 The Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 event announced an anime adaptation of FromSoftware's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice video game, titled Sekiro: No Defeat, on Tuesday. It also revealed the production staff, main cast, visual (pictured), and a promotional video. The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2026 on Crunchyroll worldwide, excluding Japan, China, Korea, Russia, and Belarus.Cast Wolf: Daisuke Namikawa (Lupin III (2015)) Kuro: Miyuki Satou (Terminator 0) Genichirou Ashina: Kenjirou Tsuda (Jujutsu Kaisen) Staff Director: Kenichi Kutsuna (Koneko no Chi: Ponponra Daibouken assistant director) Assistant Director: Shunsuke Fukui (Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai! episode director) Script: Takuya Satou (Urasekai Picnic) Character Designer: Takahiro Kishida (Haikyuu!!) Chief Animation Director: Kaito Moki (Gleipnir animation director) Action Animation Director: Takashi Mukouda (Ballroom e Youkoso) Art Director: Yuuji Kaneko (Tengoku Daimakyou) Color Design: Azusa Sasaki (Lycoris Recoil) Director of Photography: Keisuke Nozawa (Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song) Editing: Yoshinori Murakami (Psycho-Pass) Sound Director: Yasushi Nagura (Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou) Music: Shuta Hasunuma (7Fates: Chakho) Produced: ARCH Studio: Qzil.la Published and developed by FromSoftware, with publishing by Activision outside of Japan, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows in March 2019, followed by a Stadia release in October 2020. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice sold a cumulative 10 million copies worldwide. The game sold a cumulative 10 million copies worldwide. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice won Game of the Year at The Game Awards in 2019. Synopsis The time is Sengoku. Japan is fractured into many independent nations entangled in ceaseless war. At the center lies Ashina, a land of sacred earth and ancient mystery. Two decades after Sword Saint Isshin Ashina reclaimed the region in a brutal coup, a new threat emerges from within: The Interior Ministry. Desperate to protect his homeland, Isshin's grandson Gen'ichirou turns to forbidden powers. The only hope lies in a kidnapped boy — the Divine Heir — and his silent protector: a loyal shinobi known only as Sekiro. This is the story of a lord and his retainer — and their quest to restore balance to a nation on the edge. (Source: Crunchyroll) Trailer Source: Famitsu Sekiro: No Defeat on MAL |
DatRandomDudeAug 19, 1:18 PM
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| The art looks sick! Not sure about the staff though. Seems to be the first time Kenichi Kutsuna has the director role. |
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| It'll probably be about as good as the Tekken anime. |
| Badass looking art, but where are the girls? |
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| First Ghost of Tsushima, now this? Nice. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
Reply to Miragee
The art looks sick! Not sure about the staff though. Seems to be the first time Kenichi Kutsuna has the director role.
| @Miragee The staff is amazing. Takahiro Kishida designs, Kaito Moki chief supervision, Mukouda supervising the action, and Kutsuna isn't some random guy. He's a relatively big name in the industry, and finally getting his directioal debut is huge news. |
Reply to EcchiGodMamster
Badass looking art, but where are the girls?
| @EcchiGodMamster It's mostly just sweaty dudes fighting. Even Kuro is just a shota. |
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| Hmm, still not convinced, but I’ll give it a try. One thing I’ve always loved about FromSoftware games is the unique atmosphere they create — especially their "show, don’t tell" approach to storytelling. I’m a bit concerned about how that will translate into an anime without losing the original ambience... Anyway, it won’t hurt to give it a shot. |
 » Escapism. |
| Kishida’s designs were supervised by Moki, a big fan who gets the appeal of his linework. Mukouda adds looseness to the action to balance the detailed style, and Kaneko brings his usual painterly beauty to the BGs. A perfect PV, can’t wait to see it next year. |
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| Why, of all the Miyazaki games, was this one the first to get an anime? Especially considering the huge hype of Elden Ring. I'm not asking about Dark Souls, because the impossibility of their anime adaptation has long been a kinda meme in fandom. Is Sekiro really the most plot-driven? |
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| Elden Ring anime when. Btw this actually looks sick. Anime fans won't know the tears of frustration though. |
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| The artstyle sure is unique, not gonna lie. But it doesn't look that smooth to me. |
| Looking forward to joining Wolf on this journey again, and with a more relaxing sense of not having to play through it this time! Hehe |
| I love souls games to death, they are my favorite ever, but the story is never the main appeal of them to me. I guess it'll still be cool to see |
| Looking real cool, I am completely unfamiliar with it but the art is fire and there's never enough samurai anime. Also, TsudaKen! Piromysl said: Sounds perfect to me.It's mostly just sweaty dudes fighting. Even Kuro is just a shota. |
 watching, waiting, commiserating |
| HOLY FUCK, loved the game! This will be peak. |
Reply to RobertBobert
Why, of all the Miyazaki games, was this one the first to get an anime? Especially considering the huge hype of Elden Ring. I'm not asking about Dark Souls, because the impossibility of their anime adaptation has long been a kinda meme in fandom. Is Sekiro really the most plot-driven?
