“I’m going to be in it?”: Gintama Voice Actor Tomokazu Sugita Had the Most Positive Response to Joining Sakamoto Days Cast
The anime adaptation of Sakamoto Days was announced on May 27, 2024, and fans also learned that Tomokazu Sugita will voice the series’ protagonist, Taro Sakamoto. It does not come as a surprise that the role of the protagonist was not given to a rookie, but to a veteran voice actor with decades of experience.
Tomokazu Sugita is a Japanese voice actor who started his career as a voice actor in the late 1990s and is well-known for his deep bass voice, which suits characters of aged men. Although most of his roles are that of aged men, he is known for voicing one specific character, that is Gintoki Sakata from Gintama. So, it’s well-understood that voicing funny characters won’t be his first rodeo.
Tomokazu Sugita’s Hilarious Reaction To Being Chosen As The Voice Actor For Sakamoto Days
Tomokazu Sugita's comment regarding the anime adaptation of SAKAMOTO DAYS (from Weekly Shonen Jump issue 27). #SAKAMOTODAYS #サカモトデイズ pic.twitter.com/PciRxKxCt2
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In addition, TMS Entertainment made sure to boost Yuto Suzuki, the creator of Sakamoto Days. The artist began Sakamoto Days in November 2020, and the action-comedy has been a hit in the manga industry. Now, the artist is gearing up for an anime adaptation, and Suzuki is nothing but thankful to fans for their support. He said:
Sakamoto Days will be animated! It’s amazing to see my work on TV! This is all thanks to all the fans who have supported me, thank you very much! I hope you will continue to support Sakamoto Days with me! Thank you very much.
The team behind Sakamoto Days is eager for the anime to go live as displayed by their reactions. The show is expected to launch in January 2025, so netizens have plenty of time to check out the manga if they are curious.
Exploring Tomokazu Sugita’s Career As a Voice Actor
Tomokazu Sugita has voiced some other major roles as well, ranging from the older Greyrat Rudues in Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation to Taiju Shiba from Tokyo Revengers, which goes on to show how versatile he is as a voice actor. Some of the other roles he has played so far are as follows:
Charlotte Katakuri from One Piece, Aizawa Yuuichi from Kanon, Sakata Gintoki from Gintama, Kyon from The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya, Tabata Hidenori from Daily Lives of High School Boys, Munakata Reishi from K, Joseph Joestar from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures, Karasuma Tadaomi from Assassination Classroom, Escanor from The Seven Deadly Sins, Kabakura Tarou from Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Himejima Gyoumei from Demon Slayer.
And now, Tomokazu Sugita is the voice actor assigned to voice Taro Sakamoto, who is the main protagonist of Sakamoto Days. Sakamoto is a former legendary hitman who resigned from his shady business after he fell in love and settled into a mundane life. After marriage, he becomes obese and looks nothing like his former self. However, it isn’t long until his past catches up to him.
Sakamoto has a reserved personality as someone who rarely talks and lets his actions do the talking. For someone who left his assassination business for his family, he can be a force to be reckoned with if anyone seems like a threat to his wife and child.
