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SAKAMOTO DAYS S1E21 — Hard Mode
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SAKAMOTO DAYS•Season 1•Episode 21

Hard Mode

8.7/10 · 994 votesSep 15, 202524 min

Ranked #2 of 22 in Season 1•+0.7 vs season avg

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Shin teams up with Mafuyu, Toramaru and Kaji to take down a berserk Shinaya. Can these ragtag new allies work together to defeat their rampaging foe?

Directed byMasaki Watanabe
Written byTaku Kishimoto
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Tomokazu Sugita

Tomokazu Sugita

Taro Sakamoto (voice)

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Shin Asakura (voice)

Ayane Sakura

Ayane Sakura

Lu Shaotang (voice)

Nao Toyama

Nao Toyama

Aoi Sakamoto (voice)

Hina Kino

Hina Kino

Hana Sakamoto (voice)

Ryota Suzuki

Ryota Suzuki

Heisuke Mashimo (voice)

Natsuki Hanae

Natsuki Hanae

Yoichi Nagumo (voice)

Taku Yashiro

Taku Yashiro

Shishiba (voice)

Saori Hayami

Saori Hayami

Osaragi (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

Hiroki Yasumoto

Hyou (voice)

Hochu Otsuka

Hochu Otsuka

Takamura (voice)

Daisuke Namikawa

Daisuke Namikawa

Kei Uzuki (voice)

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Taku Kishimoto

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Masaki Watanabe

Masaki Watanabe

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Episode Summary

"Hard Mode" is episode 21 of SAKAMOTO DAYS season 1. It scored 8.7/10 from 994 votes, ranking #2 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Masaki Watanabe and written by Taku Kishimoto, it aired on September 15, 2025.

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