{"id":742680,"date":"2026-08-04T20:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sekiro-no-defeat-highlights-genichiro-ashina\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T20:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:45:24","slug":"sekiro-no-defeat-highlights-genichiro-ashina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sekiro-no-defeat-highlights-genichiro-ashina\/","title":{"rendered":"Sekiro: No Defeat Highlights Genichiro Ashina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><em>Sekiro: No Defeat<\/em> has received a character trailer and visual for Genichiro Ashina (<strong>Kenjiro Tsuda<\/strong>). Genichiro is a formidable antagonist who seeks the special blood of the Divine Heir, who is protected by protagonist Sekiro, in preparation for a conflict with the invading Interior Ministry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300cSEKIRO: NO DEFEAT\u300d\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u30af\u30bf\u30fcPV \u8466\u540d\u5f26\u4e00\u90ce\uff08CV#\u6d25\u7530\u5065\u6b21\u90ce\uff09\uff5c9\u67084\u65e5(\u91d1)\u3088\u308a3\u9031\u9593\u9650\u5b9a\u4e0a\u6620\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bwv8Z4Vu89A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a> adapts the 2018 action-adventure <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> <em>Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice<\/em> from <strong>FromSoftware<\/strong>, with<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sakugabooru.com\/post?tags=kenichi_kutsuna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Kenichi Kutsuna\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>(storyboarder and director for\u00a0<em>Magical Destroyers<\/em>,\u00a0<i>Vlad Love\u00a0<\/i>(\u201cMitsugu\u201d Version), and\u00a0<em>The Fire Hunter<\/em>\u2018s opening animations) directing at <strong>Qzil.la<\/strong>. Its synopsis reads:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><em>The time is Sengoku. Japan is fractured into many independent nations entangled in ceaseless war. At the center lies Ashina, a land of sacred earth and ancient mystery. Two decades after Sword Saint Isshin Ashina reclaimed the region in a brutal coup, a new threat emerges from within: The Interior Ministry. Desperate to protect his homeland, Isshin\u2019s grandson Genichiro turns to forbidden powers. The only hope lies in a kidn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed boy \u2014 the Divine Heir \u2014 and his silent protector: a loyal shinobi known only as Sekiro. This is the story of a lord and his retainer \u2014 and their quest to restore balance to a nation on the edge.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"975\" data-attachment-id=\"164915\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/08\/04\/sekiro-no-defeat-highlights-genichiro-ashina\/sekiro-no-defeat-genichiro-ashina-visual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sekiro-No-Defeat-Genichiro-Ashina-visual.webp?fit=1280%2C1792&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1792\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sekiro No Defeat Genichiro Ashina visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sekiro-No-Defeat-Genichiro-Ashina-visual.webp?fit=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sekiro-No-Defeat-Genichiro-Ashina-visual.webp?fit=696%2C975&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sekiro-No-Defeat-Genichiro-Ashina-visual.webp?resize=696%2C975&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sekiro No Defeat Genichiro Ashina visual\" class=\"wp-image-164915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sekiro-No-Defeat-Genichiro-Ashina-visual.webp?resize=731%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sekiro-No-Defeat-Genichiro-Ashina-visual.webp?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sekiro-No-Defeat-Genichiro-Ashina-visual.webp?resize=768%2C1075&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sekiro-No-Defeat-Genichiro-Ashina-visual.webp?resize=1097%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1097w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sekiro-No-Defeat-Genichiro-Ashina-visual.webp?resize=696%2C974&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sekiro-No-Defeat-Genichiro-Ashina-visual.webp?resize=1068%2C1495&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sekiro-No-Defeat-Genichiro-Ashina-visual.webp?resize=300%2C420&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sekiro-No-Defeat-Genichiro-Ashina-visual.webp?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a92019 FromSoftware, Inc. All rights reserved.\u00a0ACTIVISION is a trademark of Activision Publishing Inc.<br \/>All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.<br \/>\u00a9KADOKAWA\/Sekiro: No Defeat PARTNERS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Besides Kutsuna, the staff includes scriptwriter <strong>Takuya Sato<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>selector infected WIXOSS<\/em>\u00a0director,\u00a0<em>Fate\/stay night\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> composer), character designer<strong>\u00a0Takahiro Kishida<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Haikyu!!<\/em>,<em>\u00a0JoJo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind<\/em>), and background art director\u00a0<strong>Yuji Kaneko\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>Tengoku Daimakyo<\/em>). Among the voice cast are <strong>Daisuke Namikawa<\/strong> as Sekiro (also known as Wolf) and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Miyuki Sato<\/strong> as the Divine Heir Kuro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">In August 2025, days after <em>Sekiro: No Defeat<\/em>\u2018s reveal, Qzil.la\u00a0issued a statement denying the use of generative AI for the anime. The accusations were made due to the anime\u2019s aesthetic and the studio\u2019s interest in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> (Qzil.la has since removed mention of the term \u201cAI\u201d from its website).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><em>Sekiro: No Defeat <\/em>is set to begin screening in Japan for three weeks on September 4 before getting a streaming release sometime this year. Crunchyroll will exclusively stream the anime outside of Japan, China, Korea, Russia, and Belarus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Production credits<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Director: Kenichi Kutsuna<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Scriptwriter:\u00a0Takuya Sato\u00a0(<em>selector infected WIXOSS<\/em>\u00a0director,\u00a0<em>Fate\/stay night\u00a0<\/em>series composer)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Character Designer: Takahiro Kishida (<em>Haikyu!!<\/em>,<em>\u00a0JoJo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Deputy director:\u00a0<strong>Shunsuke Fukui<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Magical Destroyers\u00a0<\/em>opening animation production cooperation,\u00a0<em>Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!<\/em>\u00a0Episode 2 co-director)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Chief animation director:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sakugabooru.com\/post?tags=kaito_moki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kaito Moki<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022\u00a0Action animation director:\u00a0<strong>Takashi Mukoda<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Run With the Wind<\/em>\u00a0co-main animator)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Background art director: Yuji Kaneko (<em>Tengoku Daimakyo<\/em>)\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022\u00a0Color designer:\u00a0<strong>Azusa Sasaki\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>Lycoris Recoil<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Compositing director:\u00a0<strong>Keisuke Nozawa\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>Vivy -Fluorite Eye\u2019s Song-<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Sound director:\u00a0<strong>Yasuhiro Nagura<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Chainsaw Man \u2013 The Movie: Reze Arc<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Music composer:\u00a0<strong>Shuta Hasunuma<br \/><\/strong>\u2022 Produce:<strong>\u00a0ARCH<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Animation production: Qzil.la<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 16px\">Cast<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Daisuke Namikawa as Sekiro<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Miyuki Sato as Kuro<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022\u00a0Kenjiro Tsuda\u00a0as Genichiro Ashina<br \/>\u2022 <strong>Shizuka Ito<\/strong> as Emma<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sekiro-anime.jp\/news.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Sekiro: No Defeat<\/em> anime website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n                (function(d, s, id) {\n          var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n          if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n          js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n          js.src=\"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.9&appId=269442613521839\";\n          fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n        }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n        <\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Genichiro is a formidable antagonist who seeks the special blood of the Divine Heir, who is protected by protagonist Sekiro, in preparation for a conflict with the invading Interior Ministry.\u00a0 The anime adapts the 2018 action-adventure game Sekiro: Shadows Die&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":742681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sekiro-No-Defeat-Genichiro-Ashina-visual-1-e1785844541189.webp?fit=1281%2C722&ssl=1","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-742680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime-manga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/742681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}