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Episode Notes
Sakamoto Days follows the story of Taro Sakamoto, a legendary retired hitman who now runs a convenience store with his family. When assassins from his past resurface, Sakamoto must use his formidable skills to protect his family and peaceful life. The series blends intense action with humor as Sakamoto, along with his allies, confronts various threats and questions the true nature of strength in a world overrun by assassins. Support The Podcast! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/roose366/subscribe Follow For More Content &Streams!
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Reader Version
In this episode, Roos dives into Sakamoto Days Chapter 137, continuing the story of Taro Sakamoto, a retired hitman turned convenience store owner who is once again drawn into deadly conflicts. The chapter centers on a sniper named Kamihate, who is targeting Sakamoto not to kill him but to prevent him from infiltrating an assassin exhibition. Kamihate’s motivation is deeply personal: his pride as the world’s best sniper, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records, is at stake because Sakamoto was actually the one who made a legendary shot years ago, a fact Kamihate wants to keep hidden.
The episode reveals Kamihate’s backstory, including his record breaking sniper shot nine years prior, which earned him international acclaim. However, a painting displayed at the assassin exhibition in France, depicting the final moments of the assassin Kamihate shot, shows evidence that the bullet trajectory was not his but Sakamoto’s. This discovery threatens to strip Kamihate of his title and reputation, explaining his desperate attempts to stop Sakamoto from seeing the painting. Roos highlights the irony and tragedy of Kamihate’s obsession with his record, which drives him to extreme measures. Roos also reflects on the theme of solitude and strength as portrayed through Kamihate’s character.
Kamihate believes that true strength comes from relying solely on oneself, a common motif in manga and anime. Roos connects this idea to a previous chapter of another series, Ultimate Kyoshi, where a character embraces solitude to overcome fear. He agrees that while self reliance is important, it’s also a complex and sometimes isolating path, and this internal conflict adds depth to Kamihate’s character. The episode includes a tense sniper duel where Kamihate tries to outmaneuver Sakamoto, but Sakamoto counters by shooting Kamihate’s scope, demonstrating his superior skill and calm under pressure.
Roos admires the precision and emotional intensity conveyed through the sniper’s bullets, emphasizing how the manga blends action with psychological insight. He also shares a lighthearted moment about the author’s comment on struggling to hold a heavy airgun, adding a personal touch to the discussion. Towards the end, Roos talks about his plans to catch up on all the manga series he follows before focusing more on anime content. He promises to keep updating his audience on manga chapters he’s behind on and hints at future videos covering anime topics, trailer reactions, and comic book discussions, including more on Spider Man.
Roos closes by encouraging listeners to take care of themselves, maintaining his friendly and engaging podcast style. Overall, this episode offers a detailed and enthusiastic breakdown of Sakamoto Days Chapter 137, blending plot summary with thematic analysis and personal commentary. Roos’s perspective highlights the emotional stakes behind the sniper rivalry and the broader themes of pride, solitude, and strength that resonate throughout the series.
Automatic Transcript
Yo guys, it's your boy Roos. Welcome back again to another episode on the podcast. We are reading Sakamoto Days Chapter 137. And if you're new here, please don't forget to follow the podcast. But also check out my QR code on the left or on the right where I have made an app which is basically individualistic and it's for you and everyone. Okay, let's get into this. You can control an area, an entire area, sorry, with a single bullet. I had no idea someone this good existed. And I really beat this guy? Why is Kamihate targeting you in the first place, Mr. Sakamoto? No idea. I don't remember doing anything to make him mad. That's what you always say.
Everything so far has been connected to the assassin exhibition, right? Huh? I don't think his goal is to kill Sakamoto. I think it's to stop Sakamoto from infiltrating the assassin exhibition. Stop. I've identified his thoughts. They're coming from that building. Snipers are always changing locations. It's such a pain. Is that why we've been running all over the place? I'm the perfect sniper. Huh? That's what I thought. If only Mr. Sakamoto hadn't shown up that day. He's suddenly telling a story. Well, that's convenient. Nine years ago. Clear skies. Temperature is 28 degrees Celsius. Humidity is at 11%. There's a 90 degree crosswind going 15 miles per hour. Target, John Paichi. Occupation, painter and assassin.
He's a psycho who kills young girls and mixes their blood, tears, and spinal fluid to make paint. Ugh. The target is roughly 8 kilometers away. If I pull off this assignment, I'll get into the Guinness Book. I'll truly be the best sniper in the world. Just you wait, Super Haruko. I think Super Haruko is the female that he's fancying. Bang. Huh? Sakamoto's in the way. What's that noob doing? He's going to mess up my target. Blam. I wasn't expecting that. What happened? I did it. I was celebrated for that achievement and recognized by the Guinness Book for long distance sniping. The world's most influential people. Kill Time. The Time 100.
