During the event Gamescom 2025it was revealed that the successful video game FromSoftware, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twicewill have a anime adaptation. The project will be titled Sekiro: No Defeat and its premiere is scheduled for 2026. The platform Crunchyroll will broadcast the series exclusively worldwide, excluding Japan, China, Korea, Russia and Belarus.
An ambitious project with a great creative team
The anime will be directed by Kenichi Kutsuna in the animation studio Qzil.la. In the director's own words, the production seeks to capture the beauty and intensity of the original title, with a visual proposal that leaves an impression on both fans of the game and those who approach its world for the first time.
Among the main people responsible 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 video game's original actors:
- Daisuke Namikawa like 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 the most influential titles of FromSoftwarereaching 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.
