Crunchyroll has announced a new anime series adapted from Sucker Punch Productions’ critically acclaimed Ghost of Tsushima video game and its “Legends” cooperative multiplayer mode.
The anime will be produced in collaboration with Aniplex, the studio behind Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Solo Leveling. The adaptation will be directed by Takanobu Mizuno and written by Gen Urobuchi.
The series will premiere exclusively on Crunchyroll in 2027.
Release date: January 11, 2025 (Part 1) and July, 2025 (Part 2).
Synopsis: Follow the story of ex-hitman Taro Sakamoto as he bands with comrades to face off against the looming threat of assassins to ensure a peaceful life with his beloved family.
Sakamoto will face The Order from the Japanese Association of Assassins and a mysterious individual known as X who targets assassins.
Written by Taku Kishimoto.
Based on the manga by Yuto Suzuki.
Directed by Masaki Watanabe.
Character design by Yo Moriyama.
Music by Yuki Hayashi.
Release date: July, 2025 on Netflix and Crunchyroll.
Series synopsis: Dan Da Dan follows Momo, a high school girl from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult geek.
The two of them started talking after Momo rescued Okarun from getting bullied. However, an argument ensues between them — Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts.
To make each other believe in what they denied the existence of, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital known for its UFO sightings, and Okarun goes to a tunnel that is said to be haunted.
In each place, they encounter overwhelming paranormal entities that defy comprehension. Amid trouble, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse to challenge the paranormal entities.
Release date: January 26, 2025 on Netflix.
Season 1 synopsis: Percival lives with his grandfather in a remote area called “the Finger of God” — but the world would not allow this peace to last. An encounter with a mysterious knight changes Percival’s destiny and reveals a startling secret, causing him to set out on an endless journey.
Season 2 synopsis: After the harrowing battle with Mela-Galland, the Four Knights set forth to find a way into Camelot — but the path is rife with danger and adventure!
Based on the manga by Nakaba Suzuki.
Directed by Maki Odaira.
Written by Shigeru Murakoshi.
Character designs by Yoichi Takada.
Music by Kohta Yamamoto.
Release date: Summer, 2025 on Netflix.
Synopsis: Two best friends, Yoshiki and Hikaru, live in a rural Japanese village. They are inseparable — until the day Hikaru returns from the mountains, no longer himself. Something has taken over Hikaru’s body, memories, and feelings, and everything they know begins to unravel.
Voice cast:
Chiaki Kobayashi as Yoshiki Tsujinaka
Shuichiro Umeda as Hikaru Indou
Directed by Ryohei Takeshita. Based on the manga by Mokumokuren.
Release date: December 5, 2024 on Netflix.
Synopsis: Following the confrontation with Riz, Legoshi decides to leave school and begins living alone in Beast Apartments.
Meanwhile, Louis, who has declined the Young BEASTARS and graduated from the academy, decides to finally face his father, Ogma.
Haru, who is enjoying her campus life, deals with an endless series of troubles.
Around this time, current BEASTAR Yahya pursues Melon, a violent criminal who seeks pleasure in murdering beasts.
The fates of Legoshi and Melon, which never should have crossed paths, are intertwined by a secret held closely by Legoshi’s family.
North American release date: November 15, 2024.
Synopsis: Precocious tween Karin finds herself abandoned by her father in rural Japan. Living in a temple with her grandfather, she meets Anzu, a giant “ghost cat” and notorious layabout tasked with looking after her.
Distrustful of her new guardian, Karin sabotages Anzu’s odd jobs for the townsfolk and befriends the eccentric local forest spirits. In an effort to win Karin over, Anzu accidentally makes a deal with the devil, and all Hell breaks loose.
Release date: October 3, 2024 on Netflix.
Synopsis: A coming-of-age love story revolving around school sports clubs, this series delicately portrays relatable characters who devote themselves wholeheartedly to their club activities, as well as the subtle emotions that arise when they fall for someone.
North American release date: November 15, 2024.
Synopsis: Precocious tween Karin finds herself abandoned by her father in rural Japan. Living in a temple with her grandfather, she meets Anzu, a giant “ghost cat” and notorious layabout tasked with looking after her.
Distrustful of her new guardian, Karin sabotages Anzu’s odd jobs for the townsfolk and befriends the eccentric local forest spirits. In an effort to win Karin over, Anzu accidentally makes a deal with the devil, and all Hell breaks loose.
Release date: 2025 on Netflix.
Synopsis: In 1914, on the eve of war, a fugitive prince and a girl in disguise meet aboard a bioengineered airship, the HMS Leviathan, and change the course of history.
Based on the Leviathan trilogy written by Scott Westerfeld, illustrated by Keith Thompson.
Directed by Christophe Ferreira.
Music by Nobuko Toda & Kazuma Jinnouchi.
Original Songs by Joe Hisaishi.
Release date: September 28, 2024 on Adult Swim. Next day on Max.
Synopsis: “Let’s leave this town together,” asks Shuichi Saito, a former classmate of Kirie Goshima, a high school girl who was born and grew up in Kurouzu-cho.
Everything from a strange whirlwind, billowing smoke from the crematorium, and the residents is turning into spirals. People’s eyes spin in whirls, a tongue spirals, and the bodies twist unnaturally.
In an attempt to escape the curse of the spirals, Kirie decides to flee from Kurouzu-cho, but can she get away from this turmoil?
Release date: October 11, 2024 (U.S. & Canada).
Synopsis: In a society where heroes and villains continuously battle in the name of peace and chaos, Deku, a U.A. High School student who aspires to be the best hero he can be, confronts the villain who imitates the hero he’s long admired.
Can Deku and the rest of U.A. High Class 1-A protect the world by putting an end to Dark Might, the man claiming to be the new Symbol of Peace?
North American release date: January 24, 2025.
Japanese release date: August 30, 2024.
Synopsis: Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the ‘colors’ of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all.
Although she doesn’t play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music enthusiast they meet at a used bookstore in a far corner of town. As they practice at an old church on a remote island, music brings them together, forming friendships and stirring affections. Will they discover their true ‘colors’?
Theatrical release date: October 4, 2024.
Streaming release date: November 7, 2024 on Prime Video.
Synopsis: Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.
Look Back is based on a Japanese one-shot web manga written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto, creator of Chainsaw Man.
Directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama.
Release date: September 16, 2024 on Netflix (excluding the US and Japan).
Synopsis: Orphans Seita and Setsuko fight for survival in post-World War II Japan. But society is harsh, and they come to the somber conclusion that they can neither escape the hardships of war nor find enough food to survive.
Grave of the Fireflies (1988) is written and directed by Isao Takahata, the co-founder of Studio Ghibli. It’s based on the 1967 semi-autobiographical short story by Akiyuki Nosaka.
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