out with clean-freak Mafuyu, and Sakomoto teaches the blue-haired Akira to wield a gun. Things keep getting progressively violent, especially in the second-half, where the test gets crazier than ‘students brutally killing each other’ on a flight.
Unlike the last few episodes of ‘Sakamoto Days’, where viewers got to see a little bit of what antagonist Slur or members of the ORDER were up to, this chapter sticks to the assassin school drama and deaths.
Overall, it’s a lively edition that mixes in comedy with a few flashbacks, offering more background on Akira. The new character is already in awe of Sakamoto, even though she still believes both him and Shin are just rookies like her.
Watch Sakamoto Days on Netflix.
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