Sakamoto Days follows Taro Sakamoto, a once-legendary assassin who retired to run a small convenience store, only to keep getting dragged back into the hitman world he supposedly left behind. The anime adaptation turned that premise into one of the season's most quotable hits.
Figure coverage has taken a little longer to catch up than the show's popularity would suggest, but the current lineup spans three genuinely different manufacturers and formats rather than one company doing all the heavy lifting.
That is good news for collectors, since it means real choice in how you build a Sakamoto Days shelf, but it also means a bit more homework before your first purchase.
This guide maps out who is making what, corrects a mix-up worth knowing about, and gives you a sensible starting point.
The core joke of Sakamoto Days is that its legendary hitman protagonist is now out of shape and runs a store, yet remains terrifyingly competent the moment real danger shows up, a contrast the anime leans into visually as much as the manga does.
That visual contrast, a mild-mannered shopkeeper suddenly moving like a trained killer, gives figure sculptors a lot to work with, which likely explains why multiple manufacturers picked up the license around the same time. It also means the same character can support both a comedic, everyday pose and a dramatic combat pose without feeling inconsistent across different figure lines.
Beyond Sakamoto himself, Shin Asakura is the breakout secondary character, a mind-reading former assassin sent to kill Sakamoto who instead becomes his closest ally.
Nagumo, Shishiba, and Osaragi round out the supporting cast currently getting dedicated figure and goods treatment, each with a distinct enough design that manufacturers are clearly betting on more than just the two leads.
Bandai Spirits' S.H.Figuarts line covers Shin Asakura at roughly 14.5cm tall, built with interchangeable faces and hands so he can be posed for both the show's comedic beats and its genuine action sequences.
We go deeper on exactly what ships in the box, and how to protect it, in a dedicated companion post on this figure specifically.
Kotobukiya's Pote Raba Rubber Mascot line takes a completely different approach, pairing Shishiba and Osaragi as small, pudgy, rubber-textured mini-figures sized to fit in the palm of your hand.
This is a lower-commitment, lower-price entry point into the franchise compared with a posable action figure, and it is worth considering if you want a Sakamoto Days presence on your shelf without the cost of a full-scale piece.
Standing about 235mm tall and capturing Nagumo mid-stride with debris swirling around him, this complete figure is the first large-scale Sakamoto Days piece built to function as an actual centerpiece rather than a smaller side item.
It is a limited release sold through a small circle of partner retailers, which means availability is tighter than a mainline S.H.Figuarts or Poteraba release.
It is worth being precise here, since manufacturer credit gets mixed up across retailer listings for this franchise: the Nagumo scale figure is a MegaHouse release, not a Kotobukiya one, even though Kotobukiya does make the smaller Poteraba mascots for a different pair of characters.
Getting this right matters if you are trying to track a specific manufacturer's line across a franchise, since MegaHouse and Kotobukiya have different production schedules, pricing patterns, and retailer networks. It is also the kind of mix-up that spreads quickly across secondhand listings once one retailer gets it wrong, so double-check the manufacturer credit before assuming a listing is accurate.
If you are picking just one piece to start, match the format to your actual display space rather than chasing whichever figure looks best in promotional photos. A small apartment shelf suits Poteraba far better than a 235mm scale figure.
Whichever format you choose first, a display riser helps it read as an intentional display piece rather than something set down and forgotten.
A retired legendary hitman running a convenience store who keeps getting pulled back into the assassin world.
Bandai Spirits, under its S.H.Figuarts line.
MegaHouse, not Kotobukiya, despite some retailer listings crediting it differently.
Kotobukiya's palm-sized rubber mascot figure format, currently covering Shishiba and Osaragi.
Three manufacturers, three formats, one franchise still early enough to collect without chasing sold-out allocations everywhere. Protect your first S.H.Figuarts pickup with a standard S.H.Figuarts box protector from day one; it was originally built for a different character release, but S.H.Figuarts window boxes share consistent outer dimensions across most of the line, Shin Asakura included.
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