Shounen Sakamoto Days by Suzuki Yuuto

[HereNThere]

You consider all these guys Order level? I think Shin isn't there yet and definitely not Heisuke (though his style is completely different).

Gaku, Shin and Tenkyu are probably in the same ballpark. Near but not Order level yet.

I think Shin's new upgrade gives him the toolset that will allow him to consistently fight against an Order level opponent, yes. Heisuke, as we both mentioned, is behind but his sniping skills seem to be held in high regard. At the very least, that one trait is Order level going by Sakamoto and Kamihate.

Gaku is for sure Order level. He lost to Nagumo, but Nagumo is/was, likely, the 2nd strongest member of the previous selection of Order members. And Gaku still put up a crazy good fight against him. Tenkyu is a bit more vague, but given that Shin implied his physical specs were higher than his and it took quite the power up to even overcome that (at least, speedwise), I'd say he's in the ballpark.

 

[Demonspeed]

There are fan translations now...

Sakamoto breaking down like that was indeed surprising. Even if Shishiba doesn't do anything, this new group will probably implode soon .

--- Double Post Merged, Mar 28, 2025, Original Post Date: Mar 28, 2025 ---

I think Shin's new upgrade gives him the toolset that will allow him to consistently fight against an Order level opponent, yes. Heisuke, as we both mentioned, is behind but his sniping skills seem to be held in high regard. At the very least, that one trait is Order level going by Sakamoto and Kamihate.

Gaku is for sure Order level. He lost to Nagumo, but Nagumo is/was, likely, the 2nd strongest member of the previous selection of Order members. And Gaku still put up a crazy good fight against him. Tenkyu is a bit more vague, but given that Shin implied his physical specs were higher than his and it took quite the power up to even overcome that (at least, speedwise), I'd say he's in the ballpark.

Gaku is strong and all but even if he can put up a fight it's hard for me to imagine him defeating an Order member. I think he loses for sure regardless of the matchup.

 

[HereNThere]

There are fan translations now...

Sakamoto breaking down like that was indeed surprising. Even if Shishiba doesn't do anything, this new group will probably implode soon .

Yeah, I don't see how any of them expect this partnership to last, lol. Sakamoto's breakdown is something that I feel was a bit overdue for the character. I like the detail that, even though he made preparations for this exact scenario before hand, he was still shaken by the possibility of them dying. I feel a lesser series would've had Sakamoto be confident in the fact that his family would've been safe. I like this vulnerable Sakamoto.

Gaku is strong and all but even if he can put up a fight it's hard for me to imagine him defeating an Order member. I think he loses for sure regardless of the matchup.

TBF, I'm not sure who he'd do well against, but I also wouldn't go so far as to say that he loses for sure against all of the Order members. Aside from Takamura and Nagumo, I imagine it'd be a coin flip against the others. Now, perhaps the coin flip would lean in the favor of the Order, but still a coin flip regardless.

 

[Demonspeed]

Spoiler: Chapter 208

It's nice to see the students together like this. Especially Kaji, I wanted to see more of him.

Akira needs to make up her mind and stop these guys.

 

[HereNThere]

Yeah, this chapter was pretty great. I was hoping/expecting the students to be the x-factor for the Sakamoto Gang and this is a pretty big way for them to contribute. I do wish Toramaru and Kaji got some more moments prior to this, but hopefully they'll get something before the end of the series.

While I still have my issues with Uzuki's plan, seeing the dominoes fall was pretty cool. I do not like Akira's trajectory. I get that she's in over her head, but I feel like we could've gotten some better reasoning for her not doing anything up until now. Like, she could've wanted to take on Rion's goal of killing Uzuki for the two of them, but just isn't skilled enough to do so yet and has been training with them to accomplish that goal? Something that's an actual roadblock because, as of right now, she's totally complicit in these deaths.

 

[Demonspeed]

Is there even anyone here that Akira can defeat? Perhaps Kumanomi. If she does something I suppose Kanaguri will support her.

 

[HereNThere]

Is there even anyone here that Akira can defeat? Perhaps Kumanomi. If she does something I suppose Kanaguri will support her.

I find it hard to imagine Akira taking her down when she's not being used as a joke. In all her recent "fails" Kumanomi also hasn't used her magnetic capabilities.

That being said, Akira is in a weird spot power wise. Her main weakness was supposedly her lack of combat talent/experience, but that seems to not be an actual issue at this point. If we're supposed to take her feats against Kashima and Kumanomi at face value, that would make it seem like she's at the driveway of Order level and may be knocking on the door soon.

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Didn't expect the turn to happen so soon. On one hand, Shishiba not having a plan beyond kill is kinda stupid. On the other hand, Shishiba not having a plan beyond kill is on brand for an assassin, lol.

The parallels to Shishiba/Osaragi and Yotsumura/Shishiba did happen, but Osaragi chose to follow her mentor this time. I thought we'd get a bit more time between her making a choice, but I'm fine with this.

While I didn't list Torres as a possible face turn candidate a couple weeks ago, I think he's also going to swap sides at some point. Aside from the fact that the author seems to enjoy writing him, Osaragi also doesn't appear to dislike him given her little list of people of she hates this chapter excluded him. He also keeps repeatedly stating he has no beef with anyone. Plus, it's an easy lay up writing wise for him to join the main gang given that Sakamoto plans to turn the JAA into a brand of stores. A consistent paying gig would be all the reason he needs to jump ship.

 

[Demonspeed]

LOL, it imploded faster than I expected .

 

[HereNThere]

That was a hell of a rampage those two went on. And now Kamihate makes 3. Even if they weren't successful in taking down Uzuki, their betrayal definitely weakens Slur's Order substantially. At least, the number of threats is more manageable. Even when Gozu eventually pops in, unless he's twice as strong as Shishiba, Osaragai, or Kamihate, he wouldn't fill the void left by these three completely.

 

[Demonspeed]

Expected Kamihate to help. The Osaragi flashback took me by surprise however.

I am more and more impressed by Torres's strength.

 

[HereNThere]

A wild Gozu appears! I like his design and the weapon itself looks super cool, but I don't really care for the electric ability. Impedes a bit too much on Kumanomi's territory.

 

[Demonspeed]

A wild Gozu appears! I like his design and the weapon itself looks super cool, but I don't really care for the electric ability. Impedes a bit too much on Kumanomi's territory.

Same. We saw so many fighting styles, it bothers me to see one of her teammates with a similar ability.

What is Kamihate? A kid? Animal?

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Spoiler

Shin's ability is be pretty useful but the price to pay will be very high...

 

[HereNThere]

Shin's ability is be pretty useful but the price to pay will be very high...

I'm really curious as to where this will lead. If it fails the first time, then it means Shin will not get a second chance due to the limitation...unless that is going to be increased or mitigated through this method. I hope it does have a price that pays off in the end. That's what I expected from the gloves since they have a similar function of pushing the brain to use more power, but it never happened. 2nd times the charm I guess.

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Didn't expect to see this confrontation. Seems a bit forced for Uzuki himself to pop over with such extreme measures. Given their abilities, this feels something Kumanomi or Gozu should've taken point on.

 

[Demonspeed]

Everything is crumbling rather easily, that was really a lousy plan . Shin is still rather healthy, surprisingly.

Didn't expect to see this confrontation. Seems a bit forced for Uzuki himself to pop over with such extreme measures. Given their abilities, this feels something Kumanomi or Gozu should've taken point on.

He thought that was Sakamoto so it's not that strange. Others will probably come soon.