{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5eacad6a8e5116c326b35e0c","clusterId":"c_900d038f626c0daf25140af0","slug":"sekiro-no-defeat-reveals-first-week-gift-stage-greetings-and-ohagi-collaboration","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Sekiro: No Defeat Reveals First-Week Gift, Stage Greetings, and Ohagi Collaboration","summary":"KADOKAWA announced on August 14, 2026 that the theatrical anime Sekiro: No Defeat will offer a newly drawn visual board by character designer Takahiro Kishida as its first-week visitor gift. The film, based on FromSoftware's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, will screen in theaters nationwide for a limited three-week run starting September 4. The B5-sized visual board will be distributed from September 4 to September 11, while supplies last at each theater. Commemorative stage greetings are scheduled for September 5 in Osaka and Nagoya, featuring director Kenichi Kutsuna, assistant director Shunsuke Fukui, and animation producer Shun Fukutome. A separate cast stage greeting will take place on September 6 at Shinjuku Wald 9, with voice actors Daisuke Namikawa, Miyuki Sato, Shizuka Ito, and Tetsuo Kanao. The film also announced a collaboration with Kakiyasu's Kofukudo wagashi shop, selling an original ohagi inspired by the ones Wolf and Kuro make in the story. A single ohagi costs 360 yen, while a three-piece set with a postcard costs 1,500 yen, available from September 4 at Kofukudo stores nationwide.","whyItMatters":"The announcement pairs a food tie-in with the film's theatrical run, a move that extends the Sekiro brand beyond the screen into retail, and the stage greetings give fans their first chance to see the creative team behind the hand-drawn adaptation in person.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe stage greetings are split across two days and two formats. On September 5, director Kenichi Kutsuna, assistant director Shunsuke Fukui, and animation producer Shun Fukutome will appear at T-Joy Umeda in Osaka and Fushimi Millionza in Nagoya. Tickets for the Osaka event cost 2,200 yen and for Nagoya 2,000 yen, with online sales opening on August 22 at midnight. The September 6 event at Shinjuku Wald 9 in Tokyo brings the cast together, with tickets priced at 2,700 yen. A lottery pre-sale through Ticket Pia runs until August 30, with results announced on August 31, and general sales begin September 1 at 10:00 a.m.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ohagi collaboration is a separate retail release. Kofukudo, the wagashi shop operated by Kakiyasu, will sell the original sweet from September 4 at all its stores nationwide. The three-piece set includes a postcard featuring newly drawn artwork. Both the single item and the set are limited to store stock and will end when sold out.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film itself is a fully hand-drawn 2D animation produced by Qzil.la, with a script by Takuya Sato and music by Shuta Hasunuma. The theme song is Ryuichi Sakamoto\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;Blu.\u0026#34; Sekiro: No Defeat is rated PG12 and was selected for the Midnight Special section at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026 and the Animation Plus section at the Fantasia International Film Festival.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sekiro: No Defeat's first-week gift is a B5 visual board by character designer Takahiro Kishida, handed out September 4-11 while theaters have stock.","twitterPost":"The Sekiro anime is getting an ohagi. Kofukudo sells a Wolf-and-Kuro-inspired sweet for 360 yen, or 1,500 yen with a postcard, from September 4.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"KADOKAWA detailed the theatrical rollout for Sekiro: No Defeat, including a Kishida-drawn visitor gift, two days of stage greetings, and a wagashi collaboration with Kofukudo. 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