Death Stranding Isolations Anime Reveals Teaser Trailer, More Staff
Kojima Productions revealed on Friday a teaser video, visual, and more staff members for the Death Stranding Isolations anime series based in the universe of Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding game.
Tow Ubukata (Mardock Scramble and Bye Bye, Earth novels; scriptwriter for Ghost in the Shell Arise, Fafner, Psycho-Pass 2) is overseeing and writing the series scripts. Other newly revealed staff members include:
- Character Designer: Sayaka Koiso
- Color Script and Art Director: Yann Le Gall
- Color Designer: Ami Kutsuna
- 3D Department Manager: Tomohiko Kan
- Compositing Director: Jumi Lee
- Editor: Keisuke Yanagi, ACE
- Sound Director: Shūhei Abe
Kojima Productions has also revealed a new story synopsis for the anime:
“My mom became a crater.”
The Death Stranding—a catastrophic series of explosions caused when the dead crept into our world and collided with the living.
In the wake of this cataclysm, many were forced to live in absolute isolation—among them, a young girl. Although this lonely existence was forced upon her, she soon grows to prefer solitude, eschewing all opportunities for real human connection and allowing herself to be strung along by fate.
In DEATH STRANDING, legendary game creator Hideo Kojima brought you a haunting vision of a shattered world. Now, that world expands into new frontiers with a brand-new animation series.
Under the guidance of director Takayuki Sano, world-class hand-drawn animations have been brought to life by renowned studio “E&H production” (NINJA KAMUI, BULLET/BULLET, the Magic Knight Rayearth television series).
The story is set in North America immediately after Sam—the protagonist of the game—reconnects the continent by means of the Chiral Network. However, as America is reborn from the ashes, the renewed connections that bind it together bring about new and unforeseen consequences.
In this tumultuous new landscape, there are some who walk a different path to the one chosen by Sam and his Bridges comrades: a wise old man who connects people through a method that defies all reckoning; a female soldier ensnared in a cycle of war and destruction; a boy who seethes with rage at the absurdity of his life...and of course, the girl who chose to sever all ties with the outside world...Fate has other plans for her, however, and chance encounters see her launched headfirst into a world she does not recognize.
The anime will debut on Disney+ or other Disney services in 2027.
Takayuki Sano (Attack on Titan The Final Season and Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 2 episode animation director, Bullet/Bullet episode animation director) is directing the series at E&H production, with original character designs by illustrator Ilya Kuvshinov (The Wonderland, Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045). Hideo Kojima is the executive producer and Kojima Productions is producing the series.
Kojima reported in an interview with Vogue Japan in May 2025 that a Death Stranding animation was in the works.
The franchise is inspiring a separate animation feature film project with the working title DEATH STRANDING MOSQUITO. Hiroshi Miyamoto (Eiga Precure Dream Stars!, Hugtto! Precure Futari wa Precure All Stars Memories) is directing the project at ABC ANIMATION STUDIO. Kojima Productions and Line Mileage previously announced that Aaron Guzikowski (Raised by Wolves) is writing the project's script. The animation project will tell an original story.
The game is inspiring yet another separate film adaptation at Hammerstone Studios (Barbarian, Bill and Ted Face the Music). Director Michael Sarnoski (Pig, A Quiet Place: Day One) is set to write and direct the film. Lars Knudsen and Ari Aster's Square Peg production company is also producing the film.
The original Death Stranding game shipped for PlayStation 4 in November 2019. The game launched on PC via Steam in July 2020. Death Stranding: Director's Cut, the PlayStation 5 version of the game, launched in September 2021. Death Stranding: Director's Cut launched for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in March 2022.
The Death Stranding 2: On the Beach sequel game launched for PlayStation 5 in June 2025, and for PC on March 19.
Kojima Productions established a new division in Los Angeles, California in 2021 dedicated to music, television, and film.
Source: Press release
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