Crunchyroll to Launch Eight-Episode Sekiro Anime in January 2027

Crunchyroll will stream Sekiro: No Defeat as an eight-episode weekly anime beginning in January 2027. Produced by KADOKAWA, Qzil.la, and ARCH, the series expands on the theatrical adaptation of FromSoftware's game with additional content. It follows Wolf and Kuro in a fantastical Sengoku-era Japan and will be available worldwide outside select regions.
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Sekiro: No Defeat is a hand-drawn take on FromSoftware’s action-adventure game. KADOKAWA, Qzil.la, and ARCH are producing it. It will run eight weekly episodes on Crunchyroll from January 2027, with extra material absent from the cinema version now in Japanese theaters. Streaming will cover most global markets, though Japan, China, Korea, Russia, and Belarus are excluded.
Kenichi Kutsuna directs, Takuya Satou writes, and Takahiro Kishida designs characters. Shunsuke Fukui is deputy director; Kaito Moki handles chief animation direction; Takashi