The anime is set in the world of the popular video game DEATH STRANDING.
In 2025, it was announced that Kojima Productions’ popular video game DEATH STRANDING was inspiring an anime series. At the studio’s 10th anniversary celebration event: BEYOND THE STRAND: The Odyssey of Creation and Endeavor, a new teaser was released for “DEATH STRANDING ISOLATIONS”. The anime will premiere in 2027 exclusively on Disney+ and other Disney services.
DEATH STRANDING ISOLATIONS
Premiere window: 2027
Animation studio: E&H Production
Streaming platform: Disney+, Hulu
What do we know about the “DEATH STRANDING ISOLATIONS” anime so far?
The short teaser gives us a look into the dark and gritty world of the anime. The series will premiere in 2027 on Disney+, Hulu, and other Disney services.
Although it’s set in the world of DEATH STRANDING, the anime will tell a completely new story about a man and a woman who set out on an adventure.
The story is described as:
“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.
Takayuki Sano directs the DEATH STRANDING ISOLATIONS anime at E&H Production.
His comment on the project reads:
One of the unique abilities of entertainment is its power to enhance the spirituality of those who consume it, and I think this is something that Mr. Kojima’s works have always achieved. As a result, I approached this production with an exceptionally strong sense of duty and responsibility. I knew that no matter what, I needed to accomplish the same thing.
Renowned author Tow Ubukata also joins the project as the Series Composition & Screenplay writer.
Other credits include:
- Executive Producer: Hideo Kojima
- Director: Takayuki Sano
- Series Composition & Screenplay: *Tow Ubukata
- Original Character Designer: Ilya Kuvshinov
- Animation by E&H production
- Produced by KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS