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The headline item is a pact with Hayate and Line Digital Frontier, a Webtoon Entertainment subsidiary, to develop potential anime adaptations of about 15 webcomic titles. Hayate leads production and Crunchyroll will stream the resulting productions in select territories. 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Sekiro: No Defeat arrives January 2027 at eight episodes; Ghost of Tsushima Legends targets 2028.","twitterPost":"Crunchyroll signed Hayate and Line Digital Frontier for around 15 webcomic adaptations. Sekiro: No Defeat lands January 2027, eight episodes.","threadsPost":"Crunchyroll's webcomic deal with Hayate and Line Digital Frontier covers around 15 adaptations, with The Remarried Empress and The Boxer named. Sekiro: No Defeat lands January 2027 as eight episodes, while Ghost of Tsushima Legends targets 2028.","newsletterBlurb":"Crunchyroll's New York Comic Con showcase centered on a development agreement with Hayate and Line Digital Frontier to co-develop anime adaptations of around 15 webcomic titles. The streamer also dated Sekiro: No Defeat for January 2027 and said Ghost of Tsushima Legends targets 2028. Trailers and first looks covered the rest of the slate.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cartoon Brew\",\"url\":\"https://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/crunchyroll-webtoon-anime-adaptations-nycc-2026-267754.html\",\"title\":\"Crunchyroll's NYCC Announcements Include Webtoon Adaptation Deal, 'Sekiro' And 'Ghost Of Tsushima' Updates\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4999,"outputTokens":1020,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791826630,"createdAt":"2026-10-12T17:31:25.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-12T17:36:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-12T17:36:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0551140f680dbd9dde5238ad","canonicalTitle":"Crunchyroll’s NYCC Announcements Include Webtoon Adaptation Deal, ‘Sekiro’ And ‘Ghost Of Tsushima’ Updates","representativeArticleId":"a_ec21e2dd8b9f44fc9861b5c1","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Sekiro: No Defeat\",\"Ghost of Tsushima Legends\",\"Kagurabachi\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Ghost of Tsushima\",\"The Remarried Empress\"],\"studios\":[\"Crunchyroll\",\"Webtoon\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"license\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-12T16:30:19.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-12T16:30:19.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-12T17:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cartoon Brew","url":"https://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/crunchyroll-webtoon-anime-adaptations-nycc-2026-267754.html","title":"Crunchyroll’s NYCC Announcements Include Webtoon Adaptation Deal, ‘Sekiro’ And ‘Ghost Of Tsushima’ Updates"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Sekiro: No Defeat","Ghost of Tsushima Legends","Kagurabachi"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Ghost of Tsushima","The Remarried Empress"],"studios":["Crunchyroll","Webtoon"],"people":[],"type":"license","domain":"anime","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}