FromSoftware’s Sekiro is again from the useless — however moderately than getting a sequel, it’s getting an anime adaptation via Crunchyroll in 2026.
Activision printed Sekiro in 2019 to essential and business acclaim. It went on to promote a formidable 10 million copies, however thus far no sequel has materialised. FromSoftware in fact subsequently launched Elden Ring, which was much more commercially profitable.
The announcement of Sekiro: No Defeat got here via Kadokawa, Qzil.la, and ARCH, who mentioned the new anime “channels the precision and spirit of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice into each body.” It’s a totally hand-drawn adaptation to be streamed completely on Crunchyroll worldwide excluding Japan, China, Korea, Russia, and Belarus.
Here’s the official blurb:
Crafted with reverence for the unique, Sekiro: No Defeat is an adaptation of the sport’s unforgettable story — a story of loyalty and blood, set in a fantastical reimagining of Sengoku-era Japan.
“We’re taking over the monumental activity of animating the breathtakingly stunning Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. In doing so, we’re pouring each ounce of our inventive imaginative and prescient and ardour for magnificence into its manufacturing,” mentioned Kenichi Kutsuna, director of the adaptation.
“The ultimate product is being crafted to be a very memorable expertise, one that can depart a long-lasting impression on each devoted followers of the sport and those that are discovering the world of Sekiro for the very first time. Please sit up for it.”
The Sekiro anime is helmed by:
● Director: Kenichi Kutsuna
● Screenwriter: Takuya Satou
● Character Designer: Takahiro Kishida
● Deputy Director: Shunsuke Fukui
● Chief Animation Director: Kaito Moki
● Motion Animation Director: Takashi Mukoda
● Artwork Director: Yuji Kaneko
● Colour Designer: Azusa Sasaki
● Cinematographer: Keisuke Nozawa
● Editor: Yoshinori Murakami
● Sound Director: Yasushi Nagura
● Composer: Shuta Hasunuma
● Produced by: ARCH
● Manufacturing Firm: Qzil.la
Sekiro anime forged:
● Wolf: Daisuke Namikawa
● Kuro / The Divine Inheritor: Miyuki Satou
● Genichiro Ashina: Kenjiro Tsuda
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