Sakamoto desu ga?

This high-school comedy is based on a 4-volume manga that ended in 2015. The titular chacrcter is a 16 years old boy that is as much an idealized man as Mr. Gray is. Sakamoto is athletic, handsome, studious, but his main attribute is style; to quote from the OP: “Everything he does is cool, cooler, coolest-o”. Being the not-so-obscure object of desire of every girl and her mother (quite literally), is bound to excite the envy of the other boys; all of them want to see Sakamoto's pristine image get blemished. Those boys with delinquent habits, are willing to make the effort to achieve that. The show has a distinct One-punch-man feeling to it; the villains' careful laid plans are laid to waste by the equivalent of a single punch from Sakamoto. Actually it is a stylish move that looks initially silly, but ends up getting maximum cool points. That way of acting sets the series tone; Sakamoto looks unapproachable, arrogant, and usually downright stupid; but he always has a selfless plan, to help his classmates while simultaneously manages to be kind to his “enemies”. The comedy stems from the absurdity of the situations that Sakamoto finds himself in and of course from when he increases the level of absurdity to resolve the situation with the aforementioned single cool-looking move. Unfortunately, the comedy sometimes misses its target. Moreover, since there is no story whatsoever, but each episode is a series of sketches, it is vital that most of them are entertaining, which is not the case. The final negative element, probably an emanation of the lack of a storyline, is that there is no development, neither in characters, nor in plot. So, Sakamoto offers a lot of laughs and some very original over-the-top situations. Even though the are a lot of uninteresting sketches, if we couple the good ones with the kindness that the series radiates, we have a good result. The twelfth episode concluded the series, but there is a thirteenth episode in the blu-ray, that the station didn't manage to air due to scheduling conflicts. The worst part about Sakamoto is that it is probably the third-best original anime of the Spring 2016 season; a quite disheartening fact. 6.5/10.

I am Sakamoto is a humour-based anime. This was an interesting one for sure. For one, when I started the show, I was very very intrigued to say the least due to the fact that usually you would get an MC who is not perfect but would have character development. Here, it is the opposite, you get an MC that is perfect from the get-go and you get almost no character development. This is one of the reasons It led to its downfall but I will get into detail on that later on. The good: The Humour. The humour is very subjective, but for the most part I liked it. It had a very natural feeling even though everything about the MC was unnatural at best. But other than him, you would feel like there is that sort of guy in every class and many of us would witness that when went to school. The actual humour is nice with some jokes hitting hard. It was not consistent humour like Nichijou or Saiki K, but it was nice nevertheless. The Music: OP and ED was nice. The background music as well. All evidence of a higher-quality anime. The Animation: Also nice. With Sakamoto's insane movements, the scenes are all animated nicely. Similar animation to Saiki K I would say. The Supporting Characters. The supporting characters, mostly the guys I'll be honest, were good. Almost ALL the supporting characters had real character development and went on to have nice stories of their own. It is very refreshing as most animes do anything but notice supporting-characters actual plots and stories. Here, the supporting characters had more screen-time and character development than Sakamoto himself which is interesting, but good for the side characters! Especially last episode, it was good. The Bad: Sakamoto was so annoying at times it was insane! Half the time I liked him, half the time he was so annoying. I know we might have perfect people, but even perfect people here would have imperfections, or something that they would like. Saiki K for example, went crazy for pudding and even he had 'friends' of his own which sometimes he enjoyed hanging out with. Here? He seems like he is unreal. He almost never thinks he is enjoying himself interacting with people and he has an ego thinking that he is benefitting other people with his own interactions it is beyond deranged mental psychopathic behaviour and is frankly quite appalling. He also has ZERO character development. Nothing. Nothing changed with him. From the moment he set foot in that classroom to the end, NOTHING about him changed it is insane. Finally, the last episode you were supposed to 'dislike' Acchan, yet I sympathize him once he stopped being a delinquent. I mean he was trying to hang out with Sakamoto and teach him a few things. Like man Sakamoto can be humble at least once right? For the benefit of people around him? Instead he was just being a pretentious douche and being himself like always. He is akin to a living AI and is actually not a real person. I would not be surprised if he was just programming himself everyday. Consensus: All in all, it was an okay series. Forgetting the Sakamoto mishaps, half the episodes were incredibly boring and the other half was surprisingly entertaining. You NEVER know what you will get. Pick your poison here, and enjoy the show if you can endure the other half that is frankly awful. Final Score: 5/10 Thanks! -CyanCheetah

