Sakamoto Days episode 5 is out this Saturday on Netflix, but you may be wondering how to pinpoint the exact time it drops given how most new anime requires plenty of forward planning.
Don't worry, there's nothing to worry about: Below, we've got all the Sakamoto Days episode 5 release date information, including its US and UK streaming time on Netflix. There's even confirmation of a unique release schedule, a result of the series being split into two parts this year.
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Sakamoto Days episode 5 release date: what time is it on Netflix?
Sakamoto Days episode 5 is released on February 8 at 6:00 AM Pacific/9:00 AM Eastern on Netflix. That's 2:00 PM GMT in the UK.
Those watching on Netflix in Japan are currently a week ahead, with the sixth episode launching this Saturday.
Sakamoto Days is set to release new episodes every Saturday just hours before Solo Leveling season 2. For more on the other big early 2025 release, check out the Solo Leveling season 2 release schedule.
Sakamoto Days release schedule: when are new episodes out?
New episodes of Sakamoto Days will be released on Netflix on Saturdays from January until March. The show will then take a break and release its second part beginning from July 2025.
The current Sakamoto Days release schedule looks like this:
- Sakamoto Days episode 1: January 11, 2025 - out now!
- Sakamoto Days episode 2: January 18, 2025 - out now!
- Sakamoto Days episode 3: January 25, 2025 - out now!
- Sakamoto Days episode 4: February 1, 2025 - out now!
- Sakamoto Days episode 5: February 8, 2025
- Sakamoto Days episodes 6-11: February-March 2025 [weekly]
- Sakamoto Days part 2: July 2025
Where can I watch Sakamoto Days?
Sakamoto Days is currently streaming exclusively worldwide on Netflix and you'll need to be a paid subscriber to access it. That means Sakamoto Days can't be found on other prominent services such as Disney Plus/Hulu, Prime Video, or Crunchyroll.
How many episodes of Sakamoto Days are there?
The first part of Sakamoto Days is slated to be 11 episodes long. Four episodes have aired so far. A second part (or 'cour' in anime parlance) will run from July and is likely to also be 11 episodes long, bringing the grand total episodes of the Sakamoto Days adaptation to 22 in 2025.
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