After a brief glimpse, fans are wondering who the blue-haired girl is in Netflix’s Sakamoto Days. In its latest episode, Have a Nice Flight, Sakamoto and his clairvoyant protege Shin encounter the mysterious blue-haired girl during their first JCC exam. The episode features intense action sequences but does not reveal anything about her yet.
Here’s a brief explanation of who she is and what she brings to the anime.
Who is Akira Akao, the blue-haired girl in Sakamoto Days?
Sakamoto Days follows the story of Taro Sakamoto, an ex-hitman who runs a small convenience store after retiring. When a mysterious assassin named Slur kills many top assassins in Japan, Sakamoto, along with his clairvoyant protege Shin, returns to the world of violence.
Episode 17, Have a Nice Flight, is the start of a new arc called the JCC Transfer Exams Arc. Sakamoto and Shin enroll in the Japan Clear Creation (JCC) assassin-training academy to help defeat Slur. However, they must pass a series of exams before they are recruited.
During the flight to JCC, they meet the blue-haired girl, Akira Akao, for the first time. It also turns out that surviving the flight itself is their first exam. After Sakamoto saves her and offers her a token (a bullet) to prove that they passed the exam, she initially refuses. She does not accept the token right away, showing hesitation in her response. Even though she doesn’t fight much in this episode, the character promises to uncover an interesting story in the coming episodes. Her presence hints at a deeper role that will unfold later. The story currently portrays her as a timid and non-violent character. However, readers of the manga know what viewers are about to see.
Akira is set to play an important role in the show. She is the niece of Rion Akao, a top-ranked hitwoman in the Japanese Association of Assassins (JAA). Rion has been Akira’s source of inspiration to follow in her footsteps and become an assassin herself.
Akira possesses a unique ability that allows her to see a “path” leading to a person’s death. This guides her in defeating her enemies with ease. Later in the story, Akira joins Sakamoto and Shin to help them access the former students’ database, which might reveal clues about Slur.
