Sakamoto Days Ends As One of the Best Manga in Weekly Shonen Jump
Regardless of sales, Sakamoto Days stands as among the most popular Shonen Jump series of all time
On November 12, 2026, with the release of the Table of Contents for Issue No. 51 of Weekly Shonen Jump, we see Sakamoto Days ranked first with the publication of Chapter 283: “A New Daily Life”.
Sakamoto Days is notable for reaching this point before the final chapter’s publication, joining the likes of Naruto, Demon Slayer, Slam Dunk, Assassination Classroom and the Promised Neverland.
The Table of Contents (ToC) serve as a weekly popularity poll as the order of manga in each week is usually influenced by reader survey votes (Japanese readers mail or submit cards ranking their top series each week).
Generally, top-performing or heavily promoted series are placed near the front, while underperforming series stay at the back.
What is notable is that the ranking in the ToC before the final chapter is the final overall rating for the whole series since nearly every series in Jump ends with a color page anyway.
Sakamoto Days has a sold a total of 15 million copies worldwide as of August 2025.
Sakamoto Days Season 2 will be released on January 2027, covering the rest of the JCC Infiltration Arc.
Source: Twitter
With Sakamoto Days at 1st place in the ToC of Issue #51 with its final ranking, the manga is now part of a very small group of Shonen Jump series that got 1st place before ending with a color page:
-Naruto
-Demon Slayer
-Slam Dunk
-Assassination Classroom
-The Promised Neverland https://t.co/YKiLcRBIEj— Shinuki no Reborn (@Shinuki1992) November 12, 2026
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