The following year, I was the first Japanese ever chosen for Kill Time's World 100 most influential assassins. It was the moment I was recognized as the world's best sniper. I'm so happy. But one year ago, an Assassins of the Century exhibition in France. Hmm? Huh? They're exhibiting the final painting the famous assassin John Peichi made before he died. There's a bullet hole in the painting. An incredible artifact of the man's final moment. It's the painting from that day. Wow. An artifact commemorating my kill. Go me. I think what he's going to find out is that when he took the shot, the trajectory of the angle of the bullet or whatever you want to say, it didn't hit him where it was supposed to.
So he finds out through the painting and where the bullet came out. I have to see this. Even though I haven't gone outside in three years. I'm here in France. Huh? I knew it. Right then. Judging from my bullet trajectory, blood wouldn't have splattered the canvas. In other words, Sakamoto is the one who shot him. It wasn't my bullet that hit him. Excuse me. It was Sakamoto's. My Guinness Book World Record. My title as the world's best sniper would be taken from me. No matter what, I have to keep Sakamoto from seeing that painting. He's shaking. What a stupid motive. It's all for his dumb pride. So he's doing whatever he can to stop Sakamoto from going to the exhibition. To the exhibit. To the exhibition.
Why does he care so much about his record? I guess because it proves something. Man shot a bullet. Bounce off the wheel. The guy crashes. And this guy jumps over. Is it because we're both snipers? I can sense his emotions from his bullets. This is... You okay? Flutter. Huh? The page? The bullet flew by. And it just missed this guy's finger. Look how close it is to the guy's finger. Didn't touch him. Didn't burn his finger. Well, not that he said it in the next panel, but oh my goodness. This is crazy. This is the bullet of a guy who's invested everything in sniping. Yeah, if he wasn't wearing that bulletproof chest, he would have been done. Hey, is everything alright? Are you okay? Need water? Damn it.
I can't help worrying that this angle's... That this angle's gonna put innocent people at risk. You can't win that way. We're on different levels as snipers. When you're connected to other people, you worry. Trusting and depending on others makes you weak. When solitude presides, perfect strength. Within solitude resides perfect strength. This was in the last chapter that I did. It wasn't anything to do with Sakamoto. It was in Ultimate Kyoshi. And basically a female cross paladin lady doesn't want to rely on nobody else and has given up the whole point of fear for her. So she's now within that solitude where she doesn't fear nothing because she believes in her own strength.
And I guess that resonates with this character too. He believes in sniping and being the best because he believes in his own strength and he only cares about what he wants. So I guess that kind of idea is very prevalent within the manga world slash anime world and I think it holds some truth to be honest. You can't necessarily rely on anyone for everything or anything but the only person you can rely on for anything or anything is you so you just gotta put in the work to make sure that you keep building that confidence in yourself to understand that you can handle any and all situations that come through. Even in the order, none of us has ever seen Kamihate. He believes his solitude makes him strong.
Proving that point is why he cares so much about his record. So long, loser. What now? What best angle is best? I'm so sorry, my English is terrible today. My reading is terrible. What angle? It's no use. He's giving up. There is one. There's a pathway I can absolutely trust. Shooting the bullet back. Just before it hits his scope. That was too easy. He shattered the scope. But I'm sure he got it back. The perfect trajectory. The only path that indubitably leads to Kamihate is a straight path. That brat. He used the same exact trajectory as mine. Maybe you like being alone but you've made me trust you, Kamihate. And I don't really get how to hold a rifle so I bought a Mosin Nagant airgun. It's really heavy.
This is the author. But yeah, that's chapter 137 of Sakamoto Days. We are back catching up on all the manga series that we're doing. I want to catch up on all the manga chapters before I get into doing anime specific chapters. I'll try and squeeze in maybe an anime topic video review every week. Maybe two a week. I'm not sure. I'm not going to give you guys promises on that. But what I will give you guys promises on is on the manga. On all the mangas that I'm doing now I'm going to catch up to all of them. I'm going to catch up to all of them. And if they're like far from if I'm like for example on chapter 1 and the latest one is 200 then I'm not specifically talking about that.
I'm talking about chapters where I'm like 10 behind, 20 behind, maybe even 30 behind. We're in summer. I have no excuse to not catch up to any of the manga series that I've started. Then after that I'm going to go to anime series which I have actually started and not finished. Which I'm excited to do. I can't wait to do those and do some more topic videos. I'll still be doing trailer reactions on animes and movies, comics just like what I did for Spider Man. And I will be doing another video on Spider Man but talking about Hulk and maybe the Sinister Six or Scorpion and so on and so forth. Maybe even more about Spider Man's abilities. Without further ado though, make sure to take care of yourselves guys.
It's been your boy Roos and I'm out. Peace.