{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3d2bd9cc162551e4925b5ad0","clusterId":"c_c32e749728e9ed7f9c45b7a8","slug":"ghost-of-tsushima-legends-anime-reveals-character-visuals-and-staff","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Anime Reveals Character Visuals and Staff","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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\u0026#39;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.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Crunchyroll showed the first character visuals for Ghost of Tsushima: Legends at Anime Expo 2026. The anime adapts the game's supernatural multiplayer mode, with Gen Urobuchi writing and Afro Samurai's Takashi Okazaki on character design. 2027 release.","twitterPost":"Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime gets a staff reveal: Gen Urobuchi (series composition), Takashi Okazaki (character design), and Kamikaze Douga (animation). The first visuals show the Assassin, Archer, and Ronin classes. 2027.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Crunchyroll unveiled the first character visuals and full staff for the Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime during Anime Expo 2026. 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