During
the Gamescom 2025 event, it was revealed that FromSoftware's hit
video game, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, will feature an anime
adaptation. The project will be titled Sekiro: No Defeat and
its premiere is scheduled for 2026. The Crunchyroll platform
will stream the series exclusively worldwide, with the exception of Japan,
China, Korea, Russia and Belarus.
An
ambitious project with a great creative team
The anime
will be directed by Kenichi Kutsuna at the animation
studio Qzil.la. In the words of the director himself, the
production seeks to capture the beauty and intensity of the original title,
with a visual proposal that leaves a mark on both fans of the game and those
who approach its world for the first time.
Among the
main perpetrators are:
- Director: Kenichi
Kutsuna
- Script: Takuya
Satou
- Character
Design: Takahiro Kishida
- Deputy
Director: Shunsuke Fukui
- Chief
Animation Director: Kaito Moki
- Action
animation director: Takashi Mukoda
- Art
direction: Yuji Kaneko
- Color
Design: Azusa Sasaki
- Director
of Photography: Keisuke Nozawa
- Edition: Yoshinori
Murakami
- Sound
Direction: Yasushi Nagura
- Music: Shuta
Hasunuma
The rest
of the voice cast
The anime
will feature the return of the original actors from the video game:
- Daisuke
Namikawa as Wolf
- Miyuki Satou as Kuro / The Divine Heir
- Kenjiro
Tsuda as Genichiro Ashina
A
phenomenon that marked the industry
Released in
March 2019 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows, Sekiro:
Shadows Die Twice established itself as one of FromSoftware's most
influential titles, reaching more than 10 million copies sold worldwide.
Now, its arrival in anime promises to further expand the legacy of this story
of revenge and redemption in feudal Japan.
