
The one-hundred and ninety-seventh chapter of Sakamoto Days keeps Taro and Shin at the center of the JAA Jail Arc while a new fighter joins the fray. Its plain, everyday title, Seat Belt, sets a deliberately offbeat tone against the danger.
Continuing the JAA Jail Arc, this chapter pairs Shin Asakura with Taro Sakamoto, the duo shown together on its cover. The prison storyline moves ahead as the two remain in the thick of the confrontation. Its everyday title lends the installment a wry note against the tension surrounding the cast.
The chapter introduces Ikari, who debuts here and enters the ongoing struggle. Tasuku Ando also features in the present action alongside Shin Asakura and Taro Sakamoto. No flashbacks appear, and the events carry the arc a step further inside its volume.
Sakamoto Days Chapter 197 continues the JAA Jail Arc, pairing Shin Asakura with Taro Sakamoto as the prison storyline moves ahead.
Ikari debuts in Chapter 197, entering the ongoing struggle alongside Tasuku Ando, Shin Asakura, and Taro Sakamoto.
The everyday title of Chapter 197, Seat Belt, lends the installment a wry, offbeat note against the tension surrounding the cast.
The cover of Sakamoto Days Chapter 197 features Shin Asakura and Taro Sakamoto.
Sakamoto Days Chapter 197 was published on January 20, 2025, in issue 8 of that year, and is collected in Volume 22.
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