Samurai, steel yourselves — the wait for Ghost of Tsushima in anime form just got longer. At Crunchyroll's New York Comic Con 2026 showcase on October 8, the company confirmed that the anime adaptation of Sucker Punch Productions' beloved samurai epic has slipped from its original 2027 window to 2028.
The delay wasn't the only news out of the panel, though. Crunchyroll also expanded the cast and staff for the project. Mayumi Saco and Shinya Fukumatsu join the voice cast — their characters have not been revealed yet, which has the fan theories already flying. Here's a fun bit of casting kismet: Saco previously voiced the archer Tomoe in the Ghost of Tsushima game itself, so she knows her way around a yumi. Saco's anime credits include Vinland Saga Season 2, while Fukumatsu appears in Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi.
The production pedigree behind this one is genuinely exciting. Directing is Takanobu Mizuno, whose Star Wars: Visions short "The Duel" proved he can stage a breathtaking lightsaber — er, katana — duel. He's working at Kamikaze Douga, the studio behind Batman Ninja and the Visions shorts. Series composition comes from Gen Urobuchi of Psycho-Pass fame, with music by Keiji Inai and sound direction by Yoshikazu Iwanami. The project is produced by Crunchyroll, Aniplex, Sony Music, and PlayStation Productions.
Production company HAYATE Inc. calls the anime Ghost of Tsushima Legends (Japanese title Ghost of Tsushima: Kuroudo Kitan) and says it's "currently in active production," so cameras — or rather, cels — are rolling. No month or season inside 2028 has been announced, and no reason was given for the delay.
Honestly? A delay stings, but this stacked staff list suggests Crunchyroll and PlayStation Productions are playing the long game and aiming for something special. The original game launched on PS4 in July 2020, added its Legends multiplayer mode that October, reached PS5 in August 2021 and PC in May 2024, while the sequel Ghost of Yotei arrived on PS5 in October 2025. Tsushima's world has plenty of story left to tell — and with Mizuno and Urobuchi steering, we'll happily wait one more year for the Ghost to ride again.
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