When Sakamoto Days anime proved to be a letdown in terms of animation, fans still had the lively panels of the manga to go back to. Seemingly, we don’t even have that luxury anymore. The story was the perfect mix of great fights and light-hearted interactions initially. The characters are also interesting, and some of them are too cool for their own good.
Around maybe 30 chapters ago, Uzuki would have been a cool character as well. The progression of his character arc, however, hasn’t been the best. Every major reveal about him has affected the story’s quality. He suddenly grew overpowered, which is something that’s sabotaging the main appeal of the manga.
The beginning of Sakamoto Days’ downfall
The mystery surrounding Uzuki was great initially. He was an intimidating figure, and the questions surrounding him made him even more threatening. The revelation of his identity brought back Sakamoto’s past. It was a good twist, as it seemed like a consequence of his missions as an assassin. However, as soon as Rion entered the picture, things escalated for the worse.
Uzuki’s Dissociative Identity Disorder makes him replicate people’s personalities to cope with his trauma. He takes on their fighting style and can do anything that he knows and understands about the person. It’s the same twist that brought Rion back and is now responsible for the manga’s downfall. Uzuki’s disorder makes him too overpowered for the power scale.
His showdown with Takamura was devastating. He lost his friends, and to deal with it, he adapted Takamura’s fighting style. For the limited time that Takamura was on the screen, one thing became clear: he was unstoppable.
Now, Uzuki is exactly that, and it’s not translating well in the grand scheme of things, as we can see in the recent chapters of the manga. A Reddit post highlights the discourse surrounding this sudden narrative direction the story has taken.
The recent chapters of the manga show the characters struggling against Uzuki. The worst part is that even life-threatening injuries aren’t making much of a difference. New concepts are being introduced to explain why the characters are surviving the battle against Uzuki.
Uzuki’s presence is sabotaging Sakamoto Days’ biggest strength: Its fights
From the beginning, Sakamoto Days has been popular for its fight choreography. The hand-to-hand combat style and the creative use of weapons were exciting to witness. The characters have superhuman instincts and reflexes, rather than superpowers.
Sakamoto and Shin have also faced a fair share of setbacks and bounced back quite well. Just before this fight, they went through an elaborate training session. However, Uzuki has become so overpowered that even the training isn’t coming in handy. Random concepts are being incorporated into the story.
The moves and the visual appeal of the fights are still intact; however, the fights have discarded any sensibilities or logic they previously had. It’s painful to see the manga progress in this direction, but this is all we have for now.
Sakamoto Days is currently available to read on the MangaPlus app and website.
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