Ghost of Tsushima, the critically acclaimed PlayStation title that sees players take on the role of a samurai defending his homeland, is getting an anime adaptation. Announced at 2025’s Consumer Electronics Show, the upcoming series seeks to “offer fans an exciting new way to experience the game” alongside “bold and groundbreaking animation.” As such, Sony Music and PlayStation Studios are collaborating with anime distributor Crunchyroll and Demon Slayer studio Aniplex to bring the show to life.
According to the series’ press release, the upcoming show will not focus on Ghost of Tsushima main character Jin Sakai. Instead, it will adapt the game’s Legends mode, a later addition to Ghost of Tsushima that introduced four-person co-op. In Legends mode, four characters–a samurai, a ronin, an assassin, and a hunter–band together to fight off creatures born from Japanese myths and legends, making for an experience that leans farther into the surreal and supernatural than the base game.
As of right now, many details about the upcoming series–such as its official name–are being kept under wraps. However, the studios did offer a tentative release window of 2027 and an announcement that the show will be a Crunchyroll exclusive.
The Ghost of Tsushima animated series is yet another one of PlayStation Studio’s many video game adaptations that are currently in the works. Funnily enough, one of the most notable of these is John Wick creator Chad Stahelski’s Ghost of Tsushima movie, which is presumably still in the works. However, and as head of PlayStation Productions Asad Qizilbash noted, this series marks the studio’s first anime adaptation.
“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,” Qizilbash stated. “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.”
