Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Anime Reveals Character Visuals and Staff
The involvement of Gen Urobuchi and Takashi Okazaki signals a shift toward a darker, stylized supernatural tone for the adaptation, distinct from the grounded historical drama of the original game.
Key Facts
- The Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime is scheduled for a 2027 release.
- Character designs are by Takashi Okazaki, known for Afro Samurai.
- Gen Urobuchi and Ken Maeshima of Nitroplus write the script, with Urobuchi handling series composition.
- The anime adapts the supernatural Legends multiplayer mode, not the main game's story of Jin Sakai.
- The newly revealed character visuals show three classes: Assassin, Archer, and Ronin.
Reporting from 2 sources: Game Spark, Anime Corner.
The anime adaptation of Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, based on the cooperative multiplayer mode of Sucker Punch Productions' 2020 game, received new character visuals and staff details during Crunchyroll's showcase at Anime Expo 2026. The series is scheduled for a 2027 release. The character designs are by Takashi Okazaki, known for Afro Samurai and Ninja Batman. Gen Urobuchi of Nitroplus handles series composition and co-writes the script with Ken Maeshima, also of Nitroplus. Takanobu Mizuno directs the anime, which is produced by Kamikaze Douga and HAYATE, a joint venture between Aniplex and Crunchyroll, with cooperation from PlayStation Productions. The newly released visuals depict three character classes from the game's Legends mode: the Assassin, the Archer, and the Ronin. Unlike the main game's story of Jin Sakai, the anime adapts the supernatural Legends mode, set during the Mongol invasion of Tsushima in the late 13th century, featuring yokai and vengeful spirits.
The Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime was first announced in January 2025 as a collaboration between Crunchyroll, Aniplex, Sony Music, and PlayStation Productions. The project adapts the game's online multiplayer mode, which reimagines the Mongol invasion setting with Japanese folklore elements such as yokai and vengeful spirits. The newly revealed character visuals show three of the four playable classes from the game: the Assassin, the Archer, and the Ronin. The fourth class, the Samurai, was not shown in this batch. Takashi Okazaki, the character designer, previously worked on Afro Samurai and contributed to Star Wars: Visions. Gen Urobuchi and Ken Maeshima previously collaborated on the anime REVENGER and the OBSOLETE series. The director Takanobu Mizuno has worked on several Kamikaze Douga projects. The anime is produced by HAYATE, a joint venture formed by Aniplex and Crunchyroll. The game Ghost of Tsushima was released in 2020 by Sucker Punch Productions and Sony Interactive Entertainment. A film adaptation has been in development since 2022, and a sequel game, Ghost of Yotei, is set for a 2025 release.
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