Crunchyroll Unveils Webcomic Deal and Sekiro Anime at NYCC
Crunchyroll announced a co-development deal with Hayate and Line Digital Frontier for around 15 webcomic titles, plus new anime adaptations at New York Comic Con.
At its New York Comic Con showcase, Crunchyroll announced a development deal with Hayate and Line Digital Frontier, a subsidiary of Webtoon Entertainment, to co-develop potential anime adaptations of around 15 webcomic titles. Crunchyroll will exclusively stream the resulting productions in select territories, according to cartoonbrew.com.
Crunchyroll also announced anime adaptations of The Remarried Empress and The Boxer with promotional trailers, and presented a new teaser for Teenage Mercenary.
Sekiro: No Defeat will debut exclusively on Crunchyroll in January 2027 as an eight-episode fully hand-drawn series. It is produced by Kadokawa, Qzil.la and ARCH. Ghost of Tsushima Legends is targeting a 2028 release, with Hayate and PlayStation Productions producing and Takanobu Mizuno directing; Gen Urobuchi is handling series composition and scripts.
More announcements from the panel
New character art for Kagurabachi was presented, with the anime arriving in 2027, and a first look at a new EAT-MAN anime adaptation was shown. New trailers debuted for Here U Are, Everyone's Darling Has a Secret and The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All. Berserk of Gluttony season 2 was previewed, and LiSA will perform the opening theme for Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized!
Ufotable's Witch on the Holy Night will open January 29, 2027, through Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment, and the Witch on the Holy Night visual novel will join Crunchyroll Game Vault in 2027. The first five episodes of Yuri!!! on ICE will screen in U.S. and Canadian theaters on October 19 for its tenth anniversary, and Crunchyroll Manga's catalog will exceed 450 titles following an October update.
Quick answers
When does Sekiro: No Defeat premiere?
Sekiro: No Defeat will debut exclusively on Crunchyroll in January 2027 as an eight-episode fully hand-drawn series.
When is Ghost of Tsushima Legends releasing?
Ghost of Tsushima Legends is targeting a 2028 release, with Hayate and PlayStation Productions producing and Takanobu Mizuno directing.
What did Crunchyroll announce with Hayate and Line Digital Frontier?
Crunchyroll announced a development deal to co-develop potential anime adaptations of around 15 webcomic titles, with Crunchyroll exclusively streaming the resulting productions in select territories.