# Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto (2016)

> A dashing, impossibly composed high schooler turns every scheme against him into a chance to look cooler.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/58207

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 25 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy
- Network: TBS
- Cast: Hikaru Midorikawa, Koji Yusa, Mikako Takahashi, Mai Nakahara, Jouji Nakata, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Kujira, Masahito Yabe
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5701624/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: deadpan, absurdist, stylish, breezy, irreverent

## What critics say

Audiences broadly enjoy the deadpan, stylish gag comedy of a cool high schooler who escapes every prank with flair, though its appeal is mixed.

## Synopsis

Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto (2016) is a Japanese animated comedy series created for TBS and produced by Studio Deen, adapted from a seinen manga. Its single 12-episode season follows Sakamoto (voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa), a high school student who is smart, dashing and wildly popular with girls, and who seems to effortlessly outclass every attempt his male classmates make to humiliate him. Principal supporting voices include Koji Yusa as the mysterious 8823-senpai and Mikako Takahashi as Erika. Each 25-minute episode is built from short gag sequences in which a scheme is set up, escalated and then deflected with unbothered style, so the comedy rests on timing, absurd escalation and the running question of whether his composure is deliberate or simply who he is. The tone is deadpan, surreal and stylish, with a slice of life framing that treats the school as a stage for ridiculous rivalry. Fans of Gintama, Nichijou and Mob Psycho 100 will find similar absurdist, stylized school humor here. The series stands as a self-contained, easy-to-dip-into comedy that rewards repeat viewing.

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