Ghost of Tsushima anime gets 2028 release window with new cast and crew

Takanobu Mizuno is directing the series at Kamikaze Douga. Gen Urobuchi and Renji Oki are handling the story, while Keiji Inai is composing the music and Yoshikazu Iwanami and Gyousyou Suzuki are also attached to the project.

Mayumi Saco and Shinya Fukumatsu have also been announced as voice actors. Their roles have not yet been revealed.

What happened

Gamespot reports that Crunchyroll has revealed more details about the Ghost of Tsushima anime. The production is currently listed with a 2028 release window, but the source does not make clear whether that is a hard release date or a broader schedule. The announcement names several people involved in the production, but it does not yet provide a full story synopsis or confirm the exact format of the adaptation.

The anime is being directed by Takanobu Mizuno, who previously worked on Star Wars: Visions and the episode The Duel. Kamikaze Douga is handling the animation, while Gen Urobuchi and Renji Oki are writing the story. Keiji Inai, Yoshikazu Iwanami, and Gyousyou Suzuki are also attached to the project for music, sound direction, and calligraphy respectively. That gives the project a fairly clear creative team, but the source does not specify whether any other studios or partners are involved alongside Kamikaze Douga.

Hayate Inc. has also confirmed that Mayumi Saco and Shinya Fukumatsu are part of the cast. The roles of both actors have not been announced yet. As background, the source notes that Saco previously voiced Tomoe in Ghost of Tsushima and Fukumatsu voiced Bomb in One-Punch Man. Those earlier credits mainly provide context for their experience and do not reveal their characters in this anime adaptation.

The new information ties into the wider Ghost of Tsushima franchise, but several questions remain unanswered. It has not been confirmed whether the anime will be a direct adaptation of the game, an expansion on existing events, or a completely new story set in the same world. It is also not known how large the production is or how responsibilities are divided across the team.

Background

Ghost of Tsushima launched in 2020 as a PlayStation 4 game and later expanded to PlayStation 5. The anime adaptation builds on that franchise, but the source still does not name an exact storyline or adaptation approach. As a result, it remains unclear whether the series will focus on events from the game or tell new stories within the same world.

The announced names come from a range of anime and game productions. Mizuno is known for Star Wars: Visions, Urobuchi for anime scripts and story work, and Inai for compositions across multiple series and games. Iwanami is attached as sound director and Suzuki as calligrapher, suggesting the production is also paying attention to presentation and polish. The source does not provide any further details about the scale of the production or the exact division of roles within the team.

Cast information is still limited for now. Mayumi Saco and Shinya Fukumatsu are confirmed for the anime, but their characters have not been named. The source mentions Saco’s earlier role as Tomoe in Ghost of Tsushima and Fukumatsu’s previous voice work as Bomb in One-Punch Man as background, not as clues to their new roles. That leaves a major part of the cast still open for a future announcement.

The reference to Ghost of Yotei is also limited to a timeline note. The game launched in 2025 and later received a Complete Edition upgrade with the Echoes of Sekigahara expansion and the Legends multiplayer mode. The source does not add further details about platforms or distribution, and it does not connect that information directly to the anime. For the Ghost of Tsushima series itself, the main confirmed details for now are the 2028 release window and the creative team led by Mizuno, Urobuchi, Oki, and Inai.