The news that FromSoftware's acclaimed video game, "Elden Ring," would be getting a live-action adaptation (written and directed by Alex Garland, who's a big fan ) was kind of a huge surprise. But perhaps an even bigger surprise is that the development studio's older classic, "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice," will have its own adaptation, too. The scale is much smaller for this one, though: developed by the American streaming platform Crunchyroll — which specializes in delivering Japanese anime TV shows and movies to audiences in various countries — "Sekiro: No Defeat" will be an anime TV series releasing next year.
Based on the fast-paced, brutally difficult yet extremely rewarding action game, the show will tell the story of a shinobi warrior trying to save his kidnapped lord, Goku, in