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Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Anime Reveals Character Visuals

The visuals confirm that the anime will center on the game's multiplayer classes rather than the main campaign's protagonist, and the involvement of Gen Urobuchi and Takashi Okazaki signals a dark fantasy tone distinct from the original game's historical drama.

Key Facts

  • Crunchyroll revealed character visuals for the Ronin, Hunter, and Assassin classes from Ghost of Tsushima: Legends at Anime Expo 2026.
  • The Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime is scheduled to debut on Crunchyroll in 2027.
  • Takanobu Mizuno directs the anime at Kamikaze Douga, with Gen Urobuchi on series composition and co-writing the script with Satoshi Maejima.
  • Takashi Okazaki is the character designer for the anime.
  • The anime adapts the supernatural multiplayer mode of Ghost of Tsushima, which was released on PlayStation 4 in July 2020.

Reporting from 6 sources: Anime News Network, 4Gamer.net, Game Spark, Anime Anime, and 2 more.

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Anime Reveals Character Visuals

Crunchyroll revealed three character visuals and a group visual for the Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime during its Anime Expo 2026 showcase. The visuals depict the Ronin, Hunter, and Assassin classes from the game's multiplayer mode. The anime is set to debut on Crunchyroll in 2027. Takanobu Mizuno directs at Kamikaze Douga. Gen Urobuchi handles series composition and co-writes the script with Satoshi Maejima. Takashi Okazaki designs the characters. HAYATE Inc. produces the series with cooperation from PlayStation Productions. Aniplex and Sony Music are also involved. The anime adapts the supernatural Legends mode of the 2020 game Ghost of Tsushima, which fictionalizes the 1274 Mongol invasion of Tsushima. Unlike the main game's historical focus, the Legends mode draws on Japanese folklore and mythology. The announcement was part of a larger Crunchyroll presentation that included a Solo Leveling film and other new series.

Takashi Okazaki, the character designer, is known for creating the manga Afro Samurai and for his work on Batman Ninja and Star Wars: Visions. The visuals feature his "distinctive powerful touch," according to Anime Anime.

Gen Urobuchi (Nitroplus) handles series composition and co-writes the script with Satoshi Maejima (also Nitroplus). The two previously collaborated on the anime REVENGER and the web series OBSOLETE. Takanobu Mizuno, who directed the Star Wars: Visions short "The Duel," directs at Kamikaze Douga, the studio behind that short as well as Batman Ninja, Sand Land, and the opening sequences of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

The story is set in the Bun'ei era (late 13th century) during the Mongol invasion of Tsushima. The game's Legends mode is set in a dreamlike world with yokai and vengeful spirits, distinct from the main game's historical setting. The anime's dark fantasy elements have drawn attention given Urobuchi's involvement.

Production is overseen by HAYATE Inc., a joint venture between Aniplex and Crunchyroll, with cooperation from PlayStation Productions. Aniplex collaborates on the anime, and Sony Music is the "music and soundtrack partner." The anime was first announced in January 2025.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 6 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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