Overview
- Crunchyroll released a second trailer for the Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice anime at SXSW, highlighting a moody, violent tone and set-piece combat.
- Director Kenichi Kutsuna says the screenplay and storyboards were developed in close collaboration with FromSoftware, which reviewed and approved materials.
- The adaptation will follow one of the game’s major narrative branches rather than depict all possible endings, with the specific route not disclosed.
- The production uses fully hand-drawn 2D animation with no AI, and several original Japanese voice actors are returning, including Daisuke Namikawa as Sekiro and Miyuki Satou as Kuro.
- The series is slated for 2026 with a theatrical release in Japan and international streaming on Crunchyroll, with no exact premiere date announced.