Ghost of Tsushima anime coming from Crunchyroll and PlayStation

An unique anime collection primarily based on PlayStation franchise Ghost of Tsushima is coming from Crunchyroll, Aniplex, Sony Music, and PlayStation Productions, the businesses introduced Monday at Sony’s CES 2025 press convention. The anime collection, set to debut in 2027, will likely be primarily based on Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, the cooperative multiplayer mode launched for the unique Ghost of Tsushima in 2020.

The collection will likely be helmed by director Takanobu Mizuno, whose earlier work contains Star Wars: Visions and Batman Ninja. Story composition is by Gen Urobuchi (Destiny/Zero, Psycho-Move) and animation will likely be dealt with by studio Kamikaze Douga.

Rahul Purini, president of Crunchyroll, stated in a information launch that the Ghost of Tsushima anime “will supply followers an thrilling new solution to expertise the sport in an anime fashion that will likely be daring and groundbreaking.”

“Ghost of Tsushima’s wealthy, immersive world and its fantastical Legends mode primarily based on Japanese mythology present the proper canvas for this challenge,” added Asad Qizilbash, head of PlayStation Productions, “and Aniplex is the proper associate to translate Sucker Punch Productions’ hit online game into a shocking new anime collection.”

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends lets gamers select from 4 courses (Samurai, Hunter, Ronin, or Murderer) and participate in two-player story missions, four-player survival missions, and a raid. Ghost of Tsushima developer Sucker Punch Productions launched the Legends mode as a free replace to the sport in October 2020, and later released Legends as a stand-alone multiplayer game for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.

Along with PlayStation Productions’ anime collection, Sony Photos is growing a film adaptation of Ghost of Tsushima. John Wick movie collection director Chad Stahelski is connected to direct the challenge. PlayStation Productions is the manufacturing arm of Sony Interactive Leisure, and accountable for bringing Uncharted, The Last of Us, Gran Turismo, and Twisted Metal to reside motion. Ghost of Tsushima will likely be PlayStation Productions’ first anime adaptation.

Sucker Punch is at present engaged on a sequel to Ghost of Tsushima referred to as Ghost of Yotei. The follow-up is deliberate to launch someday in 2025 on PS5.