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After a tiny 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 Shin (Clairvoyant) encounter the mysterious blue-haired girl during their first JCC exam. While the episode was filled with intense action sequences, the show 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. But they have to pass a series of exams before they’re 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 plane is their first exam. After Sakamoto saves her and offers her a token (bullet) to prove that they passed the exam, she initially refuses. Even though she doesn’t fight much in this episode, the character promises to uncover an interesting story in the coming episodes. The story currently portrays her as a timid and non-violent character, but for the people who’ve read the manga know what the viewers are about to see.
Akira plays 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 the source of inspiration for Akira 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 that might reveal clues about Slur.
