Sekiro: No Defeat Anime Based on Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Game Announced (Updated)
Crunchyroll to stream anime in 2026
This year's gamescom Opening Night Live event on Tuesday announced a new anime based on FromSoftware's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice game titled Sekiro: No Defeat. Crunchyroll will exclusively stream the anime in 2026 worldwide excluding Japan, China, Korea, Russia, and Belarus. The company unveiled an English-subtitled trailer during the show:
The anime stars:
Kenichi Kutsuna is directing the anime at Qzil.la. Takuya Satou is the screenwriter. Takahiro Kishida (Durarara!!) is designing the characters. Shūta Hasunuma is composing the music.Additional staff includes:
Update: The staff issued an official statement on August 22 confirming that no AI is being used for this anime:
Publisher Activision describes Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice:The game launched for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam in March 2019, and it sold more than 2 million copies worldwide in less than 10 days.Update on August 22: Added staff's official statement on AI.Source: Email correspondenceSources: gamescom Opening Night Live livestream, press release