Incredibly funny gag anime. There are a lot of reviews complaining about a lack of story or how Sakamoto is simply "perfect" with nothing else to add. I don't know what these reviewers were expecting. It's clear from episode 1 that its priority is delivering quick jokes. Complaining about a lack of story or deeper characters for this show makes about as much sense as complaining about the lack of an overarching storyline for Garfield. Turn off your brain, and laugh as you watch how various characters in the show react to the ridiculousness of the "perfect" Sakamoto. The fact that the art and animation is pretty decent helps deliver the overdramatic nature of the comedy.

If you want to watch a cool character doing his swag moves in a stylish manner with precise technique and add ons like meaning and message then this is the anime you're looking for. The story is about a high school boy Sakamoto who is the coolest guy ever and is stylish in every way possible. As it should be all the students especially girls are simps for him. Some guys and especially delinquents often stir up to him to see what's so special about him. Sakamoto will always remain stylish despite being in unfavorable situations most of the time. The episodes are in a linear manner with a good ending. The directing, artwork, opening, and ending music were some of the best and was spot on. It got cool characters but barring Sakamoto, the characters were somewhat cliche. The plot is not of utmost importance here, the comedy was not hysterical but was smart. Overall a cool anime.

This Anime is what I live for, To be honest I liked this anime not because on how sakamoto is cool or what not I like this anime because on how he does things for others benefit and never had the intent to do something bad, also this anime lives up to its high rating and genres and I would say if this anime had a season 2 it would be more famous than it is. Animation isnt super good but i would say great it would look like 2014 anime even though its a 2016 one I would still commend its staff for doing their best to make this anime

“Who.. are you?” “Haven’t you heard? I’m Sakamoto.” Although it is his first day of high school, Sakamoto's attractiveness, intelligence and charm already has the girls swooning and the guys envious. Many attempt to make him slip up or try to reach his level of excellence, while none succeed, they will learn a thing or two trying. Sakamoto's ability to deal with every problem sent his way with complete "perfection" is fun to watch, and his classmates reactions to his perfection make a good comedy anime. I enjoyed this anime very much and I recommend it to anyone who just wants something fun to watch.

You don't always stumble across Anime like this one, you want to settle for a one-off gag show and move on to something else but end up getting more than you were waiting for. The gags are there, they have a strong drive and present on the plot's progression, but there is also a character than came to stay, “cool”, “cooler”, “coolest”, as the narrator says, let me add to that, “cooliest”. If that word isn't on the dictionary then Sakamoto has it already reserved, and this show says why that is. - Story (8/10): If you're coming at the show as a challenge to your connoisseur taste in storytelling, don't expect anything else, as the norm has it, gags are just there as comic relief that fills up boring padding in the story and lights up the atmosphere if needed, but here it's a stable of the plot, something that alters it at a moment's notice all for the sake of a coherent progression. The pacing of the show varies from mini-arc to another, each episode features at least two different skits show why Sakamoto is a cool as he is, solidifying his personality and immortalizing it in your head, but that could also be due to that popular “theory” that I'm not a big subscriber of but it does make sense by the end of the show. This is a comedy standup that draws you in with how funny and light-hearted it is while discussing some real-world problems that everyone can relate to. Loneliness, Being bullied, Unaquired love, all are gently tackled by Sakamoto in the coolest way until the show ends up on a bittersweet note that both contradicts and emphasizes the wholesomeness that floating around the show. - Art (8/10): This one was weird. A close mix of 90's Shojo and modern trash Shounen, the characters change styles according to the circumstance which is a great plus. The backgrounds are nothing special given the setting of the story, so no nitpick from that part. A proper way to put it, good enough to keep you watching. - Sound (8/10): When it came to voice acting, it wasn't the strongest point of the Anime. Aside from Sakamoto who's voice was luxury to get to hear, the rest of the cast was decent, no bad performance or anything, just decent on the grander scale of things. The openings and endings, however, were bangers and the OST is so memorable and classy it fits perfectly. - Characters (9/10): This is probably the best thing about this show. Gag series should really focus more on its characters, they are the means the show delivers its jokes, they are the vessel that carries the dialog, and Sakamoto desu ga nails that aspect perfectly. Sakamoto is a genuinely likable character starting from the very first second he's introduced at. He's calm, daring, and cool, he affects the story on a great scale just like what a protagonist following the book should. The supporting cast is amazing, both the friend and the foe, they fulfill their roles in the most suitable way making you both love and hate them according to the situation. I can't find a single character to hate for the sake of being a badly written character, not even Fukase. congratulations on your graduation by the way. - Enjoyment (10/10): What a sit-through. I'm glad I haven't bloated through this series in a single sitting, I feel like an idol such as Sakamoto is the kind of character you need to see and hear from on a daily basis with proper breaks in between, the relationship you end up having with this fictional character is only clearly visible when you realize you're at the last 3 minutes of the series. God, I'm going to miss this show. - Overall (8.6/10): I came in for “your perfect merry-sue of your highschool” gag and came out as a follower of the Sakamoto cult, this show works wonders. Some individual skits have the potential to branch off in, to their own separate series, that's how good some of the skits were. It gets extremely wholesome and funny sometimes but some other times you are hit with the hardest ball of feels that you never see coming, it's how unpredictable it is what makes most of this show. There are so many comedy Anime out there, but there is only one and only Sakamoto.

