At CES 2025 this week, Sony Group Corporation announced plans to develop a new anime series based on the critically acclaimed PlayStation game Ghost of Tsushima. The highly anticipated anime is scheduled to premiere on Crunchyroll in 2027.
Specifics, such as the show's official name and story details, are still being kept under wraps.. However, we do know that the anime adaptation will not focus on Jin Sakai, the main character of Ghost of Tsushima. Instead, the series will adapt Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, the cooperative multiplayer experience that was released post-launch.
Released in 2020, Ghost of Tsushima follows Jin Sakai, a samurai on a quest to protect Tsushima Island during the first Mongol invasion of Japan. Ghost of Tsushima: Legends was post-launch content that sends players on a journey "through mythic tales from the mind of storyteller Gyozen."
Sucker Punch describes the original game's story:
The year is 1274. Samurai warriors are the legendary defenders of Japan—until the fearsome Mongol Empire invades the island of Tsushima, wreaking havoc and conquering the local population. As one of the last surviving samurai, you rise from the ashes to fight back. But honorable tactics won’t lead you to victory. You must move beyond your samurai traditions to forge a new way of fighting—the way of the Ghost—as you wage an unconventional war for the freedom of Japan.
Ghost of Tsushima: Legends will be directed by Takanobu Mizuno at Kamikaze Douga. This is the same studio that worked on the Star Wars: Visions episode, "The Duel," as well as the critically acclaimed anime film Batman Ninja. Gen Urobuchi (Nitro Plus) will write the story composition.
It will be produced in collaboration with Aniplex, the Sony-owned studio behind anime hits such as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Solo Leveling, and Sword Art Online. Sony Music will serve as the music and soundtrack partner.
In a shared press release, Rahul Pruini, president of Crunchyroll, said, "This project is a testament to the creative synergy within the Sony family, uniting the expertise of PlayStation Studios and PlayStation Productions; the creative team of Sucker Punch Productions and Aniplex; Sony Music’s iconic global artist roster; and Crunchyroll’s fan-first global marketing and distribution footprint. The ‘Ghost of Tsushima’ anime will offer fans an exciting new way to experience the game in an anime style that will be bold and groundbreaking.”
“Having already proven the immense quality and versatility of our gaming properties across multiple successful film and television projects, we couldn’t be more excited to announce our first ever anime adaptation," added Asad Qizilbash, head of Playstation Productions. "Ghost of Tsushima’s rich, immersive world and its fantastical Legends mode based on Japanese mythology provide the perfect canvas for this project, and Aniplex is the perfect partner to translate Sucker Punch Productions’ hit video game into a stunning new anime series.”
In addition to the anime, PlayStation Productions is also developing a live-action Ghost of Tsushima movie. John Wick movie series director Chad Stahelski is attached to direct the project.
Meanwhile, Sucker Punch just recently announced a sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, called Ghost of Yotei. The highly anticipated sequel is slated to launch in 2025 on PlayStation 5.