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A new trailer for the Sekiro: No Defeat <\/em>anime has been released. The 60-second preview offers a look at the show\u2019s landscapes and the relationship between the titular Sekiro and his young ward Kuro, who wishes to die due to a curse, along with flashes of action.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Sekiro: No Defeat <\/em>is set to begin a three-week theatrical run in Japan on September 4, with a streaming release to follow sometime this year. Crunchyroll will exclusively stream the anime outside of Japan, China, Korea, Russia, and Belarus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The synopsis reads:<\/span><\/p>\n The time is Sengoku. Japan is fractured into many independent nations entangled in ceaseless war. At the center lies Ashina, a land of sacred earth and ancient mystery. Two decades after Sword Saint Isshin Ashina reclaimed the region in a brutal coup, a new threat emerges from within: The Interior Ministry. Desperate to protect his homeland, Isshin\u2019s grandson Genichiro turns to forbidden powers. The only hope lies in a kidnapped boy \u2014 the Divine Heir \u2014 and his silent protector: a loyal shinobi known only as Sekiro. This is the story of a lord and his retainer \u2014 and their quest to restore balance to a nation on the edge.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n The adaptation of\u00a0FromSoftware<\/strong>\u2018s 2018 action-adventure game is directed by Kenichi Kutsuna\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>(storyboarder and director for\u00a0Magical Destroyers<\/em>,\u00a0Vlad Love\u00a0(\u201cMitsugu\u201d Version), and\u00a0The Fire Hunter<\/em>\u2018s opening animations) at\u00a0Qzil.la<\/strong>. Other staff include scriptwriter Takuya Sato<\/strong>\u00a0(selector infected WIXOSS<\/em>\u00a0director,\u00a0Fate\/stay night\u00a0<\/em>series composer), character designer\u00a0Takahiro Kishida<\/strong>\u00a0(Haikyu!!<\/em>,\u00a0JoJo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind<\/em>), and background art director Yuji Kaneko\u00a0<\/strong>(Tengoku Daimakyo<\/em>). Daisuke Namikawa<\/strong> voices Wolf, while\u00a0<\/strong>Miyuki Sato<\/strong> is Kuro\/The Divine Heir.<\/span><\/p>\n Sekiro: No Defeat<\/em> was selected for Annecy 2026\u2019s Midnight Specials category, which houses \u201cmore radical, whackier, and often disturbing form of animation, blending satire, experimentation and high-octane thrills.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Qzil.la issued a statement last August to deny the use of generative AI in this particular production after suspicion arose due to the studio\u2019s interest in the technology (it has since scrubbed the term \u201cAI\u201d from its website) and the anime\u2019s aesthetic.<\/span><\/p>\n Production credits<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 Director: Kenichi Kutsuna<\/span> Cast<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Daisuke Namikawa\u00a0as Wolf<\/span> Source:<\/strong> KADOKAWAanime YouTube channel<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new trailer for the Sekiro: No Defeat anime has been released. 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\u2022 Scriptwriter:\u00a0Takuya Sato\u00a0(selector infected WIXOSS<\/em>\u00a0director,\u00a0Fate\/stay night\u00a0<\/em>series composer)<\/span>
\u2022 Character Designer:Takahiro Kishida\u00a0(Haikyu!!<\/em>,\u00a0JoJo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind<\/em>)<\/span>
\u2022 Deputy director:\u00a0Shunsuke Fukui<\/strong>\u00a0(Magical Destroyers\u00a0<\/em>opening animation production cooperation,\u00a0Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!<\/em>\u00a0Episode 2 co-director)<\/span>
\u2022 Chief animation director:\u00a0Kaito Moki<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
\u2022\u00a0Action animation director:\u00a0Takashi Mukoda<\/strong>\u00a0(Run With the Wind<\/em>\u00a0co-main animator)<\/span>
\u2022 Background art director:\u00a0Yuji Kaneko(Tengoku Daimakyo<\/em>)\u00a0<\/span>
\u2022\u00a0Color designer:\u00a0Azusa Sasaki\u00a0<\/strong>(Lyc oris Recoil<\/em>)<\/span>
\u2022 Compositing director:\u00a0Keisuke Nozawa\u00a0<\/strong>(Vivy -Fluorite Eye\u2019s Song-<\/em>)<\/span>
\u2022 Sound director:\u00a0Yasuhiro Nagura<\/strong>\u00a0(Chainsaw Man \u2013 The Movie: Reze Arc<\/em>)<\/span>
\u2022 Music composer:\u00a0Shuta Hasunuma
<\/strong>\u2022 Produce:\u00a0ARCH<\/strong><\/span>
\u2022 Animation production: Qzil.la<\/span><\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Miyuki Sato\u00a0as Kuro\/The Divine Heir<\/span>
\u2022\u00a0Kenjiro Tsuda<\/strong>\u00a0as Genichiro Ashina<\/span><\/p>\n