Lu Xiaotang, a new ally for Taro Sakamoto
2024 was an incredible year for any fan of Japanese animation, and in its final stretch the official adaptations of such successful mangas as The Blue Box or Dandadanan amazing science fiction shonen produced by Science SARU that has taken streaming platforms by storm.
As for 2025, this has started really well. The first episodes of the second season of Solo Leveling are convincing fans, and a few days ago Netflix added Sakamoto Days to its catalogue, a work highly anticipated by fans of comedy anime. Its first episode excited thanks to its imaginative premise, and this second chapter has been responsible for introducing Lu Xiaotangwho will be part of the main cast of the series.
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Meet Lu Xiaotang, the latest addition to Sakamoto Days
As we mentioned before, Lu Xiaotang is a character introduced in the second episode of the anime. She is cheerful most of the time, but often shows her strong character when she feels threatened by criminals and enemies of her family.
Lu is specialized in hand-to-hand combat
This girl is incredibly agile and uses tai chi to combat hand-to-hand against his adversaries. He belongs to a clan with some relevance in the world of crime and carries with him a key that was given to him. his deceased father. This key is highly coveted by his enemies, as it opens the safe where the treasures that his clan has accumulated over the years are kept.
Lu accidentally coincided with Shin and Taro while they bought meat pies. Taro realized that the young woman was being pursued by several criminals and, following his new philosophy of life, decided to protect her and defeat her pursuers without causing deaths. For its part, Lu deeply appreciated Taro’s help.but she felt surprised by its immense power.
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In addition to introducing Lu, this episode also included an interesting flashback which reveals the true reason why Taro Sakamoto constantly tries not to kill his enemies, which is closely related to Aoi, his current wife.
