Last year, FromSoftware’s 2019 game appeared Ax: Shadows die twice was jumping into animation with the There is no defeat anime. With a release window this year, it looks like the anime wants to focus on coming to the big screen.
On Friday, Kadokawa announced a three-week theatrical run for the first episodes of the series starting on September 4. At the time of writing, these screenings appear to be exclusive to Japan, but they are not the only screenings of the anime. During the Anne of France International Animated Film Festival in June, There is no defeat will be excluded from the competition”Midnight special” category.
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Produced by Qzil.la and directed by Kenichi Kutsuna, Axe: No defeat adapts Shadows die twice story: set in the late Sengoku period, shinobi Wolf embarks on a quest to rescue a young lord. To do this, Wolf will cross paths (and knives) with several characters and use his new prosthetics to aid him in his quest. In addition to introducing the story and the game’s enemies, the anime introduces some of the game’s Japanese cast: Daisuke Namikawa as Wolf, Miyuki Satou as Kuro, and Kenjiro Tsuda as Genichiro Ashina.
Axe: No defeat It is expected to be released later in 2026 on Crunchyroll for non-Japanese territories. Hopefully these theatrical runs will expand outside of Japan before the show airs on TV. Until then, you can play (or replay) the game to get an idea of what to expect. And if any version Sekiro’s you don’t like it, there always is Elden Ring, whose own film adaptation Coming in 2028.
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