RobertBobert said: Is Sekiro really the most plot-driven? Yes, I am relly glad we get an anime after ages, we never got a second game or even a DLC... (not counting some random boss rush mode but that was zero story anyway) |
Reply to dimidrum
@Kenchiin well, tbh Sekiro is probably the most “not FromSoftware storytelling” FromSoftware game.
If it were any other game of theirs, I would understand the concerns, but Sekiro has much more classic way of storytelling.
But at the same time, I agree that I hope that they won’t explain every single th8ng and detail on the screen, which is quite common in anime.
If it were any other game of theirs, I would understand the concerns, but Sekiro has much more classic way of storytelling.
But at the same time, I agree that I hope that they won’t explain every single th8ng and detail on the screen, which is quite common in anime.
| @dimidrum I just hope they don't include into the adaptation the 127 times I failed at trying to win the fight against Genichiro xD |
» Escapism. |
Reply to MomoSinX
RobertBobert said:
Is Sekiro really the most plot-driven?
Is Sekiro really the most plot-driven?
Yes, I am relly glad we get an anime after ages, we never got a second game or even a DLC... (not counting some random boss rush mode but that was zero story anyway)
| @MomoSinX If you also tell me there are no poisonous swamps there, I will be seriously disappointed in Miyazaki, lmao. |
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Reply to RobertBobert
@MomoSinX If you also tell me there are no poisonous swamps there, I will be seriously disappointed in Miyazaki, lmao.
| @RobertBobert haha there is a poisonous swamp at least, you can cheese one mini boss in it xD |
Reply to RippleLover
Lmao the studio's website has a section hyping up AI technology
https://qzil.la/
既存の手法の常識を問い直し、高い技術力を持つパートナー企業様と連携しながら、AIなどの最新技術を活用して制作工程や表現を進化させ、アニメ業界のデジタルディスラプションを起こしていきます。
We challenge the conventional wisdom of existing methods, collaborate with partner companies with high technical capabilities, and utilize the latest technologies such as AI to evolve production processes and expressions, thereby bringing about digital disruption in the anime industry.
https://qzil.la/
既存の手法の常識を問い直し、高い技術力を持つパートナー企業様と連携しながら、AIなどの最新技術を活用して制作工程や表現を進化させ、アニメ業界のデジタルディスラプションを起こしていきます。
We challenge the conventional wisdom of existing methods, collaborate with partner companies with high technical capabilities, and utilize the latest technologies such as AI to evolve production processes and expressions, thereby bringing about digital disruption in the anime industry.
@RippleLover And the company came out with a statement today saying what they initially said in their announcement: That Sekiro will be fully 2d hand drawn, no AI used (at least for this specific series, we do know they plan to for other stuff in the future sadly, so they are still pretty sucky) |
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Reply to EcchiGodMamster
Badass looking art, but where are the girls?
| @EcchiGodMamster wouldnt mind some fanservice just like in ninja scroll |
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| So the fact that now off model in between key animation sequence that was never meant to be stopped will be called AI? It is just sad. |
| Greatest shitposter under the heavens. |
| The animation looks very striking, kind of reminds me of the first Tower of God season. |
Bum Bum Dum Dum |
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