2025/08/20
As the first anime adaptation project for the action-adventure game “SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE” (FromSoftware, Inc.), which depicts the battles of ninjas in the late Sengoku period, the production of a fully hand-drawn 2D animation titled “SEKIRO: NO DEFEAT” has been decided.
Arch Inc. is participating in the production of this project.
Additionally, we participated in the establishment and management of Studio Betta (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo; CEO: Kenichi Kutsuna), a creative unit founded by director Kenichi Kutsuna in connection with this project.
■Title
[Japan] SEKIRO: NO DEFEAT
[Overseas] Sekiro: No Defeat
■ STAFF
Original Work: SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE (FromSoftware, Inc.)
Director: Kenichi Kutsuna
Screenwriter: Takuya Satou
Character Designer: Takahiro Kishida
Deputy Director: Shunsuke Fukui
Chief Animation Director: Kaito Moki
Action Animation Director: Takashi Mukoda
Art Director: Yuji Kaneko
Color Designer: Azusa Sasaki
Cinematographer: Keisuke Nozawa
Editor: Yoshinori Murakami
Sound Director: Yasushi Nagura
Composer: Shuta Hasunuma
Produced by: ARCH
Production Company: Qzil.la
■CAST
Wolf: Daisuke Namikawa
Kuro: Miyuki Satou
Genichiro Ashina: Kenjiro Tsuda
■Official Website (Only available in Japanese)
[Anime] http://sekiro-anime.jp/
[Original Work] http://sekiro.jp/
■Official X
@sekiro_nd_anime
＜About Studio Betta＞
Studio Betta is a creative unit led by Kenichi Kutsuna that provides comprehensive direction and production of animated works, including planning, scriptwriting, design, storyboarding, directing, animation, filming, color grading, sound, and editing.
Company Representative: Kenichi Kutsuna (Representative Director)
Company URL: https://studio-betta.com/
＜Kenichi Kutsuna Profile＞
Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1983. Graduated from the Department of Film Media, Faculty of Media Arts, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences.
He began publishing his animations online in his teens, which caught the attention of industry professionals, leading him to participate in television animation as a key animator while still in university. After graduation, he worked as a freelance animator, contributing as a key animator, animation supervisor, and character designer. He is known in the animation industry as a pioneer of digital animation.
Recent notable works include the opening animation, storyboards, episode direction, and animation supervision for “Vlad Love” (2021), “The Fire Hunter” (2023), “Magical Destroyers” (2023).
