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It has been over a year since the anime based upon the Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice game, known as Sekiro: No Defeat, was announced during Gamescom Opening Night Live and now Crunchyroll have officially confirmed that it will be streaming on the platform in January 2027.
Produced in partnership with Kadokawa, Crunchyroll, Qzil.la, and ARCH, Sekiro: No Defeat will retell the events of the game — a tale of loyalty and blood, set in a fantastical reimagining of Sengoku-era Japan. The series will be available exclusively on Crunchyroll worldwide, excluding Japan, China, Korea, Russia, and Belarus, and will premiere on Crunchyroll as an eight-episode series featuring additional content beyond the theatrical version currently screening in Japan.
The series is helmed by a team of acclaimed anime creators:
Director: Kenichi Kutsuna
Screenwriter: Takuya Satou
Character Designer: Takahiro Kishida
Deputy Director: Shunsuke Fukui
Chief Animation Director: Kaito Moki
Action Animation Director: Takashi Mukoda
Art Director: Yuji Kaneko
Color Designer: Azusa Sasaki
Cinematographer: Keisuke Nozawa
Editor: Yoshinori Murakami
Sound Director: Yasushi Nagura
Composer: Shuta Hasunuma
Produced by: ARCH
Production Company: Qzil.la
Cast:
Wolf: Daisuke Namikawa
Kuro / The Divine Heir: Miyuki Satou
Genichiro Ashina: Kenjiro Tsuda
Sekiro: No Defeat will stream exclusively worldwide (excluding Japan, China, Korea, Russia, and Belarus) on Crunchyroll in January 2027 with further details to be announced at a later date. In the meantime Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC worldwide.
