Sony has revealed an anime adaptation of The Ghost of Tsushima, and they seem serious about giving this project credibility.
As reported by Gamer Social Club, the anime will be a collaboration with PlayStation Productions and Aniplex, Sony’s anime division. This anime will debut in 2027, and for our American readers, it is coming to Crunchyroll.
Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini shared this statement:
“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.”
Subsequently, PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash had this to say:
“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.
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.”
As you can see, they address the elephant in the room head on. Since this game was announced, the project faced skepticism for a project made by Bellevue, Washington-based Sucker Punch Productions, but making a game set in historical Japan.
Of course, The Ghost of Tsushima would go on to be a commercial and critical success, and Sucker Punch and Sony successfully allayed any worries that they would get their chosen setting wrong. Obviously they’ve gotten through it much better than Ubisoft has with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
But getting back to the anime, we think anime fans who may not necessarily be PlayStation fans will also be interested in this title. Sony has acquired the services of Kamikaze Douga to be their production studio.
Kamikaze Douga’s body of work includes the Batman Ninja anime, Gatchaman Crowds, and Pop Team Epic. And writing this series will be Gen Urobuchi. Yes, the infamous Urobutcher!
Known for Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Psycho-Pass, Fate/Zero, and most recently, Kamen Rider Gaim, Urobuchi earned a reputation for making twisted stories with cruel plot twists.
Some fans will argue that Urobuchi’s dark themes are discreetly humanist, as opposed to being surface nihilist, as he also makes us relate to his characters and their hopeless moral dilemmas.
And without posting spoilers here, there is certainly a surprising dark twist in The Ghost of Tsushima, but we think most will agree that it isn’t at the level of what Urobuchi usually writes. So it will definitely be interesting to see how this anime works out. It’s definitely worth keeping an eye on.