For all of you who accuse this anime of being too simple and repetitive, trust me it's not, it's actually quiet deep. Remember the song that he sang in the club? The German one? This is the story inside that song: A father is riding through the forest with his sickly son, trying to get him to a place where he can be treated. The son is hallucinating, seeing the "Erlkönig" (basically, the god of death), who promises the boy to play with him etc. The father is trying to calm him down and not to listen to the Erlkönig. This goes on for a few verses. At the end, when the father and his son reach their destination, the child has died. You can reflect this to Sakamoto, Of course the sick son is Sakamoto and his father is trying to save him from an illness, in order to do that his father with Sakamoto had to travel around the world hoping there would be a cure, but at their final destination, they came back to Japan without any luck of finding a cure, and the part where the son plays with the devil, have you ever counted how many times Sakamoto could've died, Sakamoto, knowing that he is dying, is playing with death, also about the traveling part, how do you think Sakamoto learnt his prominent English from, and how does he understand French or sang the language of that Roman song in the first place, and so in Japan where their final destination is, Sakamoto dies This is not an entirely original comment, I got this from the comment section of an anime site, I just want you all to know this.

Absolutely stellar, what can I say? The comedy is perfect, the character are loveable and the music is amazing. Not single episode went by without audible laughs from my part. Furthermore, the story was amazing, the characters developed and despite the protagonist being a perfect human being (whom in most shows would be boring) he managed to warp the people around into better versions of themselves in interesting ways. It was even realistic (aside from the hilarious Sakamoto shenanigans). A must watch for any self respecting comedy watcher. EVERYONE I KNOW LIKES THIS SHOW I long to find an anime this good ever again

Sakamoto Desu Ga is a very, very funny, funny and entertaining anime. I really enjoyed viewing it (despite the fact that it took me longer to finish it than it should). He has very random, comical situations, always leaving Sakamoto as the "perfect" human being, everything he touches, does or says becomes almost automatically perfect, because he is God, he just doesn't know it. Really, it's only 12 chapters, it's totally worth it. On top of that, it even teaches you values. This anime is tremendous. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sakamoto Desu Ga es un anime muy, muy gracioso, divertido y entretenido. He disfrutado mucho de su visionado (pese a que tardara en acabarlo más de lo que debería). Tiene situaciones muy aleatorias, cómicas, siempre dejando a Sakamoto como el "perfecto" ser humano, todo lo que toca, hace o dice, se vuelve casi automáticamente perfecto, porque es Dios, solo que él no lo sabe. De verdad, son tan solo 12 capítulos, merece totalmente la pena. Encima hasta te enseña valores. Es tremendo este anime.

