With a 2-Minute Time Limit, Timid Akira Has a Fiery Awakening! The Sewing Skills That Save Her Friends Inspire Praise for “Amazing Ideas and Technique”—Sakamoto Days Episode 18

In episode 18 of the anime Sakamoto Days, which began airing sequentially from August 25, the timid Akira Akao (voiced by M.A.O) unexpectedly takes center stage. Using her skilled sewing abilities to rescue her friends, viewers expressed their admiration online with comments like, “Amazing!! So smart!!” and “Both the idea and the technique are incredible!”

In episode 18, “Kanaguri,” the first round of the JCC (the assassin training institution) transfer exam begins as soon as they board the airplane. In the midst of the intense battle, the airplane explodes, and Tarō Sakamoto (voiced by Tomokazu Sugita) and the others are thrown out into the sky. With only about two minutes remaining before everyone crashes into the ocean below, time is running out.