If Gintama is too much non stop jokes and your'e too tired to watch something serious, this is the perfect mix, deep at times but still popcorn show. Main inspiration is clearly Gintama (Aina is Otae and same kind of jokes but less crazy), they even used one of the OSTs. Probably also took one from Kaichou wa Maid-sama and changed it, it could very be an inspiration, Sakamoto being similar in attitude to Usui. They actually made an anime where not much happens, but at the end it feels like it was the most epic story ever. Nothing unnecessary like fan service, or serious romance that dosen't go anywhere. Sakamoto is unsurprisingly always stylish but he still is human as showed as the anime goes on. It is surprisingly deep, but still is like a random popcorn show. As the anime goes on you start to learn more and more about the classmates and even the teachers. They all feel unique even if their personality is not very original. Sakamoto's motivations are not clear, the show is proposing he is just acting stylish because it's funny as a show but there is clearly something more going on. The two last scenes really do a good job in explaining it, and they couldn't have done better. As I said the show dosen't stain itself by trying to attract viewers with things like fan service, as it dosen't go with the tone of the anime. Well the girls do get a shot of his muscular legs, but it goes with the moment and this was a bad joke attempt. As for romance , the girls are interested in Sakamoto and there is a rivalry between them going on, but it is only used for jokes only, never is it implied that it will get serious. I could compare it with maid-sama where romance is clearly the main subject even if it is not the only one. This is obvious even without the thumbnail (I don't have the word, I'm a foreign tongue). Finally, It's enjoyable from start to finish, it dosen't try to mislead you and there is still a story and character developement in between the jokes. You should definitly watch it, very open to critiques, I loved writing this so I would like your opinion about it.

This is one of the funniest shows I have ever seen, anime or not! I was bursting out laughing during almost every episode. with all the different slice-of-life, high school anime out there, this one really sticks out. This is anything but another generic anime, especial with a protagonist such as Sakamoto. Not only does it entertain, but can be very heartwarming at times. It is such a fresh of breath air to not have some wimpy coward as the protagonist but instead someone people can rely on and helps to boost the people around them. This is certainly one anime I will be going back to every few years. I am happy to say Sakamoto desu ga? is one anime I highly recommend to people wanting a more lighthearted, comedy anime.

So imagine if comedy anime was actually funny and clever without relying too heavily on overexaggerated responses. That's Sakamoto Desu Ga. The closest thing I can compare this show to is "One Punch Man", but imagine if instead of being the most powerful person in existence, Sakamoto is the coolest person in existence. He literally cannot mess up. He cannot be embarrassed. No matter what happens to him, he finds the most elegant, graceful, and might I add, comedic, way through the situation. The reason this show doesn't quite reach that 10 mark is because the gag can start feeling repetitive around the last part of the season. That said, still a wonderful show and something worth checking out even if you aren't into standard comedy anime.

This one is awesome Sakamoto reached the main target. well done! Art is simple and the track is good. Together epics scenes are made, and I was able to watch the incredible Sakamoto being resourceful. However, Sakamoto's genius is not appreciated by many people. Jokes can be weird and tiring. So depends on personal tasty. First episodes is possible know what is about, and if you don't like it probably you are not going to like next ones. NOT A PROBLEM FOR ME, FOR SURE! Moment I watched was perfect and "Sakamoto Desu Ga" was what I was looking for. This one is a masterpiece!!! Scenes made me think " WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE??????" and until now I don't know! Probably I was never the same again.

I watched Sakamoto Desu ga. Here are my thoughts: This is actually really funny. I consistently laughed out loud at every episode. I'd describe the humour as kind of a combination of absurdist and situational. The gags themselves are really creative too, as opposed to the same recycled humour/jokes that we've seen countless times in anime. Other characters play off of the main character (Sakamoto) well to create humour. The jazz-like OST suits the series really well and enhances the humour. The most common criticism of this anime is that it is repetitive. It's true that the humour tends to follow a similar theme (Sakamoto and his interactions with others), but I found that there was plenty of variety among the gags themselves to entertain me. A lot of the gags were completely unpredictable (often due to their absurdity). I'm laughing to myself as I write this just thinking about it. Much of my enjoyment came from wondering what ridiculous scenario would come next and how Sakamoto would react to it. I rate this anime 8/10. One of the funniest series I've watched in recent memory. I put on every episode with happy anticipation and I was never disappointed.